DIY Apothecary Jars Recently, I shared several antique apothecary labels with you, for Antique Graphics Wednesday. I have lots of old apothecary bottles, but sometimes I’m hesitant about altering original bottles, but I love using new jars and bottles, that might otherwise be thrown away, and altering them to make them look old. So when I stumbled across some cute little candles in jars with lids at Walmart for less than $1, I knew I was really going to get {Read More}
Antique Graphics Wednesday – Ice Coupon Checks & the History Behind Them
January 23, 2013 by 9 Comments
I love the crisp color and graphics on these little coupon checks that were issued by the Stillwell Cold Storage Co. in Hannibal, Missouri. These coupons came 4 to a page, in sets of 10 pages in a booklet. This is the cover of the booklet. A little fascinating detail about this company: The Stillwell Cold Storage Co. was owned by a very wealthy Hannibal resident, named Amos Stillwell, who initially made his fortune in the pork packing industry and {Read More}
It Is Well With My Soul – Farmhouse Photography and Hymn Printable
January 13, 2013 by 31 Comments
I know so many of you love the timeless old hymn, “It Is Well With My Soul” as much as I do, so I have several free printables to share with you. The first is a photo I took of an ironstone pitcher sitting on a well-used ladder. I added the words to the hymn title on the image. It Is Well With My Soul It is available as a free printable. Here’s another version, with a smaller ironstone pitcher. {Read More}
Antique Graphics Wednesday – Vintage Pharmacy Labels
January 9, 2013 by 19 Comments
Is anyone else out there ga-ga over vintage pharmacy labels? I absolutely love them, but they are often a little small, so it’s hard to use them in noticeable home decor, but here are some enlarged versions that can be printed out for your use. I love the shape and typography on this one. This one is from the same pharmacy. I LOVE the typography on this one! Here are all 3 images as a letter size page printable. Just right-click, save and print. You’ll {Read More}
Get the Look – {Country Living Antique Barber Sign}
January 5, 2013 by 17 Comments
Since the first bathroom we remodeled is officially the “ladies’ room”, our other bathroom that is undergoing remodeling will officially be the “guys’ room”. I knew I wanted to decorate it with either a medical theme, or a barber theme…or both. While in the “ladies’ room”, doing some magazine browsing, I came across an article from Country Living magazine about collectible antique barber shop items and saw this antique barber sign, advertising the prices for services rendered. It’s valued {Read More}
Printable Antique Butter Box
January 4, 2013 by 15 Comments
I picked up a beautifully aged antique butter box a few weeks ago and have created a printable of it, so you can make your own. I love finding things like this that were meant to be disposed of (and usually were). Generally, if you can find them, it’s because the were unused stock, left in an old business. My original box is extremely fragile and is missing one of the side flaps, so I did a little digital editing to fix it. Here’s the {Read More}
Antique Christmas Tree Printable Image
December 19, 2012 by 2 Comments
I just stumbled upon this adorable image from the remnants of an early 1900’s reader. I love the inclusion of the American flag as ornaments and as the tree topper. Here’s the image with the background removed, so it can be layered over other images. Blessings, Angie View Verse of the Day Due to unethical websites stealing content, I can no longer provide a full RSS feed. I work too hard to produce original and inspiring content to have it {Read More}
Antique Graphics Wednesday – Antique Christmas Music Pages with Silhouettes
December 19, 2012 by 7 Comments
Back in May, I shared some lovely music pages from a book, entitled, “Fifty Favorite Songs for Boys and Girls” (see original post here) and I have more Christmas music pages to share today. {CLICK ON IMAGES TO VIEW & PRINT FULL SIZE} Here’s just the image from that page. I love this page, which has the words in both English and German. Blessings, View Verse of the Day
Antique Graphics Wednesday – It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
December 12, 2012 by 1 Comment
I sure hope you all aren’t getting tired of antique Christmas sheet music, because I am always thrilled when I find some and love sharing it here.I didn’t bother altering the color tone of this one, but you can do it easily at Picmonkey.. Blessings, Angie
Antique Graphics Wednesday – At the Fireside Sheet Music
December 12, 2012 by 3 Comments
What could be better in cold weather, than coming inside and snuggling up at the fireside, with a steaming cup of hot cocoa? When we lived in New Mexico, our home had 2 fireplaces that we loved, but sadly, our current home doesn’t have one…so I’ll just have to snuggle up on the couch and enjoy the Christmas tree lights instead. Regardless, I love this page of old sheet music. I’ve altered the color of this first image, because the {Read More}
