What a beautiful observation, my sweet friend. I concur completely and also associate black + Christmastime strongly with the 19th and very early 20th century.

In terms of the warmth it can convey, I wonder if perhaps it stems in part from the black hues associated with fires and fireplaces – from fire grates to soot itself. Even if we ourselves don’t have (and perhaps have never lived around) a fireplace, it’s conceivable that we’re drawn to colours tied to them – and to fire in general – intrinsically given how vital fire was to our ancestors. Just a theory of course, though. 😊

Scores of hugs,
♥ Autumn

Thank you sweetly, dear Emma. This card was the first I made for the winter holiday season this year and I love how it helped to set the general colour palette for most of the others that would follow (hopefully one or two more of which I’ll be able to post here in the not too distant future).

I really appreciate each of your recent blog comments and hope that you’re enjoying a cozy, wonderful festive season. 🎄

♥ Autumn

Thank you very much, my sweet friend. I really appreciate that you took note of that point. While I enjoy the vibrancy that can shine through in upbeat Christmas hues (and certainly craft with sometimes), I adore the serenity and yesteryear charm of darker holiday shades a great deal.

I hope that your holiday season is going positively. Things are okay, I’m happy to say, on this end – complete with several more inches of recent snow.

Many hugs & happy countdown to New Year’s wishes,
♥ Autumn

What a heartwarmingly awesome compliment, sweet Ivana. Thank you immensely!

When I initially created this card (and accompanying blog post), I had some relatives in mind for it, but have since created a different one that I sense they’d like even more.

A dear, long-time friend also said some very kind things about this card and so I’ve just emailed this evening to ask if they’d me to post it to them for Christmas.

Thank you again for your bevy of recent blog comments. It is a pleasure to connect with you, my dear.

Many hugs & cozy December blessings,
♥ Autumn

Hello dear Kate, thank you SO much for your wonderful comment. The pleasure is truly mine and I cannot get enough of seeing the creative, beautiful projects you share.

Like yourself, I adore connecting with fellow Canadian crafters and am very happy that the good ol’ interwebs lead our paths to cross.

Highly, highly relatable, let me tell you! 😄 This year, perhaps more than ever before, we can easily be forgiven for not having started our holiday season greetings while last winter’s snow was still on the ground. Goodness knows there’s been a trillion and one other, often more pressing, things to focus on as of late.

That said, conversely, crafting can be a very cathartic and relaxing experience, of course – something that is needed all the more after the year we’ve just gone through.

I often start January with the thought that if I just make one holiday season card per month between then and the coming December, I’ll have at least twelve in the (mail) bag ready to go. Great in theory, not always so easy to execute in reality. 😄

Still, you just never know, maybe one of these years that really will happen (says the perpetual optimist in me).

I hope that your December is off to a fantastic start, that this month gives you amply opportunities to craft, and that you have a thoroughly awesome festive season.

Scores of hugs,
♥ Autumn