A good ribbon is hard to find

Last weekend while browsing on Etsy, I noticed their featured seller was Rachel Rose who dyes silk shirts in a very organic, etheral way. I was quite inspired by this very blouse and wanted to try to dye my own.
However, I didn't want to spend any large amount of money on a silk shirt (only to not have my experiment work out) and tried to find some silk ribbon to try to dye first. I went to a couple of craft stores in the area (Hobby Lobby, Joann's, etc.) and they either didn't carry silk ribbon or didn't have what I was looking for. I went online to see if I could find some and I finally did, but it took a lot of searching.
Do you ever have this problem? What are some of the craft items that you would love to have but just cannot find them stocked in stores?

Anyway, it is Friday and time to celebrate! Here is today's image. Have a great weekend!

Vintage Free Font- Alphabet

One of my favorite websites for free fonts is www.dafont.com. But here is one that I had in an old book to share.

Oh Scissors! Where Have You Been All My Life?

I saw these scissors on another craft blog and I thought to myself, "Why haven't I seen these before?" I love my pricey super sharp fabric only scissors but I have noticed that they are tougher to cut through thicker fabrics. And after awhile my hands ache. Well problem no more! You can adjust the tension on these to make it so much easier to cut! I definitely will be adding these to my wish list for the upcoming holidays.

Anyway, here are today's images- silhouettes of children hard at work. Speaking of work, I have a lot to do today, so I think it's time to get started!

Free Vintage Victorian Advertisement- Pretty Parrots

Again, not quite sure about the message Arm and Hammer is trying to send but these parrots sure are pretty!

Free Vintage Alphabet- Little Folks

Here are a couple of pages with an alphabet illustration. So cute!

Free Clip Art for Crafting- Fly Away

I received this image off a very old Victorian scrapbook. I love children's illustrations!

Free Vintage Victorian Advertisement- Dental Care

Such a pretty winter scene. But I'm not sure what snow covered trees have to do with dental care.

Vintage Photograph- When Pets Dress Up

I received a 1920's set of books entitled "Boys and Girls Bookshelf" yesterday in the mail. I spent last night looking through them and admiring the great illustrations. When I came upon these photos in one of the books, I just had to share them with you. Turns out we've been dressing up our pets for a long time!
I did a quick search on Amazon to see if there were any other old books about this topic and although I didn't come up with any literature, I did have a giggle over the fact that the pet Snuggie got higher ratings than the human Snuggie.

Vintage Victorian Scrap- Naughty Kitty

Naughty kitty! He only wanted to play!

Free Vintage Victorian Trade Card- Bird and Boose

What a strange moment in time to capture. Nothing like seeing a discarded booze bottle floating by in a pretty tropical environment.