Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Greeting Cards


Greetings my sweet friends!
I have been having so much fun creating paintings 
in a "vintage style"



Eventually when (work slows down)  I will re-open my Etsy store
and have cards as well as paintings and other original creations!







Did you know that...



Sending greeting cards to friends and family is a tradition that goes back about 200 years.
 They  were mostly sent by the elite and wealthy in the early to mid 1800's.

Most of the early greeting cards were hand delivered and many were quite expensive,
 but they soon gained mass popularity with the introduction of the world's first postage

 stamp issued in 1840.

Hope you all are having a great week!
Mary :O)

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