Vintage Lady and Seahorse Silhouettes

Vintage silhouettes today

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Vintage Gentlemen Frogs

OK, so two frogs walk into a bar....oh no that's not right.  LOL

Well, I don't know what it is about gentlemen frogs but there's a history here.  They kind of make me smile or chuckle, can't decide, but they sure are different.  Who started this and why?  I have no idea but here are some very dapper frogs for you.

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Vintage Horses

Sweet mare and foul silhouette

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Vintage Bunnies with Eggs Line Drawings

I love these simple little bunny rabbit images!  So sweet and so cute.

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Vintage Citrus Growers Labels

Here are a couple of fun labels

Duck Head Brand Citrus Growers Association label

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Texas Longhorn label

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Funny, but I've never associated Texas with citrus.

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Vintage Goat Label and Tag

I think I have mentioned my love of goats before.  I could watch them all day they are so much fun!  So mischievous and curious about everything.  When I came across this goat label and tag I just had to share it with you!

Goats are one of the world's oldest domesticated animals and have been used for milk, meat, hair and skins.  Female goats are referred to as nannies or does, male goats are bucks or billies and young goats are called kids.  Both male and female goats have beards and many breeds have wattles, those little things that dangle from their throats.

Goats are extremely intelligent and easily trained and are intensely curious.  They explore new surroundings with their lips and tongue that's why the button on your coat or your camera strap often end up in their mouths!  Goats also have a relatively long life span often living as long as 15 to 18 years.

Some goats look like some species of sheep but you can always tell a goat by its tail:  A goat's tall is short and points upward!

Well, you now probably know more about goats than you ever cared to know so on to the good stuff!

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Vintage Butterflies

Some lovely vintage butterflies for you today

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Calligraphy Unicorn

The ancients were convinced of the existence of the unicorn.  There were no unicorns in Greek mythology instead the unicorn was talked about in natural history because scholars, historians, writers, poets and physicians were convinced of its reality and that belief lasted until the 19th century.

It was believed that the unicorn's mythical horn has magical powers.

Unicorns began to be used in heraldy in the 15th century and best known as the royal coat of arms of Scotland and the United Kingdom.

I hope you enjoy this lovely calligraphy unicorn

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Vitnage Moose and Deer

Estimates for moose populations:

Alaska - 200,000

Canada - 500,000 to 1,000,000

Russia - 730,000

Sweden - 300,000 to 400,000

Norway - 120,000

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Vintage Reindeer

Reindeer are also known as caribou and are native to the arctic.  Both males and females grow antlers.  

The reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh were first named in the 1823 story, A Visit From Saint Nicholas.  Rudolph was added in 1939 in

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.  

Several Norwegian municipalities depict the reindeer in their coats of arms.  The Canadian quarter bears a reindeer.  The caribou is the official animal of Newfoundland and Labrador.  

Reindeer meat is sold in supermarkets in Scandinavia.  Ground up reindeer antlers are sold as an aphrodisiac in Asia.

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The Story of a Goat and a Cow

I came across this photo the other day and it made me chuckle.  It's actually one of a series of photos taken on my dad's little farm.  Yes, that is a goat standing on the back of a cow!  And now I know where the inspiration must have come from for those paintings of the farm animals stacked on top of each other!

Meet Baby Myrtle (the cow) and Lily (the goat).  Lily was a precocious little pygmy goat, like they all are, and Baby Myrtle, named after my grandmother, was an 1200 pound cow.  But she was a sweet, sweet, gentle cow.  She would follow us all around the barnyard, just like a dog.  

Well, Lily and Baby Myrtle became fast friends who both loved the weeping willow trees on the property.  And one day we saw Lily jump up onto the picnic table and try to grab the willow branches.  Apparently willow branches are quite the delicacy!  So Lily occupied her days by trying to get at those willow branches.  

Then the light bulb must have gone off in Lily's mind when Baby Myrtle stopped by the picnic table to see how she was enjoying her willow branches and Lily just hopped onto Baby Myrtle's back!  Ah, now Lily was in a prime position to really get at those willow branches!

And this sight quickly became an everyday occurrence on the farm,  Lily standing on top of Baby Myrtle!  And very soon just standing on Baby Myrtle's back wasn't enough because she would travel all over the barnyard on Baby Myrtle's back.  Very funny stuff!

So in honor of Baby Myrtle and Lily here are some goat and cow images for you

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Vintage Elk and Silhouette

Ah, the magnificent elk.  They are part of life here in the Pacific Northwest.  Elk are beautiful and graceful creatures.  Native to the west side of the Cascade Mountains from British Columbia, Canada to California they are the largest animal in the deer family and one of the largest land mammals in North America.

