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Last year I designed a vintage Easter egg delivery gift tag for my blog. It occurred to me that it would make a great farmhouse style decoration, and so I designed a sign with the same graphic. This would look especially cute in a frame this spring, as part of your Easter decorations. The free [...]
For my last post of the year I decided to do a slightly different gift tag, which is just a simple box or bag adornment with no event theme. This is one you can truly use for any occasion. The image is a 1940s-style fashion plate, and she looks fabulous with any simple gift wrapping. [...]
This picture of an old Studebaker caught my eye the other day, and so I did a slight retouching. It is another simple artwork that would be great printed and hung in a gallery wall, particularly if someone in your home likes antique cars. It is sized at 14x10 inches, but you can resize it [...]
Like many of you, I have had more downtime recently, and have continued my browsing of old newspapers. This vintage fashion edition for "Paris and American Fashions" from 1912 is drawn in the art nouveau style. It is sized at 10x14 inches, but you can resize it in your printer settings if you wish to [...]
I have been going through old newspapers a bit lately, and keep finding myself drawn to the fashion illustrations, especially black and white line drawings. I started retouching a few pictures in Photoshop to use as simple wall art. The absence of color makes them easily coalesce with the modern designs that I usually favor. [...]
I always enjoy looking at retro Halloween decorations from the 1950s and 1960s, especially the brightly colored paper treat bags. These tags are a simplified take on those fun designs, and they feature a black cat standing on a full moon, with a witch flying by on her broomstick. You may download the free printable [...]
Thanksgiving is in the books, and I am looking toward Christmas. I am planning to decorate my house this weekend, before things get too hectic. Last year I bought a silver tree and decorated it with glass Shiny Brite ornaments. I just loved the retro look it brought to my 1940s house and cannot wait [...]