tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36538733175777580962024-03-18T19:57:59.695+00:00Lilac & LavenderLilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.comBlogger313125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-31677136168290988602023-12-04T12:58:00.004+00:002023-12-04T13:21:13.475+00:00Color of Winter<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: large;">"The color of springtime is</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: large;">in the flowers; the color of winter</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: large;">is in the imagination."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">- Terri Guillemets -</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_y7uKc6prHtV_HD_uTvVAIY2ZCx1jm-1GaWotnkhS28aDmVe5ThPXmbftV2vmX50SBxZw3Jkh72NwFA3iW2TOYZymz8ALbC7z8N3gVuT1GiaOX-sYDHi8HSyLSPeovZPQiiL26yFaMZSdoxVjyJlHWJDOikZvgtULymbP5k6HGXy_lS3sUFg13R0vyMA/s2000/Gift%20card%20envelope%20-%203%20girls%20+%20gray%20plaid%20tags%20-%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_y7uKc6prHtV_HD_uTvVAIY2ZCx1jm-1GaWotnkhS28aDmVe5ThPXmbftV2vmX50SBxZw3Jkh72NwFA3iW2TOYZymz8ALbC7z8N3gVuT1GiaOX-sYDHi8HSyLSPeovZPQiiL26yFaMZSdoxVjyJlHWJDOikZvgtULymbP5k6HGXy_lS3sUFg13R0vyMA/w494-h640/Gift%20card%20envelope%20-%203%20girls%20+%20gray%20plaid%20tags%20-%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Old Standard TT;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Old Standard TT;">These gift card envelopes were made</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Old Standard TT;"><a href="https://lilac-n-lavender.blogspot.com/2012/11/vintage-christmas-gift-card-envelopes.html" style="text-align: left;">based on a design</a><span style="text-align: left;"> first shared in 2012.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Old Standard TT;">This time I went the extra step for you</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Old Standard TT;">and made 4 ready-to-print designs.</span></span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxno19ExRrRZOT4jc2fMprhudTxo3YhDFpDFOM1k1xKvW1mTcnRslEMm03n3_xveTEu1DN8bF8NRM4IF4TEdMPbyIz6KNNBJ_gm5b1QNUC10P_D48LhVg__SUQYxcMvKaI93r1C0D5q6kje4rsIPSgYVtQ8KNIGYvQmVcTKDVOvgHTmSKYO5vUDF7ymBz/s2000/Gift%20card%20envelope%20-%20snowy%20village%20+%20gray%20plaid%20tags%20-%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvxno19ExRrRZOT4jc2fMprhudTxo3YhDFpDFOM1k1xKvW1mTcnRslEMm03n3_xveTEu1DN8bF8NRM4IF4TEdMPbyIz6KNNBJ_gm5b1QNUC10P_D48LhVg__SUQYxcMvKaI93r1C0D5q6kje4rsIPSgYVtQ8KNIGYvQmVcTKDVOvgHTmSKYO5vUDF7ymBz/w494-h640/Gift%20card%20envelope%20-%20snowy%20village%20+%20gray%20plaid%20tags%20-%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjm5Q9td-LEBwWqmYQjEJcxmYOV9G5j8J5ucPKiELRi9g8Jd720CLmx7kdNgxnzXBP9hrNPUV5K_9MbAwZmzERHwd5FIPerDi261TiLUBM4L_SiL2JVPLivB7ctAtcfamg8u-hokojaM6ISEZpEJxd0-sKO7zv3xFp4BD_5QRJN4mN-Tpw8qyw1TN7wG32/s2000/Gift%20card%20envelope%20-%20Merry%20Christmas%20gray%20plaid%20-%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjm5Q9td-LEBwWqmYQjEJcxmYOV9G5j8J5ucPKiELRi9g8Jd720CLmx7kdNgxnzXBP9hrNPUV5K_9MbAwZmzERHwd5FIPerDi261TiLUBM4L_SiL2JVPLivB7ctAtcfamg8u-hokojaM6ISEZpEJxd0-sKO7zv3xFp4BD_5QRJN4mN-Tpw8qyw1TN7wG32/w494-h640/Gift%20card%20envelope%20-%20Merry%20Christmas%20gray%20plaid%20-%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnx5Rll_VFzqgKzMlxEwdwPEZKDSXxGM8v0ccmahJJ8Qk74jwL02QnoixzObeCpOLNu8jkFPTcfE7AmhHJyk1aZju6ndLiGr8DU-VQsQtOyVVJfNb4Moi9xtjNGaR3mjhjPWMhXhBM1fDaEkVSUdOqvl7p0iDh2ROgS88iGsZ1lBT7YivO5_ZZG0M8wp7/s2000/Gift%20card%20envelope%20-%20gray%20plaid%20-%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnx5Rll_VFzqgKzMlxEwdwPEZKDSXxGM8v0ccmahJJ8Qk74jwL02QnoixzObeCpOLNu8jkFPTcfE7AmhHJyk1aZju6ndLiGr8DU-VQsQtOyVVJfNb4Moi9xtjNGaR3mjhjPWMhXhBM1fDaEkVSUdOqvl7p0iDh2ROgS88iGsZ1lBT7YivO5_ZZG0M8wp7/w494-h640/Gift%20card%20envelope%20-%20gray%20plaid%20-%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">Plaid background - made </span><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";">by </span><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";">layering</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: medium;">stripes in 2 shades of slate gray:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjty8Ux5826NM9ZEZNFhgdRWoVvf2VtI4yMalUZbukNzwW6UrGguC0zKgMrzUOAGk17uVwdQXXjIk_VUDgmtnmqKtLEoLiC7ILF7jSBYSPONuKD96pbLUF-JaZU-gf3cRQdMZp4ARjWtIzWnKjXYiSArTLIcRm2os8L4MKuZlfRvz9i4eaC8Av_8vny6FCN/s1947/Texture%20-%20gray%20plaid%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1947" data-original-width="1438" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjty8Ux5826NM9ZEZNFhgdRWoVvf2VtI4yMalUZbukNzwW6UrGguC0zKgMrzUOAGk17uVwdQXXjIk_VUDgmtnmqKtLEoLiC7ILF7jSBYSPONuKD96pbLUF-JaZU-gf3cRQdMZp4ARjWtIzWnKjXYiSArTLIcRm2os8L4MKuZlfRvz9i4eaC8Av_8vny6FCN/w295-h400/Texture%20-%20gray%20plaid%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" width="295" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;"><u>Gift card envelope - how to make:</u></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Old Standard TT;">After cutting out, fold using</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Old Standard TT";"> the edge of your gift card, credit card, ruler, etc. as a guide. G</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Old Standard TT";">lue with glue stick - read below for how I do it:</span></span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;">Place a piece of cardboard from a cereal box (about the size of a gift card) inside the envelope before you glue (so you don't glue the inside of the envelope together, and so it's not too tight to get a gift card inside when finished).</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here are the <i>free graphics</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>& sources</i> </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">used in my artwork:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">*Tuck Ephemera*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.tuckdbephemera.org/items/2769-sunny-tales-boy-holds-walking-staff-and-girl-holds-baby-lamb/picture/4">3 girls with flowers</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;">Frances Brundage created</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";">beautiful </span></span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Old Standard TT";">artwork, including</span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Old Standard TT";"> 3 girls</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";">holding "Christmas Roses" under </span><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";">an</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: medium;">umbrella on a snowy day.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><br /></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">*The Old Design Shop*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://olddesignshop.com/2013/04/free-vintage-image-grungy-paper/">Grungy paper</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://olddesignshop.com/2013/10/winter-scene-victorian-card-free-download/">Snowy village</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Old Standard TT"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Old Standard TT";">Loved </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Old Standard TT";">the cozy feeling</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Old Standard TT";">of this </span><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Old Standard TT";">moonlit village scene.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: medium;"><br /></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">*F.P.T.F.Y.*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/2016/11/free-distressed-wood-background/">Distressed wood background</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">*Shadowhouse Creations*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/31454897369038981/">"Beneath the Surface" </a><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/31454897369038981/">texture</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Old Standard TT"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Old Standard TT";"><span style="font-size: medium;">This texture overlay</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Old Standard TT";"><span style="font-size: medium;">helped soften the plaid.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: "Old Standard TT"; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">*Canva*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.canva.com/">Free design elements:</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.canva.com/">round frames</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.canva.com/">"Merry Christmas"</a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Great Vibes"; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #999999;">Thank you for stopping by!</span></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-69535596251112826002023-12-02T17:55:00.004+00:002023-12-03T13:07:27.606+00:00Snowy Pine & Berries<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoRHn8n7Xa1aj5sEfHPF1C_bZ0OXSMARQPSnLA_UZPyFQTAKKH5nIapCi_NWcUPvGWKg7dH9EkFrCtkzbn9ylyR-33VzxtlWVY8EB8frx35NkNnCdeauWLCgJQTHZsMuw9-59RKy1an0HSxzJMOF5YITca2Ukqjwmmc-IGk3S3P0QKZ6E-Llz_jmB94hN/s2000/Snowy%20pine%20+%20berries%20postcard%20-%20lined%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUoRHn8n7Xa1aj5sEfHPF1C_bZ0OXSMARQPSnLA_UZPyFQTAKKH5nIapCi_NWcUPvGWKg7dH9EkFrCtkzbn9ylyR-33VzxtlWVY8EB8frx35NkNnCdeauWLCgJQTHZsMuw9-59RKy1an0HSxzJMOF5YITca2Ukqjwmmc-IGk3S3P0QKZ6E-Llz_jmB94hN/w494-h640/Snowy%20pine%20+%20berries%20postcard%20-%20lined%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">These lined and plain printable</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">graphics are a good size for</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">writing a note, or maybe a family</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">recipe. I like displaying this size</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">on vintage clipboards.