"Japonisme" Umbrellas and Parasols. Artists Richard Edward Miller and Henri Lebasque

Hi and welcome to you all. Today I have pretty paintings, some which reflect design in Japan. To quote Wikipedia as they are much more concise and better said they I.

 "Japonisme is a French term that refers to the popularity and influence of Japanese art and design in western Europe in the nineteenth century following the forced reopening of trade of Japan in 1858.  Japonisme was first described by French art critic and collector Philippe Burty in 1872. 

While the effects of the trend were likely most pronounced in the visual arts, they extended to architecture, landscaping and gardening, and clothing"

My Grandmother's house was sprinkled with decorations and art work that as an adult I realized was influenced by the Japonisme art movement. Maybe that familiarity is one of the reason I am so drawn to Japonisme.

Hope you have a wonderful day!

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I really like this one. It would be so pretty framed and hung in my bedroom.

       

 Richard Edward Miller parasol 

 Henri Lebasque

Mimi by Richard Edward Miller 

Richard Edward Miller 

Richard Edward Miller parasol

                                           

Antique Cameo Button and a Free Image of Edwardian Women

Hi Everyone and welcome to my blog, 

Pairing buttons with a themed graphic is what I have been doing for quite awhile now! That is how we sell the buttons in the Legacy thrift store. Some of our customers even buy the cards and put their own buttons on them. We also have a big flower pot full of loose unmatched buttons. Children who come in can select 3 for free. They have so much fun digging for the perfect treasure. Lately we have had so many button donations that I am tying sets together. Not as pretty as putting them on the cards but I would need a bunch of busy elves to keep up. For now I am sharing button pictures and some cards on my little blog with you all. I hope you can have as much fun using the graphics as I have had creating and reproducing the images. 

Cute Bakelite Bullet Buttons. Free Vintage Button Cards Graphics

Yesterday marked 612 days between posts. 

How about one day between? Much better. 

Today I have some cute vintage Bakelite buttons to show you. Because I have photographs of so many buttons and hundreds of graphic reproductions of button cards I am having fun pairing them.

These laminated Bakelite buttons look like candy.

 Butterscotch Amber, Cherry, and Apple juice are some of the fun names used for the different colors of Bakelite buttons.1920's-50's

The little bird is carved on the back.

Vintage Silvery Rose Button and Free Images to Enjoy and Use

Hi! It has been a very long time but here I am with some free images.

 Free for personal use as gift tags, in collages, scrap booking, ATC or any other crafty project.

 I am also posting pictures of Legacy buttons and the cards I made to match.

This one is a favorite of mine. A Battersea pewter button from late 1970's.

This rose button is heavy and took a lot of silver polish to shine it up!It came in totally black.

Rare & Hard to Find Plique-à-jour Buttons "Letting in Daylight". Free Vintage Button Card Graphics & Advertising Trade Cards.

Hi everyone!

Before I start with todays batch of graphics I thought you might like to see some amazing buttons that have come into the Legacy. These are very rare plique-à-jour buttons. What a treat for button collectors and amateurs like myself! It is hard to find examples on line and now we have a set in two sizes. To quote Wikipedia;"Plique-à-jour (French for "letting in daylight") is a vitreous enameling technique where the enamel is applied in cells, similar to cloisonné, but with no backing in the final product, so light can shine through the transparent or translucent enamel. It is in effect a miniature version of stained-glass and is considered very challenging technically: high time consumption (up to 4 months per item), with a high failure rate. The technique is similar to that of cloisonné, but using a temporary backing that after firing is dissolved by acid or rubbed away.^{[1]"For the full article; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plique-%C3%A0-jour}

          

           

 None of these have actual cracks. The clear green glass has ripples that reflect the sun differently.       

         

Free Vintage Bluebird Brand Button Cards for You to Print.

Hi Everyone!

Today I have some more button cards for you. Cheerful graphics from vintage Bluebird brand buttons. Print them on cardstock paper and you can sew your own buttons on them. The cards can be used as gift tags or made into greeting cards. We have customers who save the cards and it is always nice to have something new for them so I am always making new ones.  Maybe posting button cards on my blog will get me blogging again! Hope you are all doing well.

Much Love,

Louise

Marie scanned and cleaned up this sweet card.

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Vintage Reproduction Button Cards For You. Lady Washington Brand ~ Nouveaute Paris

Hi Everyone,

It has been quite awhile since I last posted. Today I have been working with vintage button cards and thought you might enjoy some of them. There are also a few that I made from old magazine covers. Just a quick little post. 

Much love to you all,

Louise