Pretty in Pink ~ Gift Tags ~ Antique and Vintage Postcards ~ Ruffles Ribbons and Butterflies

Soft and feminine pink is one of my favorite colors. 

From old postcards, magazines and books.

Pretty to look at and pretty to use.

 For your personal art, creations and enjoyment.

Beautiful French 1920's Gift Tags & Labels ~ Art Goût Beauté Feuillets de L'élégance Féminine

Hi Everyone and welcome.

What another post! Yes it is true. Here are more images you can enjoy or make into something pretty. These images are from various issues of Art Goût Beauté Feuillets de L'élégance Féminine. 

These images are for your personal use and enjoyment. 

Time to write Organise my thoughts.

I have so much to say about all the different events that are happening around the world. Finding the right words and writing my thoughts down so they make sense just has not come together.  Maybe it is because I am very passionate and do not understand why everyone does not agree with me! After all my point of view and beliefs are based on love and compassion. I believe we are here to help each other through life. 

"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.