Matching Game

Did you enjoy playing

memory/matching card games

as a kid? I made a version using

vintage images, to play with

my two.  Just print 2 pages with

the images below. Cut out and

arrange in rows, with the image

flipped over. Take turns

making matching sets.

Player with the most cards wins.

My 7 year old daughter played this

with me a few days ago.  Before we started,

I asked her to tell me about the pictures. She

recognized a few things, but thought most

looked funny. We talked about how people

lived differently long ago... and thought about

some of the modern conveniences we take

for-granted. Came upstairs tonight to find

her teaching my 5 year old son how to play.

They were entertained while I made supper.

All illustrations used in this project

are from The Graphics Fairy:

pocket watch

electric fan

sewing machine

old-fashioned tricycle

spectacles

tea kettle

French Perfume Label ~ project & printable

I've been thinking up ideas

for Christmas projects. After

sharing one of my ideas,

Mom offered a simple glass

canister she didn't use anymore...

 First, I designed a label using

images from The Graphics Fairy.

French rose perfume label,

Victorian roses,

and French sheet music.

  

 

I printed my labels onto

cardstock & cut them out. 

Next, I used slightly watered down

white glue to make an imperfect outline

of the beautiful scrolling border,

and dusted with gold glitter.

Using the same glue (you could

use Mod podge - whatever you like)

I centered and glued the label

onto the clean canister. 

I then used clear acrylic sealer

over the label, to protect it

from water damage, etc.

 Originally, the lid had a very country look ~ with a
large, rusty star and wooden spool on top.  Luckily, all I had
to do was take out the screw that held them in place, and
they were gone.  Instant transformation!

I think this makes a very pretty oversized vase.

At the moment, it looks great in my kitchen with

a candle inside... I also think it would make

a sweet gift filled with goodies at Christmas... 

love all the possibilities!

Please enjoy, free for personal use ~ thanks!

If you create something with these labels,

please let me know ~ I'd love to hear about it!

I'm linking up with Angie's Knick of Time Tuesday...
you really should visit!

Thank you so much for stopping by! 

 

Autumn's Crowning Glory

"In the garden, Autumn is, indeed

the crowning glory of the year,

bringing us the fruition of months

of thought and care and toil."

~ Rose G. Kingsley ~

In my garden, pink cosmos, burnt orange

mums, and 'Autumn Joy' sedum are blooming.

Our crabapple is loaded with red berries... the birds

will be happy long into winter.  My husband's tomatoes

and peppers are still producing, but everything's

winding down.  Today, I'll be planting daffodils with

my son, in preparation for the coming gardening year.

Nothing like enjoying Autumn in the garden,

while thinking ahead to Spring!

"And at no season, save perhaps

at Daffodil time, do we get such

superb color effects as from

August to November."

  

~ Rose G. Kingsley ~

Here are the free graphics

sources used in my artwork:

  *Antique Images*
Handwritten Poetry
 Grungy Wallpaper texture

*Vintage Images*
Catherine Klein pansies
Catherine Klein yellow roses

*The Graphics Fairy*
Round frame

*Just Something I Made*
1891 book cover

*Lilac & Lavender*
Blank postcard

Thanks for stopping by!

Victorian Sisters ~ 1903 Ephemera

"A sister can be seen as someone

who is both ourselves and very much not

ourselves - a special kind of double."

~ Toni Morrison ~

 

I've been wanting to share these Victorian sisters with you, but they needed a makeover first.  Looking below at the "before & afters," you might notice a problem for both was their eyes.  Somehow, the printing wasn't lined up.  The sister wearing red also had suffered some water damage, right down the middle of her face.  It took quite a bit of playing around to get the "after" result, but it was worth it.  It's rewarding to reveal their intended beauty!

 

I used one of my pretty digital papers 

for the "before & after" background.

Here are their close-ups! 

The image below is what's found

on the reverse side of Columbia's Daughters.

Here's a tinted version also.

Thank you so much

for taking time to visit!