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Every once in a while I see a photo that just 'speaks' to me. An idea comes to mind immediately. When I was visiting FrenchKissed (that FABU postcard Etsy shop) I came across the most adorable little boy on a postcard. And, I knew what I wanted to do with that image.

Here is my finished product -

Little Girl - Friday's freebie

I have a drawer filled with old photographs. Sadly, most of them, like today's little girl, have no info on the back to identify the subject. Someone went to a lot of trouble to iron, starch and shape that hair bow on this little cutie. I decided I would name her Mary Grace. I think she would be lovely to use in an altered art piece. (Remember the free means NO sales blah blah blah....)

The MousePad Traveler visits -

Christine LeFever's beautiful blog -



What a wonderful blog this is. Christine's Queen Anne Penny Poppet dolls offer us an opportunity to look at dolls that were loved by little girls in the Victorian and Georgian eras. The clothes on each little poppet are as meticulously made as the real gowns worn by ladies of that era. I love this type of doll and have had a ball looking at Christine's offerings.

But! Even more pleasing for me, Christine's entry about antique handle-less cups - with many many examples featuring transferware patterns - I am an avid collector of red transferware - they are every where in my house. I just loved being able to look at the patterns, some of which I have never seen before. What fun!

There are so many interesting subjects to read about. Check out Christine's blog for a great little trip that is only a mouseclick away!

http://christinelefever.blogspot.com/

It's Picture Day!

Although this photo is in rough condition, I love it. I get the biggest kick out of looking at all the little faces. Some of these little kiddies look like they must have given their parents and teachers a run for their money. (Notice, Teacher is no where to be seen in the photo. She may have been off camera having a small, quiet time while the kiddies are being captured for eternity! This little class is in Boston, MA. There is no mention of a school name or year taken. But, I sure do think tihs is a little gem of a photo.

Friday Freebie - Miss Providence

Friday's here and so is little Miss Providence. There is no name on this photo but it does have the photographer's info - G.L. Hurd, 311 Westminster Street, Providence RI. This is a darling little girl, dressed in my favorite - white dress and white ribbons - standing on a chair.

Happy Birthday Edgar!

Today is Edgar Allen Poe's 201 birthday! Love or hate his work, whichever you please, we do have to admit that Edgar and his raven (who I named 'Nevermore'in my work) certainly lend a great deal of inspiration to artists in the mixed media, ATC, mail art world. There is a big demand for Edgar/Nevermore themed work - some have very big collections with these two as the subjects. If you would like to share your Edgar works or collection please feel free to post a link here. I would love to see them!

The Dupree Sisters

Although this is not really the name of these two little cuties I call them The Dupree Sisters because I used one of the images as a set of triplets - Rose, Lily and Violet Dupree. While Rose and Lily were lovely little girls - that Violet! Well, let's just say she certainly wasn't a shrinking Violet. She wore Zetti when the others wore pristine white. For Valentine's Day she donned a dress filled with red hearts. Violet Dupree was a dream to work with. So, I am posting the original photo here and hope that you have fun using The Dupree girls in your work. Free for all, no sales or collections, no money, no how, no way, blah blah blah.