Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1918 Dingee Guide to Rose Culture

Here is a second Dingee Guide to Rose Culture design I created, with the 1918 Seed Catalog back cover: The stunning Black Beauty in my rose frame is from The Hugh Magnum Photography Collection at Duke University, another fabulous source for black portraits! And here is the frame as a PNG-file too (transparent background), for you…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1915 Dingee Guide to Rose Culture

I shared a few reinvented antique Seed Catalogs with you this summer, but truth be told, they were only the tip of the iceberg... I reinvented MANY of those Antique Seed Catalogs...:-P I'm not sure I will bore you with all of them, but I might be sharing a few every now and then... lol! So…

Reinvented 1909 Wood Carved Mirrors

From the 1909 "A Manual of Wood Carving" I bring you my reinvented Wood Carved Mirrors: They are real size paper mirrors 🙂 I printed my sheet of mirrors on Canon matte photo paper (160g), glued the sheet with spray glue to a piece of thin cardboard (cereal box) and cut out the mirrors. I inked the…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1899 Henderson’s Back Cover Picture

The back cover of the same 1899 Henderson's Seed Catalog that I used yesterday, is equally fabulous, and simply had to become a garden picture: The genuine vintage harvest image is from the amazing Petrine Wiik Collection Click Petrine's badge below if you wish to download the harvest crew: To create the images for using outside, I…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1899 Henderson’s Front Cover Picture

I have another set of picture frames for you, this time with a 1899 Henderson's Seed Catalog: I used the pretty front cover with roses, to create a frame for a Belle Epoque outing: The genuine vintage picnic image is from the amazing Petrine Wiik Collection Click below if you wish to download the lovely ladies, I believe…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1903 Storrs & Harrison Frame

My great grandmother's brother Ivar (read more about him HERE) was a renowned fiddler in our hometown of Hornindal before he emigrated to America, already at the age of 19! One of the mysteries I plan to research further is how he lived, and if he continued to play his fiddle when he eventually settled…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1899 Dingee Conard Rose Picture

Just like the Lippincott Seed Catalogs are my favorites for "ultimate cuteness", the Dingee Conard Seed Catalogs are my favorites for roses! The second outdoor picture utilizes a 1899 Dingee Conard Rose Catalog page: I used some old plastic frames I had lying around, I'm sure you can find similar frames at thrift stores. I painted…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1891 Dingee Conard Rose Picture

I'm in the process of revamping my deck, and one of my ideas is creating some outdoor pictures: I used some old plastic frames I had lying around, I'm sure you can find similar frames at thrift stores. I painted them white with my home made chalk paint, and rubbed some of the paint off…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1908 Child’s Frame

While researching the Antique Seed Catalogs, I have really noticed the Geranium images! Today's 1908 Child's frame is (again) based on Geraniums. I have sort of thought of Geranium only as cluster flowers, while indeed the single flowers are really pretty! I t-h-i-n-k this is one of Petrine's sisters, posing as a seated model, but…

Antique Seed Catalog Reinvented – 1896 Burpee’s Cherub Frame

I'm sharing another delightful Seed Catalog reinvented into a cherub frame with ya'll today: This is a 1896 Burpee's Front Cover, originally with white sweepeas in the circle. But I think the romantic cherub theme fits even better for a picture of a couple! According to my friend Grethe (Petrine's granddaughter) this is Petrine &…