1907 Flower Maidens

"There is no

fairest-of-them-all
  in God's flower garden.
He created each of us
 just as He intended."

~ Janet Martin ~

 Poppies & daisies

 Daffodils

 Lily-of-the-Valley

 Bluebells

 Roses

  
Violets

 
These 6 Flower Maidens,

by E. Andrews, were originally

sold as a set of postcards in

Great Britain, in 1907.

All of the images came from TuckDB,
which is "a free online database

listing antique postcards published

by Raphael Tuck & Sons." Here are the

direct links to each Flower Maiden:

Poppies & daisies
Daffodils
Lily-of-the-Valley
Bluebells
Roses
Violets


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Close in Heart... part 2

Here are a few simple

Valentine's Day ideas using my

Close in Heart round graphic.

Small canning jar gift

Use printable (see below) with 2.5" round graphics.  Print and cut out, then layer between the flat part of the lid and the outer rim piece (see photos).  To give as a gift, fill with Hershey's hugs & kisses.

Pretty glass jar

I save pretty much every glass jar for projects such as this one!  Sand the original paint off the lid with fine grit sandpaper, then spray paint gold.  Depending on the size of the lid, you may need to adjust the size of your graphic.  For my jar, I resized the original 4" graphic down to about 3".  Cut out with decorative scissors.  Use double-sided tape to secure to lid.  Nice touch to cut out a bit of sheet music and place inside jar (it curls to stay in place).  Fill with something sweet & give to someone you love!

Sticker or envelope seal

Use printable with 2" round graphics.  Print and use 1.5" paper punch to cut out.  Use glue or tape to attach to the back of a sealed envelope, or use as sticker.
  

Printable with 2.5" round graphics

Printable with 2" round graphics.

       

"The manner of giving
is worth more than the gift."

~ Pierre Corneille ~


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You're Sweet...

I made these colorful

conversation heart Valentine's

Day cards for my kids...
and yours!

Here are the free images I used:

Heart
Pure glycerine label

Hope you enjoy these sweet printables!
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Close in Heart

"Love is missing someone
whenever you're apart, but

somehow feeling warm inside
because you're close in heart."
 
~ Kay Knudsen ~

4" round graphic

PNG file.  Size: 1.5" x 1"

 

This postcard is from my collection.

It's free to use however you please!

Here are the free graphics & sources
used to create the round graphic:

*The Graphics Fairy*
Round frame
Old paper background

*The Vintage Moth*
Hand-penned letter

Something truly beautiful
to leave you with...


Love bears all things
believes all things
hopes all things
endures all things.

~ 1 Corinthians 13:7 ~


Click below to see:
"Close in Heart... part 2"

A Valentine Message

"I love thee - I love thee,
'Tis all that I can say.
It is my vision in the night,
My dreaming in the day."

~ Thomas Hood ~

Postcard with Rose and Heart
(approx. 5" x 3.5")

 

"A Valentine Message" heart
(approx. 2.2" x 2.4")

Heart without words
(approx. 2.2" x 2.4")

 

Heart & Rose label
(approx. 5.8" x 4.4")

Full page Heart & Rose printable

(8.5" x 11")

Above is the original postcard (with

exception of a few digital touch-ups),

from my collection. Postmarked

February 13th, 1910.

Here are the other free graphics &
sources used in my artwork:

*The Best Hearts Are Crunchy*
Long-stemmed pink rose & buds

*Just Something I Made*
French postal graphics

*The Vintage Moth*
Hand-penned letter

*Shadowhouse Creations*
Softly aged sepia ~ texture

*FREE ViNTaGE DiGiTaL STaMPS*
Pink & white polka dot ~ digital paper

*Lilac & Lavender*
Back of postcard

"Oh, if it be to choose and call thee mine,
love, thou art every day my Valentine!"

~ Thomas Hood ~

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Many a Feeling Heart

"To know, to esteem,
to love, and then to part,
Makes up life's tale
to many a feeling heart."

~ Samuel Taylor Coleridge ~

 

Graphic size: 5.5" x 4"

 

Full page (8.5" x 11") printable


These would make

beautiful Valentine's Day

notecards, tags or labels,

don't you think?

Here are the free graphics &
sources used in my artwork:

*Antique Images*
Carnations

*Altered Bits*
Grungy texture

*The Vintage Moth*
Hand-penned letter

*Just Something I Made*
French postal graphics

"'Tis better to have

loved and lost than never

to have loved at all."

~ Alfred, Lord Tennyson ~

Prim Rooster & Hen

"I suppose the pleasure

of country life lies really in the

eternally renewed evidences

of the determination to live."

~ Vita Sackville-West, Country Notes ~

 5"x5" label

2 tags ~ approx. 2.5" x 4"

 

I've created 2 sheets of printable tags.

The sheet above features 6 tags, in 2 sizes,

with the country life quote found at the

top of this post. Below is the second

sheet of tags, all approx. 2" x 3."

This is the image used in the tags & label. 
It was tinted sepia, and has a transparent
background (PNG format).

Here are the free graphics
sources used in my artwork:

*The Old Design Shop*
Langshan Rooster & hen

*MudBay Images*
1792 Farm sale document

*Altered Bits*
Grungy texture

*Lilac & Lavender*
Handmade texture in sepia


Just wanted to add a little note about the reason I made these...  Julie, from The Old Design Shop, asked if I could come up with some tags (using her Langshan rooster & hen graphic) for a friend who sells primitives.  I left space above the rooster & hen on the tags, in case she would like to personalize them with a name, etc.  Also thought 3 different sizes would work well for pricing different sized items.  Hope these will work for your friend, Julie... and thank you for asking me to make them! 

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