Here is a wonderful image of a man rushing home in the winter, as the sun is setting in the evening. His arms are full of things for Christmas. In one arm, he has holly and a present, and in the other arm, he has a basket carrying more presents, along with a horn and violin. This image was the Christmas magazine cover of an early 192o’s magazine for musicians, called, The Etude. I think this would look lovely as {Read More}
Christmas Magazine Cover – Man Rushing Home with Gifts and a Holly Wreath
December 12, 2014 by 1 Comment
Vintage Flash Cards Printables for Christmas
December 11, 2014 by 2 Comments
Do you all still love old flash cards as much as I do? You would think that I would have found an old set, with all the auctions, antique stores, and flea markets I go to, but I’ve still not found any. Until then, I just have fun designing my own sets that look like vintage flash cards. It’s so easy to customize them with any words I want on them, so I created some Christmas flash card printables to share {Read More}
DIY Christmas Sign and Mrs. Claus Printable
December 10, 2014 by 10 Comments
I may not love to cook and bake, but I do love cooking up new projects and printables to share with you all, and I’m really excited with how adorable my latest DIY Christmas sign turned out! I had so many sweet compliments on the Mrs. Claus Cookie Company wooden sign I made, that I decided to design a printable chalkboard sign version that anyone can print for themselves, without needing to mess with making a stencil or painting. I’m also including {Read More}
Vintage Inspiration Party #167 – Christmas Decor & So Much More!!
December 9, 2014 by 10 Comments
***My apologies the linky wasn’t working earlier – it’s fixed now. Bloggers have been busy little elves recently, making the cutest home decor items and gifts! I am excited to share with these lovely features from last week’s Vintage Inspiration Party. Remember, this party is extra special because it shows up on 4 different blogs, which mean 4 times the exposure for you! Check out some of your host’s latest projects! {Read More}
Oven Range Hood from a Reclaimed Antique Door
December 8, 2014 by 7 Comments
It’s been a few years since we remodeled our farmhouse kitchen (see remodel reveal here), and I still love it as much as the day it was finished, but there are a few things I’d do differently now, after having lived with it for a few years. For instance, we made open shelves from wood salvaged from an old table. I love those shelves in the kitchen, but we put one above our stove, and that was a big mistake. {Read More}
Farm Store Painted Sign
December 7, 2014 by 8 Comments
I’ve had paint “fever” lately. Some weeks I want to do nothing but repurpose old book pages, some weeks I just want to fuss around with old metal junk, and other weeks, I want to paint everything in sight. Fortunately, I have a fairly good stock of salvaged wood to work with, so I sorted through my supply, and spotted a side rail from an old bed. That would do nicely for a painted sign. I had just received a {Read More}
Santa’s Sleigh Printables in Plaid, Burlap, French Script, & Corrugated Cardboard
December 7, 2014 by 5 Comments
I have some fun printables for you today! It is Santa’s sleigh in black and red plaid, burlap, corrugated cardboard, and French script. I think these would be adorable with a little glitter added around the edge, and hung as ornaments. They could also be used as gift tags, or strung as a banner. They are PNG images, so you can use them digitally as well.
O Come, All Ye Faithful – Printable Vintage Christmas Music Page
December 6, 2014 by 3 Comments
Last night, I went to a women’s event with my friend at her church. Women from the church act as table hostesses, and they each decorate their table very festively for Christmas. The guests enjoy a meal, a short devotional, and some special Christmas music from the church musicians and singers. At the end of the evening, the final song they sang was, “O Come, All Ye Faithful”. It was a lovely rendition of the song, with parts of it {Read More}
Blogging with the Pros – Starting out with WordPress
December 6, 2014 by 6 Comments
*This Blogging with the Pros series does include affiliate links for products I recommend. If you are considering becoming a blogger, or are a blogger considering moving to WordPress – this post is for you! I’m going to share what my experience has been, along with some of the dumbest mistakes I made, and I have invited Lesley from Chaotically Creative to share some tips, so you get can get started on WordPress, without spending the small fortune I spent doing it, {Read More}
Printable Antique Advertisement – Corset Waist
December 6, 2014 by 1 Comment
I may wish I had a waist this small, but I sure wouldn’t want to wear a contraption like they wore in 1918, when this antique advertisement was published in an Etude magazine of mine. Good grief – I don’t even like wearing a bra with hooks! Hmmm…was that too much information? Ha – Sorry! The first image is a PNG image, so all the background has been removed. {CLICK ON IMAGES TO ENLARGE} This is the {Read More}
