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". 

So excited 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.


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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


Thank you
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 ~ Enjoy!

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 measure 8 x 8 inches, and are free for your personal use.

The flowers pictured in the Victorian postcard are:
forget-me-not, which symbolized true love; and
lily-of-the valley, which meant 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

Thank you
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 beautiful 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 want to share my favorite postcard with you...

There is a booth at my favorite local antique store that specializes in postcards and old photographs.  I stop there often, if only to look through the lovely images.  On one such visit a few years ago, I happened to be looking through the flower-themed postcards.  I found this Lily of the Valley image beautiful, but was captivated by what I found upon turning it over...

 

I love that Mr. Alden Hopkins found a way to send his wife 

her favorite flowers, even though he was 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.

Hope you're having a Sweet Saturday!

Thanks for stopping by!

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