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNE83jklF1UcsbcaxRkSjMH8XU-_q67jfnHDJP0ZelxWU-DNb6STvZl13QvYNj9N0kg5WYuP4So4t1DkqmV70B4ePQfPHv4UBTUNuedxs68XMww9fVkJnEyuoqpC_d55eMguqJ45hpf7YWrEgTwfjIHvVktlgAoJ1ce-DxTiSOTkxiP9YGEpyt-uNThZp/s2000/Snowy%20pine%20+%20berries%20postcard%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDNE83jklF1UcsbcaxRkSjMH8XU-_q67jfnHDJP0ZelxWU-DNb6STvZl13QvYNj9N0kg5WYuP4So4t1DkqmV70B4ePQfPHv4UBTUNuedxs68XMww9fVkJnEyuoqpC_d55eMguqJ45hpf7YWrEgTwfjIHvVktlgAoJ1ce-DxTiSOTkxiP9YGEpyt-uNThZp/w494-h640/Snowy%20pine%20+%20berries%20postcard%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqdIbDAdde9IpDiSnkY4_rrKzvq5FQo59PgghTwHRCvf0cIoGpuHoa-z7qy2JJ_LWJocnXsVXsE8mCY_y9whhrMTt25aczPmIY8hQqMkpeW2HySNYxL55bw8liD4AVUiAYD2YjjjghDzy6X4qSStxIP5X5h3rgUUZOCkT8LD5DQUl1f0PVML-oize9UV1/s2000/Snowy%20pine%20+%20berries%204%20notecard%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqdIbDAdde9IpDiSnkY4_rrKzvq5FQo59PgghTwHRCvf0cIoGpuHoa-z7qy2JJ_LWJocnXsVXsE8mCY_y9whhrMTt25aczPmIY8hQqMkpeW2HySNYxL55bw8liD4AVUiAYD2YjjjghDzy6X4qSStxIP5X5h3rgUUZOCkT8LD5DQUl1f0PVML-oize9UV1/w494-h640/Snowy%20pine%20+%20berries%204%20notecard%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">This printable sheet of 4</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">graphics would be a great size</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">for teacher notes or labels.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3diAl3dbenPXzu1Hs_doAoVeTPfwSGx7HgzFR6gxomkHKpEnuRVVkrO3p5XGJ189AwXrZqZ_POiRX2LokUszDp0Faa-E0jOL8lgSOtFWcL9s3zmNuewc9l0-I0YE3D4ZOKcNXdhTeD3zVsSo0PnNAvHdsoy2KLP-Gpm_1gCk7NRLw_iNEs9BykxMVMmI/s2000/Snowy%20pine%20+%20berries%206%20tags%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3diAl3dbenPXzu1Hs_doAoVeTPfwSGx7HgzFR6gxomkHKpEnuRVVkrO3p5XGJ189AwXrZqZ_POiRX2LokUszDp0Faa-E0jOL8lgSOtFWcL9s3zmNuewc9l0-I0YE3D4ZOKcNXdhTeD3zVsSo0PnNAvHdsoy2KLP-Gpm_1gCk7NRLw_iNEs9BykxMVMmI/w494-h640/Snowy%20pine%20+%20berries%206%20tags%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">These tags were made using a small</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">section of the original image. When</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">layering I like to keep something</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">simple. Here it's the color palette.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlDrHRQJVm0uPWt8NYjEvjnwrYSv2XtGTyMFKGkEQT_5CHNFl045vmVVYDmGcqrzb_dQk2o_5xiPIaYBw_vqZmPRBbx2v9TXYwHxrMaCB6gdTbYD8VjXeGPiyL-B7AWD3mAmEJZlYHt78Y8wg-2BCGQnrWdWaO1XoxBkW-OhX6XNdnq9Myebz4KTHBBp2/s2000/Snowy%20pine%20+%20berries%2012%20tags%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJlDrHRQJVm0uPWt8NYjEvjnwrYSv2XtGTyMFKGkEQT_5CHNFl045vmVVYDmGcqrzb_dQk2o_5xiPIaYBw_vqZmPRBbx2v9TXYwHxrMaCB6gdTbYD8VjXeGPiyL-B7AWD3mAmEJZlYHt78Y8wg-2BCGQnrWdWaO1XoxBkW-OhX6XNdnq9Myebz4KTHBBp2/w494-h640/Snowy%20pine%20+%20berries%2012%20tags%20printable%20-%20lilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><br /></span></span></div><br /></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="color: #134f5c;">...</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #134f5c; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-left;">He knew at last that he had been a fool,<br />To think of breaking the forest rule,<br />And choosing a dress himself to please,<br />Because he envied the other trees.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #134f5c; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-left;"><br />But it couldn't be helped, it was now too late,<br />He must make up his mind to a leafless fate!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #134f5c; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-left;"><br />So he let himself sink in a slumber deep,<br />But he moaned and he tossed in his troubled sleep,<br />Till the morning touched him with joyful beam,<br />And he woke to find it was all a dream.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #134f5c; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-left;"><br />For there in his evergreen dress he stood,<br />A pointed fir in the midst of the wood!</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #134f5c; font-size: medium; text-align: -webkit-left;"><br />His branches were sweet with the balsam smell,<br />His needles were green when the white snow fell.<br />And always contented and happy was he,<br />The very best kind of a Christmas tree."</span><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes;"><a href="https://www.thereader.org.uk/featured-poem-the-foolish-fir-tree-by-henry-van-dyke/">- Henry Van Dyke -</a></span></span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Here are the </span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>free graphics</i></span></span></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #666666;"><i>& sources </i>used in my artwork:</span></span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">*The Graphics Fairy*</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/vintage-images-pine-cone-and-branch/"><span style="color: #4c1c41;">Snowy </span>pine & berry postcard</a><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Lilac & Lavender*</span><br /><div><a href="https://lilac-n-lavender.blogspot.com/2012/03/antiqued-lined-paper-stationary.html">"Antiqued" lined paper</a></div><div><a href="https://lilac-n-lavender.blogspot.com/2012/01/pretty-stationary.html">Postage stamps and cursive</a></div></span></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #783f04; font-family: "Great Vibes"; font-size: x-large;">Thank you for stopping by!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-43753552328426709512021-12-07T07:32:00.001+00:002021-12-07T07:32:26.019+00:00Christmas Memories<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">"Each Christmas</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;"><span>finds me </span>longing for</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">Christmases <span>now </span>past.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">And I am back in</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">childhood - as long as</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">memories last."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;">Carice Williams</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibVxJpyYO0XwBLu3RyA0kLjY8-mE7isf4QXlUrPhCN9z33vimUbHUN_MvtEbg4ZGiAb_rIkX4UbY-IQbZKEKlTyfwlhpeKKKOonPQNphYD4sy5hbqfzIZKhLZ3z1lJ-2P86t9g23zU3C_xI1rc_DMXViTFI264d4cIwZOv-ZF67HiaKlxXok2aSasqbg=s720" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibVxJpyYO0XwBLu3RyA0kLjY8-mE7isf4QXlUrPhCN9z33vimUbHUN_MvtEbg4ZGiAb_rIkX4UbY-IQbZKEKlTyfwlhpeKKKOonPQNphYD4sy5hbqfzIZKhLZ3z1lJ-2P86t9g23zU3C_xI1rc_DMXViTFI264d4cIwZOv-ZF67HiaKlxXok2aSasqbg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJPmEdZZcz-V1cAUlXlJaCF6o4cB4ZNvhTU4N92Lb9QAMID8EpOD5XmUxdytMZfsSJOpzgeVqbNPxawVwOTnm4s1uoR2C1cTehayWTQX5dz3aqDQB_AsRZdSDq81gkrEeOqZdUCvHiusDTG5TSG1ANKbOcjVKTwPaIH2inYumdXJnzVaSjl6-QEQyqhg=s2000" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJPmEdZZcz-V1cAUlXlJaCF6o4cB4ZNvhTU4N92Lb9QAMID8EpOD5XmUxdytMZfsSJOpzgeVqbNPxawVwOTnm4s1uoR2C1cTehayWTQX5dz3aqDQB_AsRZdSDq81gkrEeOqZdUCvHiusDTG5TSG1ANKbOcjVKTwPaIH2inYumdXJnzVaSjl6-QEQyqhg=w494-h640" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";">Do you save the ends from </span><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";">refrigerated </span><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";">cinnamon roll cans? I'd always thought they'd be good for some sort of crafting, and last year used them for stamping. Right now, I'm making them into ornaments. For this one, I used one of the smaller round images, a paper doily, clear glitter, and yarn around the outside.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqF9BXDTxon9fBmEU7Z2DIqQ1vM-4XzIJmfvwUzK18hhasYriAAyKvzK7gR7c1ORFrBn-JLYQWUqYSTAhvi9Dsfz1PLPW_3HklXswMX_DfeV1ICQqFZDCl53PTvTI4EvNjAXzdnOHNCLxoLFZR9XSvRHqoa8LdB_PJwORDUimWFkIhPQ99CKz63t6ODA=s720" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjqF9BXDTxon9fBmEU7Z2DIqQ1vM-4XzIJmfvwUzK18hhasYriAAyKvzK7gR7c1ORFrBn-JLYQWUqYSTAhvi9Dsfz1PLPW_3HklXswMX_DfeV1ICQqFZDCl53PTvTI4EvNjAXzdnOHNCLxoLFZR9XSvRHqoa8LdB_PJwORDUimWFkIhPQ99CKz63t6ODA=s320" width="320" /></a></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;">The sweet Victorian illustration was from one of my books. You can see the entire image <a href="https://lilac-n-lavender.blogspot.com/2021/11/pictures-in-fire.html">here</a>. I also used an <a href="https://olddesignshop.com/2012/11/grungy-endpapers-free-vintage-graphics-2/">endpaper texture</a>. The only other images used were free elements, available on <a href="https://www.canva.com/">Canva</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;">I don't like to waste space, so filled up some of the empty spots with rectangular labels and tags, as well as pretty medallions and lace...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;">Thank you for stopping by!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;"> </span></div>Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-4787898013390298372021-11-28T13:17:00.011+00:002021-11-29T09:38:29.234+00:00Glimpse of Happiness<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">"I caught a glimpse of happiness,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">and saw it was a bird on a branch,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">fixing to take wing."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Richard Peck</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vpWQm5wM8B0/YaNpfa5l6lI/AAAAAAAAHrQ/pwxNqP0GgZE9nCBKP4uxgSbHrwO7KL2jwCLcBGAsYHQ/s502/Round%2Btag%2B-%2Bbird%2Billustration%2B-%2BGlimpse%2Bof%2BHappiness%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="502" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vpWQm5wM8B0/YaNpfa5l6lI/AAAAAAAAHrQ/pwxNqP0GgZE9nCBKP4uxgSbHrwO7KL2jwCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/Round%2Btag%2B-%2Bbird%2Billustration%2B-%2BGlimpse%2Bof%2BHappiness%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I used a <a href="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/73242#page/173/mode/1up">bird illustration</a> found in a book:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/29772" target="_blank">The English Year. Autumn and Winter</a>,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">published in 1913. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">I imagine it perching</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">briefly, </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">preparing to fly off again.