Not long ago while meandering through an antique store, the owner, a darling lady with not only grandchildren but great-grandchildren, made a casual statement about old photographs. She mentioned she recently gave away a large box of old family photos....to someone she just met.
Seriously. I was stunned. Here was a lady who had exquisite antiques mostly gathered in England and France...someone who loved old things. Many times I have wondered how these beautiful old photos happened to end up in the marketplace instead of being cherished by family members. Never would I have suspected that someone like this, a person who loved antiques, would {{{gasp}}} give away her relatives.
On the flip side, how wonderful that so many of us have adopted these old photos and welcomed them into our homes and hearts.
[credit: chippy pink paint background free textures flickr: stevetoearth]
We enjoy gazing upon them, imagining what their life was like, using them in our creations....
I printed a few of these yesterday and transferred them to old linen hankies...still not sure exactly what I'll do with them...just playing for now...
Another thing we all love to do with old photos is share them...so if these appeal to you, please feel free to grab the prints and use them for your own personal use. I'm perfectly fine with someone selling something they've made using any of my free images, but I would ask that you not sell the image in a CD, clip art sheet, etc.
My extracting skills leave a little to be desired, but WHEN I learn, and I WILL LEARN photoshop, watch out stash of photos....
Sweet little blessings on your day,
xo, Sue
That is the sweetest baby, Sue! Just darling, and I agree about not comprehending how someone could get rid of family photos. It makes little sense to me. But I am thankful that there are people like you who take those images and do something creative with them so that they might live on. Neat!
Hope you're doing well today and that you have a glorious weekend.
XO,
Sheila :-)
Posted by: Sheila | Friday, June 25, 2010 at 12:07 PM
Oh, how I wish we could get together and learn together. It would be so much fun.
Posted by: Beverly | Friday, June 25, 2010 at 02:36 PM
It certainly looks to me like you know what you're doing on all counts dear Sue!
That is one precious little one ... your story sweetly shared as well!
The Gratitude = Happiness quote is perfection too! Many thanks!
Happy Weekend Dear One!
oxo
Posted by: ~*~Patty | Friday, June 25, 2010 at 03:40 PM
Oh my gosh, how adorable is this baby!? What you did with this photo is just beautiful. I think you did a fine job on the extracting process. Thanks so much for sharing these photos with me.
Have a wonderful day,
Stephanie ♥
Posted by: Art of Stuff by Queen of Dreamsz | Friday, June 25, 2010 at 07:10 PM
Look at you! You are very skilled at this photoshop thing Sue!! And your new banner is delicious:) Thanks for inpspiring me to do more and grow and try and fly.....You have such a gift of encouragment! Such a sweet baby~and thankyou I will use her! I spy a little ring on her finger I think:)
Oh, and yes, you did spy my painted toes in my art journal picture......and those 4 children were actually all in a photo together and I separated them on the pages titled "Always Together". If I had your "scan and share" skills I could send it to you, eh?! I will give it a shot this week. Pinky Promise! XO
Posted by: Cherie Wilson | Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 05:29 PM