It’s that time of the year! Time for holly leaves, Saint Nick, FIRE, and lots of rum balls.
Yeah. Look. I know what I like, and rum balls are the best thing. I was making them without measuring the rum when I was a teenager, most flammable Christmas dessert ever.
Anyway, I’ve gathered together a bunch of neat little Christmas-themed elements for your craft projects this week. Some of the images will be very tiny because they came from gift tags, others are from antique postcards. There will be Christmas items posted every week this month! Yay!
Partially because I have so much Christmas stock, y’all. I didn’t look for it, it came to me. The stuff I’m going to show you this month doesn’t even put a dent in my Yuletide image list. I’m going to have more than enough to do another full month of Christmas next year—and maybe the year after that. Even when I go looking for stuff for different holidays I still find Christmas.
The card that the above kidlet came from was so horribly, horribly water-stained that I couldn’t preserve the whole thing. It was bad, y’all, and I wasn’t even sure I’d be able to pull this part off—but it turned out beautifully! Just look at this kid. Adorable! Is it the way-too-rosy cheeks? The fashionable bob haircut? Not sure. But I had to preserve this image, so I did. Pair them with some carolers for a little more “uuuugh not more plastered uninvited guests” energy.
I think you’ll be getting the gift tag that these came from in another post. They’re cheerful and happy in a mildly off-putting way, but I still think they’d make fun stickers. These two are totally polite to you to your face but the moment you’re out of earshot they’re shit-talking you like nothing else.
The absolute best part about this graphic is that you can rearrange the statement however you like, and there’s also enough room to just drop the paper/scroll effect so you can a very pleasant Merry Christmas message on its own. Text in antique postcards is an art form and this graphic is an effective demonstration.
A neat little decorative arch. This graphic was from an antique postcard, and decorated the very top. Remove the holly leaves and berries to make for a simpler decorative element.
Wreaths are classic! This one even has a dangly ribbon bit, and it’s not overly complex. It’s so cute.
A great big sprig of holly from a very large Christmas postcard. Such vibrant colours on a huge image that would be excellent as part of holiday stationery or even a border. Few things scream “Christmas” quite as loudly as sprigs of holly, right?
What Christmas images are you hoping to see? Do you have a favourite “theme” from holiday graphics? Leave your comments below.
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