1914 Delineator – Baby Butterick

Here is a darling scene by Ella Dolbear Lee, from The Delineator, January 1914: Really, January? I indulge in the idea that 100 years ago, there was also people like me, who celebrate Christmas in their hearts every day of the year! (Or maybe the January issue was released early in December...? 😛 ) I tucked…

Calendar Poll

This is just a quick note to ask your input 🙂 I'm working on a 2015 calendar, and I'd like to know what format would be most useful to you: What is your prefered day to start the week? What is your prefered language? Follow me on Pinterest:

Victorian Sleighride Trade Card

How about THE cutest vintage sleighride I ever saw: This is a McLaughlin's Die Cut Coffe Trade Card, and it is part of a series of several simmilar cards. I must say I am really starting to fall in love with the coffee trade cards, so many of them were very, very elaborate, beautiful details…

Decoupage Anything

I think the reason why I'm so crazy about decoupage, is that it can be applied to revamp soooo many different things: My decoupaged sewing machine hard top. I also created some ruffles with my sewing machine and hot glued them to cover my napkin "seems". Thrift finds: A Lazy Susan, two old metal cookie boxes,…

1914 Rose Heart Bookmarks

Have I told you lately how much I love roses...? Yes, in every second post, you say? I hope you are here because you love roses too, then, because I'm not going to stop any time soon...:-P I have designed a new type of bookmarks to share with you today, featuring Miss Ella V. Baines'…

Decoupaged Clothespins – Tutorial

Every once in a while I like to glue stuff! Or more specifically, decoupage stuff! So today I'm sharing a tutorial on decoupaged wooden clothespins, that I have made a huge pile of, and use for many different purposes all around my house: Here's the very easy instructions on how to make these: 1. Paint…

Vintage Style Ribbon Tags

I've had fun designing new ribbon tags, using some pretty vintage graphics I have been saving 🙂 First there's the long version: And then there is the short version: These tags can be used "as is" or they'll also work well if you want to make double sided tags. Here's how: Long ribbon tags: score and fold between…

1916 Bathing Beauties by Marjorie Mostyn – Printable Tags

I know I seem to only be thinking about Christmas, so I need to let you know that I'm not... I'm also still thinking about summer, and the wonderful warm weather we had this year, and how much the girls enjoyed swimming and bathing many times per day... So when I saw these lovely ladies,…

Victorian Pearline Button Girls

I have repurposed yet another Victorian trade card, to decorate my studio:  The three little Victorian Girls are originally a die cut trade card, advertising Pearline (I suppose that was a laundry detergent helping to keep clothes white?). I have cleaned up the graphics, and resized the little darlings to fit on an A4 page. …

1898 Fairy Soap Laundry Room

Our family bathroom also doubles as laundry room... Not the best solution, I tell ya! I love most things about my house, but this is one thing I r-e-a-l-l-y wish was different...:-P I was going nuts over the piles of laundry in the bathroom, I swear it was breading when I turned my back on…