Old Photo Postcard Image - Precious little Girl

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I thought I would give you "something sweet" this evening to balance out the "something creepy" that I posted earlier today! This old photo postcard features a darling little girl, with the prettiest face! I love how her eyes are glancing towards the side, it reminds me of the old Googly eyed dolls. So cute!

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Vintage Clip Art - Creepy Skull with Crown - Halloween

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Here's a super spooky image! This is from an antique German book, it's an old printers ornament for the letter D. The ornament features a creepy looking Skull with an envelope in it's mouth and a tall crown on it's head. This one's probably not for everyone, but it might work well for Halloween!

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Vintage Clip Art - Beautiful Fairy Queen

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I was so thrilled to open the mail today and find this gorgeous advertising piece for a Sewing Machine company!! This piece has the loveliest Fairy on it, with a flowing sash, and a golden crown! It's getting harder and harder to find beautiful Fairy images, and this one is particularly lovely and so fun that she's taking her Butterfly pet out for a walk? or a fly?! I've included an additional version of the Fairy extracted from the background, in case you would like to use her on her own.

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Brag Monday - French Cans & Goth Moth Sneakers

It's time for Brag Monday #48! Once again I'm bragging about two more projects from the last Brag Monday party.

First I'm bragging about these lovely French Cans made by The Little Things! She used some of the French Postcard images from HERE Be sure and check out her site, as she's included some great tips and tools that you can use to make this project!



Next I'm bragging about this adorable Goth Moth Shoe , created by Jan at Jan's Eclectic Mix Blog. Jan colored in the black and white Moth image found HERE. And then uploaded the image to create these sneakers in her Zazzle shop. How cool is that?!



Now it's your turn! Have you made something from an image here at The Graphics Fairy that you would like to share? Or do you have a favorite image from here that you would like to share on your blog? Don't be shy, we want to see it!! It's time to brag! You might even be featured on a future Brag Monday post. Just add a link below in the McLinky box and make sure you link back, so everyone can play!



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Antique Parrot Image Download - Instant Art

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This is another one for the new Instant Art series! This is a gorgeous antique print of a wonderful Parrot on a branch. The print was done by George Shaw and dates to 1811. Quite old! I'm showing you another Instant Art display idea today. This time after printing the image, I trimmed it and then placed it under a cloche. I added a tiny nest and a couple of wooden eggs, and then used some beautiful Antique books as props. It makes a great centerpiece for a table!



And if you don't care for Parrots, you can always select a different image from the Instant Art Series, and use this same display idea.

I'm linking this to:

Frugal Friday at The Shabby Nest

Get your Craft on Tuesday at Today's Creative Blog

Met Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Made by You Mondays at Skip to My Lou

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Vintage Clip Art - Black and White Stork

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Well, here he is! I managed to dig up the perfect Stork to go with the Baby image that I posted yesterday! This handsome fellow comes from an Early book on Natural History. So cute to pair the two images together for a Baby Shower invitation or card!

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Vintage Ephemera Clip Art - Amazing Sheet Music Frame

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Aren't these fabulous!!! This is a stunning antique sheet music cover for an Irish Ballad from an antique music book! This piece has gorgeous engraved green flowers and the most amazing frame. I've included the original at the top of the page, but I also removed the typography so that you can use the frame by itself, for whatever you like. I've made a second version in brown sepia tones, perfect for your Fall projects or collages.


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Victorian Clip Art - Funny Baby on Scale

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This funny little baby is an image from an 1880's wholesale pharmacy catalog. This was an advertisement for a hanging scale. Wouldn't this be cute on a baby shower invitation? I think it would also be fun to remove the scale and replace it with an image of a Stork! I'll have to see if I have any Storks around here that I can post for you guys.

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Antique Botanical Ephemera - Coffee Plant - Instant Art

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Here's a little something for all the Coffee drinkers out there!! This is a circa 1885 Botanical print of a Coffee plant. I'm adding this one to the Instant Art series, wouldn't this one look fabulous framed and hung in a kitchen! Click HERE for the printable PDF file in a much larger high resolution size.

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Vintage Clip Art - Hourglass - Steampunk

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Some of my favorite books are the old children's "Readers", as they were called in the old days. I have several of them that date to before the Civil War, and they have such charming illustrations in them! Anyway, this cute Hourglass image is from one of those books. I've included the original sepia toned version with the wording and all, as well as a black and white version. This is a fun one to use in your Steampunk collages or mixed media art pieces!

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Vintage Clip Art - Cute Chicken with Mail

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This is a fun antique die cute card! The card is a beautifully illustrated Chicken, I'm not sure if it's a Hen or a Rooster, I'll let you decide! What I love about this one is the little card in it's beak. You could use this as a label or a sign and write something on the white area. It might even make a cute cupcake topper, for a Farm themed party!

