Crafts and DIY’s made using the vintage images
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 on Pictureboxblue over the year. Every year I love to make all my boys a different homemade advent calendar, normally[Read more]
A Lovely Decoupage Gift Idea Even though Picture Box Blue is all about beautiful vintage images and maps. Every so often I love to show some ideas of how you can craft with those images. This is my latest craft tutorial a beautiful decoupage shell dish. One of my favourite[Read more]
Flicking through the many interior accounts I follow on Instagram, I’m always fascinated by everyone’s gallery walls. Many of gallery walls are made up of several pictures and paintings framed in different sizes. I also notice a trend for still flower images. Painted flowers on a dark background seem to[Read more]
Did you know that Google has a search engine for old patents? They have had one since 2006, you can find it here. It is a fun tool to play around with and I used it to find kitchen and dining-themed images to make a DIY placemat. The trouble with[Read more]
How to Make An IKEA Floor Lamp Hack Aquarium I’m a bit obsessed with the beautiful fish paintings of Louis Renard. I’ve been looking for fun ways to incorporate some of these stunning vintage images into my home decor. That’s where I got the idea for this DIY IKEA floor[Read more]
Songbird Upcycled Tin Can Wind Chime Last week I curated a beautiful collection of American Songbird prints. I thought it would be lovely to make something for the garden using these beautiful images. That’s when I came up with the idea for this pretty decoupage tin can wind chime. The[Read more]
Printing On A Wooden Lazy Susan With Vintage Cheese Labels (An IKEA HACK) The other day when I was going through my vintage label collection, I came across these old cheese labels. I had a simple birch wood Lazy Susan from IKEA (SNUDDA). I thought that it would look fabulous[Read more]
To tell you the truth I’m not one for Easter cards, I’ve never sent one in my life. However, I do love the cute images on vintage Easter postcards and they are fun to craft with. I might not be one for Easter cards but I do like other Easter[Read more]