Gathering Dust

Egg Plates From Harper's Monthly ca 1898

Game Birds

Did you think I meant plates shaped like eggs?  Nope, I'm talking about some pretty images I found in an estate sale book.

The book is a leather bound collection of Harper's magazines from 1897-1898.

I love the look of the book, but I hate the "leather dust" it leaves on ANYTHING they touch.

The egg images are so spring-ish, I thought I'd share them with you.  If you'd like to use them just click on the image and it will open in larger window and you can right click and pick "Save Image As" to save it to your computer.

Water Birds

Birds of Prey

Song Birds

Great Images German Poetry and Spenserian Script

Yesterday as I was pricing for an upcoming antique show, I found some books with wonderful images.  I scanned some to use in future projects, and thought you might like to use some, too.

To get the best images, click on the picture to open it in a larger window and click "Save As".

Cover of German poetry book.

From the Spenserian script book.

This page was suggested as designs for embroidery.

Amazing work isn't it?

Digital Bird Collages

Blue bird postcard on French script.

As part of Bird Song, I hosted a nature journal swap- everyone made six pages, I swapped them out, made covers and coerced the Other Karla into putting the books together for me.

Sparrow on the back of a cabinet card.

I used Picmonkey's overlay feature to create some simple digital collages for the covers.  I was happy with how easy it was to use and thought I'd share the images for you to use.

Bird on sheet music.

Singer Sewing Trade card on postcard.

To save a picture to your computer, click on the image, and it will open in a larger window.  Just right click and pick "Save as".

Birds on French Ledger paper.

Bird on an antique photo album mat.

Happy creating!

Favorite Things: Spencerian Script and Flourishes

As I was sorting out some shelves in my craft room, I came across a book that had a dirty torn cloth cover and was more or less falling apart. 

"Why did I buy this?" I asked myself.

Then I opened it and saw why- it's written in German, and the typeface is that great gothic looking German font.

The book also has some beautiful Spencerian script style images.

I scanned a few of them for you to use if you'd like.  If you click on the image it will open in a new window and you can save it.

If you'd like to look at more of the book, it's for sale here.

But I Forgot to Bring My Camera

 
Other than the sinus headache I get when it rains, or the seasons change, or the humidity changes or my nose just gets ornery, I had a great weekend.

 
Estate sales that were good enough that I went back for half price on Saturday- but I forgot to bring my camera.

 
 I redid my booth at the antique mall for Halloween- a black and white display full of old leather books and clocks set to the witching hour- but I forgot to take my camera.

 
These images came from a great auction I went to last week.  If you want to save the images, click on a picture and it will open in a new window.

 I've priced and packed most of my treasures- again,sorry, no pictures because I forgot my camera.

 
If you'd like to check out some great pictures, do you know about Pinterest?  It's a huge collection of virtual bulletin boards put together by users. 

Do you ever see a picture on the internet and want to be able to find it later, so you bookmark it,  but sorting through all those bookmarks gets to be overwhelming?  Pinterest lets you save pictures in boards that you create. 

For example, I have boards for craft ideas, collections, sewing notions, decorating (and more).  You can find my Pinterest boards here.

But the best part about Pinterest- following OTHER people's boards.  I don't have the patience to look all over the internet for inspiration- but I follow some great boards on Pinterest curated by other users- I let them do the looking and the pinning and I try to take a peek at those boards every few days. 

Some of my favorite boards:

Printable Downloads

Kana's Hearts

Sharon's A Stitch in Time

Julie's Boards

Pamela's Vintage Sewing board- The Selvedge Edge

...and that doesn't even scratch the surface.

One thing I did remember my camera for was Etsy- I've added some new pretties to my Etsy Shop- SugarPinkMoon.

 

 

Halloween Cabinet Card & Old Summit Country Antique Show

 
 
 
A couple of weeks ago when I was selling at the Flea Market, the gentleman next to me was selling cabinet cards.  He had boxes and boxes- I thumbed through them, but I only looked at the backs- if it had an interesting graphic, I bought it.

I think this one would be great to use in a Halloween themed project- but I have to wonder what made the photographer choose this design to advertise his studio...

I think if you look closely at it, there are faces in those vines and scrolls....

If you click on it, it will open in a new window and you can save it to your computer.

  
If you're in the Kansas City area this weekend, I'll be selling at the Old Summit Country Antique Show.  I'll be set up right in front of the stage, come out and say "Hi".  

Easter Postcards

I'm a sucker for old postcards and these rabbits are a couple of my favorites- a little different than the usual pastels you see for Easter- although there is something slightly cult like about the one on the left- something about the shroud and the worshiping of the egg...

Here are some scans of postcards, feel free to click on them to enlarge and download them to use for your own spring decorating.