Sweetest of the Flowers

"Sweetest of the

flowers a-blooming in

the fragrant vernal days

is the lily of the valley

with its soft, retiring ways."

~ Paul Laurence Dunbar ~

Tags above are 3.2" x 5.2" and

in the printable sheet below 2.5" x 4"

Round graphics above are 4".
In the printable sheet below they are 2.5"

Happy to offer a pennant/banner for the

first time! The pennant is approx. 7" x 7.5".

I decreased the size to 3.7" x 3.8" and fit 10 to a

sheet for the instant printable banner, below.

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

*TuckDB*
1908 lily of the valley
Lily of the valley bouquet

*The Vintage Moth*
"Royal Beauty Waltzes"

The sheet music used in the

pennant/banner is from my

personal collection, c. 1940.


Thank you for stopping by today!

The Sweet Lily

"No flower amid

the garden fairer grows

than the sweet lily

of the lowly vale,

the queen of flowers."

~ John Keats ~

5"x7" graphic

Printable with 3.5"x5" cards

and approx. 2"x3" tags.

Printable 8.5"x11" stationery and
printable sheet of 4 notepapers, 4"x5"

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

*TuckDB*
1904 lily-of-the valley 

Lily-of-the valley bouquet
"Ida" lily-of-the valley

*The Graphics Fairy*
Torn paper texture
Vanilla apothecary label

*Old Design Shop*
Aged paper texture

*Lilac & Lavender*
"Antiqued" lined paper


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for stopping by!

A Tiny Little Flower

"Who would have thought

it possible that a tiny little

flower could preoccupy a

person so completely that

there simply wasn't room

for any other thought?"

~ Sophie Scholl ~



Lily-of-the Valley

Forget-me-not

I've re-imagined these beautiful postcard

borders into 3.5" x 5" graphics for you!  The

printable versions feature 3 of the 3.5" x 5"

graphics, as well as 2 which are slightly

smaller. I'll be using mine for writing notes,

but think they'd also make pretty

place cards or labels.

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

*TuckDB Ephemera*
Lily-of-the Valley border
Forget-me-not border

*Old Design Shop*
Aged paper texture


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The Lasting Perfume

"Pleasure is the

flower that passes;
remembrance, the

lasting perfume."

~ Jean de Boufflers ~

I created 8 coordinating printable

scrapbook papers for you! All are 8" x 8",

and are free for your personal use.

Flowers pictured in the

Victorian postcard: forget-me-not,

which symbolized true love; and

lily-of-the valley, for sweetness,

humility, returning happiness, and

trustworthiness. Beautiful

combination, wouldn't you agree?

Here are the free graphics
sources used in my artwork:

 
*The Graphics Fairy*
French sheet music
French floral postcard

*Lost and Taken*
Diamond pattern texture

*Wikimedia Commons*
1850's daguerreotype

*Lilac & Lavender*
"Antiqued" lined paper

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for stopping by!

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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Sweet Little Note

Today I'd like to share

my favorite postcard with you...

There's a booth at The Olde Shoe Factory specializing in postcards and old photographs. I stop there often, sometimes only to look through the images. On one such visit, I chose to look through the flower-themed postcards. This lily-of-the-valley image is lovely, but what captivated me was written on the back...

 

I love that Mr. Alden Hopkins

found a way to send his wife her

favorite flowers, even miles away.

What a sweet man to send

his wife such a note...

It traveled from New York to

Ohio, from a Mr. to a Mrs., and

after nearly 60 years... to me.  

I'll be sure to hang on 

to their sweet little note

and treasure it always.

Read Janet Martin's poem 'Rags' 
partially inspired by this postcard.