The 25 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 9

Day 9:

“Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.”
– Oren Arnold

Card by Shannon Martin.

For more about our 25 Days of Christmas Cards project, see this post.

The 25 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 8

Day 8:

“Be merry all, be merry all,
With holly dress the festive hall;
Prepare the song, the feast, the ball,
To welcome merry Christmas.”
– William Robert Spencer

Card by Sharon, Bumbershoot Designs and Supplies

For more about our 25 Days of Christmas Cards project, see this post.

The 25 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 7

Day 7:

“The perfect Christmas tree?  All Christmas trees are perfect!”
– Charles N. Barnard

Card by RSVP.

For more about our 25 Days of Christmas Cards project, see this post.

The 25 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 6

Day 6:

“Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love.”
– Hamilton Wright Mabie

Card by Dorothy Jane.

For more about our 25 Days of Christmas Cards project, see this post.

The 25 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 5

Day 5:

"When we recall Christmas past, we usually find that the simplest things - not the great occasions - give off the greatest glow of happiness."
– Bob Hope

Card by Cara Scissoria.

For more about our 25 Days of Christmas Cards project, see this post.

The 25 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 4

Day 4:

“May your walls know joy, may every room hold laughter, and every window open to great possibility.”
– Mary Anne Radmacher

Card by Papyrus.

For more about our 25 Days of Christmas Cards project, see this post.

The 25 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 3

Day 3:

"Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree.  In the eyes of children, they are all 30 feet tall."
– Larry Wilde

Card by Hitchcock Creative. Card's quote by J.M. Barrie.

For more about our 25 Days of Christmas Cards project, see this post.

The 25 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 2

Day 2:

"'Twas Christmas broach'd the mightest ale;
'Twas Christmas told the merriest tale;
A Christmas gambol oft could cheer
The poor man's heart though half the year." 

-- Walter Scott

Card by Papyrus.

For more about our 25 Days of Christmas Cards project, see this post.

The 25 Days of Christmas Cards: Day 1

We love paper and mixed media art here at Bumbershoot Designs and Supplies. The Christmas season provides wonderful opportunities to showcase these art forms. Cards especially, are abundant this time of year, and come in such an amazing array of styles, designs, colors.

Recently daughter Emma and I were talking about how we could bring more mixed media and paper art into our lives this holiday season. As we were musing about holiday cards and advent calendars, Emma had the great idea that we should mail ourselves a card each day during December, sort of an advent Christmas card project.

And so you have it! The 25 days of Christmas cards! We've selected 25 lovely holiday cards and are opening one a day until Christmas Day. Some of the carts are made by me, some are made by other artists, and some were purchased just because we liked the design or the sentiment. Inside each card we've inserted a seasonal greeting or quote to inspire us throughout the holiday season. We're sending these through the mail to ourselves, because what the heck, getting mail is part of the fun!

So without further ado we present you with Day 1's card and quote:

"I will honor Christmas in my heart and try to keep it all the year." 

-- Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol

Card by Dorothy Jane.

Bumbershoot Designs and Supplies December 2013 Special for Newsletter Subscribers

Turquoise charm earring kit, free with purchase!

This month's birthstone is turquoise (be sure to check out our blog post on that!) and in honor of this gemstone we are giving away this lovely earring kit to our newsletter subscribers. During the month of December, receive all of the components to make this lovely pair of vintage faux turquoise earrings when you use the coupon at checkout. We don't mind saying that they would make a lovely holiday gift for someone on your list this year!  

Our newsletter subscribers can receive this kit, free with any purchase at Bumbershoot Supplies or Bumbershoot Designs.  See your December 1 and December 15 newsletters for details and the coupon code.

Also, don't forget your 1-time free shipping offer that you received when you signed up for our newsletter.

And YES, you can combine specials. So you can have the earring kit plus the free shipping code you received upon signing up for the newsletter in the same order!

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