The Celts lived across most of Europe during the Iron Age. Several hundred years before Julius Caesar, they occupied many parts of central and western Europe, especially what are now Austria, Switzerland, southern France and Spain. By the mid-1st millennium, with the expansion of the Roman Empire and migrating Germanic tribes, Celtic culture had become restricted to Ireland, the western and northern parts of Great Britain (Wales, Scotland, and Cornwall), the Isle of Man, and Brittany. I don’t think I’m the only person who thinks of the British Isles when I hear the word Celts.
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Be Happy Inspirational Print
What is happiness? How can I be happy? Scientists have studied the nature of happiness, poets have written beautiful thoughts, and countless people through time have gone in search of happiness. It’s so easy to get caught up in the latest problem, failure, or minor disaster at work or home. Happiness isn’t something that just happens to you. Everyone has the power to make small changes in our behavior, our surroundings and our relationships that can help set us on course for a happier life.
Vintage St. Nicholas Prints
I love vintage prints and Christmas is the perfect time for a vintage St. Nicholas print. Today I’m sharing 2 vintage prints I downloaded for free from the New York Public Library. They offer many scans of vintage cards that have no current copyright, and I like both of my selections. First I used editing software to clean up these 100 year-old Christmas cards. Using filters I lightened the gray and brought out the original colors. I increased the DPI (dots per inch) and resized the card for modern frames. Below is the dull original graphic I downloaded. The snow is dirty.
Flower Deer Holiday Print
You know I love graphics and over the last few months I’ve been looking for the perfect holiday print. On KissPng.com, I found this beautiful deer covered in leaves and flowers. It’s just my type of print. All graphics there are free to download, but they are usually low DPI. This means you must use graphics programs to increase the DPI (dots per inch) and resize for printing.
Advent Acts of Kindness
Sunday, December 2nd (2018) is the first Sunday of Advent. Many people around the world celebrate this time in preparation for Christmas. Celebrations can use an Advent calendar, an Advent wreath, and family prayers. I have a printable free Advent calendar for download celebrating the 24 days prior to Christmas. If you want to simply celebrate Advent, make a wreath or calendar and add activities that enhance the season. Print and celebrate the days with family activities like gathering donations to charity, buying gifts for a Giving Tree, baking gifts for others, or reading about the story of Jesus in scripture. For more information on celebrating a simple Advent see last year’s post, Simple Ways to Celebrate Advent: Wreaths, Calendars, & Activities . This simple Advent calendar is available for download there as well as possible scripture readings.
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Vintage Halloween Cards
I love old cards and prints. I found a couple of vintage Halloween cards with such innocence. First is a card with two children flying through the night with bats in chase. Size 10″ x 8″
Free Printables for Fall & Autumn
It’s that time of year when we all love to display fall in our homes. I love the soft side of autumn. My creativity is soaring right now. Today I’ve four new soft pieces of fall printable art. First Fall for Autumn is a soft piece I shared in the members area a month ago. Today it’s for everyone. Let’s Fall for Autumn. This piece is sized 14″ x 11″.
Adding Coastal: Floral Anchor Printables
I have been looking for a floral anchor to add to my coastal art collection. There are many pretty ones available to buy. I found a beautiful one that was sold on Etsy by MossandTwigPrints about two years ago.