Antique Book Plate Bird Prints

 One of my favorite things about spring is listening to all the birds.  They seem as happy for warmer temperatures as I am. This set of beautiful bird prints both came from a 1920’s bird book, and shows two types of flycatchers resting on flowering tree branches. These are perfect as instant Spring art – just print and frame, or add them to a journal or greeting card.     There are many more bird images available from the same {Read More}

This World Is Not My Home hymnal page

 

Scrap Wood Table Trivets

 While my husband has been busy installing plank walls in our bedroom, I’ve been like a squirrel gathering nuts, except I’ve been gathering up all the little scrap wood pieces that he’s trimmed off the edges of the boards. I really am starting to think I might have a problem with a capital P when it comes to wood.  If I find a piece that is bigger than my thumb, I don’t want to see it end up in the {Read More}

Vintage Wedding Clip Art Graphics

A few months ago, I found a framed antique certificate of marriage in a thrift store. It always makes me a bit sad to find things like this in a thrift store, because it means either someone didn’t value their family history enough to keep it, or someone died,and there was no one to pass it on to. Either way, I decided to purchase it, because it has several lovely images that could be used as wedding clip art.

Antique Telephone Advertisement

Here’s a wonderful antique telephone advertisement that came from a 1910 The Housekeeper magazine. It would make a wonderful image transfer for a sign (just remember to reverse the image first), or it could be used as-is for decoupage (on laser jet paper, so the ink doesn’t smear). Enjoy! Many more antique advertisements can be found HERE.

Antique Envelope Image

A sweet reader named Maggie, send me a package of vintage ephemera, and this wonderful antique envelope was one of the items in the package.  Aside from the cool image and text, is anyone else noticing that cute little stool the man is propping his foot on?  I’m thinking that might need I thought this image might also be fun to use as a digital graphic for projects or as a blog graphic, so I removed the address from it {Read More}

Antique Hymn Book Page – I Know That my Redeemer Lives

 It’s so good to be home!  My youngest son had a basketball tournament in Kansas City this weekend.  The 4 hour drive up there on Thursday was fine, but with snowstorm “Thor”, it made the drive back home go slower.  We didn’t really hit too much snow along the way, until it started picking up when we got closer to home. I love going away for little trips, but it’s always so nice to get back home.  I was hoping {Read More}

Spring Sheet Music Printable

Not that I’m clock-watching or anything, but did you know that it’s only 21 days, 3 hours, 20 minutes and 15 seconds until the first day of Spring?                         … give or take a few seconds. I adore the Midwest in the fall, summer and spring, but I’d love to just fly south and sit on a beach for the winter. Actually, I take that back.  I don’t mind snow and {Read More}

Flower Seeds Co. Advertisement – Mystic Seed Co.

With the frigid weather we’ve been having lately, it may not feel like it, but Spring’s a comin’!!! Is anyone else counting down the days until Spring?  I keep trying to remind myself that even when it arrives, it’s likely to be at least several weeks until it actually feels like spring, but just knowing it will be here soon, makes me tolerate these cold winter days a little better. I found a few antique flower seeds company advertisements in my collection {Read More}

1900’s Royal Baking Powder Advertisement

I’ve shared several antique baking powder advertisements in the past, and this is another one from the early 1900’s for Royal Baking Powder, from a magazine in my collection.  I’d love to get my hands on one of the actual cans! I think this would look wonderful as wall art in the kitchen.   Many more antique advertisements like these can be found HERE. Enjoy!