Beautiful Young Lady from the Late 1800's and One from Jane Austen Era

Hi everyone, Welcome to you all.

    As my days have been full my blog is not!  Still working on party prep. The R.S.V.P.s are coming in and there will be family from out of state coming.Very fun. Also  neighbors who I haven't seen since the late 1960's.

 I know my mom will be so pleased.

    My sister said she was glad there are no weddings coming up!

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I feel in love with this sweet pretty young lady. She seems to be deep in thought. Maybe she was just utterly bored sitting for the artist! The dress is scrumptious. I would love to come across this in color.

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And a young lady who appears to be from the early 1800's or Regency period. That hair! Use for ideas when wearing Jane Austen era clothing.

Enjoy and thank you for visiting, Louise

Paintings of Adorable Little Girls in Pretty White Dresses 1800's early 1900's

Oh, you have all been so nice! Thank you for your kind comments. They really put a smile on my face and brighten my day.

 Welcome to all my new followers. If you use anything from Bumble Buttons I would love to see it.

How about some little girls in their fancy white dresses?

 A selection of beautiful paintings for you to enjoy. Two look to be from the Edwardian era and one with the shell mid 1800's or Victorian.

Isn't she a saucy one!

This old book cover is from a Tuck's book circa 1880-90's.

It's all about the white dresses.

What a great and interesting composition.

Just a simple pretty portrait.

A favorite of mine.

A lovely mother and her little girl having a sweet moment together. The little girl is listening so intently. Maybe the woman is a governess.

Enjoy the pics. Much love to you all, 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

Free clip art images vintage Christmas tree, children in the snow toy horse & wagon

It has been a while since I visited all the great blogs that I follow. This morning was the perfect time to go poking around. Many many lovely blogs and people. So fun how one refers you to another. Be sure and check out the blogs I watch and follow.
While visiting other blogs I realized mine needs to be decorated! I have to admit that because of my blog skills (or lack there of) I could make a mess of it. Now after some reflection it is obvious that I have a design and style commitment problem.. Yikes!! But it is so true. Can't decide on what color to paint the bathroom or my bedroom etc..  I  stumbled upon http://littleemmaenglishhome.blogspot.com/  with so many beautiful rooms featured. All the owners have totally embraced a look.  I have a vision of what my header could be and my buttons could be buttons. Well in time bumble button will be all put together.
     I think December is going to go by fast. I love the lights and decorations of Christmas. Luckily eggnog is only available during the holidays. It is so easy to sip away regardless of fat content and calories. Santa, I need an exercise bike!    Enough babbling on about me, you need pictures to create and make things with. Today the pictures are a very mixed bag. A little something for everyone.The first few are from a child's music book titled "The Music Hour". Very cute. At some point it would be fun to change the colors.

Two formal 1700's portraits. Love the period clothing. When I was making doll houses I collected pictures for decorating and these were probably from an Art and Antiques magazine.

Lovely Victorian lady from the Goody's book.

 A toy horse and wagon from a children's book.

Stay warm and cozy tonight and thank you for visiting. I just love you all, Louise