Vintage Pretty Girl is Like a Melody Mouse Pad | Zazzle #Sold!

Song sheet for Irving Berlin’s famous number, ‘A Pretty Girl is Like a Melody’, sung in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1919.

Source: Vintage Pretty Girl is Like a Melody Mouse Pad | Zazzle

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First Night Design | “Your lips know what to do, just like sea anemones.”

FROM THE ARCHIVE 10th February 2015

A Valentine image taken from a vintage postcard in my collection that early readers may know but is here shown on heart stickers, greeting cards and make-up bags.  Heart Stickers Greeting Cards iP…

Source: First Night Design | “Your lips know what to do, just like sea anemones.”

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#Valentine Seahorses Coffee Mug Set | Zazzle

Style: Coffee Mug Set

It’s a match made in heaven for this lovers’ mug set! Made to perfectly fit together, this ceramic mug set is a great gift for a wedding, anniversary, Valentine’s Day, Sweetest Day, or any other special occasion. The heart-shaped handles on each mug add an extra touch of love to this already very romantic gift! Customize with your pictures, photos, and text to make a one-of-a-kind mug set that will be cherished for years.

• 8-ounce capacity
• Dimension: 3.8”h x 3.2”diameter
• 100% ceramic construction
• Meets or exceeds FDA requirements for food and beverage safety
• Printed on demand by the Photo USA team in Fremont, California

Source: Valentine Seahorses Coffee Mug Set | Zazzle

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Just Dropping In #Valentine Card | Zazzle

Size: Greeting Card

Birthdays or holidays, good days or bad days, Zazzle’s customized greeting cards are the perfect way to convey your well-wishes and salutations on any occasion. Add a photo or pick a design and brighten someone’s day with a simple “hi”!

• Dimensions: 5″l x 7″w (portrait) or 7″l x 5″w (landscape)
• Printed on 110 lb, 12.5 point thick, semi-gloss paper
• Matte finish inside for smudge-free writing
• Add photos and text to all sides of this folded card at no extra charge
• Printable area on the back of the card is 3″l x 4″w (portrait) or 4″l x 3″w (landscape)
• Standard white envelopes included

Source: Just Dropping In Valentine Card | Zazzle

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Decorated #Valentine Fan Hip Flask | Zazzle

Size: Vinyl Wrapped Flask, 6 oz.

Be prepared and discreet with a custom Liquid Courage™ flask. A unique gift that’s perfect for weddings, birthdays, and special events!

• Dimensions: 3.75″l x 4.5″w x 1″d; 6 oz.
• Material: Stainless steel flask with attached screw top lid
• Printed on high-quality vinyl that is securely wrapped
• Durable, water and fade resistant
• Hand wash with warm water
• Handmade in USA

Source: Decorated Valentine Fan Hip Flask | Zazzle

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Make Me a Willow Cabin… Greeting Card | Zazzle #Valentine

Size: Greeting Card

Birthdays or holidays, good days or hard days, Zazzle’s customised greeting cards are the perfect way to convey your wishes on any occasion. Add a photo or pick a design and brighten someone’s day with a simple “Hey”!

• Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm (5″ x 7″) portrait or 17.8 cm x 12. 7 cm (7″ x 5″) landscape
• Printed on 110 lb, 12.5 point thick, semi-gloss paper
• Matte finish inside for smudge-free writing
• Add photos and text to all sides of this folded card at no extra charge
• Printable area on the back of the card is 7.6 cm x 10.2 cm (portrait) or 10.2 x 7.6 cm (landscape)
• Standard white envelopes included

Source: Make Me a Willow Cabin… Greeting Card | Zazzle

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Love Letters #Valentine Binder | Zazzle

I think I’m repeating myself with this post but I’m too tired to check and Valentine’s Day is not far away!
What could be more romantic than receiving a hand-written love letter? Use this beautiful folder to store them.

Size: Avery Signature 1.5″ Binder

You’ve spent time crafting interesting reports, so why not create an eye-catching Avery custom binder to match? Showcase your business with custom client binders, proposals and reports, or design unique wedding albums, recipe books and photo albums.

• Dimensions: 10″l x 11.75″w; Spine: 2.2″
• Full bleed photo-quality printing
• Designed for letter (8.5″ x 11″) sized paper
• Fits 400 pages with 1 Touch™ EZD™ Rings
• Binder inserts not included
• Made in U.S.A.

Ring Type: One Touch EZD Ring

1″ Capacity: 275 pages
1.5″ Capacity: 400 pages
2″ Capacity: 540 pages
Locking rings open with ease and keep pages secure.

Source: Love Letters Valentine Binder | Zazzle

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Bird in the Hand Neck Tie | Zazzle #Sold!

Original & vintage art © First Night Design [www.firstnightdesign.wordpress.com]

Source: Bird in the Hand Neck Tie | Zazzle

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“Bird in the Hand” Studio Pouches by Sarah Vernon | Redbubble

Features / Creation 2 February 2015 / Everyday Women 16 October 2014 / Artists with Disabilities 16 October 2014 / Visual Texture Group 15 October 2014

Photoshop / Own ephemera & textures

• Also buy this artwork on bags, apparel, stickers, and more.

