The Birds

"God loved the birds

and invented trees.
Man loved the birds

and invented cages."

~ Jacques Deval ~

This 1870's bird & cloche image

turned out to look a little on

the spooky side, don't you think?

I didn't intend for it to turn out

that way when I made it, several

months ago.  Thought some of you

might find a use for it this time of year.

Here are the free graphics

sources used in my artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*

Breathtakingly beautiful bird in cloche

*Lilac & Lavender*

1903 ephemera

I will be sharing the image on

the other side of the 1903 ephemera

soon... hope you'll stop back again!

Thanks for visiting

September Moon

"Summer ends, and

Autumn comes, and he who

would have it otherwise would

have high tide always and

a full moon every night."

~ Hal Borland ~

Tonight, the moon is shining

through the black silhouette of

maple leaves...and I feel comforted.

I cannot imagine life without

moonlight, can you?

*The Graphics Fairy*

Man in the Moon
Amazing angel with stars

Oak leaves silhouette

Vanilla apothecary label

I just started up a Facebook page for

Lilac & Lavender! Looking forward to

hearing more from you... if you're interested

"Like" my page by following the link above,
or by clicking on my badge in the

right-hand column. Thanks!

*UPDATE*

The sepia version of this tag was

transformed by the wonderful artisans

at Victorian Trading Co. into a 27 x 55"

tapestry wall hanging! The price is $99.95,

but is at a special of $29.95 until September

26th, 2013. Please click here to view

or purchase "Contented Moon."

You Love the Roses...

You love the roses... so do

I. I wish the sky would rain

down roses, as they rain from

off the shaken bush. Why will

it not? Then all the valley would

be pink and white and soft to

tread on. They would fall as

light as feathers, smelling sweet;

and it would be like sleeping

and like waking, all at once!

~ George Eliot ~

Isn't that poem beautiful?

Don't be fooled by the name...

George Eliot was a pen name

for Mary Anne Evans, an

Englishwoman.  She is considered

by many to be one of the finest

authors of the Victorian era.

Here are the free graphics 

sources used in my artwork:

*The Graphics Fairy*

Victorian roses

Fancy oval frame

French sheet music

Back of an old photograph

*Altered Bits*

Grungy texture

There's a new tab at the top of this

blog ~ More Free Graphics ~ listing many

resources I visit for free images, textures, and

inspiration!  Have fun checking them out! 

Thank you for stopping by!

Postcards & Words of Inspiration

Hope you find something

here that inspires you!

  

Here are the free graphics and

sources for my artwork:

 *Lilac & Lavender*

Blank postcard

*Vintage Images*

Botanical print ~ Andromeda

*Dafont.com*

Free font ~ Jugend

Victorian "Calender Girls"

"And in the end, it's not

the years in your life that count.

It's the life in your years."

 

~ Abraham Lincoln ~

I came up with this set

of images with the intention of

creating a journal around them.

 

Here are the free graphics

sources used in my artwork: 

*The Vintage Moth*

 Antique letter

*Rose Angel's Album*

January

December

*Magic Moonlight Studio*

March

*Magic Moonlight*  

February 

April

May

June

August

November

*Vintage Images*

October

*bumble button*

September

*World of Art*

July

 

Thanks for stopping by!

The Fairest Blossom

"Gratitude is

the fairest blossom

which springs
from the soul."

~ Henry Ward Beecher ~

 

Image size ~ approximately 4" x 5.5"

 

  

Printable stationery ~ 8.5" x 11"

Facebook cover photo

Give thanks, with a grateful heart...

"For each new morning

with its light, for rest and shelter

of the night, for health and food,

for love and friends, for every

thing Thy goodness sends."

 

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~

Here are the free graphics

sources used in my artwork:

*The Anthenaeum*

Roses by Pierre-Joseph Redoute, 1836

*The Graphics Fairy*

French sheet music

*FREE ViNTaGE DiGiTaL STaMPS*

Pink polka dot digital scrapbook paper

*Lost & Taken*

Book cover texture

*Lilac & Lavender*

"Antiqued" lined paper

*Antique Images*

Peach colored rose ~ border

*DaFont.com*

Jugend ~ free font

Thank you for stopping by!