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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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!

Read our TERMS OF USE and then click the vintage Easter cats and kittens below to view and download the larger versions:

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

There are many ways you can use your Victorian Easter baskets: Provide one box for each guest as a party favor, use as centerpieces or side-table candy dishes, or give them as gifts to either adults or children.

Just fill the boxes with Easter grass and top it with candy, just like you would regular Easter baskets. You also could put little chicks and eggs you find in the craft store on top of the grass, or set a votive candle in a glass holder in the middle of the grass. Make sure you use a glass holder, so the wax doesn’t drip onto the grass and cause a fire.

You can make the boxes either with or without paper handles or wrapped in wide ribbon for an elegant effect. If you plan to use candles, DON’T attach paper handles to the baskets, as they could catch on fire.

The box templates below are specially designed to be simple to make. Here are the easy instructions:

1. Please read our TERMS OF USE and then download either the Word document or the PDF:

Box template in a Word document

Box template in a PDF

2. Print box onto heavy white or pastel-colored card stock.

TIP: The boxes look particularly lovely when glitter glue is used on them. To use it, apply several coats — working around the pictures so glitter doesn’t get on them — before you go to step 3. You might even want to try several layers of compatible colors of glitter glue to create a unique effect. I found that using glue with large chunks of glitter in it worked the best. Also, I’ve tried just about every brand of glitter glue on the market and have found Elmer’s 3D washable paint pens to be the best.

3. Cut around the edges of the template carefully with scissors, a craft knife or a paper cutter.

4. Fold the panels with the roses on them first, following the dotted lines. Crease the folds with a bone folder, burnisher or the side of a pen. (If you use the side of a pen, make sure to cover the creased area with a piece of paper so you don’t make any scrape marks.)

5. Fold the panels with the rabbits on them, following the instructions in number 3.

6. Pinch the corner pieces inward toward the center of the box and then crease them. Once they’re creased, put either regular glue or use a glue stick to coat the inside of the fold. If you use a glue stick, pinch the fold together for a moment to get it to stick. Or if you use regular glue, use paper clips to hold the folds in place until they dry. Once dry, these folds will help keep the box stable.

7. Glue the corner pieces to the sides to hold the box together.

8. You can make handles by cutting pieces of card stock about 1-inch wide by 10-12 inches long and gluing them in place. If you don’t want to use handles and you’re going to give the box as a gift, wrap a fancy ribbon around it and tie it in a bow. I used pale yellow see-through ribbon on boxes made with varying colors of glitter glue and the end result was very elegant.

Now all that’s left to do is to enjoy your Victorian Easter decorations. Have a wonderful holiday!

Box design (c) copyright 2008 Vintage Holiday Crafts

Using the matching Easter place cards crafts project pictured to the right to dress up your table is easy. Just download either the Word document or PDF, print on either pastel or white card stock and cut on the orange dotted lines. Then, just fold each card in half and write your guests names on them, and you’ll have instant elegance.

Download here:

Word document

PDF

And if you want to continue the Victorian theme, why not make these easy Victorian Easter baskets that match the place cards and can be used as individual party favors, or make these vintage Easter cards?

Place card designs (c) copyright 2008 Vintage Holiday Crafts