First Night Design | Let There Be Light!

© Sarah Vernon Note the bulging black bin liners

© Sarah Vernon

A flying visit to show there’s a little more order in the house. Not much but a little. The downside is that the word ‘flying’ is a complete misnomer as I’ve overexerted myself and done something to my hip (yes, the one that was replaced a few years ago). This means that my rather grand, brass-effect zimmer frame bought in Crete has come in very handy.

© Sarah Vernon

It doesn’t, however, allow for much sorting out of what remains to be done but I’ve employed a delightful handyman who hails from Vienna and has been a local here for many years. He moved a multitude of heavy boxes — yes, those damn books — from one room to the other on Friday, and he is returning to put together some flat pack beds and a couple of other units (Ikea, naturally) Oh, and move more boxes.

In the meantime, life can be very sweet when you least expect it for on the sales front, I’ve sold two of these light switch covers…

Vins Spiritueux, Nectar of the Gods Light Switch Cover by FirstNightDesign

…lots of these stickers…

Birdcage Blossom Heart Sticker by FirstNightDesign

…this poster…

Mandarin Duck Poster by FirstNightDesign

…and this poster too.

Taormina Poster by FirstNightDesign

Not to mention two of these chocolate cushions.

Burlap Simple Chocolate Brown Throw Pillow by FirstNightDesign

I’m itching to create but until my new sofa arrives, I can’t get comfortable enough to do so.

Take care and keep laughing!

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First Night Design | “Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and…” #Repost

FROM THE ARCHIVE 13th November 2014

“Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out-of-doors by somebody I do not know.” ― John Keats Let joy be unconfined! I have sold a cushion at Redbubble with the V…

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First Night Design | Vins Spiritueux, Nectar of the Gods Round Wall Clocks

Vins Spiritueux, Nectar of the Gods Round Wall Clocks from Zazzle

I’ve sold one of these clocks! They’re available in different sizes and also a square shape.

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“When I do count the clock that tells the time,
And see the brave day sunk in hideous night;
When I behold the violet past prime,
And sable curls all silver’d o’er with white;
When lofty trees I see barren of leaves
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd,
And summer’s green all girded up in sheaves
Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard,
Then of thy beauty do I question make,
That thou among the wastes of time must go,
Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake
And die as fast as they see others grow;
And nothing ‘gainst Time’s scythe can make defence
Save breed, to brave him when he takes thee hence.”
― William Shakespeare, Shakespeare’s Sonnets

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Available at the following galleries:
Redbubble
Crated
Zazzle US
Zazzle UK
Fine Art America
Fine Art England

Take care and keep laughing!

First Night Design | Loss by Wendy Cope

Vins Spiritueux, Nectar of the Gods Gifts © First Night Design 

Loss by Wendy Cope

The day he moved out was terrible –
That evening she went through hell.
His absence wasn’t a problem
But the corkscrew had gone as well.

from Serious Concerns pub. 1993

Take care and keep laughing!

First Night Design | “Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and…”

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“Give me books, French wine, fruit, fine weather and a little music played out-of-doors by somebody I do not know.”
― John Keats

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Vins Spiritueux, Nectar of the Gods Cushion © Sarah Vernon

Let joy be unconfined! I have sold a cushion at Redbubble with the Vins Spiritueux design. Do you want to see the tote bag as well? Oh, well, if you insist!

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“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.”
― W.C. Fields

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Design available to buy @

Redbubble
Crated
Zazzle.co.uk
Zazzle.com
Fine Art America
Fine Art England

Take care and keep laughing!

First Night Design | Here’s One I Made Earlier

Vins Spiritueux, Nectar of the Gods © First Night Designs

Ingredients!

Mine own

French Handwriting – The Graphics Fairy

Kerstin Frank Texture

French Vintage Wine Label – The Graphics Fairy

Typography Wine Menu – The Graphics Fairy

Redoute grapes – Vintage Art Download

Korean Wine Bottle – Wikimedia

Ancient Georgian Wine Bottle – Wikimedia

And there you have it. Well, not quite. There were, naturally, many different stages in between during which I twiddled and smoothed, blended and swore. The profanity came thick and fast because my touchpad kept sticking. Dog hairs. They get everywhere. At least that was what my tame computer consultant said last time. But when he showed me the evidence, I told him I couldn’t be absolutely certain that I wasn’t the main culprit as short, white dog hair inside a computer looks suspiciously like short, white human hair.

Vins Spiritueux, Nectar of the Gods © First Night Designs

Take care and keep laughing!