Isn't this pretty? Sharon might have a wedge brush or maybe she can do this with a round pointed brush. The card inside was in it's own envelope and I was so happy to get one of those new stamps - and without the cancellation. There is a lot of holiday mail yet to come on the blog. Maybe we can look at holiday designs and see fun ways to morph them into valentines. The ornament could easily become a heart with additional heart designs.
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If you want to delve into oddities, this odd-day item is from a blog that specializes in what they call *ridiculously interesting* things.
Although the couple in the iconic painting are often mistaken as husband and wife, Wood intended them to be read as a father with his spinster daughter. He chose his sister Nan and his dentist (Dr. Byron McKeeby) to model.
I knew someone (who has passed away) who went to Dr. McKeeby when she was a little girl in Cedar Rapids. I have already posted (in Dec 20, 2016) about Grant Wood, his very cool studio that is open for visitors as well as that little house in Eldon, Iowa which you can visit and stand in front of it and take your picture.
Link to the blog where I found this - which could be a rabbit hole if you need one today. Warning - there is some creepy, weird stuff, if you surf off of the link. You have been warned.
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