December 13th – St. Lucy’s Day by Jenny Nyström

The tradition of celebrating St. Lucy's Day, 'Luciadagen', on December 13th is still very strong in Scandinavia. Typically we bake special buns made with saffron called 'Lussekatter' and eat either at home with our families, or during the day at schools and work places (often both!). Young children from kinder gardens and elementary schools will…

Victorian Schwarz Christmas Typography

You guys know I'm crazy about vintage typography, so here is a set I have created utilizing some Victorian Schwarz trade card flip sides: These are great for all sorts of collages, layered with scraps and embellished with stamps, stickers, glitter - whatever seasonal yumminess you can think of 😀 The file is free for…

Christmas Pyjamas Children

Here is a collage sheet with adorable Christmas Pyjamas Children: The file is free for your personal use and enjoyment. Go to the download folder below to grab your high quality copy 🙂 Did you enjoy this post? If you are not already a confirmed follower of Wings of Whimsy, please click “Follow”  to register and…

Vintage Snow Globes with Cherubs

Here is the last version (for now) of the Snow Globes: Last years Snow Cherubs and Christmas Trees look great in Vintage Norgesglass! (Norwegian Mason jars) I have created a sheet of Snow Cherubs you can print yourselves: Find your high quality copy in my Christmas download folder, free for your personal use and enjoyment 🙂 The support…

Vintage Christmas Children 2,5″ Tags

Tonight there is a second set of round Christmas tags for ya'll! 🙂 If you have a 2,5" punch, these are made in just 2 minutes. If not, you will have to hand cut each circle but it is still a very small and easy project 😉 I used a little gold embossing to highlight…

Vintage Digital Christmas Collages Day 5

Tonight I'm sharing another set of the Vintage Digital Christmas Collages that you (hopefully) can use for many different things!  I'm still interested in your ideas for the Christmas Collages, keep them coming in the comments below 😀 Find your high quality copy in my Christmas download folder, free for your personal use and enjoyment 🙂 My confirmed…

Vintage Snow Globes with 1905 Winter Children

Maybe you already noticed that I'm creating numerous snow globes for Christmas this year? Today I'm sharing a set of 4 matching ones: These are so incredibly easy to make! Gather your mason jars, (or any large glas jar you have sitting around the house), add a little epsom salt for snow (thank you for…

1896 Boston Sunday Globe – Little Miss Silver Skates

Little Miss Silver Skates came all the way from Boston Sunday Globe on January 5th 1896, into my snow globe style Christmas Norgesglass (Norwegian Mason jar): I think she fits nicely with The Little Coasters: Are they not totally precious together?  I have converted my snow globes to regular (cheap) coarse sea salt as snow, and…

1896 Boston Sunday Globe – The Little Coasters

Another vintage scene, tonight I'm sharing The Little Coasters, originally printed in the Boston Sunday Globe, on February 23rd, 1896: Since it was printed in February, it probably was not meant as a Christmas scene, but I'm nevertheless planning to display it with my other Christmas stuff 😛 The Little Coasters are also tucked in a…

1914 Delineator – Baby Butterick

Here is a darling scene by Ella Dolbear Lee, from The Delineator, January 1914: Really, January? I indulge in the idea that 100 years ago, there was also people like me, who celebrate Christmas in their hearts every day of the year! (Or maybe the January issue was released early in December...? 😛 ) I tucked…