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Free Patriotic Vintage July 4th Clip Art

Holiday Crafts — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:03:40 +0000

These 4th of July clip art images are such beautiful examples of vintage July 4th art! Fireworks are featured in half of them, because what would the July 4th be without fireworks? Children are represented in most of them, as they frequently are in vintage art images. And what would the Fourth of July be without two of our most influential presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln? They’re here, too, ready to help you celebrate the fourth of July.

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Free Vintage Mother’s Day Clip Art

Holiday Crafts — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 22:55:39 +0000

I’m not sure there’s such a thing as vintage Mother’s Day clip art created exclusively for Mother’s Day, at least not that I’ve seen. But much like vintage birthday cards for women, it’s pretty easy to find images that will fill the bill. So I’ve chosen an assortment of floral vintage clip art, as well as images of women (their hands at least) and children. I even embellished one piece of flower clip art with the words “Happy Mother’s Day,” in case you absolutely have to have clip art that is just for this holiday.

I chose each of these free vintage clip art images for a reason. I couldn’t resist the turquoise boot, although I’m sure the Victorian woman who had to wear boots like that probably had chronically sore feet. I chose the various hands because of their elegance and how they symbolize Mom’s loving care without even showing all of her. I picked the children due to the adorable factor and because a mom obviously wouldn’t be a mom without children. And last but not least, I chose the flowers just because the colors make me happy.

I hope you’ll find a few favorites among these images and that you (and your mom) enjoy them in good health!

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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 St Patrick’s Day Clip Art

Holiday Crafts — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:19:33 +0000

‘Tis the time for the wearin’ of the green again: St. Patrick’s Day. One day a year we’re all Irish, or at least that’s the case for those of us who want to get in on the fun. The free St. Patrick’s Day vintage clip art below is great for giving an appropriately old fashioned feel to this thousands-year-old holiday that commemorates the death of Saint Patrick in the fifth century.

St. Patrick’s Day was originally a religious holiday, but as any schoolchild knows, it’s now a day to wear green to keep from being pinched. And as the adults know, it’s also an occasion that gives us permission to drink lots of green beer and have a good time. Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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Free Clip Art: Vintage Roses

Holiday Crafts — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:45:32 +0000

It’s summertime as I write this, so the flowers are in bloom. The vintage roses below, however, are always in bloom — even though most are decades old. These beautiful vintage free clip art roses span from the Victorian era to the mid-twentieth century, and they’re just as beautiful now as the day they were created.

If you love flowers (and who doesn’t?), you might also enjoy our collection of beautiful assorted vintage flowers. See our vintage angels and cherubs too! And if you’re here looking at these vintage roses for an upcoming nuptial, check out these unique wedding favors. I think you’ll love their huge selection. They also have plenty of items that can be incorporated into DIY wedding favors, decorations and crafts.

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Free Vintage Christmas Clip Art Images

Holiday Crafts — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:36:14 +0000

I love vintage Christmas clip art, and from my experience so do a lot of other people. These nine free vintage clip art images are particularly nice, in my opinion. Not only are they fine examples of authentic vintage Christmas art but they’re also large-sized, which means you can use them for far more than just the web.

People who prefer a more religious or spiritual slant to their Christmas images should appreciate these, as their are several that depict the baby Jesus in the manger with angels. There are also angels by themselves; two of them even look like they’re delivering a Christmas tree. Speaking of Christmas trees, there is also an image of Victorian children playing with their toys beneath one, and a woman carrying one in miniature. Together these form a nice collection that I’m sure you’ll find useful for Web sites, blogs, handmade Christmas cards, scrapbooking and other crafts.

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As I look at these illustrations, I have to wonder how many different artists are represented. If you look closely, the style of each image is a little different. When you think about how many vintage images are on this site or out on the Internet, they must represent a huge number of talented people. Unfortunately, these people go mostly unnoticed.

The same could probably be said for modern greeting card and clip art artists. They do what they do for pay, because the electric bill needs to be paid — no matter how talented they are. Some of today’s artists might even have huge portfolios of outstanding images, yet you’ll never know their names. So here’s to the unsung artists who enrich our lives silently every day. With any luck they enjoy their work and so will continue to give us images that will become the next millennium’s vintage art. And if you know artists who toil in obscurity, be sure to give them liberal praise. You just might be encouraging tomorrow’s masterpieces.

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We also have some colorful contemporary Hanukkah clip art. And letâ€™s not forget New Yearâ€™s! Check out our free vintage New Year cards, vintage New Year clip art and contemporary New Yearâ€™s Eve clip art.