Laura and I went "Pickin'" a few months ago and went into a used book shop near the University of Rhode Island. In the back was an old library card catalog (remember those) filled with old postcards.
We found one of the chapel where my brother and sister in-in-law were married in Watch Hill, RI. That immediately was put in their anniversary card this year.
We found tons of old photos of Europe and faraway places as well as local ones of the area.
And then we found the holidays. I guess it was common to send postcards the way we send or used to send greeting cards at holidays. Now, it is often just a quick text message. I still send cards. Anyway...
We found some lovely art on these cards. This one a Christmas card from Dayton, OH to a friend in Detroit. Postmarked Dec 21,1916-- They must have had better mail service then. The family wrote a lovely note about how they would love to see their friends' Christmas tree, but they were going to another family's house this year. They wrote how they hoped Santa would be good to them. The sentiments haven't changed. And a pareel is an old word for parcel that comes from the Dutch. That explains the little Dutch boy wrapping the gift.
I thought it would make a lovely piece of wall art, or pillow for the season. If you have a porch at the front door so it doesn't get wet, how nice to hang it on gold braid instead of the usual wreath.Here is the pattern. You'll find it in the Christmas section or the New Patterns.
I thought I would post a few more of the Christmas cards we found. Maybe you will see those as patterns sometime as well.
Oh, If you are wondering about copyright rules. Old cards like these are not copyrighted by the publisher and as long as you own the card, you may use it.
Hope you enjoyed this little preview of Christmas ---the Season is coming upon us quickly.
But first,
Happy Thanksgiving from Laura and me,
Debra
