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Free Vintage Easter Clip Art

Holiday Crafts — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:07:39 +0000

This eclectic collection of free vintage Easter clip art has a little something for everyone. Even if you don’t celebrate Easter for spiritual reasons, there’s plenty of joy to be had at Easter time. The holiday’s arrival is synonymous with spring and renewal — whether you choose to see that renewal embodied in the resurrection of Jesus Christ or just the melting of snow and appearance of Easter bunnies, flowers and baby chicks that happens every spring.

I hope you find this vintage clip art useful. You might also be interested in our vintage Easter cards, as well as our Easter crafts. Some of them aren’t on this site, so make sure to get our Free Clip Art Sourcebook to see them all. The Sourcebook is free to download, requires no registration and is updated regularly with new art.

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Free Vintage Kids Valentine Cards

Holiday Crafts — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:33:25 +0000

I absolutely love these colorful vintage kids Valentine cards. They come from different eras but seem to be mostly from the mid-20th century.

Some of the expressions on these cards aren’t heard much these days. An example is the sock saying “‘Darn’ it.” People still say “darn it,” of course, just not in reference to sewing up holes in their socks. I’m sure many of the crafters who visit this site will know what darning is, but how many people actually darn their socks any more? Arcane references like that are part of what makes these cards charming. Also cute is the fact that the people who created these kids valentine cards had no fear of being corny, because the designs were aimed at children. So this is your opportunity to be as corny as you want this Valentine’s Day; just blame it on the art.

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Free Printable Vintage Easter Bunnies Greeting Cards

Holiday Crafts — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:00:31 +0000

These free vintage Easter cards featuring vintage Easter bunnies personify this wonderful spring holiday celebrated by millions. Easter is such a lovely time of year. It’s a religious holiday, but it also has a little something for everyone because it’s a celebration of Spring that brings children and adults together as family to share in the fun. Images of Easter bunnies are always a big part of that celebration, so we’ve compiled a great selection of them to share with you.

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Like what you see? Please help others find our vintage greeting cards by linking to us from your blog or Web site. And for some great ideas for generating handmade cards from these images, visit Jan Roger’s blog for mixed media art.

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Free Printable Easter Greeting Cards: Vintage Cats and Kittens

Holiday Crafts — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:13:07 +0000

I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for cats in general. And when it comes to vintage cats, forget about it; I’m in love. These particular vintage cats on free printable Easter cards were just too cute to hold back. I like the fact that the top row contains a set of three matching images. They have a lot of potential for Easter scrapbooks because you can carry a theme throughout various pages. And the other Easter cards are adorable too. I’m sure you’ll find many uses for them.

Of course, we don’t want to think what would happen if these cats were actually in such close proximity to baby chicks. Let’s just focus on the idealized world of the kitties and baby chicks on these vintage Easter cards and leave it at that!

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I’ve been a cat lover all my life but I don’t think I’ve ever posted my cat’s photos on any of my blogs. I did write about Chad’s passing in this post about vintage Halloween black cats though. He was so much a part of my life for 17 years, I still consider him to be one of my cats. So you’ll see him pictured below, along with the two crazy cats with whom we currently share our home, Sim and Joseph. Please pardon Sim’s lack of decorum. She enjoys showing off her belly like no other cat I’ve ever seen. And if you ever meet Joseph, please don’t tell him he’s beautiful. He already knows, believe me.


Chad	Sim	Joseph

I would love it if I could get my cats centered. But like in real life, they’re a little askew. I’ve fixed the centering on these pics 10 times but it doesn’t want to stick. Oh well.

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Free Vintage Birthday Cards

Holiday Crafts — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:52:58 +0000

Many of these vintage birthday cards feature vintage roses, which never grow old as far as I’m concerned. Some of them also have other vintage flowers, as well as country scenes, lakes and more than a few well-wishing doves. As with many of the other vintage art images on this site, the workmanship is impeccable. (I can say that, because I didn’t paint them!) I’m sure any of your friends or family members would be delighted to receive one of these as a special birthday tribute.

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Free Vintage New Year Cards

Holiday Crafts — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:59:51 +0000

Can you believe that it’s almost time for another new year? No matter how you might feel about the swift passage of time (at least it seems incredibly swift to me), you’ve got to love these vintage New Year cards. Unlike vintage Christmas cards, which have pretty predictable themes; the subjects portrayed on these New Year’s cards vary widely. In addition to the expected champagne, clocks, and good-luck four-leaf clovers and horseshoes; there are cats, angels, pansies, birds, country scenes, blue Delft tiles and even an elf or two.

I hope you enjoy these vintage New Year cards and that they brighten up your transition to the new year!

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