A new group of beautiful late 1800's book plates. Black and white to decorate and create with. Free clip art

Good morning to you all! We have rain and more on the way. Not sure if I am ready for cloudy skies and cooler temperatures

 I love those super soft fluffy socks and wear them all the time when it is cold. This afternoon out came a pair to keep my toe's all cozy. Do you have dollar stores near you.? Everything is $1.00 so I stocked  up my supply of cozy socks. Bored yet?

Legacy news--There is a new manager whom I have not met yet. Last week they moved everything into the temporary location. The remodeling of  the old store began on Sunday. Maybe I will like the changes and new people. I hope so. Change is not my forte' And of course Sherry made me feel comfortable and I miss hear dearly.

Enough jibber-jaber from me. You came for the pictures. While going through old books I came across these wonderful illustrations. Perfect for scrap booking frames, labels or as an element in a collage. And to finish the post with a flourish, a nest with a gathering of bird friends. I just knew you would like them.

This first one is my favorite.

     

Enjoy! Much love to you all, Louise

The prettiest cherubs and flower sprays Perfect for black and white French inspired designs

Hi everyone! Welcome to you all.

If my blog were a garden it would be over grown and needing water. This seems to be a pattern.  A flurry of pictures and posts and then... So after a week It is time to get back to blogging.  I also have to confess that I am an image hoarder! My computer keeps telling me the virtual memory is low and that some request will be slow. Sound familiar? My brain and body has the same thing going on! Whether it makes more room or not it seems logical to me that deleting files and folders will make room for new ones. That is what I have been doing  today. Kinda like cleaning out your closet by trying everything on before you toss it out. The fact that there are already plenty of images doesnt disuade me from looking for just a few more. And I found the best stuff! Antique children's books from an online library. There are almost 8,000 books to look thru.

One of the things I liked and thought you might too are from chapter endings and title pages little do-dads, thing-a-ma- jigs, fluerishes or what every you might call them.  I can just see them in your scrapbooks and crafts,altered art,invitations etc. . There are even two labels. Black and white and so French. Two of the cherubs have a pair of wedding rings.Hope you find them as lovely as I do.

Your comments have been incredible and very welcomed. Thank you for the comments regarding Sherry. It will be so nice to pass them on to her and the board. Hope we get her back somehow.

The number of followers continues to grow and there have been over 100,000 page views!! WOW!

Thank you so much for your positive support. I love you gals!!

A passion flower vine and hummingbirds!

Wedding cards or invitations?

Gorgeous antique French postcards with tiny rose buds and violets. Free Victorian and Edwardian era

French antique postcards! Victorian and Edwardian era clip art.

 How feminine and elegant some of these are. Then there are the sweet rose buds. All have been spruced up so that they can be used for labels, cards, scrap booking frames. Business cards? Now that is a good idea! Can't believe I didn't think of that sooner.

This one is perfect for weddings

Sweet little pussy willows and rose buds.

I really like this one because it is so different than other pictures I find.

Is this incredible or what?

More violets very art nouveau.

Now on to the next post. Enjoy and create something beautiful, Louise

Victorian Rose clip art for labels and frames from antique scrap books

Pinks and greens are so pretty together. At one time I had a soft flowing (chiffon?) pink nightgown with lace and tiny tucks at the bodice. A narrow green velvet ribbon was threaded through the lace. So feminine.

That is how the Victorian roses and labels make me feel. Very girlie.

Thank you for visiting and please come by again.

 You just never know what might be posted! 

much love,

   Louise



Classic French Black and White Labels and Frames Free clip art for ATC collage scrap booking.

Hi ! Today I have some formal and classical images. All are from old theater programs. Late 1890's to early 1920's.The crown one is French and perfect for labels. I can just see it on old bottles. Also I know that crowns are popular.

I separated out the different elements from an old title page. How fun to use in scrap booking, collage and as labels.

Just a quick post See you tomorrow, Louise

Free Clipart Frames and Labels early 1900's Violets and other flowers.

Hi everyone! It has been awhile, to say the least since my last posting. Today I'm posting frames to use as labels,for greeting cards, calling cards,scrap booking and any thing else you may dream up.To make things easier to find this post is only frames.

 

forget-me-nots!

An elaborate Art Nouveau frame.

I have tons of beautiful antique and vintage postcards to come. Hope you have had a nice visit! So much love to all you visitors and followers, Louise