Vintage Valentines

Here are some

Vintage Valentines 

I thought you would like!

Thank you for stopping by and visiting me!!

I hope you enjoy these images and have a wonderful weekend!

Love and Marriage

                                           

My Special Family Treasures!

These are Two of my old family Marriage Certificates

that were saved and handed down

over the years from my family.

 

The Marriage Certificate of my Great-Grand Parents

on my Grandmother's side of the family.

James W. Dickenson married Viola J. Kinzer

on October 27, 1909.

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The Marriage Certificate of my Grandparents

on my Father's side of the family:

Powell Sluss married Margaret Dickenson

on October 12, 1929.

 

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It Must Be Love!!!

Since we are getting closer to that
Special Day of Romance,

I found four vintage images that I thought you might

 like to use when making your
Valentines for that Special Someone!!

This couple looks as though they

 are simply "Mad" for each other!

Oh, the Thrills of Young Love!!

 My Love Reveals Objects

my love reveals objects

silken butterflies

concealed in his fingers

his words

splash me with stars

night shines like lightning

under the fingers of my love

my love invents worlds where

jeweled glittering serpents live

worlds where music is the world

worlds where houses with open eyes

contemplate the dawn

my love is a mad sunflower that forgets

fragments of sun in the silence

                        --Isabel Fraire

***My Early Valentine to my Wonderful Husband!!***
Love you, Honey!!

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Here are your free images for today!

Please enjoy these when making your own Valentines!

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If you'd like to make your own
Valentine Stationary or Notecards
to send to those special  people in your life,
 then please visit my tutorial site:
http://freetrinketstreasurestutorials.blogspot.com/
or click on the site's button that is located right under my header!
 I will be posting  lots of  Valentine clip art,  pretty floral papers,
and flourish accents to give your letters and cards that little "something extra" !
I will give you different colors and styles so that
you will have plenty to chose from! 
Try to visit the site as often as you can because I  am
going to try to add something new everyday for the
 rest of January through the end of February!


    

I Won!!

I cannot believe that I won!!

At

Catnip Studio Chronicles

http://catnipstudio.blogspot.com/

Kathy had her

2nd Valentine's Give-Away

and I won 4th place! 

 Here are my pictures of the wonderful goodies I won!

Didn't Kathy make some beautiful tags for this Give-Away!

My camara just doesn't do them justice! 

See the 2 beautiful Hallmark cards she sent?

Kathy is a special person--so talented!

Beautiful!!

Now, see the little White Tin Heart?

When I opened the tin,

it was filled to the brim with these pretties!

Can you imagine how thrilled I was to get this wonderful prize!?!

Everything she sent was just gorgeous,

a gift to treasure!

So,  I want to send out a

"Big Thank You"

to Kathy at the "Fabulous" Catnip Studios

for the kind, thoughtful, generous give-away

 that she offered  on her site!

http://catnipstudio.blogspot.com/

And speaking of sites,

Kathy has another beautiful web site,

where she offers free Vintage Clip Art at

http://vintagecatnip.blogspot.com/ 

You must visit both of the sites to see  all of the

special treats that she has posted! 

 It's a wonderful experience and one of the prettiest blogs I have seen!

I know you will enjoy the time you spend with her,

 I know, I do!! 

Hugs and have a Wonderful Day!!

More Victorian Fashion !

I have added more 
Images of Women dressed in the

Fashion of the Victorian Era! 

I hope you enjoy them and
can use them in your art projects!

And now for a little "Victorian Secret!!

The "Bustier"

Or

the widely known  "Corset"  !

And speaking of  Corsets...

 I am posting a freebie that

was offered months ago by

Somerset  Stampers Samplers Magazine.

If you have never bought a Somerset Magazine,

please use the link below and go

visit their amazing web site!

They have at least 30 catagories of different

altered art magazines and books

to feast your eyes and feed your imagination!

This is the template for those who
are not familiar with Somerset Magazine!

 I hope that this template will encourage you to
check out the 400+ altered art project gallery
that is jam packed with some great
altered art ideas from those who
have contributed to the magazine!

Look for Template---July/August 2009

when linking onto the template page!

Finished Template!

This is what the finished art project looked like!

***This image can not be copied under any circumstance and is not posted as a free image! This is someone's original work that was contributed to the magazine and my intention was to post this as an example of what the finished project will look like!

Go to this link:

http://www.stampington.com/

click on their sidebar where

you see  Tempting Templates!

This will take you to an an amazing page of

every kind of template you could ever imagine!

And right beside of the template is the finished project,

as I showed you earlier with the posted bustier.

  Yes, the templates are free!!

I also have the Somerset Magazine

button  on my left sidebar.

Click the button and that link will

take you straight to the

Stampington Company and Somerset Studios!

Thank you for visiting and I hope you enjoy these images!