Besides looking for the next new art supply to try, I’m always on the hunt for ephemera. Antique illustrations have a patina that make them special. Finding old garden periodicals that have hit the public domain are like Christmas. Many are in need of repair from age, light, or water damage. Once they have been restored, they make such beautiful clipart to create a new piece.
Last night I stayed up way too late to work on the wine colored dahlia that I have layered into the piece above. Bees, fashion, and art are some of my favorite things 🙂 The dahlia was pulled from a garden periodical from the 1800’s. The color has been restored and some of the petals on the bloom and foliage were repaired.
This is set to print as an 8 x 10 but can be resized. Free for personal use. Click on the image to save to your device.
I hope you have a beautiful Sunday!
Much love,
Lisa
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Thank you! 💗
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Great job!
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It’s so beautiful
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Thank you 💗
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You are welcome!
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You are super talented
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Thank you 😊💗
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My pleasure
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Do you have a store or contribute to a store or events? Weddings? I would imagine there is a market for your work as it is exceptional.
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Thank you so much! I do have an Etsy shop LismorePaperCo.com and a
t shirt shop at threadless.lismorepaper.com and I take special orders. I really appreciate your comment 💗😊
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This is gorgeous, Lisa. Wow. You are amazing.
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Luda, thank you so much! Hugs to you my friend! 😘💗🌿
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😘💞😘💞😘
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Beautiful Lisa 😍
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Thank you, Ortensia! Hugs! 💗😊
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Creativity has such release. Thank you for your vision.
Hugs,
Alan
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It sure does, the best therapy in the world 😊 Thank you, Alan! Hugs! 💗😀
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Just lovely, Lisa. I can’t even fathom how you do all of this, but whatever it is, you do it well:)
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Thank you, Becky! I appreciate that so much 😊💗 I enjoy it.
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Dahlias are so absolutely beautiful LIsa and I love your artwork of dahlias! I love the vintage gardening prints!
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Thank you, Faye! Dahlias do make spectacular art. I’m with you, the vintage garden art is the best. 😊💗
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The wine color is lovely, totally worth staying up late!!
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The wine color is perfect as we head toward fall. Thank you! It really was worth staying up for 😊💗
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I like your use of tones and colors.
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Thank you 💗
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SO pretty, Lisa! ❤❤
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Thank you, Aga! Hugs 😊💗
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The colours look great Lisa. You are so talented. 🌼
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Thank you! 🌿🌸🌞 You made me smile!
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This is gorgeous Lisa❤️
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Thank you! This reminded me of all of us, bees, fashion, and flowers 😘😊💗 Hugs my friend!
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It reminds me of us too. Hugs right back to you!😍
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Exactly what I had in mind when I saw your art! I love it.
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The placement of the dahlias on the page is dramatic and moving.
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Thank you! I love the color, sometimes I get carried away lol. Hugs!
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I love the color too!
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I am so glad that you finished it!! it is beautiful 💕
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Thank you, Dee Dee! I have been following your adventure! It’s so inspiring! 😊💗 Hugs!
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Those dahlias are lovely. I may have to look into antique illustrations as a source of inspiration. This turned out beautifully. ☺
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Thank you! The older illustrations are very inspiring ❤️
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What a gorgeous piece. I love how you revived this vintage poster. You gave it a new life! Fashion, bees, flowers and art at its best.
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Thank you! It reminded me of the four of us. Much love my friend!
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Agree. Have a great weekend Lisa. I will write to you on Sunday before my photo shoot. Muah!
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That sounds wonderful, this week kind of gotten away from me. Excited for the shoot. Much love and hugs my friend! 💗
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Same for me and you already know why. At least, I have tomorrow to prepare for the shoot. Big hugs to you too! xoxo
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Beautiful like always! I love it!
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I really like what you have here concerning blogs.
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I had a few antique garden post cards that I had put into frames when we lived in New Hampshire for my potting shed. Your lovely print reminds me of them. Just lovely.
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Thank you, Karen 💗 Those antique garden post cards sound absolutely lovely.
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Splendid!!!
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Thank you, Linda! Hope you are doing well. Safe travels to see our favorite people. Much love, hugs, Esme sends sloppy dog kisses!
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Walter sends sloppy kisses back!!
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Ooh I love Walters sloppy kisses! Esme sends them back! 🐕🐾
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Beautiful, as always! The dahlia is gorgeous!!
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Thank you! 😊🌞💗
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Ooh! This one looks fantastic, Lisa! I’ve been trying to paint a dahlia last spring and gave up – far too many petals! 😂 No wonder you stayed up all night. 😉💕🐝🌷
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Thank you! They have way too many petals! That was a late night 🙂
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Hi Lisa– I’m a bee person too!! Have a bumble necklace that the grand-kids really like. An especially love this piece– the colors are so understated and beautiful. and the text is charming. Another gorgeous post. Hope you had a happy weekend!! Do you get out?? Stay close to home? take care! xo
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Bees are so fantastic! Had a great weekend! Hope you did, too. I generally stick close to home, I love being there 🌞 I enjoy your trips, they are so fun!
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