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1912 Henriette Willebeek Le Mair – Oval Cards

I have utilized the beautiful 1912 art of Dutch artist Henriette Willebeek Le Mair's "Little Songs of Long Ago" to create some printable cards: Find your high quality copy, free for your personal use and enjoyment in the download folder below 🙂  Did you enjoy this post? If you are not already a confirmed follower of Wings of… Continue reading 1912 Henriette Willebeek Le Mair – Oval Cards

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1909 Romantic Notecards – Sheet No 3 of 3

If you have not already, I highly recommend reading the 1909 little booklet "The Yea and Ney of Correspondence Etiquette"! It offers a neat peak into the Edwardian era of correspondence, and some pointers are valid even today! I redesigned the beautiful pages into notecards, and share my third sheet with you today: Use the 12… Continue reading 1909 Romantic Notecards – Sheet No 3 of 3

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1909 Romantic Notecards – Sheet No 2 of 3

Here is second sheet of Romantic Notecards, redesigned from pages of the 1909 little booklet, "The Yea and Ney of Correspondence Etiquette": Use the Romantic Notecards for a thank you note, hand written invitations, recipe cards, or even as labels for big boxes!  Find your high quality copy of Sheet No 2 in the download folder, free… Continue reading 1909 Romantic Notecards – Sheet No 2 of 3

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1909 Romantic Notecards – Sheet No 1 of 3

When I came across the 1909 little booklet, "The Yea and Ney of Correspondence Etiquette", I just new I had to redesign the beautiful pages into Romantic Notecards: Use the Romantic Notecards for a thank you note, hand written invitations, recipe cards, or even as labels for big boxes! Find your high quality copy of Sheet… Continue reading 1909 Romantic Notecards – Sheet No 1 of 3

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Victorian Cherubs in Egg Boats – DIY Easter Hangers

I also made another set of Easter Hangers with these little Cherubs in Egg Boats: The cards are Victorian trade cards, originating in the 1880. I glued the collage sheet to thin cardboard (cereal box) before I cut out the individual cards, inked the edges and attached a little wire with some pearls. A super… Continue reading Victorian Cherubs in Egg Boats – DIY Easter Hangers

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1916 Children & Lambs – DIY Easter Bell Pull

These precious Easter Children and little lambs were simply begging to become another Bell Pull for my sister: INSTRUCTIONS: Print out and glue the 3 collage sheets to thin cardboard (cereal box) - I use spray glue for fast action Punch holes in the corners of your images, you can skip the two bottom corners… Continue reading 1916 Children & Lambs – DIY Easter Bell Pull

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1907 Joyeuses Paques – DIY Easter Bell Pull

The rich Victorians used Bell Pulls, to summon their maids, butlers and other servants. They could be connected from room to room, so when pulled, say in a bed room, a bell would ring in the servants quarters, alerting the maid to which room she was needed. My grandmother used to make embroidered Bell Pulls… Continue reading 1907 Joyeuses Paques – DIY Easter Bell Pull

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1912 Easter Children & Roosters

Tonight I have a collage sheet for you, with cute Easter Children and Roosters: Why not use these to make little hangers, like I did with the French Chicks (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… Continue reading 1912 Easter Children & Roosters