Easter holiday cards on the pages of history
The tradition of sending wishes in the form of postcards developed at the end of the 19th century. At first, the Christmas cards were monochrome with a blank front page. It was on the modern decorative cover that the wishes and greetings for loved ones were inscribed, the address and stamp had to be placed on the back. Over time, the cards took their present form.
Easter card and its heroes
The first pictures presented most often of children, poultry and eggs. Young girls, who were to symbolize the coming of spring and hope, became the heroines of the cards. The hare has always had a special place on the cards as a symbol of fertility and fertility. After World War I, the cards took the minimalist form of colored drawings instead of color photographs. A later popular theme was Christ surrounded by sheep and universal flowers.
Handmade cards for Easter – ready patents for a nice postcard
Nowadays, the card serves more as a decoration. How to make handmade cards? A few DIY examples are presented later in the article.
- A delicate collage with a feather in the lead role. You can use old postcards to create a card and create a new Easter story from different stories.
- Material-based Christmas scenes, an idea as old as the world. Fabric cards have a lot of charm and a hint of nostalgia.
- Cards painted with watercolor, for those with a bit of talent. Painted cards are real works of art.
- Colorful 3D, it is worth inviting children to play and conducting a lesson on perspective. It is enough to cut the same motif in a different size and stick it on the card in the right order.
- A card made of recycled materials and the materials used will gain a second life and the card will take on an unusual form.
- Happy cutouts from newspapers, colored papers – these are materials that we always have at hand and the card can be prepared at the last minute.
To prepare an Easter card, all you need is a piece of card stock, scraps of fabric and glue. In the case of cards painted with paints, watercolors will be perfect, allowing for a margin of error, details can be refined with a silver or gold fineliner.
Source: Gazeta
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