Lunagirl Vintage: New Stuff, Free Stuff, & Fun Stuff — vintage images

This lovely image from a vintage French postcard is from 1915 ~ one hundred years ago! Sending greetings for New Years ~ to wish a Happy New Year or a Joyous Annee or Bonne Annee ~ was a very popular custom in the Edwardian era. We have hundreds in our collection, most French but also Italian, Dutch, German, and English. Most of our French cards are photos, while most of our American New Year greetings are illustrations, featuring artists such as Clapsaddle and Brundage. Whichever style you prefer, these antique images are great for your 21st century card making and...

More new digital collage sheets ready to download instantly ~ I've been doing lots of sewing lately on my wonderful vintage 1956 Singer, so I thought I would put together this collection of antique sewing clipart. In black and white, and shabby pink and blue as well! Lovely ornate scissors, thimbles, Victorian sewing machines and sewists/seamstresses, a dressform, and more. I hope you enjoy these as much as I do.

In our extensive collection of Victorian Christmas cards, you'll find a theme that may surprise you: Flowers!. Today we associate Christmas cards with scenes of children in the snow, nativity scenes, Christmas angels, holly wreaths, funny reindeer, maybe redbirds and snowflakes, and of course Santa Claus, but Victorian cards featured an even wider range of imagery, including flowers.Floral Christmas cards were part of the Victorians' deep love for flowers, and they are sweet to use today for something different at the holidays.  We think these antique floral greeting cards are lovely and quaint -- they certainly reflect the "shabby chic" romantic spirit!You'll...

Why kiss under the mistletoe? How did this poisonous plant become a symbol of Christmas?  Mistletoe has been considered a magical plant at least since Roman times, when it was part of the Saturnalia festivals held at the winter solstice. It was sacred to the ancient peoples of Europe, especially the Celtic Druids, who gathered it at both the Summer and Winter solstices. As with other "evergreens," its ability to stay green through the cold dark winter made it a symbol of renewal and "life-giving" power. There are two kinds of mistletoe: The European plant known to the ancients, found...

Christmas shopping is in full swing, I suppose, but I’ve always enjoyed waiting until the week or so before Christmas to do mine. Of course, I now do much of my shopping online, and that must be done early enough to allow for shipping. But actually going to stores ~ I think that’s much more fun in mid-December, when it actually feels like Christmas. It's more exciting closer to the date...As for "Black Friday"... For me, the day after Thanksgiving is for relaxing with family, watching movies, eating turkey sandwiches and finishing off those pies. My sisters-in-law sometimes go with...