Here is a vintage French seed label that features an illustration of a lovely green head of cabbage with the outer leaves curling outward. This type of label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. The description on the label is: Chou Cabusexpress Click on image to…
Free Vintage Clip Art Easter Chick on Egg
Here is vintage Easter postcard of a little yellow chick attempting to climb onto an egg that is nestled amongst some pretty blue flowers and pussy willows. The message in a beautiful old calligraphic font is: Easter Greetings. This antique Easter card is similar to the one I posted yesterday. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Clip Art Easter Chick
Here is a vintage postcard of a cute little chick standing on an egg that is nestled amongst some pretty pink flowers. The chick appears to be admiring a flower bud. The message is: Hearty Easter Greetings. Click on image to enlarge.
New Printable Flashcard Set in my Etsy Shop
I’ve added a baking themed set of flashcards to my Etsy shop. Image is linked to my shop.
Quaint Banner and Stevenson Quote
“The world is so full of a number of things. I’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.” This delightful quote by Robert Louis Stevenson in the quaint banner is from the July 1915 issue of The Delineator magazine. Here is the banner with the quote removed. Click on images to enlarge.
Lady and Bird at Window Clip Art
I just love this image of a Victorian lady and her pet bird in an open window that is framed with vines. I imagine the young lady and her bird to be enjoying the fresh air and warmth of a sunny summer day. The image is from the July 1915 issue of The Delineator magazine….
New Items in my Etsy Shop ~ Vintage Roses
I’ve added two lovely floral images to my Etsy shop! They are: yellow roses and red roses from my “new” book, Flowers from Dell and Bower, 1886, by Susie Barstow Skelding. Images are linked to my Etsy shop.
Free Vintage Image ~ French Bellflower Seed Label
Here is a beautiful vintage French seed label for double flowering Bellflowers. This type of seed label would have been pasted on a seed packet or jar of seeds for retail sale. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Herrick’s Almanac 1906, March
I can hardly imagine that it’s March 1st already! Here is the March page from Herrick’s Almanac, 1906. The February page from the almanac is free to download from my blog here. Click on image to enlarge.
New Image in my Etsy Shop
This vintage image of pink and white azaleas is from Flowers from Dell and Bower by Susie Barstow Skelding, 1886. It is now available in my Etsy shop in digital format. Image is linked to my shop.
A New Book, New Items in my Etsy Shop and Some Free Images
I bought a new book. It’s actually a very old book, published in 1886, but it’s new to me ~ and I love it! Flowers from Dell and Bower by Susie Barstow Skelding. At $100 US + $13 for shipping (from abebooks.com), my copy was a bargain considering that a copy of this book recently sold…
Envelopes, Quill Pen, Flowers and Birds ~ Free Image
Here is a vintage birthday postcard from 1910 that includes a grouping of envelopes, a quill pen, a cluster of blue flowers and two birds in flight. So pretty! There is an old fashioned birthday greeting on the front of the postcard as well. Click on image to enlarge.
