Valentine Kisses

It's not long to February 14th now - so today I am sharing some vintage Valentine graphics. As you know, as these are vintage artwork pieces, they may be freely used in whatever project takes your fancy. If you feel inspired by any of these items, do pop over to the Graphics Fairy website. Here you can find oodles more vintage loveliness. Every day a new vintage piece is shared..... it really is a great blog to follow.

Here's a few more of my Valentine favourites.....

The three images above would be perfect printed onto stout card stock and threaded together to form a vintage banner. How lovely to place in the window of a period property. Or even better, printed onto fabric, and sewn onto a length of pretty lace. Beautiful!

Such a gorgeous little picture. The original may be a lot larger, so it's worth checking with Graphics Fairy if you like this image. There are so many items on the site, do make use of the good search function to find what you are interested in.

A stunning mix of doves, roses and hearts combined to make a charming piece.

Doves and roses are obviously a vintage favourite!

A delightful image .... loving the colours used. Simply charming.

I shall end today with a sweet little Valentine kitten. I'm a sucker for anything cat related, so this one had to make the grade. Just darling.

If you would like to make something for Valentine's Day, there's still time. Stuck for inspiration, why not pop over and take a look at my Valentine Kisses board on Pinterest which is full of artistry and crafty makes.

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