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Happy Thanksgiving: Free Printable

November 26, 2014

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Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and despite my best efforts to ignore it, it seems that the holiday season is in full swing. I’m thankful for so many things, and you, my friends, are on the short list. As a small token of my appreciation, I have a holiday printable for you: Dala horses! I’ve always loved this Swedish holiday motif, and I doodled some up and thought they would make sweet tags/cards. Here’s what the whole sheet looks like, printable on 8.5 x 11″ paper:

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I still haven’t mastered the whole downloadable/printable thing, so if you run into any issues, please let me know, yes? I believe the file seems to work best when downloaded onto your computer rather than trying to print directly from the window…

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If you are celebrating turkey day, I hope it’s filled with loved ones and enduring, good memories. And if you’re not celebrating this All-American holiday, well, I still hope it’s filled with loved ones and enduring good memories.

I’m taking Friday off to party like rockstars with my little nuclear family, and I’ll see you back here on Monday, with a giveaway. xo!

Filed in: download, illustration, watercolor • by sanae • 12 Comments

Comments

  1. gretaclark

    November 26, 2014 at 6:11 am

    Happy holidays to you and your family!!! It is so fun to receive and admire your art work. It always makes me smile. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
    • sanae

      November 30, 2014 at 3:31 pm

      I hope you had a lovely weekend, Greta! Thank you for your sweet words! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Alana

    November 26, 2014 at 7:30 am

    I love these little chubby ponies!! My daughter will love them.

    Happy Thanksgiving and holiday season. Oh my, you’re right…it snuck up and smacked me in the face this morning!

    xoxo,
    Alana

    Reply
    • sanae

      November 30, 2014 at 3:32 pm

      They are chubby, aren’t they? After I finished painting them, I had a moment of wondering if they looked like little piggies instead of horses. 😉 Hope you had a fantastic T-day, Alana! xo

      Reply
  3. Kristi Andres

    November 26, 2014 at 10:17 am

    Thanks so much Sanae… I always love your beautiful printables! 🙂
    Happy Holidays!

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    • sanae

      November 30, 2014 at 3:32 pm

      Thank YOU, Kristi! If it comes in handy, that makes my day! 🙂

      Reply
  4. ute

    November 26, 2014 at 11:35 am

    I love dala horses! You are a rock star for sharing them with us! Thank you! Enjoy the holidays with your loved ones. My celebration will be the first of advent, which this year I am really looking forward to.

    Reply
    • sanae

      November 30, 2014 at 3:33 pm

      Thank you, Ute, we had such a fun Thanksgiving weekend! I’m really looking forward to the holiday season this year too! xo

      Reply
  5. Maria

    November 26, 2014 at 3:22 pm

    Thank you for the printables, they are so beautiful! Hope you have a great thanksgiving and enjoy your holiday with your family.

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    • sanae

      November 30, 2014 at 3:33 pm

      Thank you so much, Maria! Sending you happy thoughts across the ocean!

      Reply
  6. Lucinda

    November 26, 2014 at 3:58 pm

    Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Sanae! And thank you for the lovely printable – I just love the personality in your watercolors:) Enjoy a lovely weekend with K and M!

    Reply
    • sanae

      November 30, 2014 at 3:34 pm

      We had a blast this Thanksgiving weekend and actually ran into a lot of Canadians and I thought of you! Hope you had a spectacular celebration!

      Reply

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