Catching up with 18th and 19th Century Portraits of Children

Oh my it has been many days since my last post!  I missed Christmas Monday and Thanksgiving Thursday! I have been cleaning out the garage and back patio.  All the stuff/junk has been tossed out or put away. It feels so good to go out there now. In the garage I found more old college textbooks to recycle. College was years ago and I can not imagine why I still had them. Next gardening. Now this finally did me in. Removing 30 year old ivy plants was so rewarding but hard work. And then yesterday was the most wonderful rainy day. Two cups of hot cocoa and lots of warm tea it was so cozy. Both my kitties wanted to sit on my lap all day long(at the same time)

 Now it is Sunday and time to get blogging.  Today is a day for beautiful old portraits. A real variety of children's clothing from different eras.

Thank you for visiting. Stay warm and dry, Louise

Very Victorian

Love this one. How sweet she looks.

Not sure of the date but it looks French 1770ish. Wonder what they really wore to play in.



Lovely old Victorian engravings of beautiful women early - mid 1800's

Welcome to you all! Today I have these beautiful engravings of lovely Victorian women. The next to last one is my favorite. She is being very coy. Oh those Victorian women! If you recreate period clothing or costuming they are a good reference. Right click for a larger image.

Let me know if you are looking for something in particular. I welcome any requests.

Much love to all of you, Louise

Antique cabinet photographs to share with you. Legacy 25% off sale this week.

Hi and welcome to everyone!

First the Legacy thrift store is having a 25% off sale all week. So if you are anywhere near Sonoma county and Sebastopol be sure and stop by.

Just stopped over to Carol Ann's boutique. My little blog looks so shabby and not very chic in comparison. I really need to work on my blog page. How does she and so many of you create such beautiful blogs?!!

One thing I can do is find pictures for you.Everyone needs new material to inspire and work with. It has been awhile since I have posted some antique cabinet photos.  That is the theme today.

 I am feeling a blog posting frenzy coming on so there may be more for you later today!

Be sure and mention bumble button on your blogs. I am always interested in seeing what you have made using images from here.

What a dress!!

Of all the photos of little boys I have come across this by far has the most frills and lace!

I love this one. One of my favorites.

Thank you for your continued positive comments. Turning on the computer to see what you have to say is so fun.

Much love to you all, Louise

P.S. Requests are welcome.

1800's paintings and art to share with you.

Hello! Finally a new post for you loyal followers and new visitors. The number of followers has continued to increase even with no new post since .
 Today the pictures are fantastic.Exploring the Internet has turned up so many gems. These are for personal use only. Pretty sure they are in the public domain but just in case. I just wanted to show you the beautiful picture that I came across and like.
    Hope you like them too.
I have been reading a lot lately. One of the reason I have been distracted from my blog!

The following are from the mid 1800's. Very Victorian! A good reference for period clothing and hair styles.

She is sooo beautiful!

Hope you have enjoyed these gorgeous paintings Thank you for visiting. Much love to you all, Louise

Just a quick post, Victorian litle girls with kitten, Late 1890 Girls Dress, Portrait of a beautifully dressed woman.

Thursday afternoon was a beautiful day because of the sunshine and I went to my little shop. It was such a treat to visit with some of the gals.My drawer was not overflowing with new button donations, but there are some pretty ones. Someone loved fabric covered buttons and saved them off their vintage clothing. Now I wonder what they were going to sew them on next?  

Luscious fancy Edwardian dress.

 Love this pretty white dress!!! Samantha, the American Girl doll from the same period  needs this dress. I have an antique baby dress that  has beautiful white work or eyelet that would be perfect. Much of it is not in the best condition but it is still very hard to cut. Wonder who was the sweet baby it was made for.

Thank you for stopping by. Have a lovely Sunday, Louise

Lovely Lady's in Beautiful & Romantic Historic dresses costumes of the day 1700's & 1800's

Hi everyone! As promised here are several pictures of old paintings.  All so romantic, feminine and gentile women. Just think of the work to make and maintain these beautiful dresses. One reason I had collected these picture was for reference. At one time I was making historical costumes for Felicity the American Girl or Pleasant Company doll. But now just enjoy them.
 I just found two of the prettiest blogs!! one is carol anne boutique and feathers and flight . I feel quite shabby now!!!

Hope you enjoy these masterpiece images, Louise

to much stuff

Good afternoon to all of you. This morning I reached my limit. To much stuff every where! One of my problems is I take out project after project and just do not put things away. So after lots of excavation, I have cleared off the dining room table. What a milestone!  Lots of things are set aside for donating and giving away. They will be in my car tonight. I dare not move them to the garage first as it is so easy to avoid dealing with it.. Packing material for things I sell on ebay take up so much room. All the things to be sold are lining my hall. Can you relate??  After seeing  all your beautiful blogs with pictures filled with your artful decorating I am inspired to make a change. I want to make everything pretty and pleasing to look at.
   How about some pictures for the day?

This is a makers mark from a antique book on pottery and porcelain. Just thought it was so fun.

Papa, as a child feeding  geese or swans with one of his aunts. This is one is one of my most favorite.

Another old print that I found behind an old framed cabinet photo. This maybe from 1800's.

A Swedish family. Possible relatives. The photo was taken in Sweden. There is writing on the back in Swedish so I'm not sure what it says. Just love the littlest daughters expression.

 A Christmas Pudding for the holidays.

Just for fun.

Sweet robin feeding her babies. From a children's reader.

And finally a cute idea for embellishing a button.

  Thank you for stopping by the bumble button. Enjoy the pictures, Much love to you all, Louise