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2 More Great Sites for Free Vintage Images

 

Here are two additional websites to add to your list of great websites for vintage ephemera and  vintage images.

I’m always on the lookout for websites that have an eclectic mix of great vintage images and a user friendly TOU (terms of use) policy and I have found a few more sites to tack on to my previous list of great vintage image resource sites.

Both of these sites provide an eclectic mix of vintage images from antique paper, to vintage  banners and labels, vintage advertisements, Victorian ornate frames, angels etc. that are mostly sourced from public domain images and thus should be copyright free.

If your plans are to use the images solely for personal projects than there are no concerns, but if you want to use the images for websites or scrap for hire projects than these sites will provide just the images you need for your vintage web or online projects.

The blog owners also have their own Etsy stores and naturally they want you to visit; regardless, the blogs are geared to providing free vintage images and the personal marketing for their stores is almost nonexistent. 

Most of the images are jpgs, so you will have to do your own image editing to remove the background and create your own .png files.  That may be a drawback for you; however,  for the most part the sites are a great resource.

I have included a screenshot of the main page of each website.  Both websites include a list of images by subject on the blog’s sidebar in case you want access to a specific type of image.

Hope you enjoy these finds!

1. Vintage Feed Shack

Vintage Feed Shack website screenshot

 

 

2. Old Design Shop

 

Old Design Shop website

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Spring Cleaning: 3 Ideas for Craft Storage and Organization

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Well, this has been a busy week with the Easter holiday having passed just short of a week ago and all the hustle and bustle of spending time with family and friends. 

With the rapidly improving sunny weather, here in Southern California, I have also spent a lot of my spare time this week doing a few “spring cleaning” activities.

I  began organizing my craft tools and supplies (the physical and tangible ones) and shopping for either new tools or filling in what was missing or on my wish list. 

While I don’t have a huge amount of craft supplies or a dedicated room for crafting, it just seems that once you start acquiring more than a few tools that you’ll need to find ways to organize them.

I have a board on Pinterest dedicated to just this purpose and I enjoy finding pins that showcase craft rooms or craft organizing ideas that incorporate a vintage touch. 

However, creative vintage inspired craft storage and organization pins, just like many vintage items themselves, are a little more difficult to find.

The following are a few of my favorite pins.  Hopefully, they inspire you to organize your craft tools and supplies and get encouraged to do some spring cleaning. (Clicking on the links will take you directly to my Pinterest account’s pin. Click on it to go to the original blog post.)

 Shabby Chic Book Print or Antique Map Crafting Boxes With Bookplates

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Chipboard Dress Forms for Organizing Ribbon or Twine

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Wire Baskets For Frequently Used Rubber Stamp  and Ink Pad Storage

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Hopefully , in the near future,  I’ll be able to create a  blog post that showcases some of the great craft finds  I found this week (for awesome prices as well)  following a tip I have always used  when I shop for other household goods and that is to shop off season for huge discounts.