Crafts and DIY’s made using the vintage images
Inside: A tutorial on making a DIY Christmas wall decoration from an upcycled cabinet door and printable Christmas botanicals. About five years ago, I visited my friend’s newly installed kitchen. …
Inside: A tutorial on how to put pictures or photos onto wood slices and then how to make them into Christmas ornaments. My dad moved from North London to Hong …
Inside: A tutorial to make a DIY butterfly wall decoration in the style of vintage specimen art. One of my favourite things is to wander around flea and antique markets …
There is a wonderful collection of vintage circus posters on the site. I wanted to display some of these colorful images in a fun way. That’s when I came up …
I’m a big fan of Lewis Carroll, so I have made some Alice in Wonderland ornaments for my tree this year. I made them by printing some of the original …
At Christmas, I love to have a tree full of exciting ornaments. I especially love handmade Christmas ornaments, like these DIY picture jar lid ornaments. I’m always looking for new …
This is an upcycle which uses the gorgeous vintage images on this site to make cute mini DIY tea light lanterns. This is a very affordable craft. It uses printable …
Here are two crafts in one. The first is a tutorial for DIY tile coasters using the wonderful Art Nouveau animal designs shared on this site. The second is a …
I’m always looking for fun ways to use some fabulous vintage images on this site. This time I have used them to make these fun decoupage placemats. In the past, …
This embroidered map Christmas ornament is so quick and easy to make, and it can be personalized by using maps special to you. It would make a lovely gift or …
I started this blog because of my love of vintage maps and natural history images. I used to spend many hours as a child pouring over pictorial encyclopedias. I have …
If you are a regular reader of Pictureboxblue, you will know I have a thing about vintage maps, and I’m always looking for new ways to display them in my …
Some wonderful vintage human skull drawings on Pictureboxblue would look great framed for Halloween. I decided to take one of these vintage drawings up a notch by creating some fun …
I still can’t get enough of the beautiful fish paintings of Louis Renard. I have used them again in creating a fun rainbow fish display for my gallery wall. It’s …
I love the tropical trend in home interiors at the moment. I shared some gorgeous vintage palm tree prints a couple of weeks ago. This time I thought I would …
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 …
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 …
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 …
At the bottom of my street, there is a junk shop. It is full of items from house clearances and piles of stuff from other people’s lives, from their unwanted …
In this post, I show you how to make a paper advent calendar with an old dictionary. I have also used many of the wonderful images that have been featured …