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j8vEPLZam0I/YaNqFoxUkRI/AAAAAAAAHrY/05j2je6FO0wO3ZY7K9UeEONAXQUvIAcPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Round%2Btag%2Bprintable-bird%2Billustration-Glimpse%2Bof%2BHappiness-lilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j8vEPLZam0I/YaNqFoxUkRI/AAAAAAAAHrY/05j2je6FO0wO3ZY7K9UeEONAXQUvIAcPwCLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/Round%2Btag%2Bprintable-bird%2Billustration-Glimpse%2Bof%2BHappiness-lilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.dafontfree.io/special-elite-font/">Typewriter font</a> messages were added to some,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">and some were </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">kept blank. I like having the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">option to write in </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">another message or a name,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">if using as a gift tag. </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">They </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">turned out </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">nicely</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">as rustic mason </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">jar </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">ring Christmas </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">ornaments.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--eX8QXbpPe4/YaNsmSaS_AI/AAAAAAAAHrg/OaYLxggfiMIulCGPnehjVNIOAtK5U4J0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s860/Mason%2Bjar%2Bring%2Bornaments-round%2Btag%2Bprintable-bird%2Billustration-glimpse%2Bof%2Bhappiness-lilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="860" data-original-width="596" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--eX8QXbpPe4/YaNsmSaS_AI/AAAAAAAAHrg/OaYLxggfiMIulCGPnehjVNIOAtK5U4J0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w444-h640/Mason%2Bjar%2Bring%2Bornaments-round%2Btag%2Bprintable-bird%2Billustration-glimpse%2Bof%2Bhappiness-lilac-n-lavender.png" width="444" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Hope you're all staying well & staying warm!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It's </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">definitely getting colder here in Ohio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">was a dusting of snow the day after</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Thanksgiving, </span><span style="font-family: georgia;">which made it feel like</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhlKkS-78O0" style="font-family: georgia;" target="_blank">Christmas Time's a-Comin'</a><span style="font-family: georgia;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> final thought...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">"The moments of happiness</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">we enjoy take us by surprise.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">It is not that we seize them,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">but that they seize us."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;">Ashley Montagu</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;">Thank you for stopping by!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-17477714971040561152021-11-25T22:29:00.001+00:002021-11-25T22:29:40.205+00:00Thanksgiving poem<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jf873Nba47g/YaAFv8x13_I/AAAAAAAAHp4/8VxpneHgescavl75m4D-IQ0CnYaout0zgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1150/Thanksgiving%2BDay%2B-%2Bover%2Bthe%2Briver%2B1%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1150" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jf873Nba47g/YaAFv8x13_I/AAAAAAAAHp4/8VxpneHgescavl75m4D-IQ0CnYaout0zgCLcBGAsYHQ/w446-h640/Thanksgiving%2BDay%2B-%2Bover%2Bthe%2Briver%2B1%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" width="446" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JeZgRwSriNM/YaAJ_XDHqBI/AAAAAAAAHqc/hxwUANmhajM_vCKN7G6CTUhj2uubWyJjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Thanksgiving%2BDay%2B-%2Bover%2Bthe%2Briver%2B2.1%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JeZgRwSriNM/YaAJ_XDHqBI/AAAAAAAAHqc/hxwUANmhajM_vCKN7G6CTUhj2uubWyJjwCLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/Thanksgiving%2BDay%2B-%2Bover%2Bthe%2Briver%2B2.1%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v_Sc5Qgg864/YaAKMwf_IhI/AAAAAAAAHqg/zpKs7RoBKFAiZTVtJlusUj6u-wE-XUEXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/Thanksgiving%2BDay%2B-%2Bover%2Bthe%2Briver%2B3.1%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v_Sc5Qgg864/YaAKMwf_IhI/AAAAAAAAHqg/zpKs7RoBKFAiZTVtJlusUj6u-wE-XUEXgCLcBGAsYHQ/w426-h640/Thanksgiving%2BDay%2B-%2Bover%2Bthe%2Briver%2B3.1%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">I recently found a shortened version of this poem in one of my antique <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/40774/40774-h/40774-h.htm#Page_94">Readers</a> (see page 94). A few of the lines were familiar, but I really enjoyed finding and reading through the original poem, and thought others might as well. The sleigh image was scanned from my book, and the paper texture I used can be found at <a href="https://olddesignshop.com/2012/11/grungy-endpapers-free-vintage-graphics-2/">The Old Design Shop</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Parisienne; font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by, and</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Parisienne; font-size: x-large;">Happy Thanksgiving!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-16692797682831736662021-11-22T18:58:00.004+00:002021-11-27T04:33:17.711+00:00Joys of Christmas<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Old Standard TT";"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">"And, so, Christmas comes</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">to bless us! Comes to teach us how</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">to find the joy of giving happiness,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Old Standard TT;">and the joy of being kind."</span><br /></span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Parisienne;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gertrude Tooley Buckingham</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kbi5Oyulrpw/YZvJugOJIXI/AAAAAAAAHow/-r7VDmILR5ww3AC-83DqeLZ-fhRJzpMGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Joys%2Bof%2BChristmas%2B-%2B12%2Bround%2Btags%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Kbi5Oyulrpw/YZvJugOJIXI/AAAAAAAAHow/-r7VDmILR5ww3AC-83DqeLZ-fhRJzpMGgCLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/Joys%2Bof%2BChristmas%2B-%2B12%2Bround%2Btags%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It took awhile to gather so many different images, but I love the final collection. As you can see, there are snowy homes & a church, 2 "stained glass" patterns, holly & mistletoe, little brown birds, and a child & angels with Christmas trees. I'll be using them as gift tags - they would look beautiful accented with glitter or a gold/silver marker. Another suggestion would be fitting inside a canning jar ring (regular, not wide mouth) and giving as ornaments. Below is an example of one I made:</span><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n-27-y13RxI/YaG0HGpAWfI/AAAAAAAAHqs/AaruKt-hGZIMeToscNgrpS9MhVISuJh8ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Christmas%2B-%2Bmason%2Bjar%2Bring%2Bornament%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1416" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n-27-y13RxI/YaG0HGpAWfI/AAAAAAAAHqs/AaruKt-hGZIMeToscNgrpS9MhVISuJh8ACLcBGAsYHQ/w276-h400/Christmas%2B-%2Bmason%2Bjar%2Bring%2Bornament%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" width="276" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">Here are the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><i>free graphics</i></span></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><i>& sources </i>used in my artwork:</span></span><br /><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">*The Old Design Shop*</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="https://olddesignshop.com/2017/12/vintage-country-winter-scene/">Snowy candlelit cottage</a><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*TuckDB Postcards*</span><br /><div><a href="https://tuckdbpostcards.org/items/52961">Silver angel & tree </a></div></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://tuckdbpostcards.org/items/42754">Angel holding pine tree</a></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://tuckdbpostcards.org/items/54306">Cottage with sheep</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://tuckdbpostcards.org/items/50320">Snowy church & water</a></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://tuckdbpostcards.org/items/50575" style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> Many birds & blue pot</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*The Feathered Nest*</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://the-feathered-nest.blogspot.com/2010/12/thoughts-on-christmas-and-special.html">Girl & Christmas tree</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://the-feathered-nest.blogspot.com/2013/03/its-junkin-time.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">French ledger ephemera</span></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*rawpixel*</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.rawpixel.com/image/1232646/christmas-botanical-card">Holly</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.rawpixel.com/image/567831/myrtle-dahoon-branch">Myrtle branch</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.rawpixel.com/image/556839/vintage-christmas-card-design">Mistletoe</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Ephemeratopia*</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="http://ephemeratopia.blogspot.com/2009/03/best.html">Pair of birds</a><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">*NYPL - digital collections*</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-66e7-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99">17th century wall tile</a></span></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-66ee-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Earthenware panel</span></a></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div></div><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Parisienne;">Thank you for stopping by!