Anton Peick.

Artist born at the end of the 1800s created beautiful illustrations depicting every day life. I used his pictures for my 3 dimension  decoupage crafts.

Dutch Painter and Illustrator Anton Franciscus Pieck, was born on the 19th April 1895 – and died on the 24th November 1987.  He is well known for depicting artistic scenes that have fairy tale and every day life setting.  His paintings have been very popular through the decades appearing on numerous cards and calendars.  As well as an artist, Pieck worked as a teacher for a few years.  He is responsible for most of the art in the fantasy-themed amusement park Efteling, in the Netherlands and credited with one of the reasons for their success.  Enlarge the images and spend some time looking at the beautiful details Pieck manages to capture.

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Sewing Quotes to smile

 

                                               My soul is fed with needle and thread.

                                        When life gives you scrap, make a quilt.

                                                 Sew much fabric, sew little time.

               I’m a fabricholic on the road to recovery. Just kidding. I’m on the road to                   the fabric store.

                              I’m working on my PhD (projects half done) in sewing.

               You can’t buy happiness, but you can buy fabric, and that is pretty close.

                 The sewing machine sews what the scissors have cut asunder, plus                         whatever else comes in its path.

Short motivational quotes. - It is never too late to be what you want to be. You are what you think, not what you think you are. - Cecilia

 

1. “Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” — Dalai Lama

1. “Opportunities don't happen, you create them.” — Chris Grosser

1. “Love your family, work super hard, live your passion.” — Gary Vaynerchuk

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2. “Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality” — Les Brown

1. “If you’re not positive energy, you’re negative energy.” Mark Cuban

1. “I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.” — Stephen R. Covey

Beautiful Shoes. - After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels (Bob Thaves)

A Story. - A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other.

A blonde and a lawyer are seated next to each other on a flight from LA to NY.

The lawyer asks if she would like to play a fun game? The blonde, tired, just wants to take a nap, politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.
The lawyer persists and explains that the game is easy and a lot of fun.

He explains, "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5.00, and vice versa."

Again, she declines and tries to get some sleep. The lawyer, now agitated, says, "Okay, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5.00, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $500.00."

This catches the blonde's attention and, figuring there will be no end to this torment unless she plays, agrees to the game. The lawyer asks the first question. "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?"

The blonde doesn't say a word, reaches into her purse, pulls out a $5.00 bill and hands it to the lawyer. "Okay" says the lawyer, "your turn."

She asks the lawyer, "What goes up a hill with three legs and comes down with four legs?" The lawyer, puzzled, takes out his laptop computer and searches all his references, no answer. He taps into the air phone with his modem and searches the net and the library of congress, no answer. Frustrated, he sends e-mails to all his friends and coworkers, to no avail.

After an hour, he wakes the blonde, and hands her $500.00. The blonde says, "Thank you," and turns back to get some more sleep. The lawyer, who is more than a little miffed, wakes the blonde and asks, "Well, what's the answer?" Without a word, the blonde reaches into her purse, hands the lawyer $5.00, and goes back to sleep.

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Summer Fashion, old and new Patterns. - “I don't believe in fashion. I believe in costume. Life is too short to be same person every day.” ― Stephanie Perkins,

 

“Elegance is the only beauty that never fades” - Audrey Hepburn

 

There’s something about vintage fashion that is timelessly elegant, but if you’re really looking to step up the elegance in your look, there are certain vintage accessories that will be perfect for you. Try adding a pair of vintage bracelet gloves to your look, and pin a stunning pearl or diamante vintage brooch on your coat or jacket for eye- catching elegance.

18 year old bride in 1958

A very young Betty White

The Quiet Man, Maureen Ohara, 1952 Photograph by Everett

                  Jacqueline Lee Bouvier Kennedy shows her in an Anne Lowe-designed wedding dress.

                  New York, 1953.

Dita Von Teese