Source: “Bird in the Hand” Studio Pouches by Sarah Vernon | Redbubble

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First Night Design | #Valentine Favourites

I’m hot-footing it to the hospital tomorrow for my cataract operation. I leave you with some of my favourites for Valentine’s Day. I should be back before then. Mind you, while one would normally expect to be in and out in a day with such a surgery, I’m told I have to stay in the night before and the night after. I’m spitting with rage at the ghastliness!

All of these pieces are my own except for Kissing on the Chaise-Longue which is a vintage postcard I restored.

Love Letters Valentine Postcard by FirstNightDesign
Just Dropping In Valentine Greeting Card by FirstNightDesign

Love Letters Valentine 3 Ring Binders by FirstNightDesign

Decorated Valentine Fan Square Wall Clock by FirstNightDesign

A Night to Remember Valentine Greeting Card by FirstNightDesign

Kissing on the Chaise-Longue Valentine Envelope by FirstNightDesign

You’re the Cream in My Coffee Valentine Greeting Card by FirstNightDesign

Search for Love.
Search for Valentine.

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First Night Design | ‘Make Me a Willow Cabin…’ #Valentine

Make Me a Willow Cabin Valentine Postcard

Make Me a Willow Cabin was created some time ago but I don’t think I’ve ever sold it as a greeting card or postcard or on anything, which is a shame. I’m rather fond of it.

‘Make me a willow cabin…,’ declares Viola to Olivia in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Viola, disguised as Cesario, has been sent by Orsino to declare his love for Olivia. Viola, however, chooses to give the message in her own way, telling Olivia that if he, Cesario, were in love with her, he would go much further than simply send a go-between.

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First Night Design | Decorated Valentine Fan for The Woman in Your Life

Decorated Valentine Fan © Sarah Vernon

If you intend to shower your beloved with passion and romance, make sure you have everything to hand.

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First, the greeting card.

Decorated Valentine Fan Greeting Card by FirstNightDesign

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The little party favour box which you can fill with the chocolates of her choice.

Decorated Valentine Fan Favor Boxes by FirstNightDesign

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If that doesn’t take your fancy, you can choose a calendar of chocolates.

Decorated Valentine Fan Chocolate Countdown Calendar by FirstNightDesign

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 I’m sure you already know what you’re buying as a present but if you’re short of ideas, how about a iPad Folio case.

Decorated Valentine Fan iPad Folio Case by FirstNightDesign

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Or a pretty cushion.

Decorated Valentine Fan Pillows by FirstNightDesign

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It goes without saying — unless you’re my  late ex-husband! — that you will want to wrap the presents.

Decorated Valentine Fan Wrapping Paper by FirstNightDesign

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And put them all in a matching gift bag.

Decorated Valentine Fan Large Gift Bag by FirstNightDesign

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Are you taking her for a romantic meal somewhere special  — a restaurant or cooking for her at home? Send her a beautiful invitation.

Decorated Valentine Fan 4.25×5.5 Paper Invitation Card by FirstNightDesign

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Fan from The Graphics Fairy.
Vintage Document from 2 Lil’ Owls.

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First Night Design | Love is Not Love… Tote Bag #Valentine

Love is Not Love… Tote Bag © Sarah Vernon

A very quick post to tell you I’m back! Yesterday was exhausting as I waded through thousands of emails. To say I’ll catch up with your posts from the last few days would be extremely stupid as I know from experience that it just ain’t gonna happen. But I hope to start afresh today.

SONNET 116

[The italics denote which part of the sonnet is quoted on the bag.]

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no; it is an ever-fixed mark,
That looks on tempests, and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.
Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle’s compass come;
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

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First Night Design | “Your lips know what to do, just like sea anemones.”

A Valentine image taken from a vintage postcard in my collection that early readers may know but is here shown on heart stickers, greeting cards and make-up bags.

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Heart Stickers

Greeting Cards

iPhone 5C Cover

Cosmetic Bags

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“I’d always worried but kissing’s not so tricky. Your lips know what to do, just like sea anemones know what to do.”
― David Mitchell, Black Swan Green

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Fine Art America
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First Night Design | Love is All You Need

My internet connection is even worse today so no chance of doing a new post. Here’s a Valentine one from a year ago. I am aware that you’ve seen the first one recently!

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One of the most insightful of quotes about love and the nature of relationships comes from William Shakespeare and features on an early design of mine.

Love is Not Love… Card by FirstNightDesign

“Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds, or bends with the remover to remove.” Shakespeare, sonnet 116

It is easy to forget this when young.  Desperate for love after a confusing  and contradictory set of lessons from childhood, I would constantly alter and bend in my late teens and early 20s.  This is not love.  If the object of your affections wants to mould you a certain way, or you get the feeling he or she is not going to like you if you behave a certain way, this is not love.

If someone loves you, they love you, warts and all, and it matters not a jot if you have heavy thighs or a…

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