</span></span></div>Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-46125243478168002822021-11-17T04:13:00.004+00:002021-11-17T04:13:39.839+00:00Pictures in the Fire<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">"Winter is the time for comfort,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">for good food and warmth, for the</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">touch of a friendly hand and for a talk</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">beside the fire: it is the time for home."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e06666; font-family: Great Vibes;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-family: Great Vibes;">Edith Sitwell</span></span><span style="font-family: Great Vibes;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_xC3bOL_PAc/YZRv37foSBI/AAAAAAAAHns/cV6x3dQYrnUfLg7gQYMsANBNe3gD7YxZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Children%2Bby%2Bfire%2B-%2Bc.1890%2B-%2B8x10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_xC3bOL_PAc/YZRv37foSBI/AAAAAAAAHns/cV6x3dQYrnUfLg7gQYMsANBNe3gD7YxZQCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h640/Children%2Bby%2Bfire%2B-%2Bc.1890%2B-%2B8x10.png" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">8"x10"</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b04DUe3av7Q/YZRw8e04upI/AAAAAAAAHn0/rIu7_5tCsZQiMuQpZrhm8Qm7qzvfbrfwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Children%2Bby%2Bfire%2B-%2Bc.1890%2B-%2B8x10%2Bv1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b04DUe3av7Q/YZRw8e04upI/AAAAAAAAHn0/rIu7_5tCsZQiMuQpZrhm8Qm7qzvfbrfwQCLcBGAsYHQ/w512-h640/Children%2Bby%2Bfire%2B-%2Bc.1890%2B-%2B8x10%2Bv1.png" width="512" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">8"x10"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-982_RY9FZIE/YZRzlfwksoI/AAAAAAAAHn8/v311YgK99TECKxz-naCOB7asA3JCPUeEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Children%2Bby%2Bfire%2B-%2Bc.1890%2B-%2B5x7.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1428" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-982_RY9FZIE/YZRzlfwksoI/AAAAAAAAHn8/v311YgK99TECKxz-naCOB7asA3JCPUeEQCLcBGAsYHQ/w456-h640/Children%2Bby%2Bfire%2B-%2Bc.1890%2B-%2B5x7.png" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">5"x7"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7AqjAmPCQHA/YZRzzYRGpJI/AAAAAAAAHoA/OqlAeAP22mQTsO13SF627m4WHwgTowLhACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Children%2Bby%2Bfire%2B-%2Bc.1890%2B-%2B5x7%2Bv1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1428" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7AqjAmPCQHA/YZRzzYRGpJI/AAAAAAAAHoA/OqlAeAP22mQTsO13SF627m4WHwgTowLhACLcBGAsYHQ/w456-h640/Children%2Bby%2Bfire%2B-%2Bc.1890%2B-%2B5x7%2Bv1.png" width="456" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">5"x7"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CUsnNtTcicA/YZR0Ve65AHI/AAAAAAAAHoU/kQhVtOragzcccz60jLxp46n8PvwnR5t1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Children%2Bby%2Bfire%2B-%2Bc.1890.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CUsnNtTcicA/YZR0Ve65AHI/AAAAAAAAHoU/kQhVtOragzcccz60jLxp46n8PvwnR5t1gCLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/Children%2Bby%2Bfire%2B-%2Bc.1890.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT;">8.5"x11"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Parisienne; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: large;">Years ago, while antique shopping with my mom, I bought a book. "Dutton's Holiday Annual - 1890." It was already falling apart, so this and many other pages have already come out. This sweet image has always been a favorite. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Great Vibes; font-size: x-large;"><i>Thank you for stopping by!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-58877870864085271902021-04-06T21:17:00.006+01:002021-04-08T01:02:29.463+01:00Blooming Beauty<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Spring is a whimsical wanderer,</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">blooming beauty along her path."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Parisienne; font-size: large;">~ Angie Weiland-Crosby ~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Parisienne; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFPCngqge04/YGyfc-pV-CI/AAAAAAAAHdA/AvGQPUIyZKg5zJRBDbkC_PZL4fQKibGyACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Woman%2B%252B%2Bpink%2Bapple%2Bblossoms%2Bart%2Bprint%2Billustration%2B8.5x11%2Bv2-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DFPCngqge04/YGyfc-pV-CI/AAAAAAAAHdA/AvGQPUIyZKg5zJRBDbkC_PZL4fQKibGyACLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/Woman%2B%252B%2Bpink%2Bapple%2Bblossoms%2Bart%2Bprint%2Billustration%2B8.5x11%2Bv2-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1OslUGxKX4k/YGyfyusd-NI/AAAAAAAAHdI/8Z-xO768KwATklDmcyBPAz3S7nRufqQXACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Woman%2B%252B%2Bpink%2Bapple%2Bblossoms%2Bart%2Bprint%2Billustration%2B8.5x11%2Bv2%2Bno%2Blabel-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1OslUGxKX4k/YGyfyusd-NI/AAAAAAAAHdI/8Z-xO768KwATklDmcyBPAz3S7nRufqQXACLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/Woman%2B%252B%2Bpink%2Bapple%2Bblossoms%2Bart%2Bprint%2Billustration%2B8.5x11%2Bv2%2Bno%2Blabel-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-biCD3m96Iw8/YGygB2JqAcI/AAAAAAAAHdM/GWMdZP0PhV8DJBXAwS6JpZDkXEnoO50kQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Woman%2B%252B%2Bpink%2Bapple%2Bblossoms%2Bart%2Bprint%2Billustration%2B8.5x11%2Bv3%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-biCD3m96Iw8/YGygB2JqAcI/AAAAAAAAHdM/GWMdZP0PhV8DJBXAwS6JpZDkXEnoO50kQCLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/Woman%2B%252B%2Bpink%2Bapple%2Bblossoms%2Bart%2Bprint%2Billustration%2B8.5x11%2Bv3%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l8guXjrl8dA/YGygOZOOXuI/AAAAAAAAHdU/3YP_q07p9wEbx-XC9uSkT-9NWXziGfTvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Woman%2B%252B%2Bpink%2Bapple%2Bblossoms%2Bart%2Bprint%2Billustration%2B8.5x11%2Bv3%2Bno%2Blabel%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l8guXjrl8dA/YGygOZOOXuI/AAAAAAAAHdU/3YP_q07p9wEbx-XC9uSkT-9NWXziGfTvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/Woman%2B%252B%2Bpink%2Bapple%2Bblossoms%2Bart%2Bprint%2Billustration%2B8.5x11%2Bv3%2Bno%2Blabel%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">This beautiful image of a young woman &</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">apple </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">blossoms </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">is on loan from my mom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">It's a yard long, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">antique framed print! </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">The</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">frame itself </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">wasn't sturdy, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">so I was able to</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">remove the image - </span><i style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">very carefully - </i><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">scan in sections. It was then </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">digitally</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">pieced </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">back </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">together. Thankfully, my</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">dad's </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">fixed and </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">built many </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">frames,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">so I know he'll be </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">able to restore it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RHO7nJzsYS4/YGyghC79alI/AAAAAAAAHdg/DfI2w3KJ9lkXy_jg0uqGgS5vNM39QReXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Woman%2B%252B%2Bapple%2Bblossoms%2B-%2Btags%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RHO7nJzsYS4/YGyghC79alI/AAAAAAAAHdg/DfI2w3KJ9lkXy_jg0uqGgS5vNM39QReXgCLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/Woman%2B%252B%2Bapple%2Bblossoms%2B-%2Btags%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">For the tags, I decided to focus on the young</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">woman's face, </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">and then searched </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">my Pinterest</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">images for apple blossoms. </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">The postcard with a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">fence </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">in the background was what led to the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">weathered </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">white wood. I saw the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">endpaper</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">that </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">reminded me </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">of the lacy details </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">in the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">woman's clothing... you can see how</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: georgia;">it gradually came together.