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if you’re looking for an old-fashioned way of saying Merry Christmas, you can always do it with antique vintage christmas cards.

Retro vintage christmas cards are not just a regular alternative to e-cards. Their style adds a classic, retro appeal which is both charming and timeless.

the origins of vintage christmas cards

You can trace vintage christmas cards back to the days when Christmas cards were mailed in bulk. People simply loved sending and exchanging Christmas cards, and there was enough goodwill to go around. It was traditional to buy a boxed set of greeting cards and post them to relatives and acquaintances who were part of your yearly mailing list. Nowadays, if you know where to buy vintage Christmas cards online, you will treat your friends and relatives to real bliss and joy.

Looking back, one cannot help but appreciate these special vintage christmas cards which feature classic vintage art of the 1950’s. Originally, their paper was textured and their words were written in old script. Some even had pictures which endearingly popped up every time you opened the card. The most unique ere fringed with silk and written in Victorian lettering. They featured quaint scenes of slumbering villages and snow-covered hills, or groups of children all bundled up in winter clothing and singing Christmas carols with their innocent gazes resting above. Just as lovable were the pictures of kittens and puppies which accompanied the sweetest of children’s vintage christmas cards. Best of all, there was the heartwarming character of Santa Claus and the all-too familiar figure of Rudolph by an open sleigh.

Old vintage christmas cards would portray the traditional nativity scene with Jesus’ birth at the center of the story. You could see in fine artistic detail how the faces of Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus would reflect such serenity and radiance.

A similar touch of shining glitter also used to spruce up those vintage christmas cards which featured holiday decorations like holly and mistletoe as well as poinsettia and pine cones. You could almost smell the scent of evergreens telling you that Christmas was in the air.

vintage christmas cards ideas

It’s that time of year, and Christmas is once again in the air! The idea of antique cards could bring you home for Christmas, or better yet, you could bring home a boxed set of these holiday cards to give away to your loved ones. They make great collectibles, because where else could you find such beautiful art? They are great to receive, inherit, and collect over the years. These cards also make fabulous decorations. Just hang them with ribbons and let them be illuminated by tiny lights.

With vintage cards back in fashion, you can now buy Vintage Christmas Cards online as clip art images you can send to people in the form of e-cards. You can even print images of this clip art and incorporate each photo into your crafts like sewing, quilting, and scrap booking. Most of them are rare and they are really meant to be treasured as age-old pictures of bygones days. You can also choose to buy a box of children’s vintage sugar cards from online specialty shops which sell them cheap for what they are worth. After you shop for them, all you have to do is sign your name with and send them on their way. Merry Christmas!!

enjoy the upcoming holiday with vintage christmas cards.

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Vintage Christmas card images set to the music of Lorie Line, The Coventry Carol

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