Here is the second adorable storybook character from a story in the April 1899 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. She is a fairy named Flitter-Flutter. You can find the first image from this story on my blog HERE. Click on image to enlarge.
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Rose Sprite Fairy Clip Art
There is a story in the April 1899 issue of St. Nicholas magazine that includes many illustrations of adorable storybook characters and fairies. I’m hoping to work with one each day (in addition to other images) until I have shared all of the images with you. The name of this first storybook character is a…
Beautiful Butterfly Fairy No. 2
Here is another beautiful butterfly fairy nestled amongst a cluster of flowers on the branch of a tree. I uploaded the first butterfly fairy to my blog this morning, it’s available here. This vintage image is from the May 1904 issue of The Delineator magazine. Click on image to enlarge.
Beautiful Butterfly Fairy
This beautiful black and white clip art butterfly fairy is nestled within a cluster of flowers on the branch of a tree. The image is from the May 1904 issue of The Delineator magazine. There is another butterfly fairy illustration in the magazine that I’ll prepare to upload for you later today. Click on image…
Moon Face Fancy Calendar
This quirky Fancy Calendar is a bespectacled moon face made from pumpkin, pumpkin seeds, corn husks and ribbon. The day of the week and the month of the year are in the lenses of the eyeglasses and the numerical day of the month is in an opening below the mouth. This vintage image is from…
Free Vintage Image ~ Easter Bunny Clipart
Here is one more Easter image I wanted to share with you before the Easter holiday is over. It appears that this adorable Easter bunny is doing some spring gardening. My original is an antique die cut; there is no inside to the card or additional message on the back. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Vintage Image ~ Cute Lamb Valentine to Grandma
Here is an adorable vintage Valentine’s Day greeting card. This cute little lamb is dressed in a red pinafore that covers a blue and white polkadot dress. She is carrying a basket of red hearts. The front of the card includes a greeting To Grandma on Valentine’s Day. I’ve removed the writing on the front of the…
Elephant Mouse and Fairy
The adorable illustrations of an elephant, a mouse and a fairy that I’ve used to create this digital collage sheet are from the story, An Island Fable, from the December 1898 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. Here is a version with the wording removed. The full three-page story is available as a free download on my blog, here.
Free Vintage Images ~ An Island Fable
This three-page story, An Island Fable, with adorable illustrations of an elephant, a mouse and a fairy is from the December 1898 issue of St. Nicholas magazine. I think the moral of the story is wonderful: “Let each be himself, not somebody else,Nor covet what others may hold.Each one has his place,That he can best fill:Contentment is…
Fairytale Frog Vintage Image
This dapper frog is going out wooing! The image is from Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes by McLoughlin Brothers, circa 1900. Click on image to enlarge.
Witch Flying in Basket ~ Free Vintage Image
It appears that this storybook witch prefers to fly in a basket rather than on a broom. The image is from the book Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes by McLoughlin Brothers, circa 1900. Click on image to enlarge.
Free Digital Images ~ Little Brown Bear
Here are four more delightful images from Johnny Gruelle’s book, The Little Brown Bear, 1920. Click on images to enlarge.
