Just saw these found paper stitched garlands over at decor8 and had to investigate further. AWESOME.
From KristinaMarie:
And then I found these festive holiday-themed paper garlands over at 3GIRLSandagoat:
And THEN I found this little gem of a paper garland over at Bookity, constructed from pages of Shakespearian plays!!!!
Can you freakin’ STAND it?!?!? I want to drape my apartment in these things. And maybe my mini Christmas tree, too. Oh, and PS) there are also Shakespearian tree ornaments:
Posted in art, collage, Design & Paper, literature, scrapbooks, Type, Vintage
Tagged 3GIRLSandagoat, art, Bookity, books, circles, collage, Decor8, decoration, Design & Paper, Etsy, found paper, garland, home decor, KristinaMarie, literature, ornaments, paper, scrapbooking, sewing, Shakespeare, stitchings, thread, Type, Vintage
Marcus Walter‘s illustrations completely make me smile. I especially love all of his response to political and social campaigns:
Posted in art, Design & Paper, Type
Tagged Amnesty International, art, clothing, consumerism, corporations, Design & Paper, illustration, Marcus Walters, poster designs, Red campaign, sewing, shopping, social issues, Type
Have you guys all seen Jamaica? I’m not talking about the island, though I hear that’s lovely, too. No no, I’m talking about Ms. Jamaica of the wonderfully awesome blog Jamaica Makes (crafts when she should be making dinner)! She and her blog make me smile for all sorts of reasons. For instance, yesterday she posted the following:
If that thank-you card doesn’t qualify as “rad,” I don’t know what does. Actually, wait, yes I do: all the old-school paper and fabric goodies in Jamaica’s Etsy shop and on her blog qualify as majorly rad. Here, check them out (be prepared to swoon):
NICE!
To check out more of Jamaica’s greatness, go HERE for her blog, HERE for her Etsy shop, and HERE to follow her on Twitter.
Posted in Design & Paper, Journals, labels, Letterpress, scrapbooks, sketchbooks, Stationery & Cards, Type, Vintage, Wordshop Wednesday
Tagged blocks, California, cards, Design & Paper, embroidery, Etsy, fabric, gift tags, Handmade Artists, humor, Jamaica, Jamaica Makes, Journals, letters, notebooks, paper, pillows, sewing, stationery, tags, thread, To Do, Type, Vintage, Wordshop Wednesday
Adorable script and silhouettes on felt stationery from Something’s Hiding in Here’s Flickr stream:
Visit the Something’s Hiding in Here blog HERE.
Posted in Stationery & Cards, Type
Tagged cards, embroidery, felt, profiles, script, sewing, silhouettes, Something's Hiding in Here, stationery, Type
I have tons of crafty ephemera-related projects flitting happily (and impatiently) around my head, awaiting the completion of my d@mn dissertation so that I can finally focus on my artsy side without feeling guilty. Or at least, without feeling more than 90% guilty.
Anyway, a lot of those imminent projects involve packaging that involves baker’s twine. I went to one of my favorite local stationer/pen shops today but, much to my dismay, no twine. Not sure what the deal is there. But it prompted an Etsy search. Which prompted a cornucopia of delicious eye feasting…
So, here you go…
From Paper Treats:
From Karen Elizabeth:
From Peach & Pearl:
From My Friend Amy:
From Me and My Scraps:
From CutiePie Company:
Posted in art, Design & Paper, Journals, scrapbooks, Stationery & Cards, Vintage
Tagged bakers twine, bookmarks, cards, children, crafts, Cutie Pie Company, Design & Paper, ephemera, Etsy, figures, Handmade Artists, Journals, Karen Elizabeth, kids, Me and My Scraps, My Friend Amy, packaging, paper, paper treats, Peach and Pearl, sewing, spools, stationery, thread, twine
La Saint-Valentin chez Etsy!
Posted in art, Design & Paper, French, French Friday, Letterpress, Stationery & Cards, Type, Vintage
Tagged Armato Design, buttons, cards, CC Star, Delphine, Design & Paper, Duct Tape & Denim, embroidery, Etsy, French, gift tag, Kamay, La Petite ChouChou, Letterpress, Michelle Brusegaard, pillows, Saint-Valentin, sewing, Sewing Geek, Type, Valentine's Day, Valentines, Venus in Bloom, Vintage
You know how, after an undisclosed amount of time, your pillows can kind of start NOT feeling comfortable anymore? Yeah. That’s what’s happening to the pillows gracing my couch, of which there are many. Somehow, NONE seem appropriately cozy. And I certainly can’t afford to buy any new ones (not now, anyway), so… I just thought I’d do a little painless, virtual “window” shopping… via Etsy, of course.
So, if you’d like to join me in my spree, here we go!
1. Vintage grain sack pillows from Leslie Jansen:
2. Monogrammed pillows from White Twig:
3. Because I have recently become a first-time aunt (to twins! a boy & a girl… I’m not at all proud… hee hee), I have become somewhat infatuated with really ridiculously adorable, handmade kiddie stuff. Like these pillows, by Li’l Dumplings:
4. OK… I can’t help it. I think it’s hilarious when bad words are displayed in pretty, elegant ways. Like when I calligraphy “B*te me” on cards. It makes me spectacularly happy. And so do these two-sided pillows by Sew Naughty:
5. OK, back to wholesome… courtesy of these lovely, primitively welcoming pillows by Peace By Piece Designs:
OK, I think that’s sufficient for now.
🙂
Happy weekend!
Posted in art, Design & Paper, Vintage
Tagged decorating, embroidery, Etsy, Handmade Artists, kids, Leslie Jansen, Li'l Dumplings, monogram, Peace By Piece, pillows, Sew Naughty, sewing, Vintage, White Twig, words
I was looking back through my photos a little bit ago, and I realized that I’m a total loser (well, ok, technically I already knew this) because I had intended to post a bunch of other images from Un fil sur la toile for my French Friday post on 12/5, and then I got sidetracked and forgot. So… I feel compelled to include them here, as a sort of amended French Friday post (on Sunday). Sorry for the confusion. But, let’s face it, as long as cool images are posted, does it really matter the reason?!
🙂
So, once again, allow me to tout Un fil sur la toile for its awesomeness… as represented by the images below:
Posted in art, Design & Paper, French, Vintage
Tagged art, crafts, Design & Paper, embroidery, French, French Friday, sewing, Un Fil sur la Toile
