Frame: Classical

Another frame, this one more elaborate and unusual.  This one I adapted from an antique print of a well in Verona, Italy, with classical Roman style columns and carvings.  It took some doing but I think it makes a nice fancy frame to use for a journaling spot in scrapbooking, altered art projects, cards, even menus or invitations.  Something different to spark your imagination, I hope!

Emily

Elegant Victorian Frame -- Scrapbooking, Invitation, Menu, Tags

I had a request for frames, so here is a lovely one with a simple elegance.  This is originally a full letter-size frame, but it can be resized as needed.  I adapted it from a sheet of music.  It would be nice for cards and altered art, tags, invitations, menus, scrapbook pages, lots of projects. Have fun!
Emily

Label with Blank Scroll Bird and Flowers

I think this is a really wonderful little graphic image.  A little bird (a swift?) and flowers accent a blank decorative scroll.  Perfect for June, right between spring and summer. This would be nice as a label or in a scrapbook, for a card or invitation or bookplate, even as a transfer.  I'll try to do more frames and labels in upcoming weeks ... need to get busy doing some scanning!

Emily

Victorian Flower Fairy

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I decided having only one image in my Fairies and Angels selections wasn't enough (I've been looking at my Pinterest boards), so here is a very sweet little flower fairy.

There is so much blooming this time of year, I'm sure the flower fairies are happy!  I noticed that my new online friend Lunagirl is having a "garden fairies" challenge on her blog so this would work for that theme.  I have some butterfly prints as well that I can share.  Of course Lunagirl has created lots of beautiful wing images and other images that she sells on her site Lunagirl.com!

I am including this fairy in both jpg and png format (the png file has the background removed for you).  Have fun! Happy summer!

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Victorian Illustrations: The Old Woman Tossed in a Basket

I couldn't resist a couple more pictures of the Old Woman Tossed in a Basket!

The first  is from The Real Mother Goose (1916), illustrated by Blanche Fisher Wright. The small black and white drawing is from The Little Mother Goose (1912), illustrated by Jessie Willcox Smith.

Antique Advertising Text and Illustrations

I can never get enough of these old advertising pages, especially when they have fancy borders and cool illustrations.  I love the antique-looking fonts, too.

This is actually a rather larger image, so again remember you can resize large or small for all sorts of projects. 

These ephemera pages make lovely backgrounds, or crop out the illustrations.  Here we have a sewing machine, a cup of instantaneous chocolate ("the greatest invention of the age"), a rolling chair, and "the improved home Turko-Russian folding bath cabinet," in addition to the smart housekeeper answering her door, plus fun text.

Mother Rabbit and Little Rabbits (Hares, Actually) Victorian Art

 I thought this title page from an antique children's book, "The Ballad of the Lost Hare," was just lovely.  I like rabbits (and hares) and this is a sweet realistic Victorian illustration of a mother and babies, with a yellow rose and lovely soft colors.

Green Flapper Hat

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Happy June!  I thought you would enjoy this cute little green cloche hat.  It looks perfect for a flapper or even an Edwardian girl out for a jaunt.  Above is a jpg.  Below is a png file as well because I thought that might be helpful for accessories/embellishments.  Either can be resized as needed, of course.

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Vintage Postcard for Memorial Day

On Memorial Day (once upon a time called Remembrance Day), here is a lovely image and sentiment by the one-and-only Ellen Clapsaddle, one of the most beloved and recognizable illustrators of Victorian Edwardian era postcards.  Original Clapsaddle cards can be expensive, and while I have quite a few I had to borrow this one.  (Thanks to Lunagirl for permission to share this card from her Holiday Volume 3 collection.)

Charming Vintage Bird's Nest Image

Anything garden or woodland or having to do with birds, I'm fond of.  I hope you're fond of this cute little vintage image, adapted from an antique Victorian nature book, showing a blackbird's nest and egg. 

Springtime Victorian Angel with Pink Flowers

Let's start with one of my favorite angels for good luck!  Isn't she gorgeous?  This lovely angelic lady is an antique "scrap" diecut that I've scanned and cleaned up for you.  Please enjoy this beautiful Victorian angel in pink for personal use (and please credit my blog if you publish a piece that uses the image ~ thanks!)