The Language of Flowers Deux

In honor of a tradition that dates all the way back to last year, here are gift tags that feature Victorian flowers and the hidden messages they convey (not all of which are flattering). Each tag is about the size of an index card and has been altered to enhance its vintage appeal. May they make your holidays a little happier.

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The Language of Flowers

Enjoy this very Victorian set of flower emblems circa 1857, nicely sized for tags and all that sort of stuff.

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The Dreaded Spinning Beach Ball of Death

It's what you see on Mac OSX when an application isn't responding: a whirling little rainbow ball, so cheerful. When you see it spinning for Finder, it's chilling.

Today I had to force repeated hard starts before I discovered that the problem isn't the computer but the external hard drive. Whew. I mean, eeek! The external hard drive where I keep bajillions of images stored with only limited backup because I ran out of space? Now I'm frantically skimming the internet to see if I should buy even bigger storage or just store online. Not that online servers don't fail...

Is there a patron saint of digital storage who can protect my precious cache? Maybe these pretty cherubs will watch over things. They are a detail from an old lithograph that was embellished with German scrap.

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For Lovers of Stained Glass

Among the most popular images I offer in my shop are those of stained glass. The royalty-free photos I prefer to use are richer and more detailed than drawn designs, but art is beautiful too. These images (approx. 1.5" each) come from an old catalog of glass designs.

Also very popular are my Sacred Heart images in a wide selection of sizes and shapes. I'm always on the lookout for more, and like to alter some of the black and white images I find to offer you exclusive designs you won't anywhere else. I'm working on an intriguing sheet of mystical heart illustrations scanned from very old books. It'll be awhile before it's done - I try a lot of different effects before I'm satisfied, and have been known to change sheets even after they've been listed awhile - but the original images are very unusual so it should turn out really cool. :)

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Jools

Ever have one of those days when you just want to look at something pretty and then go to bed? This may help: French trinkets from the 17th century. Nighty night.

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It's a Clue

Paisley! Pretty, huh? It's from one of my newest digital collage sheets. Which means it's more than a clue, it's a way to sneak in a pitch for my Etsy shop. Have you been? You should go! There's lots of neat stuff and most of it's only 3 bucks a sheet. Buy a sheet during the first week it's listed and it's even cheaper. Check out my store and discover what else goes with paisley.

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Nine Little Birds

Some lovebirds and a parakeet, a couple of crested canaries, and a few melodic thrushes including a nightingale.

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Tis the Season

When the corn is as high as an elephant's eye, you know it's time for Canada Day! Or it was. I guess. I read about it on Twitter. They take it pretty seriously. As an American, I don't have to care. I'm exempt from caring. But I still do. They had Beaver Wars! Ha. Gotta love em. Canadians, I mean. And they're easy to love, at least the ones I've met. I've been to Toronto a couple of times and really enjoyed it. But that was a long time ago. They've probably moved it since then.

In honor of Canada Day, here is a lovely old print that depicts a natural treasure our two countries share. And just in case there are any other beloved national holidays taking place this weekend, here's a Maxfield Parrish illustration of a couple kids with flags.

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Welcome!

To celebrate the re-awakening of my sleepy little blog, a gift: a lovely vintage illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith. This high resolution, 300 dpi image is approximately 4" x 5" and yours to enjoy free for personal use.

I'll be posting freebies regularly in all the popular varieties - pretty, silly, funky, and WTF. So bookmark and/or follow me here and/or on Twitter, and/or just visit my shop for some high-quality, low-cost swag. Swag, that's what the kids are calling it, right? Thanks for stopping by.

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