THE GOOD NEWS: my Cosmote internet connection is back to normal…well, as normal as it will ever be in these parts! I had not, it turns out, used my monthly bandwidth limit. Everyone’s connection has been unconscionably slow in this area for the last week or so because of the weather — a wind that could knock you flat in a second, let alone destroy elements of the landscape like aerials.
The joy of being able to create again knows no bounds. It soothes my soul. For Oriental Glimpse, I mixed and matched innumerable flower and architectural images from my collection and The Graphics Fairy along with a textured background from Denise at 2 Lil’ Owls, courtesy of a specially discounted bundle from Design Cuts.
Available at the following galleries:
Redbubble
Crated
Fine Art America
Fine Art England
Take care and keep laughing!
![Artful Pumpkins © Sarah Vernon [Redbubble]](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hl008blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Artful Pumpkins © Sarah Vernon [Redbubble]")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]
Photograph by “Nicolai Bernsten”:DJ;KGH; at “Unsplash”:http://unsplash.com
Textures “2LO Confetti 17 and 2LO Distressed 12 from”:http://2lilowls.com](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/e289blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "The Boat House")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]
Advert from The Graphics Fairy](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/e286blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Vintage Pettit’s Eye Salve")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]
Vintage Henry Irving and Ellen Terry as Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing from The Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/97514042/
The background is a blend of the interior of The Great Exhibition at Crystal Palace in 1851 from an old encyclopaedia — the venue was originally built in Hyde Park and the exhibition was organised by Prince Albert and Henry Cole — and textures from “2 Lil’ Owls”:http://2lilowls.com.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/page/g/great-exhibition/](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/e284blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Beatrice and Benedick")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i2.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/photorehabcovermakeoveraugust.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "#photorehabcovermakeoverAugust")
![Butterflies from China, Japan, and Corea: “Biodiversity Library”:http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45490916
Texture: “Kerstin Frank”:https://www.flickr.com/photos/kerstinfrank-design/9181048645/in/photostream/
Flowers: “Rijksmuseum”:https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/my/collections/150967--sarah-vernon/mijn-eerste-verzameling/objecten#/SK-A-3899,0
Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i1.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/e309blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "‘Happiness is a Butterfly’")
![Venetian Rose Water © Sarah Vernon [Crated]](https://i2.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/e257blog1.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Venetian Rose Water © Sarah Vernon [Crated]")
![Photograph from the ex-Mrs FND
Photograph from Unsplash
Texture 2LO Ancient times 2
Clock created for Behind Time
Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/e353blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Beating the Blues")
![Gabrielle d'Estrees and one of her sisters [unknown]](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/ma015frame.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "ma015frame")
![The Boat House Tote Bag © Sarah Vernon [Fine Art England]](https://i1.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/totebagfae.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "totebagfae")
![Yacht: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zakhark/572331622/in/faves-83665426@N05/
Texture: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kerstinfrank-design/19581317079/in/faves-83665426@N05/
Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i2.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/e303blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Sailing to the Moon")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i2.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/ma077blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra - Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (")
![Photo Unsplash
Texture - 2LO Haunting 14 & 2LO Haunting 23 - “2 Lil’ Owls”:http://2lilowls.com.
Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i2.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/e285blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Night Landings © Sarah Vernon")
![Romance in Stone [framed] © Sarah Vernon](https://i2.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/romanceinstoneframed.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "romanceinstoneframed")
![Butterfly Cascade © Sarah Vernon [Crated]](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/e250blog1.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Butterfly Cascade © Sarah Vernon [Crated]")
![Bird on the Beam © Sarah Vernon [Crated]](https://i0.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/e254blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Bird on the Beam © Sarah Vernon [Crated]")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://i1.wp.com/firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/e221blog.jpg?w=84&h=84&crop=1&ssl=1 "Bring up the Curtain")
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10/03/2015 at 13:47
Ellen Hawley
Beautiful.
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10/03/2015 at 14:01
First Night Design
Thank you so much, Ellen.
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11/02/2015 at 03:45
Mary
Great to hear about the good connection again. I like the design, love the complexity and the deep rich quality – I’m not one for full blown abstract, but this has interesting a lot of appeal w/the overlapping design.
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12/02/2015 at 10:07
First Night Design
That’s a great compliment, Mary – thank you.
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09/02/2015 at 21:36
olganm
I also love it. It looks very good in the duvet cover…That would be a lovely present to oneself…
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09/02/2015 at 21:56
First Night Design
I’m so glad, Olga. It’s definitely time to buy a present for yourself since your mother liked her tote bag!
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09/02/2015 at 18:13
Itaya Art
Pretty, Sarah! The colors are so rich and mysterious. 🙂
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09/02/2015 at 20:20
First Night Design
Bless you, Itaya!
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09/02/2015 at 17:18
janetweightreed10
Wonderful design….I can feel your joy in it:) I am so happy for you. x
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09/02/2015 at 20:19
First Night Design
Thank you, Janet! Delighted to hear that.
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09/02/2015 at 16:53
Sarah
Yay! Glad you’re back on track. 🙂
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09/02/2015 at 17:09
First Night Design
Back on track might be a slight exaggeration as there’s still so much for me to transfer onto this new laptop! But oh, it’s good to be back!
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09/02/2015 at 18:25
Sarah
Well, don’t forget to take breaks Sarah so you can “keep laughing”. 😀 All the best. ❤
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09/02/2015 at 16:28
davidprosser
Wonderful design Sarah. Very rich.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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09/02/2015 at 16:41
First Night Design
My thanks to you, David. xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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09/02/2015 at 14:58
babyjill7...Marilyn Griffin
It is quite beautiful…although I like more of the designs of lesser overlapping…just saying…I am no one to critique…just what I like…
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09/02/2015 at 15:26
First Night Design
Say away, Marilyn! What a tedious world it would be if we all felt the same. I felt the same as you to some extent but when I showed it to Mr FND, he was very enthusiastic about it as it was so I didn’t play with it any more.
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10/02/2015 at 04:50
babyjill7...Marilyn Griffin
it was lovely…
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09/02/2015 at 14:36
Sue Vincent
Love that, Sarah!
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09/02/2015 at 15:24
First Night Design
Thank you, Sue!
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