Victorian Ornaments

I have a couple of lovely Victorian ornaments for you today.  I hope you like them!

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Aren't they pretty?

Enjoy! 

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Free Vintage Clip Art - Victorian Ornamental Leaf Wood Carvings

Gorgeous Victorian Woodcarvings to today.  These leaf carvings are from a canopy bed.

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These are definitely from a time when there was pride in workmanship!

Enjoy!

Free Vintage Clip Art - Independence Day Emblem

During the American Revolution the original Thirteen Colonies voted to legally separate from Great Britain on July 2nd, 1776 and the Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4th, 1776.

In a stunning coincidence the only two original signers of the Declaration of Independence that went on to serve as President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, died on the same day, July 4th, 1826.   Two other presidents, James Monroe and Calvin Coolidge, also died on July 4th.

Below is a wonderful, ornate patriotic emblem

Independence Day Emblem

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Independence Hall 1776

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Enjoy!

Free Vintage Clip Art - Vintage Sign and Typography

Vintage Sign and Typography

This fabulous sign is from a sign painting manual published in 1917.

Here is the original sign

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Then here is the same sign that I have removed the words so you can fill in yourself

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And here is a wonderful vintage alphabet to use on your sign

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What will you do with these?


Enjoy!

Free Vintage Clip Art - Vintage Ornate Scroll Frame Designs and Reader Tattoo

Ornate Vintage Scroll Frame Design and Reader Tattoo

These scroll designs are so lovely!  This frame is quite interesting

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These images could be used in so many ways.

And now for something completely different!  Awhile back one of my readers, Esmeralda, contacted me to inquire if she could use one of the images I had posted here as a tattoo.  I told her of course she could.  And she did it folks!

Here is the vintage sewing machine I posted on August 11th as a tattoo!  You can find the sewing machine image here.

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Wow!  The tattoo artist did an excellent job, don't you think?

Esmeralda said she is very happy with her tattoo.  She also said it was painful but worth it.

I love seeing what all you creative people are doing with the images I post here.  Feel free to send me photos so I can share with everyone!

Enjoy!

Free Vintage Clip Art - Vintage Ornamental Designs

Vintage Ornamental Designs

Today I have a lovely vintage ornamental design for you.  These designs offer so many possibilities.  Change the color or size, decrease or increase the size or fade it out and use as a background element.

This first one is the full panel

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And here is the half panel

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I love the swirls and the pretty leaves

I hope you find a use for these lovely ornaments.

Enjoy!

Free Vintage Clip Art - Vintage Oil Lamp

Vintage Oil Lamp

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Oil lamps were an alternative to candles for lighting.  In 1850 kerosene lamps began to replace oil lamps and were continued to be used well into the twentieth century in small towns and rural areas.

The age and even the locality of a lamp can be gleaned by examining its structure, design, symbols, decorations and what its made of.  Oil lamps are still used today but more for the ambiance it gives than for actual lighting.

Enjoy!

Free Vintage Clip Art - Vintage Cross Feather Ribbon Image

Vintage Cross with Feather and Ribbon

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Such a sweet and lovely image.

Feathers symbolize ascension and spiritual evolution to a higher plane in so many cultures around the world.  Native American chiefs wore feathers to signify their ability to communicate with the spirits.  In Christianity feathers represent virtues.

I cannot recall seeing the images of a cross and feather together before but this combination is certainly striking as well as touching.

Enjoy!

Free Vintage Clip Art - Vintage Decorative Ornaments

Happy October Everyone!

I have some decorative ornaments for you today.

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I love this image.  It reminds me of a piece of jewelry.

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Here's a lovely wreath.  Put your initial inside of it with your favorite font and you have a nice little logo for a business card or a scrapbook page element.

Enjoy!

Free Vintage Clip Art - Victorian Window Cornices

Some Ornate Victorian Cornices today

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These cornices would have been used for window curtains.  Wow.

Enjoy!

Free Vintage Clip Art - Ornate Victorian Household Items

The Victorians loved ornate and certainly knew how to decorate their homes.  This is an image of a Victorian window blind.  All I can say is, WOW!

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These next images are of Victorian spoons

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I sure hope these spoons were used to stir their tea with!  Can you image trying to eat your Cherrios with these?

Below are some knife handles 

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Well, I hope you enjoyed this look into the past.

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Free Vintage Clip Art - Decorative Victorian Ornamentals

I love this decorative French wood panel.

Just gorgeous!

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This second image is that of a closing ring for a door, so ornate and beautiful.  The beauty and workmanship of both of these pieces is just spectacular and I could just stare at both of them all day long.

I hope you enjoy these images as much as I do!

Free Vintage Clip Art - Ribbons and Banners

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I simply adore this ribbon banner!   So simple yet so lovely.  You can insert a sentiment, a special date or names to create a card, scrapbook page or thank you note, as shown below.  I have provided you with a couple of examples of how you could personalize these ribbon banners.

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This is a more modern, classic banner.  So many ways to use this one:  use as a button on your blog or website, personalize it and use it on a card or tag, create your own stationary and insert your name or create an award for your little one for helping with chores or feeding the dog every day.  They will love the recognition!

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Enjoy!

Free Vintage Clip Art - Victorian Ornament

 I absolutely adore this image!  It's so unusual and beautiful at the same time.

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Maybe it's my love of birds, ducks and geese that draws me so much to this image.  Set inside a wreath the goose necks look as though they are part of a musical instrument.  So intriguing!

Enjoy!