Pretty Data – Help Wanted 2

I'm really getting deep into my image-research on European Royalty, and I'm having a blast! Today I'm sharing a supplement from the Frank Leslie's newspaper, dated 14th of July 1877: This is queen Victoria with her (already) extensive family. The source also had the key to identify who is who, information like this proves invaluable…

Pretty Data – Help Wanted!

You all know how much I love vintage imagery! You have seen over and over that I share project where I have collected images related somehow, either by a theme, or in fact created as actual sets. And if they are not related initially, I somehow make up ways to combine them and MAKE them…

1904 Sweet Pea Garden Girl – DIY Spring Wall Hanging

Have you noticed the little Hangers and the Bell Pulls I have shared recently? Well, here is a larger Wall Hanging version: I used a full A4-size page to make this little beauty from a 1904 P. Mann & Co Seed Catalog. I printed her out, glued the sheet to thin cardboard (cereal box) before…

1900 Easter Eggs

Here is the last of my Easter Postcards Collage Sheets: Hopefully you will now have a nice selection of vintage postcard sets to use for a variety of Easter crafts, and if nothing else comes to mind, you can always make my little hangers (click on the image below to go to the original post with…

1908 Child’s Seed Catalog Narcissus

My grandmother would always have plenty of narcissus growing in her garden, and this page from a 1908 Child's reminds me of those: The Norwegian word for daffodils "Påskelilje" translates into Easter Lily 🙂 The kind you can buy today at flower stores are smaller and weaker, somehow. My grandmother's narcissus would be like these,…

1909 Easter Chicks Presents

I think these Easter Chicks "hatching" out of Presents are totally adorable: And again: should you look for a quick, easy project, try making little hangers, like I did with the Victorian Nested Cherubs (click on the image below to see the whole post with instructions): Go to the folder below to download the high quality printable collage sheet,…

1909 Colorful Easter Chicks

Not all chicks are yellow, and today I'm sharing an collage sheet with colorful Easter Chicks: I'm sure you have many ideas of your own on utilizing the Easter Chicks postcards I've been sharing, but should you look for a quick, easy project, try making little hangers, like I did with the Victorian Nested Cherubs (click on the…

1908 Easter Chicks & Colorful Eggs

I have another Easter Chicks collage sheet for you this afternoon, with colorful Eggs: Again: Why not use these to make little hangers, like I did with the Victorian Nested Cherubs (click on the image below to see the whole post with instructions): Go to the folder below to download the high quality printable collage sheet, and to…

1914 Easter Girls & Chicks

What is with cute chicks and little girls? These images make me very happy 🙂 And maybe especially today, it is my youngest daughters birthday. Imagine, it is already 11 years since she was born, time certainly flies!! Happy 11th Birthday Torunn 🙂 Why not use these to make little hangers, like I did with…

1910-1911 Girls With Cute Hats & Chicks

This is another collage sheet, Easter Girls With Cute Hats & Chicks: Why not use these to make little hangers, like I did with the Victorian Nested Cherubs (click on the image below to see the whole post with instructions): Go to the folder below to download the high quality printable collage sheet, and to check out…