Old Advertisment Cards from late 1890's Lovely Ladies and little Girls in Dreamy Pastels

 Hi everyone! Welcome.

 Today I have some late 1890's advertisment cards for you. I selected ones in soft creamy pastel colors. Light teal blue paired with pink  is a favorite combination. Please enjoy them for your personal use and enjoyment.

Hope you are having a nice summer. Much love, Louise

Beautiful Victorian Butterflies More Free Clip art for Artists and Crafters

A temporary lack of motivation and inspiration has gotten the best of me. Today I came to check out my blog. Seeing who has paid a visit, became a follower and how they were directed to bumble button. Kinda routine stuff.

 Then that Internet thing happened.

 One thing led to another and I am back in creativity land! On pintrest I found some of my images pinned and repinned!  How inspiring to be that first domino. Maybe there was a warm thought, a little grin, maybe even a little excitement out there because of the images in my posts. Of course I am not the first domino. It all starts with that first dab of paint long ago.

   Today I have lots of butterflies. They are from an old book for identifying butterflies and moths. Print and use in all your paper creations. Much Love to you all, Louise

Darling Victorian Rabbits and Bunnies From Children's Books and Antique Postcards

There is nothing cuter than a little bunny! Today I have LOTS of bunny pictures. Why not list a whole bunch. Infact I am listing all my non-Easter rabbits.

All the people I have come across who collect bunny things are really into it. Not in a display case but all over the house.

 These are all free for your personal use and enjoyment. Time to clip and paste and make something!

Have a (yes I am going to say it) hoppy day. Much love to you all, Louise

The book cover is my all time favorite so it might be a repeat.

Free Clip Art of Festive and Patriotic Red, White and Blue Banners, Flags and Bunting

Hi everyone and welcome to all.

There are now 450 followers! Now that is exciting. Little did I know that there would be so many people interested. Thank you for making this such a fun thing to do.

 Today I have some fun red white and blue flags and banners. These could be used so many ways.

 A few ideas: 

tags 

cards

invitations

menus

business cards

4th of July decorations

scrap booking

boating and yachting themes

 name tags

collage

artist trading cards

Hope you have a really nice and creative day, Louise

  



Joy and Delight in a beautiful day! Modern Priscilla Magazine covers from the 1920's

Hi everyone. The following pictures came from the old magazines I mentioned earlier.

 The flowers and happy kids make me happy and wanting a field of flowers to play in!

Thursday is button day at the Legacy. My drawer must be full as I was not able to go in last week. 

 Everyone is so nice and I always have a good day. It won't be the same with Marie vacationing in Sweden but she must be having a good time! Looking forward to hearing about it when she returns. 

Now it is off to start my next post. Much love to you all, Louise

P.S. I want to thank you for letting me know what you like about my blog posts. "There really are people out there!"

  Though I do not reply to each of them, all are read and saved.

Beautiful Babies, Jesse Wilcox Smith and 1800's paintings,Tinted photograph of Darling baby in a bassinet

Hi to all of you. I am so happy you stopped by!
       I have spent 2 days scanning! The Legacy received a donation of old magazines dating from 1895 to 1931. The manager was so very nice and let me borrow them for my blog. At some point they will be on Ebay. Most are Modern Priscilla and Needlecraft with a few others. As I go through the magazines there will be a book or catalogs listed. That is all I need to start searching online libraries.  That turns up even more images! It is just amazing what is out there if you have the time to search.
       On another note I have been deleting many past posts because the images are gone. This takes time but I want to work on the new stuff!
Now it is time to post something new. My friend just became a great auntie. In celebration my images all have babies in them.   Have fun making cards, artist trading cards, collages and tags. Enjoy and make something beautiful, Louise

Karen, here is your request. It is very cute.

"The Young Lady's Equestrian Manual" 1838 Victorian Era Book Illustrations

Hi everyone! I have the best little book to share with you.

 It was published in 1838. Any horse loving young ladies out there?  

Originally I  turned all the images to black and white. I changed my mind because it is a really old book and it should look old. This front piece and the text were exceptions

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Here is the chapter for what a young lady should wear.

Then it is time to put your horse to bed!

Thank you for all your comments. So encouraging. Well nightie night and sleep tight as my Mom always said, Louise

As always the images are free for your personal use and enjoyment.