Tuesday, August 10, 2010

My Latest Obsession -- Free Vintage Image Download Sites

The past few weeks I have been exploring the internet and various blogs to find some great places to get free vintage and graphic images that are copyright free.  At the request of a number of people, here is a rather lengthy list of some of what I consider to be the best sites out there.

By far, the best site is http://graphicsfairy.blogspot.com/   This site has hundreds of images, and she adds at least 2 or 3 new images daily.

The remaining sites, in no particular order are as follows:
http://thebestheartsarecrunchy.blogspot.com/
http://creaturecomforts.typepad.com/  (This is their old Blog site, but it still has plenty of great downloads)
http://www.creaturecomfortsblog.com/  (New Blog site - again, great free tag, label, etc downloads)
http://livinglocurto.com/   (Free printables, DIY crafts)
http://www.vintagejunky.blogspot.com/
http://gomakesomething.com/category/print/  (She has over 1000 free vintage images, but see restrictions)
http://antiqueclipart.com/  (Only certain sizes of images are free)
http://www.matthewmeadstyle.com/
http://blushprintables.blogspot.com/      (Every Friday they post free downloads)
http://borzoi-mom.blogspot.com/    (She has vintage images of borzoi dogs)
http://mfd-iletaitunefoistoimonchien.blogspot.com/   (A fabulous blog with free vintage images of a variety of breeds of dogs)
http://fabricphotomemories.blogspot.com/  (Vintage images of African-American women)
http://olga-borzoi.blogspot.com/
http://1stfloorflatfreebies.blogspot.com/
http://www.theantiqueimage.com/
http://oldphotoalbum.blogspot.com/
http://mudbayimages.blogspot.com/
http://penniwigs.blogspot.com/    (This is her old Blog, but she still has a ton of images stored here.  Her new Blog is -- http://bannerhaus.blogspot.com/  On this home page on the right side click the "Picasa Web Album" for a slide show of her already burgeoning collection of images -- OMG!!)
http://mfd-croquetteadubol.blogspot.com/  (This is a French blog, and I only looked at it briefly, but it has the most precious assortment of cat images I have ever seen!)
http://artfreebies.blogspot.com/
http://antiqueimages.blogspot.com/
http://www.thegraphicaddict.com
http://alteredbits.com/    (Look under "free stuff")
http://vintagecatnip.blogspot.com/
http://justsomethingimade.blogspot.com/
http://victorian-vignettes.blogspot.com/
http://the-feathered-nest.blogspot.com/
http://www.percyandbloom.com/
http://thevintagemoth.blogspot.com/   (This is the old site for percy and bloom - still has great images)
http://howaboutorange.blogspot.com/
http://www.reusableart.com/
http://hophopjingleboo.blogspot.com/
http://www.scrapologie.blogs.com/
http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/
http://hudsonsholidays.blogspot.com/
http://tammytutterow.typepad.com/
http://vintagesnapsandscraps.blogspot.com/
http://magicmoonlightfreeimages.blogspot.com/
http://kathymaximo.blogspot.com/

http://vintageimagecraft.com/
http://karenswhimsy.com/    (See also Blog)
http://e-vint.com/free.html
http://blog.worldlabel.com/2009/free-fillable-suzee-que-vintage-labels.html   (Free vintage labels)
http://blog.thevintageworkshop.com/   This blog only posts one free image per month.
http://hubpages.com/     (Search for free images with keyword of type of image you want)
http://blog.worldlabel.com/    (Search under these Categories -- "Downloads", "Printables", "Labels & Printing", and "Open Clip Art Library").

Have fun searching for hours and hours and downloading your favorite images!  Coming soon -- A list of my favorite craft blogs and websites!

Be Well and Happy
Robin