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Saturday, August 22, 2009

One Happy Scrapper.....

"I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter."
~Freddie Mercury~

I recently found a few little paper treasures at one of my favorite antique stores, Jennifer's, in old downtown. I love old Victorian images and these authentic pieces of Victorian scrap were a real find. They consist of two types of images produced in the Victorian era, picture sheets and embossed reliefs.

"Publishers produced picture sheets from the early 1800's that were uncolored, or at an extra cost, hand colored and were sold by stationers and booksellers. These sheets were intended for children to color or draw from. Many times the images were cut out, much like a paper doll, to play with while some of the better images were placed in albums or scrap books.
Embossed reliefs originated in German baker's shops where they were used to decorate cakes. They were later used as decorative images for Valentines and Christmas cards. They were also used to illustrate historical or popular events of the times." (information source)

To learn more about these wonderful paper pieces you can visit The Scrap Album.
The pieces I purchased were obviously once mounted in an album. By looking at the backs you can see were a gum adhesive had been applied and some of them have bits of paper on the back from their removal. A few even have little pieces of tape where the dealer repaired them.I have a mixture of three types of scrap: picture sheets, embossed relief, and cut outs from what appears to be a newspaper or magazine.I scanned three of the larger embossed images to share with your for your artwork, just click on the image, save to your computer, and enjoy!

This lovely lady draped in green looks like one of those images you see on an old cigar box.

I love this sweet image of a little boy clad in blue velvet.

This image has a different feel, texture, and quality than the others and it seems as if it may have been printed and coated differently. The coating is hard and sort of cracking but I find this gazing beauty with her tattered edges one of my favorites.

I have to wonder who collected them, why they chose certain images, and did they know that they would be enjoyed by far removed generations?

There was one odd image in the bunch and as soon as I saw it an art piece popped into my head...
Remember that shadow box I used in the nature assemblage in my give away? Well, here is the back that I removed from it with the image, a hint at a new project...Next week I will share with you not only the completed artwork, I feel another give away coming on, but also an incredible and generous gift I was blessed with through a precious blog friend. Until then I'd better get busy, I just got a call letting me know that my little granddaughter will make her appearance earlier than expected. She will arrive on Sept. 1st!

Please pray for her safe arrival. My daughter-in-law is so ready to deliver her. She is at that miserable part of pregnancy and our hot humid weather is not helping. Gorgeous grandson keeps going in the nursery and asking, "Where's the baby?" He has not quite got the concept yet. He talks about her and calls her by name but I am not sure how he is going to react to the actual event. I think he is going to be a great big brother. Darling Daughter and I have been out shopping for both of them, she is so excited to be an aunt again.

It is so funny, my daughter-in-law is having the baby but I am the one in nesting mode. I have been rearranging things to make room for two little visitors instead of one and think I have come up with the perfect solution. I'll show you next week after I get the project complete. It looks like I have a lot of projects to finish up in a weeks time but who cares? I am one happy scrapper, great paper finds and a sweet new addition to the family, life is good!

Have a happy Saturday!

Blessings,
Miss Sandy

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

So wonderful to have those lovely kiddo to be coming. Live is good. What a blessing to be able to say that every day.
QMM

kathy said...

How wonderful - yes my heart too is overflowing of God's blessings on my children -- HUgs and blessings - Kathy - ga

Bonita said...

You find the most unusual things! I've never heard of any of this, but the images are beautiful!

I bet you can hardly wait on that little granddaughter! What fun to look forward to her arrival and get the grandmother nest ready. I'm sure you won't spoil her or anything!

SharDon Exclusives said...

How exciting for you! You are making memories for the littler one and the best place to do that is at Grandmas....blessing to the new baby..
Sharon

Tina said...

Those old scraps are fantastic. What a great find. Thanks for sharing.
Have a lovely weekend.
xx Tina

BellaRosa said...

What a beautiful find. Through out the years my decorating tastes have changed so much, as do my favorite colors every few years...But what has remained constant since I was 23 and went on a Victorian Mansion home tour was my great love for Victorian things :) When I wanted to paint all my furniture white and cream and my husband refused...at first I was so mad...and now I am so thankful, because alot of my things still have a Victorian feel,with just a touch of modern thrown in :) that is one of the things that first drew me to your blog, the beautiful victorian feel and images...The beautiful art pieces and your wonderful posts keep me coming back :) Rose

Anonymous said...

What lovely treasures you have found and shared today Sandy.

How exciting for you and your daughter to be shopping for the new arrival. It won't be long now!

Your daughter in law and the baby are in my prayers. Blessings to each of you during this especially blessed time.

Mary Green said...

Congratulations, Sandy! And congratulations to your son's family too!

Vee said...

Intriguing find! I've seen that lady featured at some of the free image sites, but none of the others.

How exciting that your little grandgirlie is on her way! September 1 is coming so soon. Enjoy the nesting...is the new mom not doing any?

Laurie said...

Hooray -- September is a beautiful month to be born in!

Catharina Maria said...

Those old scraps are fantastic. I love them all !
Love from the Netherlands RINI

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