Finally – the weather is breaking and I cannot get enough of being outside! I’ve been working on getting my garden ready for my little seedlings, and checking the asparagus everyday to see if it’s starting to grow again. I love – I mean, LOVE […]
How is it April already? And why is Easter so late this year? I have so many questions. How do you celebrate Easter? Our family used to get together and everyone would bring food – which was great, but as we’ve gotten older, we find […]
March is Women’s History Month, so I thought it would be great to highlight some art from women illustrators in history. The Biodiversity Heritage Library is celebrating “Her Natural History” and you can check out even more great artists and illustrators here. First on the […]
I love finding old catalogs – they are a treasure trove of cool stuff! I found this catalog with labels for a druggist – so there were samples of all the types of labels they sold, including some prescription pages. I found a bunch which […]
Are you ready for spring? I am SO ready for spring. And it is finally here. The seeds have been started and I’m headed out to the garden to get things cleaned up and enjoy the fresh air! We all need that, amiright? I thought […]
Have you ever heard of cigarette cards? I never did. But as I’ve been doing some searching for awesome vintage images, I came across cigarette cards. After a little research, I found that they were first developed as a marketing gimmick, to get people to […]
I found these vintage firetrucks in a book the other day while looking for some steampunk images for a journal I’m working on. While they aren’t too steampunk – I thought they were too cool not to share! These would be great for a boy […]
I love finding vintage illustrations, and these St. Patrick’s Day drawings are awesome! I found them in The Party Book, from 1922. The book gives suggestions for parties and dances, including costumes. Can you imagine wearing these? Ha – maybe I’ll work on them for […]
