Vintage ballerina

For the bathroom my two little girls share, I wanted artwork that was girly, but not frilly since the boy uses it sometimes as well when it's more convenient than his Barber shop bathroom. I decided on antique ballet. Unfortunately I couldn't find what I wanted ANYWHERE. So… I turned to photoshop to create my own awesome artwork. Words for the positions are in French. They were given their names by French King LouisXIV, who developed ballet and its steps in the 17th Century. Just a little…

It is a vintage bridge tally. I loved the this image. Feel free to use it in your artwork. I am uncertain if it has a copyright, but was in the same batch of images as the other bridge tallys I picked it from.

When I was a little girl I was pretty darn shy. Most people find that hard to believe because I’m a pretty outgoing girlie (ask my family and they’ll say I’m a loud mouth, haha). BUT back in my shy-er days my mother put me in ballet lessons to help me come out of my […]

For the bathroom my two little girls share, I wanted artwork that was girly, but not frilly since the boy uses it sometimes as well when i...

Since the first recognized ballerina, Marie Taglioni, took up the royal court art form in the early 19th century, the ballet body has always been in flux.

Vintage Ballerina Dolls make great Invitations, Thank You cards, or beautiful stationery for someone special.

Vintage Old Maid Card Game card made by Fairchild Company, Rochester, NY.

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