September 16, 2011

Free vector ornaments and frames

The other night I was designing something for a friend's wedding and needed some fancy curlicues. I could make some—but I'm lazy. I opted for a quick internet search for free vector graphics and found lots of useful goodies.

If you have a vector editing program like Adobe Illustrator, you might be interested in these from the Vector Graphics Blog:
Ornate design elements
Vintage decorative elements
Vintage decorative frames
Vintage ornate frames

Plus lots more where those came from. A word of caution: you'll need to navigate through a minefield of advertising links to get these, so be careful what you click. Skip the Google ads and click "Download link" midway down the page. When directed to MediaFire, ignore all the large flashing buttons! Look for the name of the .zip file and directly underneath, choose "Click here to start download from MediaFire."

30 comments:

  1. Julia VelásquezSeptember 16, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Thanks!

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  2. TabithaSeptember 16, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    Wow, that is a lot hard work being given away for free. Thanks for the tip!

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  3. Grandma GSeptember 16, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Yes, you are lazy.

    Mum

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  4. Jessica JonesSeptember 16, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    Ha ha!

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  5. Gabian SpiritSeptember 16, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    So cool !

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  6. liz @ bon temps beignetSeptember 16, 2011 at 10:07 AM

    These are gorgeous! Why can't people give these away in PS brushes!?

    ---off to learn vector images!

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  7. med nål och trådSeptember 16, 2011 at 10:16 AM

    Oh I like, thank you! Some of the others that I found on the same webpage look just like the swedish kurbits pattern. :)

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  8. HannahSeptember 16, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    I am also from Denmark (but living in the US). Boligliv has been around for a while I think, but I never really paid attention to it before, so thanks for peaking my interest:)
    And if you need any help translating or whatever, send me an email.

    www.hannahmade.net

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Sweet - thanks!!

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  10. Mundo creativoSeptember 16, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    Thanks for sharing!

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  11. CindySeptember 16, 2011 at 3:25 PM

    Great stuff!! I was looking for terms of use agreements and couldn't find anything. Do you know where I can find these?

    Thanks,
    Cindy

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  12. KelliSeptember 16, 2011 at 5:08 PM

    Thank you! These are great!

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  13. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2011 at 6:50 PM

    I feel crazy here! Am I the only one who can't figure out how to download these...?

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  14. Melissa @ Dash of eastSeptember 17, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    Oh, these are awesome!! Thanks so much for sharing. Saves me a lot of time trying to draw my own.

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2011 at 10:14 AM

    what a great resource. Thank you so much!

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  16. The_Escapist_DesignerSeptember 17, 2011 at 12:55 PM

    Wow. You've managed to fulfil two of my favourite passions. Graphic Design and sewing! Thanks! x

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  17. PamHSeptember 18, 2011 at 1:13 AM

    Thanks! Those are awesome!!

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  18. You Make Me HappySeptember 18, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Wow! Thanks!

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  19. vegasSeptember 19, 2011 at 3:11 AM

    thanks for the navigation help... puh... flashy buttons everywhere!

    good find : )

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  20. JenniferSeptember 19, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Wow - these are awesome!

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  21. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2011 at 1:40 PM

    Wow thanks for the great resource information!

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  22. Jessica JonesSeptember 19, 2011 at 3:15 PM

    Cindy, I wondered about the licensing agreements, too. This is all I can find; apparently people submit their own files, or submit links to other sources marked "free." There doesn't seem to be a way to verify the original source of the file. So I'd probably only feel comfortable using these for personal projects or else modifying them beyond recognition.

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  23. PEACHESSeptember 20, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    Love these!! Thanks for the hook up :)

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  24. AnonymousSeptember 20, 2011 at 12:47 PM

    Cindy and Jessica – Jessica’s instincts are spot on. This design is actually a vector graphic on the pay-for-use site shutterstock.com, which has non-commercial policy I believe. However, check out all-silhouettes.com for free designs similar to Jessica's that can be used for personal or commercial use. Use the Search or Category function to find flourish ornament vectors. Once you find them, if you scroll to the bottom of the page, they have similar vectors to select. They also have a ton of other vectors too. Hope this helps!

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  25. Katie TrueloveSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:52 AM

    These are awesome (I finally got around to downloading them;):) Thanks, as always, for sharing!

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  26. Amy - Thank You Cards ShopSeptember 24, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    these are great - thanks for sharing them!!

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  27. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    You find the coolest stuff. And I'm always bookmarking your posts! Haha. Thanks for sharing, as always.

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  28. green shardOctober 24, 2011 at 5:08 AM

    good work :)

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  29. AnonymousJuly 8, 2015 at 3:22 AM

    I love it! Thanks ;)

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  30. UnknownJanuary 11, 2016 at 8:33 PM

    You can find more free vector art : http://free-vector-eps.blogspot.com/

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