Greener Greens

Welcome!

Green

American green tree frog

Greener

‘Green Fairy’ Collage Art Doll original by inkspired 

Greenest!

Celebrations of the Catholic Saint Patrick are here!

It has become more and more

a celebration of all things 

Irish.

Vintage card

What makes me think of Ireland?

The color green!

What a bodacious color-

Green!

I love all things nature.

It is common for me to look to nature to find inspiration.

Let’s see what I can find...

Well, not quite what I was thinking.

Better!

 Green Iguana

Luna Moth 

Striped Tail Hummingbird

Photo By Chris Jimenez

Now there’s some green!

Many birds have beautiful green feathers...

Red-lored Amazon, Costa Rica
I think!

Livingstone’s Turaco
Photo cred: Pierre Chabot

Lesser Green Broadbill
Photo cred: Phil Liew


While Ireland has listed about 450 different species of bird that have visited her,
there are about 200 species that remain
regulars.

This is the greenfinch.
While perhaps not so brilliant green,
her colors seem to grow on me.

Greenfinch
Photo cred: Cesare Carloni

What else can we find for this
Green Celebration Day?

Something Irish,
Something Green
with a wee bit of
Something for
Saint Patrick...

(Okay, so poetry was not my top subject in school...)

SHAMROCKS!
and
IRISH BLESSINGS!

Here’s to you!
May you have a Greener Green 
St. Patrick’s Day!

‘Til next time,

Inkspired 

Play with those Talking Veggies!

Welcome!

Pumpkin Kaleidoscope by inkspired 

As we enter the month of November 

my thoughts turn to the upcoming American holiday of

Thanksgiving.

Cred: Cartoonist Jon Russo

While it may seem that retail has pushed Thanksgiving aside 

it remains a unique American tradition.

1940 - 1950 illustration, artist unknown

Just don’t ask any Native Americans what they think about it,

as you might find out they have drastically changed their views on the subject after the first one.

😢

November 1937 magazine cover

Artist unknown 

Let’s talk of vegetables today,

an essential ingredient to any Thanksgiving meal.

Really.

Vintage seed catalog cover, 1901

I just love vintage illustrations!

Did you notice the turn of the century gardening tools?

Vintage seed catalog cover, 1899

Apparently in the past, we had different ideas

about advertising....

I mean nothing says 

“Buy me! Plant me! Eat me!”

Like these:

MOM!

MY VEGETABLES ARE TALKING TO ME!

“Yes dear, now eat your vegetables..”

Here’s a favorite,

Anthropomorphic vegetables, smoking!

Yep, nothing says healthy like smoking vegetables!

Kaleidoscope by inkspired

‘Better to eat vegetables and fear no creditors,

Than eat duck and hide from them.’

- The Talmud

Vintage vegetable advertising, 1898

‘It’s no use boiling your cabbage twice.’

-Irish proverb 

On that thought, I will close for today.

Let me know what you think about talking vegetables

in the Comments section!

‘Til next time,

inkspired 

Vintage seed catalog cover, 1903

Have a Heart

c.1899

courtesy of Indiana Music Library

web site is to the right of this blog

Today's theme is 

HEARTS

c.1909

Just a reminder, whenever I show

Vintage Song Sheet Covers

I put below this:

c. year

What does it mean?
It means that the song was published in the year noted.
I put 'c.' to represent 'copyright'.

c.1918



"The Dawn of Our Love was when I met you , Dear;
All the world seemed so different to me,
Like the sun light above, Warmer then grew My Love
And I thought you spoke Truthfully;
But your cold-hardened heart was False from the start
And although you have proven Untrue
When shadows are falling, my poor heart is calling
Calling, Sweetheart, For You"

Don't forget that not only do the Vintage Song Sheets have fantastic graphics,
there are also some wonderful poems and lyrics!
If you go to the Music Library site,
type in the name of the song,
you can usually then see each page of the music,
and print it out for you to sing!
Or just enjoy the wonderful vintage sentiments...

c.1922

www.vintageholidaycrafts.com



"The Light Heart Lives Long."

- Irish Proverb

www.maxandolivia.etsy.com

A Joan Walsh Anglund movable paper doll
found on flickr

"Dancing with the feet is one thing,
but
dancing with the heart is another."

- Anonymous

courtesy of the Denver Zoo, free printables

ceramic yarn holder, www.blueroompottery.etsy.com

hand made sucker Valentines idea

I'm sorry, I don't know where this is from.

www.amorevivo.etsy.com



'Judge not by the eye,
but by the heart."

- Cheyenne proverb

Valentine fabric wreath
unknown crafter

paper heart garland, www.TatianasTienda.etsy.com

an iris folding pattern by Valita Reynolds

she is a super iris folder!

"Wherever you go,

go with all your heart."

- Confucius

www.vintageholidaycrafts.com

vintage valentine

peyote bracelet pattern to purchase
www.BeadingWonders.etsy.com


I have had fun today with a blog full of 

Hearts!

tiny crochet hearts
www.FlowersbyIrene.etsy.com




"...for the joyous heart
it is a festival always."

- Proverbs 15:15

Love, in many different languages
If you know where this is from, let me know so I can credit properly!


inkspired
www.inkspired.etsy.com
www.collagepaperpainting.etsy.com
and also on pinterest:
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