Fancy Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Couple, Cutaways, Diecuts and Handwritten Verses farm animal being made by hand

being made by hand

I think this little antique printing block is super cool

perfectly imperfect

one part Organic Modern

and present and future that just knock me out

Fancy Victorian Paper Lace Valentine with Couple, Cutaways, Diecuts and Handwritten Verses farm animal being made by handA handful of Victorian paper lace valentines today, because 'tis almost the season, and what a lovely thing to give to a beloved, including oneself. I'm fussy about ones I like, choosing these several from more than a hundred 19th c. examples I had the joy of perusing last weekend which had been collected over many years by a major Maine based paper dealer, whose collection was not long ago acquired by another Maine dealer and friend. This I believe