Here is another beautiful image of vintage roses for you. This one comes with a wonderful old poem. It’s from a small illustrated book of poetry titled, “Wild Flowers From Whittier”, 1909. Click on image to enlarge.
Pho Bo
Since my friend Jen and I went grocery shopping yesterday and I had all the lovely fresh ingredients on hand, I made (my first-time) Pho Bo for Ken and I for lunch today! I basically followed a recipe by Richard Blaine, a guy I recently discovered on YouTube. I didn’t make my own bouquet garni. Instead,…
Victorian Floral Fan Shape Card
This pretty Victorian fan shaped trading card clipart is free for you to download. Click on image to enlarge.
It’s Been a Good Day!
Early this morning, before I even got out of bed, I heard a Canada Goose honk as he or she flew over our house. That beautiful honking sound was music to my soul ~ a sure sign of spring’s arrival! I’m guessing the goose I heard was accompanied by hundreds of other geese since they normally fly in large flocks,…
Thurbers Kitchen Soap Victorian Card
Here is another shabby digital image that is free for you to download: Thurber`s Pride of the Kitchen Soap Victorian advertising card. Front: and back: Click on images to enlarge.
Pink Rose Vintage Easter Card
This vintage Easter postcard is free for you to download. I’ve done some restoration work to this postcard in Photoshop but I’ve left a good deal of the “shabby” intact. I love it like this. Click on image to enlarge.
Ever-Blooming Roses Vintage Ad
I love roses and I think this cluster would add a beautiful edge to a notepaper or card. This advertisement is from the March 1909 issue of “McCall’s Magazine”. Click on image to enlarge.
Vintage Botanical Plants F. E. Wright
This vintage book plate titled, Plants of Great Commercial Value by F. E. Wright, includes botanical illustrations of the following plants: vanilla, flax, hops, cotton, cacao, tea, coffee, hemp, tobacco, sugar cane, beet sugar, maize and sorghum. The page is from a dictionary in my collection that was published in 1922. Click on image to…
New Paperdoll Digital Collage Sheet in my Shop ~ Sammy Gets Ready for the Baseball Season
Sammy Gets Ready for the Baseball Season, by Grace Drayton, is now available in my Etsy shop. Working with the original from my personal collection of vintage paper dolls, I have scanned, restored and converted the original paper doll to a convenient 8.5″ x 11″ digital collage sheet. Image is linked to my shop.
Pink Egg Blue Flowers Vintage Easter Card
This pretty vintage Easter digital postcard is yours free to download. Click on image to enlarge.
Victorian Ladies and Girl Watch Sailing Ships
Here is a free Victorian advertising card. Two ladies and a girl are watching a ship sailing on the water.Front: Back: Click on images to enlarge.
Pink Flowers Scenic Victorian Trade Card
This pretty digital Victorian trade card is yours free to download. Click on image to enlarge.
