1910-1911 RPP Valentine Cupids – PART 2 – free printables

I've got my Valentine Chandelier Decor up, just like I planned with the collage images from yesterday: Isn't it a darling decoration? It only took me about 15 minutes to make... because I just got a Martha Steward Heart Punch, that punched those little doily hearts for me in 5 minutes... 🙂 I sandwiched the…

1910-1912 RPP Valentine Cupids – PART 1 – free printables

I wasn't quite satisfied with my Valentine decorations, so I had to make one more, I'll get a picture for you tomorrow 😉 I used some wonderful hand colored Real Picture Postcards (RPP) from the Tuck DB site. I gathered them into ready printable collage sheets, for convenience. Here is the first part of the…

Vintage Valentine’s Hearts – DAY 1

My kitchen is completely full of the Valentine Circus, so no more room there for Valentine Decorations. But I need something romantic for my living room... hm... I wonder... YES! Cherubs & Hearts, of course!!! 😀 I cut mine out, and used a craft knife for the finest details. I then added paper lace trimming,…

Creative Confessions: Love’s Greeting

Wings of Whimsy is my creative outlet. And I have learned the hard way I need to have one! Designing and crafting are not my only creative passions, I like to take pictures and I like to write. In fact I like to apply my creativity to everything I do, including work! I regard creativity…

1906 Cherub Hearts – free printable

Another batch of fresh Vintage Valentine Cherubs from my albums. Cutie-pah-tootie cherubs with hearts today! Not that my earlier cherubs have not had hearts, but I picked a few today with large hearts! And here are the individual cards: These files are free for your personal use and enjoyment. Go to the download folder below…

Vintage Style Ribbon Cards – free printables

I'm removing the Christmas-decorations early! Although according to Norwegian tradition we should celebrate 20 days of Christmas, starting on December 25th, meaning January 13th is the last day of Christmas... :-O Most Norwegians don't follow that tradition anymore, but I have always been the last of my neighbors to remove the decorations, proudly honoring my…

1919 My Valentine Gardening Cherubs – free printable

Here is the first batch of fresh Vintage Valentine Cherubs from my albums. Looks to me like they are gardening hearts... are they not totally cute? And the little poems are adorable too, I hope you can use these for something fun in your art: And here are the individual cards: These files are free…

St. Nicholas Christmas Ornament – from 1 sheet of paper

I loved Anna's idea on Tuesday, of making the Victorian St. Nicholas book pages into a small ornament! So much so, that I jumped to the task last night, and kept at it way past my bed time... 😛 Here it is, my tiny St. Nicholas Christmas Ornament book, made out of 1 sheet of…

A Visit From St. Nicholas 1864 – 12 Printable Tags

I came across a gorgeous Victorian Christmas book from 1864: "A Visit From St. Nicholas" on Open Library. I believe the first edition of the poem "The Night Before Christmas" by Clement Clarke Moore came out in 1862, so this is one of the very early versions 😀 I hope you will like my redesign,…

A Taste of Norway – Hornindalsrokken Summit

I grew up on a farm in a small rural place in Western Norway called Hornindal. It is smack in the middle of Fjord Norway. In the summer we would take our cows up to the mountain farm, called "sæter" in Norwegian. Until this day, our sæter is my favorite spot in the world, and…