Book and Paper Arts (page 1 of 15)

Vintage Butterfly

This page of vintage butterflies is from Natural History Illustrated, an encyclopedia of birds and insects from 1874. Feel free to use this image in your own work. Just click on image to enlarge then right click, copy, and paste into an editing programme such as Paint or Photoshop. (I use Word although it isn’t really for photos but it works for me.)  Happy making![read more]

Printable Italian Bank Book

Feel free to use these images in your own work. Just click on any image to enlarge then right click and that image, copy, and paste into an editing programme such as Paint or Photoshop. (I use Word although it isn’t really for photos but it works for me.)  Happy [read more]

Black and White Birds: Free Printable Scans

Here you go! These birds are from the early 1800s and were from a French ornithology encyclopedia. Just click on image for larger version then right click, copy, and save into your favourite editing programme. Enjoy. [read more]

Angel Holy Cards: Free Printable Scans

Here you go! Just click on the image for larger version then right click on image, copy and save into your favourite editing programme. Enjoy.

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French Handwritten 1804: Free Printable Scans

Here you go! Just right click on any image for a larger view then right click and copy. Then save into your favourite editing programme and print. [read more]

Vintage Brides Printables

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If Christmas Makes You Sad: The Cheatsheet

Here are some lists and ideas to go along with my Youtube video: If Christmas Makes You Sad You Are Not Alone. I am including lists of some of things that keep me keeping on during times when the blues hang on and don’t want to let go.

Books:

David Sedaris. He is one of the greatest living comic writers and his books are like instant sanity restorers. I love everything I have read and regularly give copies of his books to others but this year I read Theft by Finding, extracts from his diaries, and was enchanted all over again.

I can re-read PG Wodehouse endlessly. Your library will certainly have some of his pieces and his Jeeves and Wooster stories are timeless.

So many but I do have a few go-to movies that I watch if I need some serious mood adjustment.

  • GalaxyQuest
  • Babette’s Feast
  • Hot Fuzz
  • The World’s End
  • Paddington 2
  • Hunt for the Wilderpeople
  • Babe

Here is my new playlist on Youtube full of funny stuff and old movies, real comfort watching.

Finally, Lois @TheEccentricAunt on Instagram has shared some of her journal pages where she writes about her encounters with emotions during the holiday season. Check out her feed to see [read more]

Lovely Printable Belle La Mode Illustrée 1881

Here you go! Just right click on image, then copy and save into your favourite editing programme. Enjoy.[read more]

Printing and Lettering: Free Printable

Here you go! Just right click on image, then copy and save into your favourite editing programme. Enjoy.

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Free Wildflower Scans

To print these flowers, click on any image to enlarge, then right click, and copy into any editing programme. [read more]

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