Christmas Gifts and Projects
Posted by Miz Woody
I found some really beautiful vintage Christmas pictures. They were created back in the early days of the 20th century – probably when your great-grandmother was a child.
A most unusual artist created these. Her name was Jesse Willcox Smith. Today no one would think it odd, but in her day a single woman making her living as an illustrator was pretty radical. She was much sought after as an illustrator of magazines and children’s books.
I’m so glad these pictures – from a book of “Twas the Night Before Christmas” – have survived. 
I have shown them on my site, Creating Great Homes, AND have created a downloadable PDF that you can access through the CGH Store (listed on the left under Resources.) The actual size of the images is much larger in the PDF.
Downloads are free for site members. You can get a one-month trial subscription for $1, OR, right now I’m running a Holiday special that is a really crazy subscription price.
Or, you can just go to the store and buy the download. In any case, I hope you enjoy seeing these charming works by a pioneering American female artist. 
Blessings on you!
Marilyn
Tags: Christmas, Family, Home, Jesse Willcox Smith, papercraft, pictures, vintage
June 25th, 2010 at 1:31 am
Thank you for the sensible critique. Me and my neighbor were just preparing to do some research about this. We got a grab a book from our local library but I think I learned more from this post. I am very glad to see such great information being shared freely out there.