Printable Vintage Maps of Norway I can’t believe that I haven’t shared a collection of old maps of Norway before. Norway has a special place in our hearts as a family, as my husbands family are from Bergen. For Christmas last year I printed some map pillows/cushions for my sister[Read more]
When I first came across these wonderful Ernst Haeckel prints, I couldn’t wait to share them. These are some of the most beautiful vintage nature art drawings I have I seen. The vintage biological illustrations just blew me away. I can’t wait to get a few of these nature wall[Read more]
Did you know that the plural of octopus is actually octopuses? Not as I misbelieved octopi. Octopus is actually a Greek word and not Latin that is why the plural doesn’t end in i. Here I have curated a cool collection of vintage octopus illustrations free to print. I think[Read more]
Antique Celestial Maps To Print This is a fabulous collection of vintage constellation map posters, celestial maps and star charts. Constellation maps are made up of 88 known constellations and are used to help astronomers to locate stars and other objects in the sky. Depending on where you are based[Read more]
I love vintage natural history posters that show collections of things like feathers, seashells and insects. In the past, I have shared the fabulous natural history posters of Adolphe Millot and his animal poster collections. Here I have compiled a collection of Adolphe’s antique botanical posters. Adolphe Millot was a[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]
Antique Free Insect Illustrations An interest in the natural world is something I grew up with. My father is an ornithologist and my uncle an entomologist. An ornithologist is someone who studies birds. An entomologist studies insects. For this post, I have curated a wonderful collection of free insect prints[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]