Free Images For Crafting

Generally speaking, if you want to use images in any of your crafting projects and they are not your own.....the majority of any that you find, come with a copywrite on them and can not be used for commercial use (selling your items). Most generally, if it's for your own personal use on an item you are making for yourself, there is no need to worry about it.

You can also purchase clipart programs that will come with huge amounts of images that can be used in newsletters and publications that you might be "giving" away.....some of these programs can cost you as much as $100...and yet the images are still copywrited and can not be sold!

One of the easiest ways to get "free" images with no copywrite is to do a search on the internet for "public domain". To get you started, here is a link to some resources. Any images found in the public domain means they are free to use because their copywrite has expired. Along with clipart and pictures, you can also find music, books....just about anything. I find this a great way to get images for my coaster sets.

Allow yourself some time to browse through the public domain....it is extensive, but you just might find that one image that was exactly what you wanted for that special craft project.

Here is a new set of coasters where I have used public domain images and adjusted them to suit my craft project:



If you would like a brochure of the coasters I have put together, click on the email link in the right-hand sidebar and send me your name and address. I will get it mailed out to you right away. Or, perhaps you have your own images or idea of what you would like to see on a set....email me your ideas and we'll see what we can come up with.