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here are the <i>free graphics<br />& sources </i>used in my artwork:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*The Graphics Fairy*</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/vintage-graphic-amazingly-beautiful-typography-card/" style="color: #4c1c41; text-decoration-line: none;">Back of an old photograph</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">*The Old Design Shop*</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="https://olddesignshop.com/2015/01/shabby-aged-stained-endpapers-free-graphics/" style="color: #4c1c41; text-decoration-line: none;">Aged, stained endpaper</a><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*TuckDB Ephemera*</span><br /><div><a href="https://tuckdbephemera.org/items/1168">Apple blossoms & fence</a></div></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*The Feathered Nest*</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://the-feathered-nest.blogspot.com/2013/03/its-junkin-time.html" style="color: #4c1c41; text-decoration-line: none;">French ledger ephemera</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*rawpixel*</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2096776/white-camelia-flowers-png">White camellia</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">*F.P.T.F.Y.*</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="https://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/2016/11/free-distressed-wood-background/" style="color: #4c1c41; text-decoration-line: none;">Chippy wood background</a><br /> <span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">*Canva*</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="https://www.canva.com/" style="color: #4c1c41; text-decoration-line: none;">Free element: </a></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.canva.com/" style="color: #4c1c41; text-decoration-line: none;">ripped masking tape</a></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*Lilac & Lavender*</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://lilac-n-lavender.blogspot.com/2012/03/antiqued-lined-paper-stationary.html">"Antiqued" lined notepaper</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Digital Two for Tuesday*</span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="http://digitaltuesday.blogspot.com/2010/09/same-background-two-ways.html">Endpaper</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">*Image Event*</span><br style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/31454897380731236/">"Bellows Falls" envelope</a></div><div style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.4px;">(website no longer active, so</div><div style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.4px;">linked to image via Pinterest)</div><div style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">The blossoms & leaves in plenty</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">from the apple tree fall each day;</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">The merry breezes approach them,</span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: x-large;">and with them merrily play.</span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Parisienne; font-size: large;">~ Heinrich Heine ~</span></div></div></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #0c343d; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Thank you</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #0c343d; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"> for stopping by!</span></div><br />Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-43125139874618310842021-03-17T13:34:00.008+00:002021-03-17T17:30:15.321+00:00O Springtime Sweet!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">O springtime sweet!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The whole earth smiles</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">thy coming to greet;</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LlwSfgDsQfo/YFHu52jouaI/AAAAAAAAHcA/ZqY2xWzzq7UKIiLWC_n7S3NHCYFiq0U2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/O%2BSpringtime%2BSweet%2Btags%2Bprintable%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LlwSfgDsQfo/YFHu52jouaI/AAAAAAAAHcA/ZqY2xWzzq7UKIiLWC_n7S3NHCYFiq0U2ACLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/O%2BSpringtime%2BSweet%2Btags%2Bprintable%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">Our hearts to their</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">inmost depths </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">are stirred</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">by the first spring flower<br /></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: georgia;">& the song of the bird...</span></span></div><div><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Parisienne; font-size: large;">~ James Freeman Clarke ~</span></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Here are the <i>free graphics<br />& sources </i>used in my artwork:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*The Graphics Fairy*</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/vintage-book-title-page-graphic/">"Presented to" title page</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/vintage-graphic-amazingly-beautiful-typography-card/">Back of an old photograph</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">*The Old Design Shop*</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="https://olddesignshop.com/2015/01/shabby-aged-stained-endpapers-free-graphics/">Aged, stained endpaper</a><br /> <br /><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*TuckDB*</span><br /><div><a href="https://tuckdbpostcards.org/items/96465?fbclid=IwAR2dehUcbBYEczDTaCwDhA199fhFPUVs_G22paU9Xfi_OabTd_iADWuvr4s">Beautiful girl with primroses</a></div></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*The Feathered Nest*</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://the-feathered-nest.blogspot.com/2013/03/its-junkin-time.html">French ledger ephemera</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*rawpixel*</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://www.rawpixel.com/image/2629075/free-illustration-png-flower-watercolor-leaves">Watercolor leaves</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*Starsunflower Studio*</span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blog.starsunflowerstudio.com/free-borders-apothecary-labels-designer/">Round apothecary label</a></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Internet Archive*</span></span></span></div><div style="font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://archive.org/details/catalogueofcolle05brit/page/n611/mode/2up">Bird eggs illustration</a></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">*Flickr*</span><br style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.4px;" /><div style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/14767349262/in/photolist-ouWws3-rrDkae-oeWVmz-otqXZy-ourP5D-oucKpo-od6BnW-ouU4T5-r5VBF6-otrKQS-owuTCT-ovCcFr-od4yex-od9X43-ow8b3X-owmJrv-oeWAww-odhp6t-qvCvur-owpXr4-oeSX38-own8WL-owcPa4-owtNhx-odjUxG-hPQSf9-ouXbM1-otrkqm-ouhFps-ovcAEx-od8Hkv-ouH2HY-dtfi7R-oxduxP-otEoJ5-ow4ikk-rvg1ZN-ouHPXE-od57Ym-qApfqq-ocbkrd-otT6VH-wMLXNz-r8owLa-oupDG7-ovg7P6-dtfiJ2-ouEB3Q-ownh4a-rabzXy">Sheet music c. 1728</a></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">*F.P.T.F.Y.*</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="https://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/2016/11/free-distressed-wood-background/">Chippy wood background</a><br /> <span style="font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">*Canva*</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="https://www.canva.com/">Free element: </a></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><a href="https://www.canva.com/">ripped masking tape</a><br style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.4px;" /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: 15.4px;"> </span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">"Earth stirs herself </span><span style="color: #38761d;">from </span><span style="color: #38761d;">a long cold sleep,</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;">To welcome the sun </span><span style="color: #38761d;">& warm gentle rain,</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span>Gladdening the heart </span></span><span style="color: #38761d;">as a promise she keeps,</span></span></div><div style="color: black;"><span style="color: #38761d;"><span style="font-family: Old Standard TT; font-size: large;">As we open the door to spring again."</span></span></div><div style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Parisienne; font-size: large;">~ Mildred L. Jarrell ~</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0c343d;"><i>Thank you</i> for stopping by!</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-83400179324008665952020-12-16T22:34:00.006+00:002023-12-04T00:29:24.329+00:00Winter Greens<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">"The wind lifted me up into the trees, where I danced to the rhythm of the evergreen, swaying to the tune of the northern breeze, frozen in timeless melody."</span><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><br /><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">~ Christy Ann Martine ~ </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-44khMk2XeWo/X9pn9ROpSGI/AAAAAAAAHY4/fWeeVbCJfJMREyCkdIVZPw0gjc9Fuwy1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/Printable%2B-%2Bwinter%2Bround%2Btags%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-44khMk2XeWo/X9pn9ROpSGI/AAAAAAAAHY4/fWeeVbCJfJMREyCkdIVZPw0gjc9Fuwy1gCLcBGAsYHQ/w494-h640/Printable%2B-%2Bwinter%2Bround%2Btags%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;">My childhood home had pine trees on one side. Some were pretty tall. While outside, probably bored, I got the idea to climb all the way to the tip top of the tallest one. Up I went, without telling my mom or little brother - who would obviously - tell my mom.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;">It didn't take long to figure out long hair didn't fare well in pine branches and sap. I tied it back & kept going. The further I climbed, the more I noticed the tree that once seemed still, was not. Before long, we were swaying side to side - far enough. Mom must've thought she should check on me. She yelled for me from the back deck. I stayed as still as possible, and watched her from above. She never saw me, and went back inside.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666;">I stayed up there for what seemed like a long time after. There was only a light breeze, and it was so peaceful that time seemed to stop. All at once I realized it was starting to get dark, and I didn't want mom looking for me again, so back down I went. It's funny - I never thought as a kid that would be one of the memories I'd hold onto 30 years later...