Victorian Woodland

Want to spruce up your walls with something totally beautiful and unique? This amazing silhouette by PthaloAzul was inspired by the design of a French Victorian mirror, and the little deer adds perfect woodland touch that everyone is crazy for!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/52411409/victorian-frame-and-deer-sillhouette



This gorgeous print by Meredithdillman combines the elegance of Victorian clothing and aesthetics with the natural grace of the fox. Perfect for hanging up on the wall, it doesn't even need a frame!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/29236684/victorian-vixen-fox-art-print-5x7



Moths never get as much attention as butterflies, but they are just as stunning and interesting! This beautiful necklace from Schmutzerland features Victorian engravings of three moths and has a lovely antique feel to it.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/42115015/moths-moths-moths-vintage-inspired-brass

The Best Things in Life are Free

I LOVE collecting antique photographs. Cabinet cards, CDVs, stereoviews, you name it. In fact I have a website of my collection which I recently had to take down due to hosting limits (though I am starting to put them back up on http://livesinsepia.blogspot.com/). Another passion of mine is my collection of nineteenth century French and English (ok and some reproduction) fashion plates from publications such as Goodey's and Peterson's. Anyway, after our move I was in the process of rehanging my fashion plates on the wall and I noticed one of them was coming loose from its frame. I took the cardboard backing off and couldn't believe my eyes when I found this!
It's sepia toned, but I adjusted it so you can see more detail. Looks like 1880s-1900's based on the lady's wild mutton chop sleeves, but I'm no expert in dating. Either way, it's so cool. There was also a vintage Kellogg's Corn Flake ad on back of the cardboard which looked to be from at least the 40s, so at some point someone decided to re-purpose the frame and covered up the photo. Here is the fashion plate it was behind:

I wonder how long these people would have been hidden behind there if I hadn't decided to take a peek when the frame was loose? There is no information written anywhere on the photograph, but I bought this particular fashion plate in New London, Connecticut a few years ago. Who knows who they were, but at least now they won't be completely forgotten!