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Chonky Boys: The Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches that Scream Summer!

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Featuring my thick and nuggy Chonky Boy Chocolate Chip Cookies, these ice cream sandwiches are the stuff that summer dreams are made of.  If you've ever had the Cookie Ice Cream Sandwich at Disneyland , you are going to LOVE these!  These big and bold chocolate chip cookies are based on a recipe from my culinary school studies at Auguste Escoffier, but with a few modifications to give them that Jennuine touch.  They make the perfectas book for a fat slice of real vanilla bean ice cream.  And those mini chips?  You just gotta have that extra cronch! Thank goodness this recipe only makes 8 sandwiches, otherwise I would be eating them for breakfast lunch and dinner.  This way, my big family can help save me from my inner child diet-saboteur.   Print With Image Without Image Chonky Boy Chocolate Chip Cookie Ice Cream Sandwiches Yield: 8 Author: Jenn Erickson Loaded with chocolate chips and buttery, brown-sugary vanilla flavor, these mall-sized cookies form a perfect partnership with a
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Free Clipart: 1960s Nurses, Doctors, and Retro Get-Well Graphics

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It's a real bummer to be starting summer vacation with the wheezes, sneezes and aches of a nasty cold, but I'm assured a swift recovery thanks to my loving and nurturing little "staff" here at home who are keeping me well supplied with hot tea, warm blankets and plenty of tissues. To pay the healing vibe forward, I'm sharing  this sweet little collection of retro graphics featuring nurses, hospital staff, and mid-century style.  They're from the 1962 book  The Hospital  by Mable Pyne, which never fails to put a smile on my face. I think these images would be perfectly adorable on a get-well-soon card or on a tea towel for a friend graduating from nursing school.  What would you make with them? This is my favorite image of all -- a historical piece that shows the different styles of nurses' caps from different hospitals around the country during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Here are some of the hospital staff in their cand
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Retro Graphics: FREE Vintage Flashcard Images (Camera, Plume, Bicycle, Ball, Apple, Rotary Telephone, Fern, Bird Cage & Goggles)

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This ride has not come to a complete stop. Do not unbuckle your safety harness.   I've been a candle-burning-at-both ends graduate student mom taxi Leprechaun Easter bunny private tutor full-time classroom aide zombie  these past few weeks. There's light at the end of the tunnel though: My college classes end in a few short weeks, and I should be back to more regular posting ~ sugar-shakin', bakin', crafting and creative knoodling very soon! In the meanti me, do something amazing with one o f these charming retro graphics that I pulled from my vintage flashcard collection .  I can't wait to see what you come up with!              
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The Cat's Meow: A Vintage Cat & Kitten Scrap Sheet for You

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  I'm positively smitten with these kittens! I couldn't resist adding this vintage West German scrap sheet to my collection when I spotted it at a tag sale this weekend.  C'mon, it's cats in hats! Download and enjoy. It's FREE! Happy crafting!
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Free Vintage Graphics: 1913 St. Patrick's Day Postcard & Clipart

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This weekend my girls and I had some fun poking around a small vintage flea market. One of my treasures was this charming little Saint Patrick's Day postcard, dated 1913. The postcard is addressed to Rosy from Nelson.  From the content and inscription on the front, they appear to have been school chums.  So sweet! I cleaned up the original image and created a piece of clipart as well for you to use this St. Patty's Day.  I think the medallion would be perfect for cupcake picks!   If you have some creative fun with these images, you're welcome to show off your creation(s) on the Rook No. 17 Facebook page:  HERE .  
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Retro Valentine Humor ~ 1950s ~ Would You Like to Go Steady?

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  The girls and I are busy chocolate-dipping and hot gluing in preparation for Valentine's Day, but I didn't want you to think I had forgotten about you, friends! So, here from my collection is a really swell little Valentine card that captures the style and humor of the era.  Enjoy!
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Art Deco Halloween Ladies ~ Bridge Tally Graphics of the 1920s

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Happy Halloween friends! No tricks here today, just some little vintage treats: A few charming Halloween images that I scanned from my vintage Bridge Tally collection.  The ladies of the 1920s certainly had style! Enjoy!      
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Just for Fun ~ Vintage Images with Empowering Messages for Girls

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Rainy days make me feel reflective and nostalgic.  So I started puttering around, adding little quotes and sayings to some of my old family photographs.  What started out as a single idea (the photo below) -- a celebration of quirky girls everywhere -- became a tidy little collection of images with empowering messages. Please feel free to share and use as you wish. (non commercial purposes only, of course)           "Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else."  ~Judy Garland "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."  ~Dr. Seuss  
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Free Vintage Graphics ~ Birds and Owl

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  Spreading a little crafty sunshine your way... ...Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah, Zip-a-Dee-Ay! Click on the individual graphics to visit the high-res, downloadable image. A Victorian calling card: A messenger sparrow:     Another charming calling card... And a wise old owl:
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Retro ABC Graphics ~ Vintage Alphabet Block Images

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Cleaning up and reformatting these vintage images was a lot of work, but printing them up and coming up with creative ideas for them will be as easy as A-B-C! I'm imagining an adorable set of wooden nursery blocks, a colorful bunting, and personalized gift tags just for a start.  How about you?   What will you make with them?   Be sure to show off your creations on the Rook No. 17 Facebook page!    Download the full set of 2x2 blocks in a PDF HERE for free.      Or, you can download each image individually and size to suit your project HERE for free. Enjoy!
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