Book Cover Beauty
Thaddeus of Warsaw, by Jane Porter, 1844 I have a collection of antique books, and although some are quite wonderful and interesting in content, there are some that I admit I purchased purely on...
View ArticleOrnate Book Cover
I came across an incredibly ornate antique book cover to share with you. I ran it through Photoshop to mess around with colors. There’s so many possibilities with such a pretty piece. Enjoy!
View ArticleVintage Measuring Tape Growth Chart: Free Download!
By now you can probably tell I’ll collect just about anything. At some point I began collecting measuring tapes, and then little marmalade jars, and together they make such a sweet display.I decided...
View ArticleCollecting: Crests and Monograms
You probably know I’m really into vintage monograms. And you may know that I’m a logo designer by trade. So it’s a good chance you’ll appreciate my recent purchase from the UK of this incredible...
View ArticleFree Blog Headers: Repurposed Designs
New bloggers are joining the ranks daily with so many wonderful things to share. Yay! But not everyone is design savvy and able to create their own blog header easily. And who wants the run-of-the-mill...
View ArticleFun with Anagrams: Supersized Letter Tiles
Vintage Anagram tiles are just plain fun to play with. Although I’ve never actually played the game of Anagrams, I’ve certainly enjoyed my share of fun spelling things out with the alphabet tiles. I...
View ArticleART et STYLE: French Magazine Cover
Thursdays with Selena usually end in Selena sharing some fantastic goodies with me. Last week she gave me this gorgeous 1940s French magazine that she’d picked up knowing I would love the beautiful...
View ArticleOrnamental Square Labels: Free Downloads
I’m once again working with the wonderful people of WorldLabel.com to bring you more free label downloads. Similar to the multi-use round labels I designed, we bring you ornamental square labels with...
View ArticleThe White House Cookbook: Vintage Meat Cuts Images 1
I’m always flipping through old thrift store books for images. Sometimes our local library has wonderful book sales and there are some pretty cool oldies. I do my best to research the copyright...
View Article100 Year Old Eggs
I found this wonderful illustration of eggs in a book dated 1909. Beautifully preserved, including a drawn chart of the birds they come from. I created an additional image combining both.I was thinking...
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