Victorian pocket puzzle

Illustrator Susannah Garrod shows us how to recreate the romance of a Victorian love affair with a puzzle purse perfect for Valentine’s Day.

Helen Cann is an artist and illustrator specialising in maps, children's books, drawing and hand lettering based in Brighton, UK. She exhibits and teaches widely.

Julie Bertho ✨ on Instagram: "Today I’ve made a Valentine Victorian Puzzle 💌 These folded handmade letters were love cards in the 1700s. It was a sweet way to reveal your love to someone. You can find on my profile the tutorial to make your own puzzle purse. You can customize this little vintage cards for a special moment and add love notes to it. 🫶 Hope you gonna like this one ✨ #puzzlepurse #victorianpuzzlepurse #handmadecards #cardmakers #vintageletter #vintagelettering…

18th century pen and ink Valentine puzzle purse

Making a Victorian puzzle purse, or note, or letter.... it was all about the folding

So I made a wee thing for my teen boy for Valentines. When I told him, it was an replica of a Valentine's puzzle purse c1800, made by German settlers in southwestern Pennsylvania from @FreeLibrary, he exclaimed..."You are such a nerd"... 🥰 Nerd but proud! ♥️ #HappyValentinesDay

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Kate's Puzzle Purse Valentine will delight the heart of whomever is fortunate enough to receive it. This Valentine keepsake will become a cherished gift. The triangular folds reveal Victorian illustrations of fashionable ladies. A variety of female faces, their different personalities captured in a moment long ago, emerge in shades of sepia. Old-fashioned die-cuts, bits of color, and hand-drawn borders embellish the facets . Before it became a Valentine, the Puzzle Purse design was used in…