A winter scene with cardinals on a branch with a background of snow and blue trees. You can personalize the back to say what you want. If you need to move the text, or change the size, font, or color, click Customize It.
Showing posts with label happy holidays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label happy holidays. Show all posts
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
"Christmas Greetings" Vintage Greeting Card
"Christmas Greetings" Vintage
An Ellen H. Clapsaddle design.
Vintage Christmas card designed by Ellen H. Clapsaddle showing a beautiful young lady in a red cloak trimmed with white fur and a white fur muff. The card message is "A Simple Token ...sent to say ....I think of you....this Christmas Day ".
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
The Christmas Tree
The tradition of Christmas trees as it exists today originated in Germany and came to the USA by
way of immigrants. But it isn't clear how the tradition really gained a foothold
in Germany. One story is that Christians in Germany during the 16th century
started to bring trees into their homes and decorated them. Some of those
Christians would build pyramids for Christmas. The pyramids were made of wood
and would be decorated with evergreens and candles if wood was in short supply.
It is however Martin Luther, a Protestant reformer, who is said to have
been the first to add lighted candles as decoration to a tree based on his
inspiration from the brilliant light of twinkling stars that shone through
evergreen trees as he walked home one winter evening.
As the legend goes, Martin Luther placed a tree in a primary room of his
house and placed wires with small, lighted candles around the branches of the
tree. And that is how, as the tale goes, the Christmas tree as known today, was
started.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
"Christmas Wishes" Vintage Card
"Christmas Wishes" Vintage
Very pretty vintage Christmas image of Santa Claus ringing a bell. He is carrying a little Christmas tree and has toys attached to his belt. A little deer with a collar is looking on and the design has a holly border. The message is "Christmas Wishes".
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)