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Today I’ve got a lovely silhouette of a bird and birdcage from and antique children’s music book. I’ve removed all the background, so you can layer the image over other images using programs like Picmonkey or Photoshop. Here, I’ve layered it over an early 1900’s German song book page.  Here’s the image, without any background.If you save it as a JPEG file, it willshow up with a white background. Stop by tomorrow for more imagesfrom this book.  If you like {Read More}

Today’s antique graphics should give you something to squawk about! All 3 of these images came from an antique children’s school book. I really love this one that was the top border of a page.  The background has been removed, so you can layer it over other images using Picmonkey, Photoshop or Gimp. These chickens look like they’re having a serious discussion! I like the inquisitive look on this chicken, and the sweet thatched-roof cottage in this image. Here are {Read More}

I had a ridiculously busy day today,full of 5 basketball games and 1 son taking the ACT,so I didn’t finish any new projects, but I did wantto share with you this absolutely charmingcover from a 1914 “The Modern Priscilla” magazine.This illustration shows, what I assume tobe, a grandmother teaching her granddaughter how to tat (or is it tatt?). I played around a little with the image with Picmonkey, so here’s an altered version of the image. I fondly remember my {Read More}

Today I’ll be sharing some pages from  an early 1900’s school primer. I remember loving the images that Jack Frost had made on our living room windows during the winter nights when I was little, so I thought this page was really cute. Later today, I’ll share more pagesI hope you’ll enjoy from the same book. Blessings, Angie You Can Often Find Me at These Parties: Knick of Time Tuesday Metamorphosis Monday**Mod Mix Monday**Craft & Tell**Make it Pretty Monday**Cowgirl Up**Nifty {Read More}

Months and months, ago I purchased a collectionof antique wrist watch faces because Ijust knew there was something wonderfulI could do with them.  They arrived in the mail,I ohhed and ahhed over them, thenput them in a jar for safekeeping andpromptly forgot I had them. While working on my antique tape measure bracelets,I went to my jars of craft supplies to get some supplies,and discovered my poor little forgottenwatch faces.   Since I already had thesupplies out to make bracelets,I decided {Read More}

This week, one of my regular customers from Mexicotold me she had lots of photos of productsshe’s purchased from me on her Facebook page.She sells the most lovely candles in Mexicoand has purchased countless candle holders andother pieces from me over the last few years.I wish she had an Etsy shop, because she has candlesI know you all would love, but at least you canbe inspired by the photos of her candles. It’s her “time to shine”! Here are just {Read More}

I absolutely love this old bicycle advertisement that came from an early 1900’s magazine.  I haven’t had time to work on it, but I’m determined to use this graphic on some type of project.  I hope you enjoy it as well! This first image is cropped. This is the complete, original advertisement. I’ve lightened the cropped image here. The magazine this image came from was generously provided by Audrey @ Audrey @ Timeless Treasures. Drop in and say “thanks” to her! {Read More}

This adorable “nesting” image came from an 1898children’s school primer.I can see so many lovely ways to use this image –on cards, scrapbook projects, layered over text or music images, etc.Hope you enjoy it!  If you make something with it,I’d love to hear about it! It is a PNG image, (meaning all background has beenremoved, as you see it here)so you can use programs likePhotoshop, Gimp, and even Picmonkey tolayer it over other images. If using Picmonkey, save this image {Read More}

I love old wooden folding chairs. They always sell well in my shop, so I never pass them up when I find them at a reasonable price. Usually, I find just one or two at a time, but a few weeks ago, I got 36 antique wooden folding chairs at an auction – enough for seating at a small reception! They all appear to have comefrom one business – which according to the backof some of the chairs was a funeral {Read More}