</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></span></div></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Here are the </span><i style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">free graphics<br />& sources </i></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #274e13;">used in my artwork:</span><br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Tuck Ephemera*</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.tuckdbephemera.org/items/2769-sunny-tales-boy-holds-walking-staff-and-girl-holds-baby-lamb/picture/4"><span style="font-family: georgia;">3 girls with flowers</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: large;">*The J. Paul Getty Museum*</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/239319/georg-dionysius-ehret-juniper-german-1745/">Juniper</a><br /> <br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Image Event*</span><br /><div><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/31454897380742266/">German book cover, c. 1878</a></div></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 15.4px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*Lilac & Lavender*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><a href="https://lilac-n-lavender.blogspot.com/2016/12/sleigh-bell-polka.html"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sleigh Ride sheet music</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*The Graphics Fairy*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://thegraphicsfairy.com/french-handwriting-transfer-printable/">French handwriting</a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">*Boston Public Library*</span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/4660101909/in/photostream/"><span style="font-family: georgia;">White flowers</span></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; 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Waking up to, "Honey, you can sleep in - it's a snow day," was the best! Going sledding, getting in snowball fights, coming in half frozen to hang (throw) snowy/wet clothes next to the stove (so we could go out and do it all over again!). And of course, hot cocoa with mini marshmallows (thanks Mom!). It never quite seemed to snow on Christmas, though. At least, not the deep, Christmas card kind. Except... one year.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />It was Christmas morning, before presents, and I was already giddy. I remember jump-sitting on the couch, then reaching out to touch the cold window behind it. Looking out through our screened-in porch, I could just make out the backyard beyond. All I could see at first were shades of blue, from the early light. I kept watching... and then all at once I could tell everything was covered in a thick blanket! My little heart was surely beating fast, what with the extra excitement! There was a fire in the fireplace, and our Christmas tree was beautiful as ever. So thankful for that tiny spark of a memory that brings it all back to life!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />This year, I'll still wish & hope for that kind of snow. For myself, my husband, and my own kids - excuse me, teens. But truly, I really just hope we're all healthy and warm, and content in our home, and I hope that for you as well. 2020 has been a rough year - one for unique, if not "ideal" memories. So, yes, I would always love to have that kind of snow again on Christmas. But more than that I want to make the most of what we've been given. 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<span face=""verdana" , sans-serif">I guess I only write when I want something don't I. Well here is what it is this time. I know you can't go to the State game Saturday only I wish you could. We haven't gone to a game to-gether for a long time. But since you can't come this week I have a leave starting at 1900 Friday to 1200 Monday and if State has a game then I'd like to go if you could. I don't know weather they play at Columbus or not.<br /><br />Colleen said she was talking to you Monday about wheather or not -?- could take her to the Game. She has never seen a Game like that and I'd like to take her if I could. I also wish you and I could go to one game any way. I'm awful always asking favors of you and Mother. Maybe I'll be able to make it up to you someday.<br /><br />To-day the Betas play the Sigma Chi's a game of football to-night. We beat 'em 19-0. It was a pretty good game. It reminded me of the games I played with Lancaster. I only hope I'll get a chance to play at State someday. When this war is over I'm going to take George in one hand and his & my clothes in the other and go to State, get George back in training, and put him in Brown's back field. Good idea, huh? We'll have a -?- combination, only I'm going to play Guard. It's more fun. I was playing opposite a guy that was selected on The All City Team at Dayton it's about the same as C.O.L. All league team. But he wasn't so good cause I was knocking him all over his own back field. These guys up here don't like for me to play on the other team cause I don't let them complete their plays. And I knock 'em down and step on 'em (braggin')<br /><br />Well that's enough of that. Exams start next Wednesday and we get off at 7:00 Friday nite. I don't have anything to worry about I don't think. -?- would be surprised if he saw what I've been doing in trig. And don't you worry either cause I'm pretty sure of myself and besides I been studying pretty good.<br /><br />Some of the guys are going thru hell week and will be initiated the 29. I'll be initiated in December some time.<br /><br />These guys are starting to smoke pipes cause they can't buy cigarettes.<br /><br />Oh yea. I'm beginning to catch on to The game of bridge the other night I was down at the union and some guy talked me into playing. After playing a few hands I told him and the 2 girls that I had never played before except that once you, Mother, George, and I played. I told them I was playing on what I remembered from that and the knowledge I had of rum & poker & Pedro.<br /><br />Well I guess I better hang up the sheep skin for to-night.<br />I'll see you Sat.<br /><br />Love, Dick</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><br /><br />I love old handwriting and letters. This one was only $1, and the author drew me in with the first line - turns out, what he wanted was to spend time with Dad. Unfortunately, there wasn't a date or a last name for further investigation, but there's still plenty to give us a snapshot of this young man's life. I gathered this was written in war-time, by a college student talking about Ohio State football. He also might've been a football player from Lancaster, Ohio. I'm from the Lancaster area as well, but the letter was found in a different town, which was a nice surprise!<br /><br />If I wasn't sure what word was written,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I marked it -?- I welcome any guesses or</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">further information. Just wanted to share!<br /><br /><br /><i><span style="color: #666666;">You may use these scanned images</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;">in your art, e</span></i></span><i style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">ither digitally or in printed form.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i><span style="color: #666666;">Just please don't sell them 'as is' - thank you!</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />These are my thoughts as I'm sitting here, cutting cardstock into tags for part of my dad's Christmas gift. My dad has a booth at a local antique mall. He enjoys hunting for good finds, the challenge of rebuilding and repurposing. He even enjoys loading up his truck to restock.<br /><br />Least favorite part... pricing. Mom tells me they're always buying pre-made tags for $1, and are low on other materials like twine and string. So, I know dad loves his booth. He loves thrifting, and being thrifty. Just doesn't like making tags. Perfect, cause I can do that!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After looking around in my own resale stash, I found a wooden carrier (well, a small shelf turned on it's side). Filled it with small metal buckets, and a tall metal box w/lid. They all fit!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Realistically, I know my practical, yet creative dad will sell or repurpose what I give him instead of keeping it to use for organization. It's great knowing he finds joy in painting or rebuilding, etc. so I just see this as part of the gift.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I'm also a booth owner. This is a short list of my commonly needed items, as well as a few things I'll add to personalize. His favorite color is green, so that may also become part of the theme:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">~ bundles of similar sized tags (sm, med, lg, extra lg)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">~ twine, crochet thread</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">~ fine black markers/pens</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br />There are so many ways to give! I hope you make or find just the right things for everyone on your heart this Christmas season!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> There's beauty in time-tested, worn and weathered. And beauty in those who preserve and embrace the imperfections... in things, in others, and most importantly, themselves.</span></div>
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Then in the beginning of December, my sister-in-law and I went on a Christmas tour of churches. It's a candlelit, evening event in downtown Lancaster. It was also my second time going, so I was expecting a beautiful evening... there was even a little snow. If anything would boost my spirits, it'd be this. We walked together on the slippery sidewalks, arm in arm, marveling at homes lit up for the holidays. Every church and it's music was different. Some felt very solemn and others very cheerful. We enjoyed it all, really. It's a tradition that I hope continues in this community and in our family for a very long time.