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Thursday is Request Day - Pig, Birds with Nest, Wheat, Ladybug, Lighthouses, Grandma

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Once again, it's Thursday so that means it's request day here at TGF!

Here's what I found for you this week:

Sandy B asked for a cute pig. The one above comes from a Victorian children's game.

Annie was hoping for a Woodcut image of Birds with a Nest. I have to confess, I'm not positive if the one above is a woodcut or not, but the book it came from dates to the early 1860's so I think there's a good chance that it is. Either way it's very sweet, don't you think?



Bonnie requested sheaths of wheat. So far all I found was a sprig of wheat ( hmm ...does wheat come in sprigs?). I think it's gorgeous though and could be a highly useful image. I'll keep looking for sheaths Bonnie!



Mares had a wish for a Ladybird or Ladybug. I thought this one would be super easy to come up with, but I'm afraid I'm sadly lacking in the Ladybug department. I did find this one in an old newspaper and I colored her a bit. I will continue to look for more of these as well, hopefully one that's a bit more colorful will turn up!


Teri had hopes for some nautical images. I came up with this trio of cute Lighthouses from an antique dictionary.





And lastly Linda was hoping for a graphic of a Grandmother and a baby. I found this 1920's photo in an old baby book. Grandma looks pleased as punch, but the baby looks a wee bit grumpy!

Well, that's all for this week. Do you have a request for an image? If so please leave it here in the comments section of my Request Day post, and then check back on Thursday to see if I found your requested image (Sorry but I can't fill every request, I usually pick a few each week). Each week I go back and check under my Thursday posts to find what your looking for, it's so much easier for me that way. I'm afraid I'm a very disorganized Fairy, so please, please please Do Not email requests to me, I most likely will loose it if you do. So sorry but I'm a complete mess when it comes to email! I'm afraid they're just aren't enough hours in the day to answer them all, and then I feel horribly guilty.

P.S. Don't forget to use the search box here on my blog, you might find that the image you want is already here!


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Old Paris Photo Postcard - Stunning Woman

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Love this!! This is an old photo postcard, originally taken in Paris. The card features a very striking looking woman with amazing smoky eyes! The face on this beauty just really spoke to me. The original is at the top of the page, and as usual I couldn't leave well enough alone, so I decided to make a blue version of this vintage glamour girl, as well.

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Vintage Clip Art - Black and White Corkscrew

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This is just a fun little image from an antique dictionary, a cute little black and white Corkscrew. This one would work well for coasters or towels or to use in some artwork for a bar area. It might even work in a Steampunk setting. Have fun with it!

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Instant Printable Art - Antique Butterfly

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This is another one for the new Instant Art category that I just added. This is a Circa 1880 print of some wonderful Butterflies, including 3 orange ones, and 6 lavender ones. It's already to print out and frame! Click HERE for the full size Printable PDF.

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Vintage Image Download - Royal Crown

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Here's another wonderful crown from he 1840's European Encyclopedia! This one appears to have fabric on the inside, velvet I would imagine, and fur trimmed around the base. Very regal looking! Just like the others I have enlarged the size so that you can use this in your home decorating or DIY projects, like towels, pillows, tote bags etc. You can find more crowns from this series HERE.

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Vintage Clip Art Image - Household Fairy

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This one is a recent find, that I'm thrilled to share with you! I've known about this one for awhile and I was finally able to locate one at a reasonable price. This is The Modern Household Fairy, an antique advertisement for Sapolio soap. Isn't she beautiful?!! I just adore her gorgeous wings and the little star on her head. So pretty!

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Brag Monday - Miniature Pillows & Creative Spirit Bracelet

It's time for Brag Monday #47! Once again I'm bragging about two more projects from the last Brag Monday party.

First I'm bragging about these adorable miniature pillows made by Susanne over at Miniature Dreams! Susanne used some of the Ballerina images from HERE and the Nest image from HERE. Be sure and check out her site to see more of her amazingly delightful miniature creations!



Next I'm bragging about this beautiful Creative Spirit Bracelet , created by Cindy at Cindy Adkins Whimsical Musings. Cindy used several images from this site, including the Angel Image found HERE Isn't it lovely?!!


Now it's your turn! Have you made something from an image here at The Graphics Fairy that you would like to share? Or do you have a favorite image from here that you would like to share on your blog? Don't be shy, we want to see it!! It's time to brag! You might even be featured on a future Brag Monday post. Just add a link below in the McLinky box and make sure you link back, so everyone can play!



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