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Through My Eyes | November 25th 2009 by Kendra
Wow! This give-away was so much fun and I got such a huge response, so many more entries than I had anticipated! Including comments, retweets and blog posts there were a total of: 122 entries Without further ado… 1st place winner, who will r read more
Hive of Activity!
bricolage | November 25th 2009
Although I have taken a vacation away from my day job, I am working furiously to get ready for the two holiday shows that are coming up soon! My home has become quite the hive of activity ~ minus the multitudes of worker bees and the organization of read more
Nightfall
designslinger | November 24th 2009 by designslinger
[Cathedrale Notre Dame de Paris (12th-14th century) Paris, April 2009 /Image & Artwork: designslinger]Yesterday it was all bright and shiny, today it's all about darkness and night. [Rue du Cloitre Notre-Dame, April 2009 /Image & read more
Crafty Project - Holiday Plateau Mirror DIY & Download
The Graphics Fairy | November 23rd 2009 by Karen W
This weeks crafty project is a gorgeous plateau mirror, decoupaged with some gorgeous antique sheet music, and edged with a faux silver soldered trim.Make sure you click on the music to bring up the largest size, before you print them out.The next 3 read more
Czech Tourist Map
grain edit: inspiration from vintage kids books and modern g… | November 23rd 2009 by grain edit
Beautiful tourist map from Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) dating back 1966. I love the bold colors and simple line work. I’m guessing that the illustration inside the red square on the left side is a beer. Look at that foamy top! Swee read more
Bright & Shiny
designslinger | November 23rd 2009 by designslinger
[Cloud Gate (2004) Anish Kapoor; Jia Shan Shi No. 46 (2009) Zhan Wang; Millennium Park, Chicago, November 2,2009 /Images & Artwork: designslinger]The sun's rays have a special quality during the Fall season. Shiny objects don't seem read more
The Sears Wish Book catalogue: a time honoured tradition
Chronically Vintage | November 22nd 2009 by Jessica
For many who have grown up in North America few things are apt to bring back a flood of holiday nostalgia quite like thinking about the annual Sears Wish Book catalogues of our youth. Produced and distributed well in advance of the “big day” each read more
Comic: Treasure Chest
adventures in accumulation | November 22nd 2009 by Jayne Barket Lyons
Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact, Vol. 19, No. 18 Geo. A. Pflaum Publisher, Inc., 1964 The photograph of Michelangelo's Pieta drew me to this issue of Treasure Chest. The Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact was a Catholic comic book published by Geor read more
My Collages
Salmagundi Booktopia | November 22nd 2009 by Salma
I've been creating collages since August of this year. For my projects, I use old books with unusual illustrations and graphics found in science books, medical books and encyclopedias as well as old children's books. A couple of them are for sale on read more
Pa Cat 's Merciless Jokes
The Virtual Dime Museum | November 22nd 2009 by Lidian
Would anyone like to guess what on earth the picture has to do with Dunbar's Diarrhoea Mixture? And is that an alarm bell that the kitten on the right is about to pull? I think that the consumer was meant to draw an analogy between the condit read more
Tony Fitzpatrick at Slugfest 11/4 – 12/14/2009
NoRelevance.com | November 20th 2009 by Bart Thomas
Chicago-based artist Tony Fitzpatrick has presented a mesmerizing collection of print/collage works in No. 9, An Artist’s Journal currently on view at Slugfest Gallery in Austin, TX. Comprised of several pieces all roughly 7.5 inches wide by 10 read more
Railroad Time
designslinger | November 18th 2009 by designslinger
[Marshall Field & Co. clock, Chicago, November 2, 2009; Blvd., Reaumer clock, Paris, April, 2009 /Images & Artwork: designslinger]Time was once set by the place you were standing in, and the position of the sun. [Dearborn/P read more
Free Thanksgiving Clip Art - Turkey Postcard
The Graphics Fairy | November 17th 2009 by Karen W
Make sure you click on the images to bring up the largest size.Today I'm offering a charming vintage Thanksgiving postcard. This postcard has the sweetest little girl on the front with a big beautiful Turkey. I've included a close up of the Turkey, read more
X marks the date
Stupefaction | November 16th 2009 by Tim
