Favorite things, Love and Sharing and Lovely Paintings

*Remember favorite things*

kittens

cats sleeping in the sun or curled up beside me

babies

flowers

sunshine

rain

water

kind loving people

sisterhood

art and creative expression

a good book

illustrations from children's books

 British dramas on Masterpiece Classics (PBS)

lace, lace and more lace

buttons  shell,antique vegetable ivory, glass, twinkles

                anything itty bitty and tiny

fabric

quilting

my down comforter

and of course my beloved family

  Remembering  who and what one loves fills me with peace and serenity. All smiley inside.I hope you feel the same after seeing today's pictures.  Love Louise

My daffodils are up!

Christmas Monday Free clip art from Antique Postcards

It is so nice to get caught up on things. Today's Christmas Monday selections are from antique greeting and postcards. Ready for you to use in your holiday projects. Free for your personal use. Please mention my blog and I would love to see what you have made.

Welcome to all my new followers! The list keeps growing which is so fun for me.

So glad you found Bumble button. Love to each and everyone of you, Louise

Catching up with 18th and 19th Century Portraits of Children

Oh my it has been many days since my last post!  I missed Christmas Monday and Thanksgiving Thursday! I have been cleaning out the garage and back patio.  All the stuff/junk has been tossed out or put away. It feels so good to go out there now. In the garage I found more old college textbooks to recycle. College was years ago and I can not imagine why I still had them. Next gardening. Now this finally did me in. Removing 30 year old ivy plants was so rewarding but hard work. And then yesterday was the most wonderful rainy day. Two cups of hot cocoa and lots of warm tea it was so cozy. Both my kitties wanted to sit on my lap all day long(at the same time)

 Now it is Sunday and time to get blogging.  Today is a day for beautiful old portraits. A real variety of children's clothing from different eras.

Thank you for visiting. Stay warm and dry, Louise

Very Victorian

Love this one. How sweet she looks.

Not sure of the date but it looks French 1770ish. Wonder what they really wore to play in.



More darling Christmas antique postcards. Children with packages,Santas Free clip art

Welcome to you all.

It is a Monday so today there are ten Christmas pictures for you!

I just love doing this. My schedule for posting holiday images is;

Monday - Christmas

Wednesdays until the end of October - Halloween

Thursday's in November - Thanksgiving and fall

Early December will be for New Years and party themes.

And in between everything else.

These are free for use in your personal scrap booking, greeting cards and tags, collage and artist trading cards. Hope you find something that you can use.

So glad you have found my little blog. Your comments and visits are my motivation.

Much love to you all, Louise

Fall leaves and colors in paintings and vintage postcards. Eugene Gassett Jr pattern.

Fall, a beautiful season !

First rains, brilliant colors. Time to warm the house with decorations and scented spicy candles that reflect the season. Today I have old paintings, a vintage postcard and a calendar page. The last image is by Eugene Grassett Jr. They all reflect fall in the warm oranges browns and yellows.

Hope you are having a nice day. Settled in with paint, scissors and glue creating something special.

Your comments always warm my heart and I am grateful for them.

Bumble buttons holiday schedule

Christmas on Mondays

Halloween on Wednesday's until the end of October

 Thanksgiving on Thursdays in November.

New years and party themes starting in December

Everything else in between!

Play in the leaves and drink some cider!

much love to you all, Louise

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More Enchanting Christmas postcards from 1800s - early 1900's

Welcome to another Christmas Monday

I just love the postcards today!  Lots of Santa's and happy children.Typical romantic images of the time. Beautiful late Victorian and Edwardian holiday pictures for your Christmas scrap booking, collage, greeting cards and tags. Free for use in your personal projects.

So if I stay somewhat organized the schedule is;

Mondays - Christmas,

Wednesday's until the end of October -Halloween,

Thursday - Thanksgiving and fall.

Early December for parties and New Years.

Have fun creating and celebrating the holidays!

Love Louise

Little girls and their dolls 19th century paintings Victorian and Edwardian postcards

During my second childhood I revisited my love for dolls. It was amazing to learn about antique and art dolls and that adults collected them. It is the no.2 hobby in America. My search for images has turned up the beautiful pictures in today's post,They are from paintings and photographs from the  1800 and 1900's. Fine art and simple postcards are the source for these darling pictures. A few are repeats.Hope you enjoy them.