_{Tree Tent by Luke Pearson}

Our holiday season wouldn’t be complete without a selection of festive-themed art and design on the RB blog so we’ve whipped up a small collection of some of the finest festive works by RB artists. Does the silly season inspire you to produce new work? Are you a little more grinch-like when it comes to tinsel and fairy lights? Do you have any festive themed works of your own? We’d love to hear from you in the comments below.

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_{Lapland Reindeer} …

‘Tis the season for giving so we’re marking the occasion with 12 Days of Giveaways over on our Facebook page. Each day we’ll be giving away a slice of awesomeness including Tattly Temporary Tattoo Packs, RB Tees, Wacom CS100W Bamboo Styluses fo iPad, RB Stickers, Kola Color Filters, Field Notes Notebooks and loads more. And there will be a bonus challenge each day for those who are keen to flex their creative muscles. The giveaways have already started so get your skates on.

Head over to the Redbubble Facebook page to enter.
 
 
 

10% off Joby GorillaPods and Other Gear
 

The wonderful folks at Joby have kindly offered us a GorillaPod and a Micro Stand as part of the prize haul but their generosity doesn’t end there. If your Christmas wish list …

In 1843, English civil servant and inventor Sir Henry Cole hired artist John Calcott Horsley to create what was to be a very important comissioned work – a hand coloured triptych, depicting a family celebration in the centre panel, charitable acts of feeding and clothing the poor on either side, with the inscription “Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to You”.

And so the first ever printed Christmas card was created and offered for sale as the result of a little laziness and far too big a print run. Cole was too busy to take part in the tradition of creating hand written greetings so saw this as a time saving measure. Having printed too many copies, John Calcott Horsley then offered the extras for sale at one shilling each. The card also caused controversy in some cor…