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In one of the churches, there was a folk/bluegrass group that played a cheerful song I hadn't heard for <i>years</i>. I didn't know who sang it, or exactly where I'd heard it... but knew it nearly by heart. It made an impression on me, and I felt uplifted. We went to other churches, and heard many more songs. The next day, I told my mom there was a song played that was familiar, but by then couldn't remember the name. So, everything got busy. That song was forgotten... but only until I began humming it while washing dishes. "Christmas time's a comin'!" One of those songs played on our record player more than 25 years ago. My mom said we'd listened to Emmylou Harris' version.
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I pulled up the song on YouTube... and there was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhlKkS-78O0&list=PLzGN2zPmEQmVU4kbBwb5DaHz4X3RMdIoj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">a playlist</a>. Childhood memories flooded in. It felt so different than when I'd heard the usual songs on the radio. These songs meant more to me. I couldn't listen to this music without hearing a crackle and occasional skip of the record (my brother and I... sometimes my dad... wound up dancing or doing somersaults). Memories so far away, yet still so real.
Tears of joy welled up... my <i>heart</i> was changed, and then: </span></span></span><span data-offset-key="9aj71-0-0"><span data-text="true"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #1d2129; display: inline !important; float: none; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; word-spacing: 0px;">"It just doesn't feel like Christmas at all this year, I'm sorry."
</span>Through the years, I haven't done a whole lot of baking. One reason being, our neighbor lady has always given us a tray loaded with cookies and fudge. This week, she called and said she didn't get around to baking, what with her and her husband's health issues.
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<u><br /></u><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">"The gardens that make us happiest<br />flourish because we <i>have taken the time</i><br />to make sure they feed our souls<br />and fill a special place in our lives."</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aYWPc8vVfRs/WTzanBlGUFI/AAAAAAAAG4Y/uNBxA8OM6KA-zwsYkkG5YNwFmK6ik0lEACLcB/s1600/Tags%2B-%2BOld-fashioned%2Bwhite%2Broses%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1237" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aYWPc8vVfRs/WTzanBlGUFI/AAAAAAAAG4Y/uNBxA8OM6KA-zwsYkkG5YNwFmK6ik0lEACLcB/s640/Tags%2B-%2BOld-fashioned%2Bwhite%2Broses%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" width="494" /></a><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">"Sometimes you have to <i>really think<br />about what you want</i> in your garden...<br />once the beds are laid out <br />and the rose bushes planted."</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><br /><br /><span style="color: #444444;">~ Lindley Karstens ~</span><br /><br /><br /><i>I combined 3 elements to</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>create these garden-themed,</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>printable tags. Two feature an</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i><a href="http://antiqueimages.blogspot.com/2013/04/free-frame-clip-art-vintage-printable.html">old-fashioned, white rose</a>.</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>I kept the others simple with</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>portions of an ornament.<br />The <a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/stunning-scrolls-frame-image/">ornament</a> reminded me </i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>of both stylized branches</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>and metalwork from</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>something like a garden</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>gate. The background is</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i>a receipt from <a href="https://lilac-n-lavender.blogspot.com/2013/02/1945-berrys-seed-co.html">Berry Seed</a></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://lilac-n-lavender.blogspot.com/2013/02/1945-berrys-seed-co.html"> Company</a>.</i><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">Thank you for stopping by!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div>
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Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-45622596298315783372016-12-05T20:40:00.002+00:002021-12-06T19:10:30.395+00:00Sleigh Bell Polka<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells,</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jingle all the way!</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Oh what fun it is to ride</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">in a one-horse open sleigh!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><i>~ James L. Pierpont ~</i></span></span><br /><br /><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GId0Abon2is/WEXLsjVCM_I/AAAAAAAAG1E/cYDynGwQQGwctsQfpXdO0bvIYHeTRfXxQCLcB/s1600/Sleigh%2BBell%2BPolka%2Bsheet%2Bmusic%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-GId0Abon2is/WEXLsjVCM_I/AAAAAAAAG1E/cYDynGwQQGwctsQfpXdO0bvIYHeTRfXxQCLcB/s640/Sleigh%2BBell%2BPolka%2Bsheet%2Bmusic%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" width="454" /></a></div>
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Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-15491264880173935152016-09-22T19:40:00.000+01:002016-09-22T19:40:36.658+01:00September Kitchen Decor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">"When you change the way</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">you look at things, the things</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">you look at change."</span><br /><br /><i><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">~ Wayne Dyer ~</span></i></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ez62xE2gKuA/V-QMlxFyW9I/AAAAAAAAGx8/1l0jDGZZ1IcIXLEjuLVUc9RXYXe8eZyeQCEw/s1600/September%2Bkitchen%2B9.21.2%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ez62xE2gKuA/V-QMlxFyW9I/AAAAAAAAGx8/1l0jDGZZ1IcIXLEjuLVUc9RXYXe8eZyeQCEw/s640/September%2Bkitchen%2B9.21.2%2B-%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>
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<i><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My husband found these insulators in a ditch! Took quite a bit of scrubbing,<br />but now they're a colorful focal point on the countertop (or windowsill).</span></i></div>
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Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-38927430885345597112016-09-16T18:16:00.000+01:002016-09-16T18:16:06.622+01:00Love the Light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-69751632947492204682015-07-17T18:40:00.000+01:002015-07-17T18:40:00.347+01:00Those Who Bring Sunshine...<br /><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #783f04;">"Those who bring sunshine<br />into the lives of others cannot<br />keep it from themselves."</span></span><br /><br /><i><span style="color: #b45f06; font-size: large;">~ James M. Barrie ~</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #783f04; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br />Here are the <i>free graphics<br />& sources </i>used in my artwork:</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*Internet Archive*</span><br /><a href="http://archive.org/stream/mobot31753000580818#page/n192/mode/1up" target="_blank">Silver-leaved sunflower</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*TuckDB*</span><br /><a href="http://tuckdb.org/postcards/132104" target="_blank">Scalloped border</a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*Lilac & Lavender*</span><br /><a href="http://lilac-n-lavender.blogspot.com/2012/03/sweet-girl-spring-flowers.html">Fabric texture</a></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #f6b26b; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Thanks for stopping by!</i></span></div>
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Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-55260812905967239712015-07-08T11:59:00.000+01:002015-07-08T11:59:05.906+01:00Pitcher & Simple Country Bouquet<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">I <i>love</i> enamelware pitchers. Add<br /></span><span style="color: #76a5af; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">a simple country bouquet, and you<br />have a real thing of beauty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm patiently waiting for the perfect pitcher, so I can<br />have a bouquet like this on my kitchen table. Until then,<br /> milk glass vases and mason jars will do <i>just</i> fine.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #45818e;">Here are the <i>free graphics<br />& sources</i> used in my artwork:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*Antique Images*</span><br /><a href="http://antiqueimages.blogspot.com/2015/05/vintage-digital-image-transfer-of-watch.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Enamelware pitcher</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*Flickr: perpetualplum*</span><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/perpetualplum/4295873888/in/set-72157604172708844" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Umbel illustration, 1917</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*Shadowhouse Creations*</span><br /><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/31454897367234690/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Softly aged sepia texture</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*Lilac & Lavender*</span><br /><a href="http://lilac-n-lavender.blogspot.com/2013/02/1945-berrys-seed-co.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Berry Seed Co. ephemera</span></a><br /></span></div>
