Let Freedom Ring!

I tweaked my display for the 4th of July holiday

weekend. I love how I can change this up to

fit the seasons.

I made a black and white copy of the vintage flag

postcard that I have had for some time and then

tore the edges to give it some texture.

This vintage page came from a 1945 songbook.

The candles have a song page wrapped around them titled, count your blessings. We are most certainly blessed to live in a free country!

Flag Song

Out on the breeze o'er land and seas, A beautiful banner is streaming; Shining its stars, splendid its bars Under the sunlight are beaming. Hail to the flag, the beautiful flag, The flag that is red, white and blue!

Over the brave long may it wave, Peace to the world ever bringing; While to the stars, linked with the bars, Hearts will forever be singing. Hail to the flag, the beautiful flag, The flag that is red, white and blue!

I am linking up today with Debra @ Common Ground for her vintage patriotic party.

Come and join in the fun!

Praying that you have a beautiful 4th of July weekend as we celebrate our free country and those who fought and died for her.

Blessings~

The proper way...

to take a kiss...

Have a beautiful Thursday ~

blessings~

I Wonder...

Do any of you artists ever have days when the creativity just isn't flowing?

I love to create...

I love to dabble in this and that

and

I even make things periodically to sell...

but...

I have been in a slump lately.

The creativity is just itching to get out even as I sit and type this.

I want to be making something...

creating anything...

wonderful,

but what...

For now I will continue to ponder and I will share these lovelies with you~

I love vintage postcards with scripture verses on them.

Imagine my delight when I found not one , but four this past weekend.

50 cents each...snatched them up right away.

I like to think I am stimulating our lagging economy with my $2.00 purchases here and there, but I highly doubt it. LOL

This verse is for you (MG)...praying for you.

I think I made the resolution on these high enough so that if you right click on them, they will get larger and then you can save them to your computer.

Blessings ~

Playing with Images ~

I was playing around today with the hue and saturation in my picture program and made the vintage postcards in my previous post a softer color. What do you think? I like how they turned out. I intended to make them sepia tones , but I did this instead. Just having fun playing around when I should be cleaning ! Enjoy ~

Sweet Easter Images ~

I thought I would share a couple of my vintage postcard images with you artists for the upcoming holiday. I adore these images...they are just too sweet! I am so ready for spring and Easter and all that beautiful season has to offer. New life, new growth, new beginnings...I am ready to dig in my good ole' Michigan soil and clean out my flower beds...I am ready to open up my potting shed and get it all cleaned out and ready for warm weather...I am ready to throw open my windows and let the spring air waft in to filter out all the winter doldrums...*SO READY* ~