Lunagirl Vintage: New Stuff, Free Stuff, & Fun Stuff — spring

So here are some of the newest digital collage sheets I've created for you... featuring honeybees and bumblebees (and bee hives) plus some sweet Victorian Edwardian girls with shamrocks, just in time for spring and Saint Patrick's Day cards and crafts! Ready to download instantly so you can start on your project today!

Today is the Spring Equinox, which marks the official beginning of Spring!  Today the day and night are of equal length, and the days will begin to get a little longer each day.  

In celebration I'll share a lovely painting called Primavera (Beginning of Spring) by the Italian Renaissance painter Botticelli.

Spring doesn't officially arrive for a couple more weeks, but you can't tell it today here in Tennessee. There's a bright blue sky, a gusty March breeze, and it's almost warm (near 70)! Birdsong greets me when I step outside. Goldfinches are pairing up, the males turning brighter yellow. Robins are everywhere, and I've seen bluebird couples looking for places to nest.  Their bright blue is so cheery. All this spring energy has inspired a Friday freebie: Yellow daffodils, the heralds of spring on the way!  If you're lucky enough to have these beautiful yellow flowers where you live, I...

In honor of spring, here are some charming songbird drawings free for your personal crafts/art projects! Just click to get the full-size images and save to your computer.

   Aren't these two charming? We purchased them from different sources, but they are obviously a matched set! Both can be found in our Easter Photos & Postcards collection on CD. It's not springtime yet, but the air is full of bird calls, daffodils are blooming, and the light feels different. I love February for that ~ it's still wintertime, but I can feel the wheel turning toward spring. At least here in the South :-)