While surfing the web, and Pinterest, this morning, I came across some beautiful handmade cards and tags that included random bits of vintage text. I’ve also seen vintage text used in wonderfully creative ways in digital scrapbook kits. That inspires me to share with you some random vintage text. Whatever your craft or design purpose is, I…
Free Vintage Postcard Image ~ Yule Tide Greeting
Here is a vintage Christmas postcard featuring a beautiful cluster of holly with berries, a snowy scene and an old fashioned Yule-Tide Greeting. Click on image to enlarge.
Girls in Fancy Bonnets
Here are two vintage head-and-shoulders illustrations of young girls modelling the newest artistic fancywork bonnets for summer 1908. In the July issue of The Housekeeper magazine, the bonnet on the top is referred to as an infant’s bonnet and the bonnet on the bottom is referred to a child’s melon bonnet. Click on images to enlarge.
Baking Equipment Clip Art
This vintage clipart features some baking equipment: a mixing bowl, flour sifter and stirring spoon. Also included are two eggs and a stick of butter. This image is from the book, Any one can Bake, 1929, published by the Royal Baking Powder Co. The copyright was not renewed and this book has lapsed into the public domain. Click…
Vintage French Fashion
This lovely vintage French fashion image is titled Toilette de casino. It’s from the June 28, 1896 issue of La Nouvelle Mode. Click on image to enlarge.
Can you Imagine?
When Ken arrived home from work this afternoon he told me their secretary didn’t come in to work today. She didn’t call in sick – she called in to quit. Her husband is one of 15 oil workers in Alberta who pitched in for a lottery ticket that won big this weekend. Each winner will receive approximately $1.6 million!…
Free Vintage Image ~ Keating Bicycle Advertisement
This vintage advertisement for a Keating Bicycle For 1899 is from the Christmas 1898 issue of Harper’s magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Happy Birthday Little Bear!
Our precious old boy, Little Bear, made it to his 14th birthday! We went through a sad/scary time in August when he had a severe flareup of osteoarthritis but he had cortisone shots in his elbows and that has worked well for him. He’s also now on a daily routine of anti inflammatory and pain meds…
Free Vintage Image ~ Jolly Santa Postcard
Here is a jolly vintage Santa, serving up a platter of Christmas pudding. My original of this delightful antique postcard was postmarked in 1908. Click on image to enlarge.
Family Stroll Silhouette
Here is a fun silhouette of a large family out for a stroll. The two girls in the back of the lineup are on rollerskates, the toddler is riding a small bike, the parents are pushing a baby carriage and the boy in front is running so fast that his hat has just blown off…
Vintage Parasols Clip Art
Here are two pretty vintage clipart parasols that I scanned from the April 1912 issue of Pictorial Review. Click on images to enlarge.
New Digital Collage Sheet Available in my Etsy Shop ~ Harrison Fisher Girls Altered Post Cards Set 2
The first digital collage sheet of Harrison Fisher girls/vintage postcard altered art cards that I created a little over a year ago is one of the most popular items in my Etsy shop. Now that I’ve worked with more of the Harrison Fisher illustrations from my collection of antique books, I’ve decided to create a second set of the…
