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The Green, Green Grass of Home © Sarah Vernon
I combined a Chinese print from the Library of Congress at Flickr with the Beguiling-18 texture from 2 Lil’ Owls, and the bluewatercolor texture from Angie Makes via Design Cuts.
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![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://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/e303blog.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "Sailing to the Moon")
![Butterfly Cascade © Sarah Vernon [Crated]](https://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/e250blog1.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "Butterfly Cascade © Sarah Vernon [Crated]")
![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://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/e284blog.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "Beatrice and Benedick")
![Venetian Rose Water © Sarah Vernon [Crated]](https://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/e257blog1.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=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://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/e353blog.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "Beating the Blues")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com] Advert from The Graphics Fairy](https://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/e286blog.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "Vintage Pettit’s Eye Salve")
![Artful Pumpkins © Sarah Vernon [Redbubble]](https://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/hl008blog.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "Artful Pumpkins © Sarah Vernon [Redbubble]")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/ma077blog.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra - Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (")
![Gabrielle d'Estrees and one of her sisters [unknown]](https://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/ma015frame.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "ma015frame")
![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://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/e309blog.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "‘Happiness is a Butterfly’")
![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://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/e285blog.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "Night Landings © Sarah Vernon")
![Romance in Stone [framed] © Sarah Vernon](https://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/romanceinstoneframed.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "romanceinstoneframed")
![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://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/e289blog.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "The Boat House")
![Bird on the Beam © Sarah Vernon [Crated]](https://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/e254blog.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "Bird on the Beam © Sarah Vernon [Crated]")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com] Green-painted fence https://unsplash.com/photos/FxeeNx_yMpw Lake Annecy by Mindy Sommers Celestial Eruption by eberhard grossgasteiger on Unsplash https://unsplash.com/photos/NvesrDbsrL4](https://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/v057fb.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "Valentine Blush")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/e221blog.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "Bring up the Curtain")
![The Boat House Tote Bag © Sarah Vernon [Fine Art England]](https://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/totebagfae.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "totebagfae")
![Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]](https://firstnightdesign.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/photorehabcovermakeoveraugust.jpg?w=159&h=159&crop=1 "#photorehabcovermakeoverAugust")
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08/10/2015 at 17:55
Patrick Jones
Beautiful!
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08/10/2015 at 19:02
First Night Design
Thank you, Patrick!
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15/09/2015 at 06:30
First Night Design | Behind Time #Art | First Night Design
[…] created two circular layers from the centre of the same Chinese print I used in The Green, Green Grass of Home, one in Multiply mode and one in Normal. I used a clock face with roman numerals by Rachael Towne […]
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14/09/2015 at 19:52
D. Wallace Peach
Beautiful and soothing. I love the soft colors.
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14/09/2015 at 20:28
First Night Design
I’m so glad – thank you!
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13/09/2015 at 14:22
beetleypete
Like Olga, I would never have considered leggings. But they work so well, and I am sure they will be popular.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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13/09/2015 at 15:47
First Night Design
Thanks, Pete.
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13/09/2015 at 08:18
lauramacky
I really love this. The tones and of course your beautiful texture brings it to life.
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13/09/2015 at 13:24
First Night Design
Thank you so much, Laura!
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13/09/2015 at 17:34
lauramacky
You’re welcome!
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13/09/2015 at 00:33
sydspix
What a great idea! I have to think about doing something like this. This turned out beautiful!
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13/09/2015 at 00:48
First Night Design
Bless you, Syd!
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12/09/2015 at 05:05
hitandrun1964
Fabulous.
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12/09/2015 at 11:28
First Night Design
Thanks for your support, Gigi!
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12/09/2015 at 02:27
http://theenglishprofessoratlarge.com
Exquisite!
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12/09/2015 at 11:28
First Night Design
Bless you!
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11/09/2015 at 23:47
Mary
Beautiful and tropical feel to this wonderful scene Sarah!
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12/09/2015 at 11:27
First Night Design
Thanks so much, Mary!
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11/09/2015 at 17:06
Joanne
How divine – if only I still had my legging legs, dang it! 🙂
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11/09/2015 at 17:44
First Night Design
Tell me about it! Thanks, Joanne.
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11/09/2015 at 16:29
olganm
Beautiful and all the products look fantastic. I had never thought about leggings but they work very well.
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11/09/2015 at 17:43
First Night Design
Thank you so much, Olga! Redbubble have only recently started offering leggings.
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11/09/2015 at 11:23
janetweightreed10
This is very beautiful…..Love it…:)
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11/09/2015 at 12:47
First Night Design
Thank you, my friend! xx
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11/09/2015 at 11:20
janemorley2014
Works beautifully Sarah!
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11/09/2015 at 12:46
First Night Design
You’re a doll, Jane – thank you!
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11/09/2015 at 08:13
YesterdayAfter
Oh I love this Sarah very beautiful! ❤
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11/09/2015 at 12:46
First Night Design
Much thanks, Carolina!
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11/09/2015 at 21:29
YesterdayAfter
You’re welcome Sarah!
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11/09/2015 at 07:22
Souldiergirl
Beautiful!
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11/09/2015 at 12:45
First Night Design
Thank you. 😀
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11/09/2015 at 12:53
Souldiergirl
You are so welcome!
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11/09/2015 at 06:49
davidprosser
A little touch of genius.
xxx Huge Hugs xxx
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11/09/2015 at 12:45
First Night Design
Blessed hugs, David!
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