This fun illustrated magazine article features a well-detailed description of a vintage Halloween party which was to be held in a farm couple’s barn. The piece is titled Our Halloween Party and was written by Rosemary Carr. The article describes the party invitations, the barn decorations, the games to be played, and the food that…
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Holly and Mistletoe Vintage Christmas Designs
This vintage magazine article features a Christmas tea cozy decorated with holly and mistletoe designs. The article was submitted by a reader named Harriet Ogden Morison. Harriet explains in her article that a properly made tea cozy is almost an essential to the properly made cup of tea, and no Christmas present could be more…
Northern Raven Vintage Bird Illustration
Here is a vintage illustration of a Northern Raven. The raven is perched on a tree branch overlooking a snowy woodland scene. The feathers of this beautiful bird are a rich black color with shades of deep burgundy and bits of olive green interspersed throughout. The illustration, by R. Bruce Horsfall, is signed and dated…
Vintage Raggedy Ann Storybook Pages
Here are five shabby and aged vintage Raggedy Ann storybook pages. The first two pages describe the happy time Marcella found an old rag doll in her Grandma’s attic. The rag doll was hidden away amongst a heap of things in an old leather bag that was stored in a barrel in a dark corner…
Vintage Paper Doll Betty Bonnet’s Grandparents
Betty Bonnet was a popular vintage paper doll in the early 1900s. A series of the paper dolls, created by Sheila Young, was a regular feature in The Ladies’ Home Journal magazine from 1915 to 1918. This page, from the September 1917 issue of The Ladies’ Home Journal features the vintage paper doll: Betty Bonnet’s Grandparents…
Vintage Sheet Music Forest and Stream
This printable vintage sheet music page features a song titled Forest and Stream. It was written by W. H. Tyers and is suitable for polka or two-step dancing. The music was copyrighted (now expired) in 1897 by F. A. Mills. Vintage sheet music pages are fun to use in junk journals, either as whole pages…
Vintage School Fashions for Children
This magazine page features an article on vintage school fashions for children for the fall of 1907. The article is titled For the School Days and includes an illustration of boys and girls, a total of five children, dressed in their charming new school clothes. Details below the illustration include: the size each pattern is…
Handwritten Postcards Vintage Ephemera
Today’s blog post and a new set of printable ephemera added to my Etsy shop this week comes in response to a request I had for vintage handwritten postcards. The first postcard I scanned for you is handwritten in French. Although I do not understand the beautiful French language, it appears the card was written…
Sea Creatures Clip Art
Here are three vintage clip art illustrations of sea creatures. The first illustration features the Heart-Cockle (Cardium cardissa). A Spiral Heart-Cockle (Isocardia cor.) and a Tuberculated Cockle (Cardium tuberculatum) are included in the image. The second illustration features illustrations of a Broad-Claw Porcelain Crab (Porcellana platycheles) and a Common Plated Lobster (Galathea strigosa). The…
French Documents Antique Invoices Receipts and Letters
I received a wonderful package from France last Friday afternoon. It was filled with a variety of naturally aged antique French invoices, receipts and handwritten documents that I purchased from an online seller ten days prior (fast shipping from France to Canada). I scanned this three-page official French document to share with you. It was…
Arum and Orange Lilies
Here are two beautiful vintage illustrations of lilies. The first is a white arum lily showing a flower in full bloom and a leaf of the plant in the background. An arum lily is similar to a calla lily. The only difference (according to an internet search) is their size, with the arum lily growing…
Vintage Angel Food Cake Recipes
These three vintage cookbook pages feature recipes for angel food cakes and hints on mixing angel food cake. In addition to the basic angel food cake recipe, other recipes included on the pages are: Marble Angel Food Cake, Russian Roll, Chocolate Angel Food Cake and Tutti Frutti Angel Food Cake. One of the pages includes…
