Over the last few weeks as a family, we have been sitting down on Sunday nights to watch the latest David Attenborough wildlife series “Seven Worlds On Planet”. As usual they series has been mesmerizing and the filmography stunning. After watching the Antarctica episode I feel inspired to curate a[Read more]
I’ve already used some of the wonderful vintage images on this site to make some upcycled dictionary Christmas baubles for my tree. When I came across a pile of old spectacles I thought it would be fun to repurpose them into eyeglass ornaments for the tree. Every year I get[Read more]
As a child, I used to love to take things apart to see how they were made. That is probably why I’m fascinated with patent art. Google has a great search engine where you can search for original patents. As it’s coming near to Christmas I thought it would be[Read more]
I found a wonderful collection of astrological zodiac sign pictures from the Urania’s Mirror; or, a view of the Heavens, published in 1824. The beautiful zodiac illustrations are by the English cartologist, Sydney Hall. The Urania’s Mirror originally contained a set of 32 wonderful astronomical star chart cards. I have[Read more]
Growing up I was surrounded by wonderful vintage bird prints. My father is a well known published ornithologist and he loved to decorate the home with bird art. His first book “A Colour Guide To Hong Kong Birds” (Clive Viney) was published in 1977. All the bird illustrations in the[Read more]
I just love maps, they are a great way to personalize gifts and DIYs. Vintage maps are so fascinating and beautiful, with this craft I used them to make a unique map seashell gift for Christmas. Currently, I live in the middle of the UK but I did actually grow[Read more]
I have curated a copyright-free collection of wonderful vintage Christmas images to download and use as you want. Whether that is for decorations, crafts or even to make your own Christmas cards. Celebrating Christmas is a relatively modern phenomenon. It’s only since the late 19th century that Christmas became a[Read more]
I’ve already made an advent calendar with an old dictionary, so why not make dictionary Christmas decoupage baubles to match. As most people use on-line dictionaries these days, old out of date dictionaries are very easy to pick up cheaply in thrift stores. It’s quite ironic that I upcycled a[Read more]