December Daily 2022 MEGAAA thread

I mean, I've been printing oversized black numbers for DD for some time now so these are not needed. But had the material been vellum or a chipboard (or, even better, black foil die-cuts!), I would've been all over these.

I'm sure these will sell out super fast! The white stitching looks really neat with this classic italic font style.

But the advantage of those black numbers is that they will be easy to work with for all those bright colours you want to use! It will work with every paper/card you can dream up. *taps side of forehead* 

Man, a "Bring it, December. Bring it" opening page would look incredible for a DD album, jussayin'... 

Do eeeeet! Just use a "let go after DD release" bin instead of immediately getting rid of it in case something in there would be a perfect match for your 2022 goodies. I absolutely loved going through my Christmas stash earlier this month. Highly recommend it if you're in the mood. 

So, these enamel plaques date back to the late 19th century when big cities in France started offering direct municipal gas access. There were big pipes delivering the city gas to all floors - until then, gas was mostly used for street lights and some bourgeois homes/floors. This was a major change in daily comfort: with such gas delivery, you were certain to be able to cook and have warm water every day, even through winter. Beyond the assured everyday convenience, this also meant a change in hygiene: you could now wash yourself properly, head to toe, every single day. As 21st century people, we forget how big of an impact this had (look, smell and disease transmission). These enamel plaques thus served two purposes: to attract renters (and buyers) but also signal the social status of the inhabitants of the building. If you lived in a street where most buildings had gas on all floors, you were in a very modern and desirable part of the city... 

Also, today I learnt that the wonderful PBS Monstrum series has an episode on the Yule Cat! For anyone interested in finding out more about this particular creature and the new-clothes-for-Christmas tradition in Iceland, here's the fascinating episode:

Embedding the first Elle's Studio sneaks that auntmimi brought us over (thank you)! It looks like we're headed back to more traditional colours this year, albeit with a muted, modern take. This would definitely work well to supplement left-over 2020 Ali Edwards DD products for those looking to use up older supplies.