My Christmas is a blue one. No, not blue as in depressed. Blue as in the color. It happened largely by accident, and what a lovely accident it has been.
I am always very particular about the gift wrap I use each year. Probably far too particular, and I spend a ridiculous amount of time finding the one that makes me ooh and ahh when I see it. After searching and searching for that special kind, I came across it. It is in beautiful shades of blue with white snowflakes scattered all over it. Yay! I snatched up mega rolls of it.
The Christmas cards I mailed depict a blue snow scene taken from a picture I had painted in watercolors. (Winkflash.com does a smashing good job of turning a picture of your choice into Christmas cards~as well as other cards~, and you can write your own greeting inside.) After I had painted the picture, I thought it would be a good one to use on cards. See, more blue!
I designed and printed my return address labels, and I was able to miniaturize the image I used for my cards to put on those labels. Even the postage stamps I used had blue on them...snowflakes!
The other significant blue item is something I have done for my son. He is colorblind. Greens and reds appear as shades of gray to him. Green is particularly difficult for him to distinguish. He has never cared for white lights on a tree, and I can understand why. How pretty is it to look at a gray tree with white on it? In the past, I have used multicolored lights on the kids' tree and white ones on the formal tree. His favorite color and one he appreciates the most is blue. And because of that, I decided it was high time that I made the tree ultra special for him. I bought hundreds of blue lights for it. No other colors, solely blue. (::grin:: Sounds like a K-Mart blue light special, doesn't it?) It fits in so well with my unintentional blue theme.
I am grateful the "bad kind" of blue has not crept into my mood this holiday season. I have had moments when I have done battle with the seasonal blues, but I have triumphed over them. Ah, I do so hope that is an ongoing trend.
Peace and contentment is what I wish for. Maybe these blues will help fulfill that wish. ::smile::
"Blue oblivion, largely lit, smiled and smiled at me." ~William R. Benet
6 comments:
Sounds lovely, Nikki...it's a nice theme. You even managed to get some Hannukah colors in there!
By the way, I don't think you ever sent me your address for me to send YOU a card! If you want, drop me an email.
Love,
Nancy
one year, I did my tree with blue lights and peach balls..it was so pretty..
I love the color blue..
I do the same thing... I am absolutely a NUT about making sure I have just the right wrapping paper, cards and colors. Blue is a holiday favorite of mine. I always string blue lights both inside and out. The cards I purchased this year are much like your graphic, just add one lone deer beside the tree...
Hope the bright spirit of Christmas and the "right" kind of blues stay with you through the holiday season and always.
Michelle
I think "blue" just became the color of love, at least for me it did after reading this. The best thing is, "blue" will always mean just that for everyone whose lives you touch this Season, particularly your son. Years and years from now, that color will remind him of the love and consideration given him by his Mom.
I hope you have the "Blue Christmas" you want and deserve.
Jimmy
I am so glad someone else goes a little nuts over everything being color co-ordinated at Christmas....I have taken more than a little flack over the time I spend choosing paper, bow, and name tags...one year my daughter helped me wrap gifts and we used every scrap and bit of paper we found in the closet from previous years and actually it looked pretty good lol...(well, everyone but me thought it looked pretty good!)...but now I am back to the snow men and reindeer for the baby wth perfect ribbons and perfect name tags and all my colors matching....this year I am using blue, too....and IM much happier lol...Merry Christmas Nikki!!!!
Your card is GORGEOUS! I want one. :)
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