venerdì 23 dicembre 2011

A Christmas Greeting with love (Victorian & Edwardian Christmas cards)


"In clouded hours, in sunshine fair,
This is my true wish still,
God keep your heart from every care
This season of good will."
(Clifton Bingham)

Dopo avere tante volte raccontato la mia passione per le vecchie lettere e biglietti augurali, oggi mi sembra l'occasione giusta per mostrarvi qualcuno di questi incomparabili tesori e augurarvi con parole che vengono da un tempo lontano, un felice Natale...

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After having told so many times my passion for old letters and greeting cards, now it seems to me the perfect opportunity to show you some of these unique treasures and wish you, with words that come from a distant time, a merry Christmas ...


Tutti gli oggetti che compaiono in queste immagini fanno parte della mia piccola collezione Vittoriana ed Edoardiana: una passione che dona alla mia vita, intensi momenti di emozione. Questa continua ricerca mi ha offerto l'opportunità di approfondire molti argomenti, scoprire nuovi lati di me stessa, dare un nuovo valore al passato e alle vecchie cose...
La stessa passione per le case di bambola nasce dal mio amore per l'epoca Vittoriana ed Edoardiana e forse, un giorno, io stessa mi trasformerò in una piccola e fragile bambola, che vive immersa in un'immobilità eterna e rassicurante, tra le mura della sua casa di bambola...

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All objects that appear in these images are part of my Victorian and Edwardian small collection: a passion that gives my life moments of intense emotion. This research has given me the opportunity to delve into many topics, discover new sides of myself, give a new value in the past and old things ...
The same passion for dollhouses comes from my love of Victorian and Edwardian and maybe one day I'll turn myself into a small and fragile doll who lives immersed in the eternal and reassuring stillness, behind the walls of her doll house ...


Nel frattempo, mi tocca vivere in questi tempi difficili, e accontentarmi di sognare un mondo migliore.

A tutti voi, il mio sincero augurio per un sereno Natale, da condividere con tutti coloro che amate.

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In the meantime, I have to live in these difficult times, and be content to dream a better world.

To all of you, my sincere wishes for a Merry Christmas to share with all those you love.



30 commenti:

  1. Those cards are so pretty. I collect things with violets on them and have several Victorian cards with those on them. Also china with wall to wall wild violets.

    Merry Christmas to you and your family Flora. I am wishing you all a happy healthy 2012

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  2. Have a very merry Christmas and I hope the next year is going to be better one for you and your country!
    Beautiful collection! Thank you for sharing it with us.:)

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  3. Hay,

    Ohhh...your blog is so beautiful!
    I will follow your blog.
    Please take a look into my world.

    Love and happinesssss..
    Marijke
    www.marijkevanooijen.blogspot.com

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  4. A very Merry Xmas Flora!!! Warm hugs,Jeannette x

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  5. Questi biglietti sono davvero dei tesori.
    Buon Natale a te e famiglia e felice 2012.
    Baci Faby

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  6. Buon Natale e buon 2012 a te e alla tua famiglia!
    Un abbraccio!
    Luisa

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  7. A very beautiful and unic collection.
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and your family!
    Hugs

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  8. Felices Fiestas y próspero año nuevo 2012

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  9. Que preciosa coleccion.
    Feliz Navidad Flora.
    besitos ascension

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  10. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.

    Linda x

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  11. Beautiful collection. Happy Christmas. Wishing you all the very best for 2012.
    Hugs Maria

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  12. They are so very beautiful and evocative of a romantic spirit all but lost in these times of electronic communications - but then it has it's upside too because without the marvelous technology that allowed you to share them with us we wouldn't be able to share our passion for romance and miniatures. Thank you for sharing them Flora, and a very Merry Christmas to you and your family. xx

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  13. Tanti auguri mia cara, noi ci siamo già dette tutto.
    Un abbraccio caloroso a te e alla tua famiglia, Elisa in testa.
    Un sereno Natale, Rosanna

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  14. They are beautiful!
    Merry Christmas - God Jul!
    Mona

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  15. Muy Romantico.
    felices fiestas.
    Abrazos
    Maite

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  16. Feliz Navidad¡ Espero encontrarnos en este mundo mini el próximo año, que sea próspero en todos los aspectos de la vida.
    Besos
    Rosa

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  17. c'è sempre tanta poesia nei biglietti antichi! pensare che i ragazzi moderni si scambiano dei freddi SMS, fa tristezza... :(
    ti auguro di collezionare tanti bei biglietti, ancora!
    baci e Buon Natale!
    Caterina

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  18. Preciosa colección !! Te deseo una Feliz Navidad!! Besos.Ana

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  19. Tantissimi auguri di Buon Natale anche a te e a tutti i tuoi cari,
    un bacio grandissimo,
    Mely

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  20. Merry x-mas Flora! Hauskaa joulua!
    Hugs, piikko

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  21. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, Flora.

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  22. Cara Flora, tanti auguri di Buon Natale e tante cose belle per l'Anno Nuovo per te e tuoi cari, di cuore.
    Baci

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  23. What a beautiful post, Flora! Such beautiful, poetic words. And, your cards are so lovely. I'm a bit late, but please accept my best wishes for a Merry Christmas with your family.

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  24. so soft and pretty

    From Tyla @\\http://obscurecreationsbytyla.blogspot.com/

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  25. Dear Flora, I have been so LATE to come here and wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I LOVE the old things too.... I used to collect more... now I try to just collect in Mini... (not enough room for the large things!) My favorite Old Times are the Medieval times... so not much has survived til now... but I collect the reproductions of the books... all hand lettered and painted! I know what you mean about craving the peacefulness of a simpler age...! But I have found over the years as my children were growing up (and gave me NO Peace! and very little time...!) that the only place that one truly finds Peace is in your Heart... it is not outside oneself... only within... if you know what I mean!
    For the New Year I sincerely wish that you will know Peace and carry it in your Heart wherever you are!

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  26. Increible. He pasado un muy buen rao visitando tu blog. Te felicito por tus trabajos y me hago seguidora tuya.

    http://vistiendosuenos.blogspot.com/

    http://tonigagominis.blogspot.com/

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  27. Hola Flora :
    Que bonitas son !!
    tienes una coleccion preciosa !!
    y muy elegante !!

    Cuando un sueño se cumple un duende sonríe. Que en 2012 tu duende sonría eternamente. Feliz año guapisima !!

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    .* . * ( \(_)/ ) * * . que tengas
    .* . * (_ /|\ _) . * . un buen
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  28. I too have been remiss in my visits to friends' blogs and only read this beautifully written post today.

    This year has started with events that seem bent on pulling us away from things we seek solace in. For me, t was mini and blogging.

    No matter, eventually we will come back :)

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