After I scanned this vintage postcard of a cluster of raspberries for you, I was going to clean it up and make it look new’ish but I ended up leaving it (mostly) like it was after my initial scan because I think the vintage character and bit of grungy-ness is gorgeous. Click on image…
Free Vintage Image ~ An April Shower Poem
An April Shower is a vintage poem from the book April Skies by Mary A. Lathbury. The book was published in 1889. I love the unique font and the ornamental designs around the poem! Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ 1920 Catalogue Page
This page is from a vintage Chicago Mail Order Co. clothing catalogue. It’s a small catalogue titled Challenge Sale that expired on February 28th, 1920. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ 1860 Grocery Receipt
This vintage grocery receipt, made out to a Mr. White, goes way back to 1860. For a grand total of $2.23, Mr. White purchased sugar, salmon, syrup and rye meal from Henry A. Hatch. I’m only guessing but I imagine Mr. Hatch’s shop was a small general store with bare wood walls and wooden floors…
Floral Embroidery Pattern Clip Art
This lovely vintage embroidery pattern of swirly flowers and leaves is from the May 1900 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Herrick’s Almanac 1906, May
Here is the May page from Herrick’s Almanac for 1906. The image on the page is of a girl watering her plants. The April page from the almanac is free to download from my blog here. Click on image to enlarge.
New in myEtsy Shop ~ Old Fashioned Sewing Cards
These altered sewing cards took me longer to create than I expected (lots of scanning, arranging, rearranging, designing!) but I’m so happy with the end result. I sewed a lot when my children were young (especially loved making frilly dresses for my daughter) and sewing will always have a fond place in my heart, even…
Free Vintage Image ~ Love to Father Floral Postcard
Here is a pretty vintage postcard with purple and white flowers and the message Love to Father partially framed in a horseshoe shape. Although the flowers are different, this postcard is similar to the one with the message Love to Mother that I posted yesterday. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Love to Mother Floral Postcard
Here is a pretty vintage postcard with white, pink and red flowers and the message Love to Mother partially framed in a horseshoe shape. The message on the back of my original of this postcard is dated June 16, 1909. Click on image to enlarge.
Immediate Downloads Now Available in my Etsy Shop
Etsy has implemented immediate downloads for digital products! It took a bit of time for me to switch over but all of my items are now available for immediate download. An automated e-mail that includes a download link will be sent within a few minutes after a purchase is made.
Free Vintage Image ~ Merrick Thread Trading Card
Here is a Victorian trading card with an image of a young girl stitching her doll’s hat. The advertisement on the card is for Merrick’s thread. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Daisies and Love Poem
This pretty page with a vintage illustration of yellow and white daisies and an old fashioned love poem by Robert Browning is from a small book of poetry titled For Love’s Sake. The book was published in 1907. I scanned the page at a high resolution (resized to 300 dpi) to make it much larger…
