Vintage Book

I posted a black and white vintage clip art illustration of a beautiful Hydrangea a few days ago. In response to my post, I received a request to share the information about hydrangeas from the book. That information is covered on these two pages. In addition to the hydrangea, there is gardening information on a few...Read More »

Some very old book in good light.

I absolutely adore old timeworn French books. I love them piled high on a shelf or table. Gorgeous tied with a ribbon or old hemp string. But then.................I also adore them like this............. I have found this tutorial on "youtube" that explains how to make one......here is the link. ( press on arrow to start). For years I have walked past the batches at brocantes as I thought they were not " full books". What was I thinking? I have a huge pile from an attic clearance and I now I…

We can learn much about how a historical period viewed the abilities of its children by studying its children's literature. Via Dr. Susan Bainbridge, JunoPark

Beautifully upcycled vintage dictionary page book art print The Vintage Pocket Watches (with a steam train on one) is printed directly on a vintage book page, Your page will come from an upcycled dictionary from 1950s. Beautifully upcycled vintage dictionary page book art print The art is printed directly on a vintage dictionary page, Pages have unique charm of old dictionaries such as slightly yellowed pages, and thumb index edge cutouts. Page is 8."x 10.3". Simply fold back bottom of page…

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The sky above the gardens this day matched my mood, but it also kept the afternoon from becoming too hot. Seventy-eight acres of natural woodland and wide open meadows returned my gaze at the entrance, and I had never before seen such a spectacular field of California poppies staring right back at me. Having never visited, I had my expectations. But as The Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens website explains, the native garden is not "just another place with open space and pretty flowers." It is…

Old books and watches is a photograph by Garry Gay which was uploaded on November 24th, 2013. The photograph may be purchased as wall art, home decor, apparel, phone cases, greeting cards, and more. All products are produced on-demand and shipped worldwide within 2 - 3 business days.

The Emblem; A Gift for All Seasons. New York: Leavitt & Allen, [n.d.] (Michael Zinman)