There is something romantic about vintage hot air balloon art prints. I think because it was the birth of air travel. This is a carefully curated collection of vintage hot air balloon drawings, including some beautiful painted French postcards of the earliest hot air balloons and airships. Airships are[Read more]
I have curated a gorgeous collection of retro happy Valentine’s day images to download and print for free. Valentine’s day falls on the 14th of February. It is an extra special day in my household as it also happens to be my Birthday. Did you know that after Christmas, Valentine’s[Read more]
I have curated a wonderful sample of domain free John Bauer art prints. He was a Swedish painter and illustrator of Scandinavian mythology. Bauer is well known for his illustrations of early editions of Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls), an anthology of Swedish folklore and fairy tales. He got[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]
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]
After posting some gorgeous vintage Japanese travel posters last week, I decided to carry on the theme. Here I have curated a collection of stunning old Japanese photos by the photographer Kusakabe Kimbei. Born in 1841 Kusakabe Kimbei was a Japanese photographer that worked mainly for western clients and visitors.[Read more]