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Ephemera Journal Part II
Julie here again, with more of my ephemera journal to share with you–be warned–there’s LOTS of pages today!
With so many wonderful vintage papers & elements to work with, it was easy to go a little crazy making this little book of mine…
…page after page of vintage fabulousness to write and doodle on…
…or just leave as-is. Maybe I’ll write on it later, maybe not. It’s still fun!
As I said in my last post on my journal, I used ephemera from Vintage Street Market’s Ephemera kits, some of my own that I had on hand, and vintage images found online & printed out–these ladies are great favorites of mine!
Pockets and envelopes were fun to add onto pages…
…even an old manila tag with the string still attached worked it’s way onto one of the pages…
I hope you feel inspired to start a journal of your own–I can’t tell you how much fun you’ll have!
And once you start making your own art journals, you just may never be able to stop!
Julie
Ephemera Kits, lace, ribbon, Twirly Twine, Tinted Tape… Read the rest
Vintage Garden Pocket
Have you seen the new Vintage Deal? Its the Vintage Winter Garden Kit-a beautiful, soft color palette for these upcoming cold months, and a nice break from the bold colors of the holidays.
From a few supplies from the kit, I constructed a vintage garden pocket. The perfect place to store postcards, or fill with tags with special notes for a friend as a unique gift. Might be a good idea with notes for Mom for Mother’s Day-never too early to plan for that one! 
To create, images were fussy-cut from the beautiful papers and adhered onto sheet music. Platinum Stickles add a touch of sparkle to the flowers. Parchment or wax paper, was then stitched on top of the images, then that piece was stitched to another sheet of parchment to create the pocket. I tore away a bit of the parchment to reveal the bird. A Making Memories Label Holder frames a title and vintage pearl beads from the kit embellish it.
Then fill with tags! This is such a great way to use up the scraps from the kit. Silver tinsel garland, a vintage slide holder and sparkly font stickers add more texture to the tags as well.
And the good news is, I still have plenty from the kit to make more pockets!
Now, I have to share with you my Christmas present from my super thoughtful hubby. We found one of these (a verdigris colored one-gasp!-gorgeous!) at an antique store this summer in Kansas. Admired it, but it did not come home with us. But, my husband continued to scout around and surprised me with this GORGEOUS scale for Christmas. And it works!
I absolutely LOVE IT, and it now is displayed in the corner of our kitchen. It just amazes me that at one time this was at a butcher shop or corner market to weigh meat and produce. Something so beautiful for something so functional. Patent says 1909.
The hand-cut oval, glass top presently displays a winter scene of vintage, spun-glass angel hair swirling among vintage hard plastic reindeer and plastic trees sprinkled in tarnished glass glitter.
Now, I just need to try to understand what all the extra numbers mean!
Happy New Year, and here’s to another year of vintage creativity!!!
Michelle
Holiday Happiness…
The holidays are definitely a high point for me…watching my daughters soak in every detail of the festivities of the season…love it all!
Here is a layout of my mother’s gifts back in 1965…love how she so carefully set all her presents up outside to photograph. And love that I can see her “shadow” in the foreground as she captures the shot:
Using my ever-favorite polka-dot paper from the Family Fun collection, I added my own sequins, made from red foil and a couple of hole punches. I added gorgeous tidbits, like this glitter-filled glassine envelope & pins, from the Sewing Room section of the VSM store.
My 2nd project for the month is a gingerbread-house card:
Using a Bingo Card, brown crepe, glitter, twirly twine, I whipped up this scrumptious holiday greeting.
I don’t know about you, but the holidays is definitely one of my favorite times to enjoy the nostalgic feeling of vintage ornaments and decor. My kids and I love to discover “new” favorite items like this to add to our holiday home:
Wishing you a happy holiday and a delightful December!
~Keri
One cool dude~
Hi everyone, Connie here with a couple of layouts featuring “One cool dude” ~well we think he is Here is the first one~
Supply list~ Retro kids~ephemera, Farm house-Sunday Dinner/Crate paper, Aqua Twirly twine, mini market stickers, Retro kids~game cards, other: cardstock and thickers. Here is the second one~he is still cool:):)
Supply List: Toy Box Collection-Story Time/Crate Paper, Bingo Craft Cards, Mini Market Stickers, Retro Kids-ephemera, Tickets, Tinted tape, other: cardstock, thickers and Jenni Bowlin buttons. One more, just for FUN!!!
Sweet right!! Reminds me of “One cool dude”~ See ya soon!!! C. Mercer
Cupcakes, Boredom Busters, & Surprise Gifts…
Happy August, everyone…Keri here, excited to share a couple of projects.
First up, this birthday card:
Supplies Used: Dimestore Vogue, Twirly Twine, Tinted Tape, a Bingo Card, and a Party Games cupcake.
I’ve used a few fun techniques here, my favorites being the twine rosettes:
And the linen tape aging/antiquing on the bingo card:
On the back of the card:
I’m thinking this card would be perfect to attach to an individually-wrapped cupcake…what do you think?
My second project for this month is a little Summer Fun boredom buster box for the kids:
I created it by adhering two yellow envelopes together, from the Family Fun collection. It makes the perfect little box for little hands…and it’s filled with an assortment of tickets with summer-fun ideas. The kids get to choose a ticket at random, on those days when they’re dragging & tired & inclined to whine.
The crepe & candy card are from the Party Games collection. Instant fun & a great boredom-buster in the dog-days of summer.
Lastly, a quick photo of a recent vintage gift…my dad sent this, saying: “Keri, I saw these while thrifting and thought of you.”
An unopened bag of vintage clothespins…be still my heart! The wheels are turning & I’ve got grand plans for these beauties.
Wishing you a crafty August, full of your own grand creations & vintage finds!
~Keri… Read the rest
