I have received several nice compliments on my "Bonne Annee" blog background--it is lovely, isn't it? I am using it courtesy of Karen, over at The Background Fairy. She is the one who created it; she has many beautiful backgrounds on her site, and she has generously offered to let anyone and everyone use them for free! Also, if you haven't already visited her blog, The Graphics Fairy, please do. It's full of gorgeous free images, (one of which is pictured above), to use in your artwork! She only asks that you link back to her site if you use any of them, and that you please only use 4 images per art project. She also has another blogsite, called "Fleurish" where she posts photos of her beautiful wares at her booth located inside the Old Lucketts Store near Leesburg, Virginia. How I wish I could shop there, but alas, I am over on the other side of the country! For now, I just have to be content with visits via the Internet . . . sigh! Karen's blogs are full of wonderful "eye candy" and I've had so much fun visiting her over this past year!