There's something magical about evergreen trees during the winter season. Feeling quite inspired by them, I decided to make a few templates to use over the next few months. For my first project using the template, I decided to make a tree using some ruffled vintage lace. I love how it turned out! I originally … Continue reading Evergreen Trees — Free Template
It’s been a while since I’ve given this blog a proper update, so I thought I would carve some time out this Thanksgiving holiday and start anew. You’ve probably noticed that Free Vintage Fridays have stopped rather abruptly. I always meant to use this space as a blog, in its truest sense. And as with … Continue reading Hello, There
Today's Free Vintage Friday is courtesy of William Trost Richards, an American landscape artist who reveled in realism and greatly rejected romanticism. This amazing depiction of an October afternoon details a forest's interior with such breathtaking focus. It is exactly what one would expect to find in a forest during the glorious month of October, … Continue reading October, 1863 — Free Vintage Friday
It's the last official Friday in fall, so I decided to commemorate this day with a free vintage image of hand-drawn bi-color flowers indicative of this hazy summer-into-fall period. As the floral embodiment of the very essence of Summer Twilight, this image will be definitely integrated into my current altered book. I am slightly sad … Continue reading Summer-to-Fall — Free Vintage Friday
This week's Free Vintage Friday is courtesy of 19th century American and realist author, Henry James. I am currently listening to A Portrait of A Lady when I’m in the car, which is a lot these days, so Isabel Archer is indeed top of mind. However, this is not a picture of Isabel Archer, nor … Continue reading Portrait of A Lady — Free Vintage Friday
The past two weeks have been quite busy with back-to-school preparations. And while the current pandemic situation is far from perfect, the start of school is inevitable. After being remote for 500+ days, I forgot how much work went into preparing kids for school. That's why last Friday's Free Vintage Friday completely slipped past me … Continue reading Free Vintage Friday — Back to School Style
Since returning home from Grand Teton and Yellowstone, I've had this urge to start experimenting more with painting, drawing, and mixed media. I'm not sure of its source, but its pull is undeniable. I've always admired other people's mixed media tags, so I decided the best way to feed this need was to create a … Continue reading Tag Journal Templates + Step-By-Step Video
It's the last Friday in July, which can only mean one thing: August is approaching fast. For me, August conjures many images--hot, hazy days, back-to-school excitement, and beautiful blooming sunflowers. Early last summer, I sprinkled some wildflower seeds around my yard. A few isolated sprouts pushed through the ground and greeted the sun, but not … Continue reading Summer Sunflowers — Free Vintage Fridays
Vacationing in an RV is hard work -- but we love it! There are so many perks, but I especially love the downtime when I can work in my journal. My husband always chooses to drive, which means I have endless hours to navigate AND work in my travel journal. I find it’s the best … Continue reading On the Road: Travel Journal Tips
It's been a rainy and quite honestly kind of a dreary summer so far. I haven't been gardening as much as I initially hoped. In fact, I still have some veggie seeds that need planting and I'm not even sure I'll be able to plant them at all given the late timing and the lack … Continue reading Anemones 5 Ways — Free Vintage Friday
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