Singer Ad Card

Ah, the wonder of owning a Singer Sewing Machine in the 1920s!  I love this trade advertising card - mostly because of the gorgeous yellow warbler... but also because the ad promises you can make the dress of your dreams in one "happy afternoon!"  Just love that.  The original card measures 4.5 by 6 inches.  Note that at that size, the egg is depicted at "natural size" and the warbler is at "3/4 size."  Isn't that sweet?

Vintage Bird Cards I - Bullfinch

Vintage Bird Cards I - Blackbird

Vintage Bird Cards I - Chaffinch

Vintage Bird Cards I - Originals

Music with Canary artwork

Beautiful music score cover sheet from the archives of the Boston Public Library: My Pet Canary ballad by H. Avery.  The original artwork was produced by L. Prang & Co. between 1861-1897.   I wonder if H. Avery's lovely canaries sang along with this ballad?

These images have been made available to the general public by the Boston Public Library, free of charge and under a Creative Commons license with no copyright restrictions. To access the library's extensive online collection of vintage images, click here.

"Eggsquisite"

It's Winter where we live in the USA, and for us that means a lot of rain.  Days, weeks and months of rain.  But soon, it will be Spring!  We have been cleaning up our birdhouses and reading up on what nesting materials to provide for our lovely feathered friends.  In celebration of Spring-to-come, I'm so happy to share this vintage print - aren't the colors of these eggs gorgeous?

Autumn Wings

Wings!  As you might have noticed, these particular wings are one of my favorites.  They were designed beginning with a portion of an antique die-cut bird wing, and repairing and adding further sections to that initial image to complete one wing, then duplicating and reversing that image. 

The color combinations are endless using photo editing software; other versions have been used in my blog sidebar and can also be viewed here.  

I hope you enjoy these new Autumn colors, designed especially for my friend Paula.  The browns and golds honor the hay harvest, and the fiery colors mimic favorite fall leaves.  Thanks for the inspiration, Paula!

Birds & Blossoms

 

Vintage Wings

Birdcages