Vintage Rose Seed Catalog

I'm sorry I haven't posted anything in a few days. I had to go out of town, and the wifi was terrible!

Hope you like this antique seed catalog cover! The roses are so pretty! This one needed a lot of photoshop repair work, but I'm happy with the way it turned out.

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Victorian Scrap - Ladies and Roses

I made a little collage sheet for you today with some late 1800 ladies, and roses. Scrapbooks were popular in the late Victorian era into the early 1900s. Germany was a huge supplier of beautifully printed, embossed scrap pages that were sold in stationery shops. The pieces were attached by thin strips of paper to make them easy to cut out. The bits were glued into large books. There are lots of old scrapbooks for sale on Ebay if you'd ever like to see what they looked like!

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Winsch Halloween Postcard 1911

John Winsch was a postcard publisher in business between about 1907 to 1915. He used various artists, including Samuel Schmucker, for his cards. I think this card is Schmucker's, it looks like his work. I love this one!

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Vintage Sewing Trade Card

I bet this little girl always uses Goff's Silko braid! I removed the lettering so you could add your own :-) Hope you like this one!

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Vintage Halloween Witch Postcard - Red Lantern

I have a lot of favorite Halloween postcards, but this is near the top of the list. Published by Landsdorf in early 1900's, this is part of a series of lantern witches. Each postcard has a witch with a different color lantern, and what your fate will be if you happen to see her.

These postcards are really hard to find in good condition. They were embossed I believe, and there's usually lots of chipping. Most of the ones I've found are too damaged for me to restore properly, but this one was in great shape.

They also had glitter, and you can see remnants around the witch and the moon. I'm always on the hunt for the other lantern colors!

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Vintage Halloween Postcard

There are several versions of this Taggart postcard, the most common one I've seen has a witch inside the pumpkin. This one features two rather surprised kids who will probably end up kissing unexpectedly! This was published in 1908.

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Free Shabby Journal Card

I almost forgot to post this today! Sorry about that!  

I made another journal card by photoshopping vintage postcard, then added an aged background and a dot overlay.  This is a very different style than what I sell in my Etsy shop, and I like doing these because it gets me thinking.  I love shabby graphics so I'm like, what am I going to make today and how do I get it looking vintage.

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Vintage Shabby Rose Card

This was an old Christmas postcard that I shabbied up for you.  This would make a really pretty greeting card, a background for a collage, or even a journal card.

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Vintage Rose Frame Free Download

Happy August!  I can't believe the summer is half way over.  Makes me sad, but I love fall too!

I have a vintage postcard that has the prettiest rose frame. Here is the original (I recolored it, the background was a really dull grey) and the frame with the center removed. Hope you can use this!

Free to download for personal use.

Vintage Halloween Postcard - Weaver Witch

Sometimes my favorite Halloween cards aren't the most colorful. I adore this one because of the design, poem, and the lettering. This was drawn by E. Weaver, and I can't find any information about him or her. I know that they illustrated a series of postcards like this one, all with similar ink work. Hope you like this!

It also has one of those cute little turn of the century red roofed houses in the corner. I'm estimating this card as maybe 1910 or so? I could be wrong :-)

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Vintage Victorian Trade Card - Witch Hazel

Such a pretty witch hazel trade card, you don't even notice that it's for piles (hemorrhoids) :-D

I love the smell of witch hazel. On really hot days I'll sometimes put it on my horse after he's had a bath. Makes him smell great!

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Antique Milliner Business Card - London

This one is a treasure, it's a trade card for London milliner Mary Elliot. I'm not sure of the exact age, but her address is mentioned as "at the Wheat Sheaf and Star", so this is before street numbers. Maybe 1700's? Can't be sure.

Located on the Strand, she sells laces, caps, handkerchiefs, and ruffles! I left this in original condition. Free to download for personal use.

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Grace Drayton Vintage Halloween Postcard - Girl and Pumpkin

So I'm sneaking in more Halloween, I can't help it! This postcard was published by Raphael Tuck in 1913, and while it's not signed, this is definitely by Grace Drayton. She studied at the Drexel University School of Design for Women here in Philadelphia. She went on to create the famous Campbell's kids in 1904 (which this little girl is no doubt related!). She worked as a freelance artist, and is also famous for the Dolly Dingle paper dolls. I'll post some of those later on this week.

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Vintage Halloween Postcard - Whitney Witch

Whitney cards are among my favorites! Just a little history, George C. Whitney, after a stint in the Union Army went into business with his brother who ran a stationery shop in Worcester Mass. The company produced Valentine cards and then branched out to other holidays, and items. His Halloween cards are favorites of many collectors. Sadly, the business was liquidated in 1942, but you can still visit the Whitney Historical Museum in Worcester!

Hope you like this! Free for personal use.

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Vintage Chocolate Trade Card - Free Download

I'm working on a chocolate themed collage sheet for my shop, and this one will probably be part of it. It's hard deciding what I want to include :-)Hope you like this, free to download for personal use.

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Free Victorian Trade Card Download - Girl and Kitten

Collecting Victorian trade cards is one of my things.  This is an 1885 trade card featuring a little girl and a sweet kitten! Free to download for personal use.

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Anyone Can Cook

This is a scan from my Anyone Can Cook book by Royal baking powder. It's out of copyright, and is full of delicious comfort food. I've made the shortcake recipe and it's delicious! I did't photoshop this, it's as is :-)

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I'm a little late again today. I took my horse out for a ride before it got hot. He was actually more interested in staying with his friends and munching grass, and he let me know that several times on the walk :-) He has built in barn GPS!!!

I love this Raphael Tuck postcard. Raphael Tuck & Sons, based in London, was the world's largest postcard publisher during the late 19th and early 20th century. They also made wonderful children's books, and when I find some, I'll post them for you.

His animal postcards are beautiful. Hope you like this one! I put it on an aged background for you.

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So it's getting closer to Halloween (yeah, I know it's only July, but I like to anticipate!). I'm working on fall crafts already, and if you are too, I thought you might like this. The pumpkin label is from the late 1800's and is one of the best examples of decorative advertising, in my opinion. Here it is in full color, and with an aged background. Free to download for personal use.

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I added a background to this pretty turn of the century seed catalog. Free to download for personal use.

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