130 icons, five banners, two friends-only banners, one wallpaper.

[1-30] Becoming Jane
[31-60] Emma (1996)
[61-100] Pride and Prejudice (2005)
[101-130] Sense and Sensibility (1995)



( To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love. )

20 icons, 7 banners, 1 wallpaper.


( Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. )

As requested by boromirslover:


( It's a little image heavy, so be forewarned! )

20 icons.


( I don't want diamond sunbursts, or marble halls. I just want you. )

[1-21] Pushing Daisies
[22-40] Charlie and the Chocolate Factory


( Research tells us fourteen out of any ten individuals likes chocolate. )

Eight huge hi-res textures, each about 3000px on its longer side, on transparent backgrounds! Yay! Made from scans of old books.


( ''He fed his spirit with the bread of books.'' - Edwin Markham )

If you could, please take the time to comment! In other news, I'm working on a texture set of old paper/books, and hopefully that'll be posted within the next couple of weeks. xP

15 icons.


( Wow, sarcasm! That's original! )

Twelve textures of old handwriting, made from public domain images--the larger versions of these. (There are only twelve in this pack because I didn't have larger versions for two of them.) Anyway, the smallest texture in this pack is 627x243 and the largest is 1595x2379. o.0 So most of them are pretty big!

They only have white backgrounds this time, but you can convert the text to white by inverting the colors (in PSP9, it's Adjust > Color Balance > Negative Image).


( And none will hear the postman's knock without a quickening of the heart. For who can bear to feel himself forgotten? )
Comments make me smile!
Credit.
Don't claim these as your own.
Enjoy!

60 icons. I'm so excited to share these because I'm really happy with a lot of them. :D

[1-20] Curse of the Black Pearl
[21-40] Dead Man's Chest
[41-60] At World's End



( I've noticed lately, the captain seems to be acting a bit strange...er. )

Fourteen textures of old handwriting, made from public domain images. There are two versions of each texture (one is black handwriting on a white background, the other is the negative image of that.) These can of course be made into brushes, but you'll have to resize some of them depending on which program you use. :P These are around 500px on their largest side, but I also have larger versions for most of these; if you want them, let me know!


( I am tired, Beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you; of squeezing it into little inkdrops, And posting it. )
Comments are ♥.
Credit is preferred, but not mandatory.
Don't claim these as your own.
Enjoy!

25 icons, 3 banners, 1 friends-only banner. The name of the photographer is in the filename.

[1-17] John Rawlings
[18-21] Mark Shaw
[22-25] unknown


( Action is eloquence. )

11 grunge/scratch textures, made from public domain images of old daguerreotypes (what other kind is there besides old)? ;) Most of them are 1200x800, but the last three are 1280x800.


( ''A good daguerreotype was as perfect a kind of photograph as was ever made.'' - Edward Steichen )

24 icons, three banners, one wallpaper.


( Are we then made free at last from the fear of what men say )

Twenty of my photographs, all of flowers, all 1280x800. If you have any question about usage, just ask!


( Bread feeds the body, indeed, but flowers feed also the soul. )

18 icons, 2 banners. The name of the photographer is in the filename! Trying out a new "icon table"--which do you like better, this one or the old one? =/

1-4 by Tom Palumbo
5-6 by John French
7-18 by John Rawlings


( A shattered visage lies )

23 images on a transparent background, made from scans I made of the front, back, and the die cuts of eight Victorian calling cards. (Note: there are only 7 images of the backs of the cards because two of the cards have identical borders.) If you have any questions about usage, just ask!


( Calling cards )

A couple questions:

1. Does anyone find the numbered preview icons useful? I still number the previews in case someone wants to find a certain icon more easily, but I've noticed that no one numbers their preview icons anymore, so maybe it's unnecessary.
2. When using frames (like these picture frames or these polaroids), do you prefer that the inside part be black, white, or transparent? For my future reference.

It's been almost a month since I've last made an icon post, but do know that I have some stuff planned! I've made some icons and have been chipping away at a Pushing Daisies picspam (!). I also made some scans of Victorian calling cards and have set to work making the backgrounds transparent (ugh that's so time-consuming; does anyone have any tips? I use PSP9). Here's a picture of two of the calling cards:


Aren't they pretty?

And last but not least, I'm participating in the best and worst icons meme! If you have time, I'd love to hear your comments. Don't be afraid to be honest with your critique; I'll survive. ;P

best and worst icons meme

10 icons. Name of the photographer is in the filename! (Except for the three whose photographer I don't know.)

01. 05. 10.
( Myriads with beating hearts of fire )

73 variously-sized brushes, made from public domain images. They include 16 manicules (or printer's fists), 2 people (the gesturing gentleman and a lady holding a platter for tea), 17 lines, 11 ornaments, 9 frames and borders, and 18 objects (pianos, bicycles, watches, et cetera). Every brush used on the preview is included in the pack!


( Vintage ornaments )