Norwegian Sunday: Bridal Crowns – Part V, Photography

Around the turn of the century, Norwegian photographer Solveig Lund (1868-1943) made a good living photographing bunad wear and bridal attires. She was based in Oslo, and at one point had 3 different studios in Oslo at the same time! I'm sharing some of her work here, again sorted by Bunad-districts: These images are clickable…

Large Bunnies Tags

My Easter Bunny Tags are among my most popular posts, so today I'm sharing another set: INSTRUCTIONS: Print the sheet onto matte photo paper (I use 170g paper) or cardstock Glue the sheet to thin cardboard, I use a cereal box and spray glue, let dry. Cut out the individual tags. (Optional: ink the edges…

Floral Easter Eggs

How about a late nite set of Floral Easter Eggs? Surely these must come in handy for some of your crafts? 😀 Print on tissue paper, and decoupage onto anything that needs a little Easter pizazz 😀 Find your high quality copy, free for your personal use and enjoyment in the download folder below 🙂  Did…

Frear’s Troy Bazaar 1882

Here is a set of Frear's Troy Bazaar 1882 Children, advertising the latest Spring Fashions: I have sized these to print individually on A4-pages, so they are quite large! 😀 Thus suitable for creating wall hangings for Spring 😀 Print, and glue with a glue stick or spray glue onto thin cardboard (cereal box), ink…

Cherub Egg Nests

There is no season wrong for cherubs! So here is a set of precious Cherubs in Egg Nests: I think these are totally adorable, and I hope you will find good use for them in your Easter projects 🙂 Find your high quality copy, free for your personal use and enjoyment in the download folder below…

Norwegian Sunday: Bridal Crowns – Part IV, Art

One of the most famous Norwegian painters, Adolph Tidemand, incorporated traditional Bridal Crowns in many pieces of his art: Adolph Tidemand became and has remained, one of the prominent painters representing Norwegian Romantic Nationanlism. The movement peaked around 1840-1860, but has had tremendous impact on the Norwegian identity as we know it today! All the…

Girl in Rose Heart

I have another digital stamp for you today, a lovely little Girl in Rose Heart: For those with digital skills, here is a black version that you can recolor and use in your art: I'm also including both colors without the text: Find your high quality copies, free for your personal use and enjoyment in the…

Cherub Finis

I have another digital stamp for you today, with darling little Cherub Finis: For those with digital skills, you can recolor the stamp and use it in your art! Here is my red version: How about using the Cherub Finis on the back side of your cards? Find your high quality copy, free for your personal…

Cherub Rose Wreath Ex Libris

Since I learned how to extract B&W imagery from old ephemera, I have multiplied my collection of digital stamps! Here is a darling little Cherub holding a beautiful rose wreath: This was originally an Ex Libris, and still can be, but it also works great for labeling all sorts of other stuff! I have included…

Norwegian Sunday: Bridal Crowns – Part III, Gallery

The tradition of using Bridal Crowns is by no means only Norwegian. In most cultures, even today, it is customary that the bride is dressed up in spectacular fashion, and often time special headdress is included. But since we are looking at the Norwegian Traditional Bridal Crowns, this post will be sharing some more Bridal…