A vibrant collection of beautiful vintage hummingbird prints and art. They are all in the Public Domain and free to download and print. I remember seeing my first wild hummingbird, …

A collection of carefully curated Maria Sibylla Merian prints, from her seminal book “Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium”, the “Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname“. The book was published in 1705. This …

A collection of beautiful vintage birds nest and egg illustrations by “the other Audubon“, Genevieve Jones. All of these wonderful vintage prints are from the book “Illustrations of the Nests …

A wonderful collection of colourful hibiscus drawings and botanical illustrations. They are all in the Public Domain and free to print. The latest addition to the large collection of vintage …

Many of the artworks on Pictureboxbluereflect my own personal tastes and lean towards an oriental theme.  There are already a lot of vintage Japanese themed images on the site and …

This is a wonderful collection of free to print Alphonse Mucha advertisement posters. These beautiful prints add to the growing collection of art nouveau illustrations on the site. Other prints …

Here is a collection of old maps of China which are in the Public Domain and free to print. I have included maps of Hong Kong and Macau as they …

A collection of free vintage zoological prints, that just focus on Elephant illustrations and drawings. A couple of illustrations showing how to draw elephants is included. There are elephant examples …

I have curated a collection of beautiful 19th Century Conchology prints (seashells) by the British Mineralist John Mawe, from several of his scientific books. Conchology is the study of mollusc …

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 …

I have already shared a collection of vintage rose botanical prints on Picture Box Blue. But since then I have come across many beautiful vintage rose illustrations from old gardening …

I got this idea for a collection of vintage circus posters after “The Greatest Showman“. It was on a flight from London to Vancouver last summer where I watched the …

I thought it would be fun to share a collection of pictures of board games. These are illustrations and pictures of antique game boards. Board games seem to have had …

Before you know it, it’ll be Christmas. For some of my festive crafts and decorations, I have curated a collection of lovely Holly illustrations. Along with ivy, mistletoe and poinsettia, …

This is a collection of wonderful vintage owl drawings and illustrations. They are in the Public Domain and free to download. I think I’ve heard more owls than I’ve actually …

I’ve decided to share these free Cherry Blossom drawings and illustrations, as they are one of my favourite flowers. Cherry blossom season is a significant tourist draw for cities with …

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 …

These fabulous autumn leaves charts are from a vintage book simply called “Autumnal leaves” by Francis George Heath, published in 1885. There are also some additional leaf illustrations from the …