It has been a long day – at the hospital. To make a long story short, I fell on a patch of ice and broke my left shoulder. My left arm is in a sling and will be for six weeks. I have a few graphics prepared in advance and I will continue the blog…
Holly Berries Christmas Postcard
This beautiful vintage Christmas postcard includes sprigs of holly with red berries and mistletoe with white berries framing a winter scene and a greeting: “May all ~ Christmas Joys Be Thine”. The background of the card is a striped design. Click on image to enlarge.
Lady Hanging Wreath Clip Art
This vintage clip art illustration features a Victorian lady hanging a Christmas wreath on her window. The image is from the December 1900 issue of The Designer magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Christmas Baking Recipes
This vintage cookbook page includes an illustration of Christmas baking and recipes for Lebkuchen and Orange Tea Cakes. The page is from Cake Secrets, by Igleheart Brothers Inc., 1928 P. Co., Inc. (copyright was not renewed). Here is a cleaner version of the illustration of baked goods from the page. Click on images to enlarge.
Soup Tureen, Ladle and Plates
This wonderful vintage illustration includes a leafy patterned soup tureen and three matching plates. A ladle is resting on the table in front of the soup tureen. The image is from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household Management, circa 1888. Here is a black and white clip art version of the illustration. Click on images to enlarge.
Stecher Poinsettia Postcard
This lovely vintage Stecher Christmas postcard features a cluster of poinsettias framing a country winter scene. The message on the card is: The same old wish in the same old way, from the same old friend on Christmas Day! Click on image to enlarge
Plum Pudding Recipes
These three shabby and aged vintage cookbook pages include a variety of ways to make plum pudding. The recipes are: Baked Plum Pudding, An Excellent Plum Pudding Made Without Eggs, An Unrivalled Plum Pudding, Plum Pudding (John Bull’s Own) and A Plain Christmas Pudding for Children. The pages are from Mrs. Beeton’s Book of Household…
Little Drummer Boy
This vintage advertising card features an illustration of an adorable Victorian boy in a red and blue uniform. I think he is a little drummer boy. For additional creative options, here is a version of the boy on a white background. And the shabby aged back of the card that advertises “Up-to-Date” Blueing. Click on…
Pine Cones and Needles
This lovely vintage clip art silhouette includes two clusters of pine cones and needles. The illustration is a stencil from the Priscilla Fancy Work Catalogue, 1910. Click on image to enlarge.
Winter Scene Holly and Berries
This vintage Christmas postcard includes a beautiful winter scene in warm yellow lighting. The scene is framed by a snowy edge, a dark blue trim with gold stars and a sprig of holly and berries. The message on the card is: To wish you a merry Christmas. Click on image to enlarge.
Feeding Winter Birds
This vintage clip art illustration features two young Victorian girls feeding the winter birds. The illustration is from the March 1920 issue of Little Folks magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Christmas Doll’s Wardrobe
Here is a three-page vintage magazine article titled The Wardrobe for the Christmas Doll. There are several illustrations on the pages including a variety of adorable Victorian dolls dressed in their finest Christmas costumes. There is a sketch of Santa’s face is in the upper left corner of the first page. Designs of garland, mistletoe…