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Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-83306809531653174402015-07-03T21:21:00.000+01:002015-07-03T21:21:08.500+01:00Queen Anne's Lace<br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">"The great lesson is<br />that the <i>sacred</i> is in the <i>ordinary</i>,<br />that it is to be found in one's<br />daily life..."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: #76a5af;">~ Abraham Maslow ~</span></span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rv6N3eEcCRE/VZV_8mxbgKI/AAAAAAAAGhU/ZWBL__bsuVM/s1600/Tags%2B%257E%2BQueen%2BAnnes%2Blace%2B%257E%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-rv6N3eEcCRE/VZV_8mxbgKI/AAAAAAAAGhU/ZWBL__bsuVM/s640/Tags%2B%257E%2BQueen%2BAnnes%2Blace%2B%257E%2Blilac-n-lavender.jpg" width="494" /></a><br /><span style="color: #45818e;"><i>Printable sets of large and small tags, featuring<br />my favorite wildflower. Click <a href="http://lilac-n-lavender.blogspot.com/2013/02/1945-berrys-seed-co.html" target="_blank">here</a> to read<br />a little more about the Berry Seed Company.</i></span><br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: #134f5c;">I love Queen Anne's lace. At first glance, it looks simple... but<br />when you <i>really</i> look, you notice all the beautiful, intricate patterns.<br />I wonder how anyone could call it a weed. It's welcome in all my flower<br />beds, and makes itself at home right next to irises, daylilies, and roses. <br />I don't think I'll ever tire of seeing it bobbing in the breeze...<br />whether it's along a country road, or outside my kitchen window.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #45818e;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here are the <i>free graphics<br />& sources</i> used in my artwork:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*Antique Images*</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://antiqueimages.blogspot.com/2014/02/free-wildflower-clip-art-antique-1895.html" target="_blank">Queen Anne's lace</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*Old Design Shop*</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://olddesignshop.com/2011/11/free-vintage-image-holiday-fun-owl/" target="_blank">Aged paper texture</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*Vintage Feedsacks*</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/31454897368046169/" target="_blank">Label ~ "lace" pattern</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*TuckDB*</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://tuckdb.org/postcards/132104" target="_blank">Scalloped border</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*The Sum of All Crafts*</span><br /><a href="http://thesumofallcrafts.blogspot.com/2011/11/elegant-frames.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Delicate rectangular label</span></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">*Lilac & Lavender*</span><br /><a href="http://lilac-n-lavender.blogspot.com/2013/02/1945-berrys-seed-co.html" target=""><span style="font-size: large;">Berry Seed Co. ephemera</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: x-large;">"The whole world is a series of <i>miracles,</i><br />but we're so used to them<br />we call them <i>ordinary</i> things."</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #76a5af; font-size: large;">~ Hans Christian Anderson ~</span><br /><br /><br /><i><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thank you for stopping by!</span></span></i></span></div>
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Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-81243892519903676072015-05-21T19:43:00.000+01:002015-05-22T14:14:25.978+01:00Filled With Possibility<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i><span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: x-large;">"Aaah, summer - that long anticipated<br />stretch of lazy, lingering days, free of<br />responsibility and rife with possibility..."</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">~ Darell Hammond ~</span></span></div>
<br /><br />"Time to rise and shine and get ready for school you two!" My son popped right out of bed, while my daughter needed a little more encouragement. Without opening her eyes, she groaned, "How many more days?" I said, "Oh, summer will be here soon enough." I then kissed her forehead, and lovingly whisked away the covers. They went through the routine of eating breakfast, getting dressed, brushing hair and teeth. My son was excited about going to the zoo, and produced a zoo-themed art project to praise. My daughter reminisced about her own 1st grade zoo trip and summed it up with, "You're pretty much gonna love it." We prayed together, then they ran to the end of our driveway to chat and wait. I poured a cup of coffee and heard the bus slow and stop. I waved and they waved back as I lost sight of them down the road. <br /><br />Where just minutes before there was hustle and bustle, now there was only silence. I looked down and noticed the wisps of steam rolling off my coffee. I admired them while appreciating how the pretty blue and white mug warmed my hands. Glancing out front at the garden, I noticed more purple blooms than yesterday, as well as more green. Note to self: pick flowers and pull weeds... after finishing coffee.<br /><br />This morning routine will only last for a few more days, then we'll be on to summer vacation. I'm relieved. Although I appreciate the quiet and regained sense of independence when they're in school, it'll be nice to have the kids back home in the nest. There's another kind of freedom and peace in that. Most days we'll have nowhere to be. When we stay home, we'll have a picnic lunch or go for a nature hike in the woods. We might take a bouquet of flowers to the neighbors and return with a bag of green beans or a carton of eggs. Other days, we'll go swimming with friends, go to a 4-H meeting, or a learning activity at the library. <br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Aaah, summer - that season when I am reminded of the younger years: younger kids, a younger me. It'll be good to slow down and savor these: the long, lazy days, childhood, and motherhood. All filled with possibility. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span><br />
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Lilac & Lavenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18310795393642483522noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3653873317577758096.post-91923978276400222222015-04-27T00:38:00.000+01:002015-04-27T00:38:53.850+01:00Gifts of Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">"The arms of May are flower filled<br />With blossoms April showers spilled.<br />Bright, rainbow-colored gifts of spring<br />Arrived at her awakening."</span><br /><br /><i><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://community.tasteofhome.com/group_forums/marys_tea_room/f/67/t/398107.aspx?PageIndex=14" target="_blank">~ Nora M. Bozeman ~</a></span></i></span><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0UvWoBgXFco/VT1VyToWPkI/AAAAAAAAGbk/POSWoDaor8E/s1600/Tags%2B~%2BFrench%2Bflorals%2B6.1%2B~%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0UvWoBgXFco/VT1VyToWPkI/AAAAAAAAGbk/POSWoDaor8E/s1600/Tags%2B%7E%2BFrench%2Bflorals%2B6.1%2B%7E%2Blilac-n-lavender.png" height="640" width="494" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here are the <i>free graphics<br />& sources</i> used in my artwork:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">*The Graphics Fairy*</span><br /><a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/vintage-clip-art-gorgeous-french-lace-label/" target="_blank">French lace label</a><br /><a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/vintage-french-roses-image/" target="_blank">Vintage French roses</a><br /><a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/vintage-graphic-french-roses/" target="_blank">French chocolate advert</a><br /><a href="http://thegraphicsfairy.com/vintage-graphic-amazingly-beautiful-typography-card/" target="_blank">Back of an old photograph</a><br /><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">*TuckDB*</span><br /><a href="http://tuckdb.org/postcards/52694/pictures/129824" target="_blank">Pink roses</a><br /><a href="http://tuckdb.org/postcards/33448" target="_blank">Light pink phlox</a><br /><a href="http://tuckdb.org/postcards/121625" target="_blank">Basket of daffodils</a><br /><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">*The Old Design Shop*</span><br /><a href="http://olddesignshop.com/2011/11/free-vintage-french-receipts/" target="_blank">French receipt</a><br /><a href="http://olddesignshop.com/2013/04/free-vintage-image-daisies-and-love-poem/" target="_blank">White & yellow daisies</a><br /><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">*Vintage Holiday Crafts*</span><br /><a href="http://wordplay.hubpages.com/hub/Great-Bridal-Shower-Ideas" target="_blank">White cosmos</a><br /><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">*Little Birdie Blessings*</span><br /><a href="http://www.littlebirdieblessings.blogspot.com/2011/06/steppingstones.html" target="_blank">Forget-me-nots</a><br /><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">*Free Vintage Digital Stamps*</span><br /><a href="http://freevintagedigistamps.blogspot.com/2012/05/free-digital-scrapbook-paper-pink-green.html" target="_blank">Polka dot scrapbook paper</a><br /><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">*Digital Two for Tuesday*</span><br /><a href="http://digitaltuesday.blogspot.com/2010/09/same-background-two-ways.html" target="_blank">Endpaper pattern</a><br /><br /><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;">*Boston Public Library*</span><br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/8009664130/" target="_blank">Chocolate trade card</a></span></div>
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