Vintage Christmas Magazine Ads - Free Digital Downloads

Magazine ads from the 1940s and 1950s were full of character! The illustrations catch your eye and the text will make you smile.

Here are eight colorful digital scans of magazine ads that are perfect for a vintage Christmas! See our ideas below on how you could use these digital downloads.

Creative Uses for Vintage Ads

There are many ways you can use vintage ads – both in your home decor and for your art projects. Here are some ideas to get you started:

Use the digital image to create gift tags and Christmas cards.
Print color copies and use the copies as gift wrap for small gifts.
Resize the digital image and use it as a cover for a handmade notepad – it would make a nice stocking stuffer gift!
Print a color copy of the ad, frame it and hang it in your home as a Christmas decoration.
Print enlarged color copies of the digital file, then laminate the copies and use them as placemats – sure to be a conversation starter at the Christmas dinner table.
Use printed color (or black and white) copies for your decoupage projects (laser printer copies work better than ink jet copies).
Print the ad on iron-on transfer paper and create t-shirts, tote bags, napkins, and other craft ideas with fabric.
Turn printed copies of the ad into paper garland. Just trim the paper into any shape you prefer (such as a pennant flag), punch two holes in the top and thread twine through the holes to create a garland. Fun decor for Christmas decor.

To save the images, just right-click and choose Save As Image.