Cheer Up Vintage Watercolor Happy Birthday Card! handprinted porcelain also visible at the center

also visible at the center of the underside of the lid and on the bottom of the basket

who in addition to pursuing his own art worked for Harpers magazine in New York

I find the way the bristles progress from lighter to darker so beautiful

6 1/4" diameter x 3 1/4" tall and in good vintage condition

making for an unusual and very special feeling little vase that feels one part Native American

Cheer Up Vintage Watercolor Happy Birthday Card! handprinted porcelain also visible at the centerThis old handmade birthday card makes me so happy, and I have great admiration for the creativity of its maker, Ellie, who signed it "an Ellie Creation" on the back. Clearly its original recipient represented with this great portrait on the front, complete with google eyes and ice pack atop his head was not too excited about marking another year, but, as Ellie notes, with a second green faced portrait inside, it could be worse! Especially great I