I’d like to take a moment and say to all my followers, thank you very much for your comments and for following my blog. It means so very much to me. And, as you’ve no doubt noticed, I’ve been AWOL from my blog for a while. I apologize for the lack of attention and posts. This hasn’t been due to a lack of interest. Perish the thought! I love providing crafters and artists with fun, beautiful antique images. And, I’ve missed it.

I recently went through a drastic change in my life, for the better I’m happy to report, that required my full attention. I had some medical and health issues that needed to be addressed, and it took me quite some time to recover. Unfortunately some of my responsibilities were put on hold so that I could take care of myself. Happily, I’m through it and so much better and ready to tackle all the fun stuff once again!

Thank you again! And, I look forward to continuing providing you all with lovely, antique and vintage images for your creativity.

Free Nautical Images: The Mauretania and Mercantile Marine Standard Uniform

I'm continuing with the nautical theme today with these two images from the antique book, The Wonder Book of Ships. The color plates in this book are bright and very interesting. The first is an image of the Mauretania and the second is a chart showing the rank markings on marine standard uniforms. Over at my other blog there are two more free nautical themed images. Check 'em out!

Two Free Images of Alphabet: Show Cards Design

Here are two beautiful images from an antique book on graphic design. I love this alphabet! It's very decorative. There are two other pages with the rest of this alphabet, and I've posted them here on my other antique images blog.