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When Love Grows Cold

February 1, 2012 | 0
When Love Grows Cold

A comical vintage Victorian postcard, the title of which is “When Love Grows Cold.” This version is tinted, in my postcard hunting travels I’ve seen the same image as a monotone image. This scene depicts snow. I haven’t seen much of the real thing in the Philadelphia area, so I may need to print this [...]

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Hand with Card and Rose Clip Art

February 1, 2012 | 0
Hand with Card and Rose Clip Art

This is a Victorian scrapbook diecut that features a blank area that can be personalized with a sappy sentiment or the initials of someone near and dear. I’d love to see how you use this clip art in your next project. I’m posting a number of romantic images for those last-minute Valentines, let me know [...]

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Victorian Woman Collecting Specimens

February 1, 2012 | 0
Victorian Woman Collecting Specimens

A curious image of a Victorian woman with a butterfly net, trying to catch a rare specimen to add to her collection. Good luck! This free clipart image would be suitable for a bridal shower invitation. From a 19th century periodical.

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Sad Victorian Boy Longs to be Set Free

February 1, 2012 | 0
Sad Victorian Boy Longs to be Set Free

The birds! The birds! How they mock him. Suffering from ennui with a side of malaise, all the young Master can do is wish for sunnier days and better circumstances as he pines away indoors. Perhaps you can find a good use for this vintage Victorian engraving, a Gothic bit of clip art as ever [...]

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Cupid Peeks Antique Valentine Postcard

January 24, 2012 | 0
Cupid Peeks Antique Valentine Postcard

Free Victorian Valentine’s Day clip art for you crafty romantics! This is a scan from my own collection of antique postcards and I’m happy to share it with you. It reads “To my Valentine”, although I’m always skeptical of cherubs bearing gifts. He’s clutching that arrow like a dagger and that far away gaze of his [...]

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When Cupid’s Arrow Strikes

January 21, 2012 | 0
When Cupid’s Arrow Strikes

Antique Victorian Valentine postcard from my collection. When Cupid’s arrow strikes…I suppose you should have ducked! Personally, I think his aim is terrible. The poem on this antique Valentine reads: When Cupid’s arrow strikes with piercing dart Within the region of the human heart May flowers bestrew the path, and high above Let the birds [...]

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