"Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love!" Hamilton Wright Mabie
Holiday season is officially upon us. It becomes official on
Thanksgiving, I believe, even if the stores and radio stations feel it
starts at Halloween. In order to be prepared, I spent the last couple of
months designing some new Zentangle inspired holiday cards to add to my
Etsy shop. So I thought I would share my new designs with you here.
Adding these to my designs from last year, I now have more than a dozen different cards, some Christmas, some Chanukah, and some winter themed, available with or without something written on the inside.
Have you started (or maybe finished) your holiday shopping yet?
"The first step to believing something is true is wanting to believe it is true." Terry Goodkind
I decided to write a quick post because I have a cute little anecdote to share. A few days ago I got an email that someone had started an Etsy conversation with me. I sell greeting cards in my Etsy shop, including holiday cards. A woman saw my cards there and sent me this message:
"My 8-year-old son is a huge zentangle fan after learning about it in art
class. His ONLY wish from Santa this year is a "handmade zentangle card
of Santa" made by the big man himself. Of course, I want it to be
perfect and keep the Santa magic alive but I don't have the talent to do
it myself! Is this something you would be interested in doing?"
How could I resist that? So, after discussing it with her a little further, this is what I made.
I finished it this afternoon and listed it on Etsy so she could see it and make her purchase. Thankfully, she loves it. And hopefully her son will too. Hope it keeps the magic alive for him!