Elk shed their antlers every year and are collected and used in artwork and furniture.  When their antlers grow back in the spring they are covered in "velvet" and is eventually shed.  Elk migrate to the higher mountains in the spring and come back down the mountains in the fall for food when the snow covers the ground.  

In Yellowstone National Park elk herds number 200,000 and their migration to the southern regions of the park is the longest elk migration in the continental U.S.

A few years ago as I was driving down out of the Cascades a female elk was grazing next to the road.  She was a Roosevelt elk, the largest kind of elk.  As I passed her I looked out of the passenger window and all I saw was her legs!  The bottom of her belly was higher than my car!

I hope you enjoy these elk images

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Free Vintage Clip Art - Vintage Horse in Horseshoe

Vintage Horse and Horseshoe

Horseshoes are thought to bring good luck.  Many believe that if you hang it with the ends pointing up it holds good luck inside and it will bring bad luck if you hang it with the ends pointing down, letting the good luck fall out.  Professional horseshoers are called blacksmiths. 

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Have you made something with images from this blog?  If so, I would love you to send me photos of your creations!  

I love sharing all of these wonderful old images with all of you and I sincerely hope they inspire your creativity!

So send me photos of what you have made with these images to share with everyone and get a link back to your shop!

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Free Vintage Clip Art - Vintage Wooden Carts

Vintage Wooden Carts

I have been wanting to share this photo with you for a long time because it's one of my favorites!

The inscription says 1880 and my guess would be it's European.  But it's the goat pulling the cart that's so wonderful to me.

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That is one impressive goat!

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Free Vintage Clip Art - Seahorses and Star Fish

Seahorses and Star Fish

Seahorse role reversal!

Did you know that it's the male seahorse that actually gives birth?  They have what is called a brood pouch that the female seahorse deposits her eggs in and then anywhere from 9 to 45 days later fully developed seahorses emerge!  Baby seahorses are called "fry". 

As many as 20 million seahorses are caught each year and sold for use in Chinese medicine.  Dwarf seahorses are about 1 inch in size to and the 12 inch size that are found off the coast of Central America in the Pacific Ocean.

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Starfish are also known as sea stars.  There are about 2,000 living species of starfish found in all of the oceans of the world.  

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Free Vintage Clip Art - Vintage Notre Dame Cathedral

Vintage Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris

Notre Dame de Paris means Our Lady of Paris.  This Gothic Catholic cathedral is considered one of the finest examples of French Gothic architectural in all of Europe.  Construction began in 1163 and was completed in 1345.  During the French Revolution in the 1790's much of the cathedral was destroyed.  Extensive restoration returned the cathedral to its original Gothic state.  

Historic events held inside the Notre Dame Cathedral:

4-28-1558 Mary, Queen of Scots was married there

12-2-1804 Napolean's coronation

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And I have a colorful tropical fish for you

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Free Vintage Clip Art - Beautiful Intricate and Colorful Border Frame

Gorgeous Colorful Floral Border Frame

So beautiful!

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And this lovely ribbon frame

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What will you do with these frames? 

Did you Know? 

Bugs Bunny made his debut on this date in 1938 in Porky Pig's Hare Hunt.  Supposedly Bugs' loud carrot chewing was based on Clark Gable's loud carrot chewing in the movie It Happened One Night in 1934.

 

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Free Vintage Clip Art - Vintage Easter Girl with Lamb

Vintage Easter Girl with Lamb

HAPPY EASTER!

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Free Vintage Clip Art - Vintage Easter Message and More Easter Bunnies

Vintage Easter Message

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I don't know about you but I cannot get enough of these vintage Easter bunnies!

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Free Vintage Clip Art - Vintage Easter Bunny

Vintage Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny has its origins in Germany.  In fact, it was the Germans who settled in the Pennsylvania Dutch area of Pennsylvania that brought the Easter Bunny to the United States. The first edible Easter eggs were made of sugar and pastry in Germany in 1800's. 

The tradition was that the night before Easter children would build a brightly colored nest, usually out of a bonnet or cap in a quiet part of the home.  If the children had been good the Easter Bunny would stop by their house while the children slept and lay brightly colored eggs in the nest.  As the tradition spread the homemade nests were replaced by baskets.

Here is a precious child going for a wild ride with Mr. Easter Bunny!

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And more sweet, sweet bunnies

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