I stumbled across an interesting book title recently, Henry and the Great Society. It’s about yearning for a different life, actually the one we expected to inherit before there was “progress”. I often have felt that way and thus it resonated with me. My great grandmother was a mother during the Great Depression living on a homestead farm in Maine. There wasn’t much of her Boston area days growing up in which she reminisced about – but it was the farm life. And despite it being the Great Depression, what my great grandmother walked away remembering was the good times on that farm. To me that says a lot. I am sure there were tough times too – but she chose to embrace the better parts of it.
I look back, and find it’s no surprise I lived thru Little House on the Prairie & Louisa May Alcott’s books as a teen. It’s probably why I am to the point where I no longer feel good about this modern world and all it’s convenience and technologies I find myself living among. I guess it’s why I embraced farm life so easily, although never was there a perfect world outside of the Paradise God created, but the quality of life was higher at some points in history.
Whether you yearn for a different way of life or not, we can all mull over the experiences of those around us and at least learn something from them.
And that brings me to today’s mini kit I have as part of Digital Scrapbook’s Mixed Media Monthly #9. This mixed media mini kit, Yearn, is perfect for reminiscing about those moments from our past or dreaming of something in the future. A sweet palette supports the theme and can help you put your thoughts and feelings into your projects. It contains 32 elements and 8 papers. It will be available for a limited time. You can find it below.
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Limited Time DS MMM BT Freebie
This mini freebie kit can be downloaded by clicking below. It is for a limited time and will be available for download on my blog thru April14th.
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You can also find it here for Digital Scrapbook subscribers.
Be sure to head back to the Blog Train thread to pick up all the other lovely contributions for this month’s Digital Scrapbook Mixed Media Blog Train!
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Creative Team Inspiration
I was a little late in getting this to the Team but here are a couple of pages to get your creative ideas going!
Credits Above Left: Valentina | Right: Jessica
Credits Above Left: Jessica (Layout Template – Maire: Templates by Rachel Martin) | Right: AMarie
Credits Above Left: Marie-Christine | Right: DebD
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All Mixed Media Minis
While these are no longer free, you can still find my past Mixed Media kits at Digital Scrapbook.
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Love the dusky hues and the retro vibes, makes me think of Bridgerton! So lovely Jess, thank you so much xoxo
Aww thanks so much Wendy! The early 19th century is certainly my favorite period. 😉 Thanks so much for visiting & for taking the time to leave me a kind word! ♥
Very pretty, thanks! I agree that it was better when times were simpler. It seems like the more convenient things supposedly have gotten, the more stressed out people are. 🙁
Seems crazy that something deemed ‘time-saving’ turned out that way. I do truly believe living simpler lives and having less “stuff” can be better for us overall. Thanks so much for visiting Tricia & for sharing your thoughts! ♥
Lovely theme & color palette! Thanks for sharing, Jess…
I really appreciate your comment Pam ~ thank you so much! ♥
Wonderful set! Thank you so much!
Thank you Gala! I appreciate your stopping by and leaving me your thoughts! ♥