Beautiful Cigar Label

I stumbled across these gorgeous cigar labels the other day and thought I'd share.  This is one of my favorites...I think the label says it all!

Isn't she lovely?

The Lure of the Sea...

Nautical Rounds on Passion Fruits!

I've come across an amazing trove of vintage images lately and these are some of my very favorite.  Ancient ships, compasses and anchors, even a mermaid in the same style!

 

It's getting hot in here...

If this office was a hot air balloon we'd be soaring!  Speaking of which, here is a fantastic little snippet of Hot Air Balloon Ephemera...

I've kept the vintage patina on this piece...I think it adds to the charm!

Squid-deliciousness!

Some five years ago I picked up a book about Giant squids at the used book store.  It was long before the Japanese managed to photograph one in the deep water and all the stories were steeped in legend and mystery.  Giant Squid were categorized alongside Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster.  Today we know better, but there is still something captivating about the notion of exotic sea creatures living in a deep sea world we can barely comprehend.

And this is what inspired me to create...

A cephalopods photoshop brush set!  Oh, my the squidly delights!

And since this blog is all about the free and beautiful, here is a one of these squiddies for your artistic pleasure.  Enjoy!

A month of moving...

Just last night David and I unloaded what we hope will be the last Cargo Van full of furniture we will see for a while.  All the driving back and forth to Chicago has eaten my blog time, but I'm back once again with delicious treats for one and all.

Here is a refreshing cocktail in celebration of our successful move.  Cheers!

Sweet Summer Strawberries

I've got a beautiful new set of Victorian Images up on Etsy and ArtFire...
Sweet Summer Strawberries.  Its a small set, only three images, but I think you'll agree that they are really scrumptious.  These images come from a Victorian chromolithograph that had extensive damage.  I have painstakingly restored them and extracted two of the berries to stand alone.  I can see a million uses for these cute little berries.

This is a much smaller version of one of the berries included in the set...still pretty nice, though.  This berry will print at about 2" wide.  The berries included in the set are nearly twice that size!

Adorable Owl

Here is an extra cute little owl made especially for the Passion Fruits Images Comic Book Owls Digital image resource set.  The full set includes 9 owls carefully made to look as if printed in old school newspaper comic book pages complete with offset registration and printers dots.

This particular owl is ONLY available through the blog...enjoy!