Here's a unique rock & roll gift suggestion for yourself, or that special someone in your life who happens to be an X fan. It's a revived collaboration between photographer Michael Hyatt, and X vocalist, Exene Cervenka. Here's the blurb:"In 1982 we c read more
Today’s coffee
white pebble | November 15th 2009
So how is your Sunday? Technorati Tags: coffee read more
Lighting up the world
animalarium | November 15th 2009
Japan, circa 1900Japan, circa 1910Jumbo size Japanese labels, circa 1920Japan, circa 1935ChinaIndia, circa 1930Czechoslovakia, circa 1950Russia, circa 1960Russia, circa 1965GermanyAll these great match labels come from wackystuff's wonderful ephemera read more
Program & Ticket Stub: Diana Ross
adventures in accumulation | November 14th 2009 by Jayne Barket Lyons
The Valley Forge Music Fair in Devon, PA, outside of Philadelphia, was the venue for the Diana Ross concert. It was 1984, and I was a college senior. If you are not familiar with the Music Fair, it was a 'theater in the round' style venue with se read more
Free Vintage Clip Art - Victorian Girl and Boy
The Graphics Fairy | November 13th 2009 by Karen W
Make sure you click the images to bring up the largest size!Today I scanned these 2 darling Victorian advertising Trade Cards! The first card shows a pretty little girl dressed in a red fur trimmed coat, the second one features a sweet boy in a velve read more
What's it worth? Prices realized for high end manuscripts
What's it Worth? | November 12th 2009 by Walt
The See ‘Em Walk Dog Takes Me On An Ephemera Hunt
Collectors' Quest | November 12th 2009 by Martin Mateev
When people hear that I collect and am fascinated by old fragile bits of paper (officially called ‘ephemera,’ but most people don’t know it by that name), they invariably wonder why… I’ll admit, ‘old paper’ m read more
Free Antique Clip Art - Gorgeous Angels Sheet Music
The Graphics Fairy | November 8th 2009 by Karen W
This is such an amazing cover to some early antique sheet music!! The cover features 2 gorgeous angels flying above. I just adore anything with angels!! I also love the beautiful sepia tones on this one. Great for those Christmas collages! Make sur read more
Empower: its usages
white pebble | November 7th 2009
I was right this minute checking out what events there are to do today in and around the Boulder, Colorado, area. A theme has just occurred to me: notice with me, if you will, exactly what percentage of self-help seminars use the word “empower& read more
Advice On Collecting Autographs, 1907
Collectors' Quest | November 5th 2009 by Martin Mateev
I spend hours nerdily reading antique newspapers on microfilm at the Fargo public library — because, as they say, “Library, library, more than a book!” and, as I have already admitted, I am a nerd. And it’s a good thing for y read more
sheaff ephemera
Miss Moss | November 5th 2009 by Dee
Sheaff Ephemera - A place for show-and-tell, wondering aloud, and wandering the trails of curiosity. there’s so much rad stuff there - go & explore. read more
Vintage Graphics to Download
Creative Clown | November 4th 2009 by zura
For years I have searched and found copyright free images on the internet. Now there are so many blogs that offer free downloads, that the search is made much easier. I’ve found some blogs that offer wonderful, high quality images and want read more
Free Clip Art Images - Penmanship Alphabet
The Graphics Fairy | November 3rd 2009 by Karen W
This is another page from the wonderful 1890's antique letter writing book! I just think this is the most delicious piece of Ephemera. The page includes, a block at the top showing the Alphabet done in beautiful penmanship writing, next is a poem, a read more
Brionvega Brochures
grain edit: inspiration from vintage kids books and modern g… | November 3rd 2009 by grain edit
Brionvega rr126 Turntable/ radio brochure c1970 Beautiful brochure covers for the Milan based electronic company Brionvega. Design by Bob Noorda. ——————– Also worth checking: music concrete booklet. Not signed up for the Grain Edit read more
Postcard: Hearty Greeting
adventures in accumulation | November 2nd 2009 by Jayne Barket Lyons
This black and white postcard was published by Schlesinger Bros. (New York) in 1912. Tulips are displayed in the foreground of the card, with a scene of a Dutch windmill in the background (see close-up below). The card reads, "HOW MANY HEARTS read more
Little Happinesses
Anodyne Design | November 1st 2009 by Anodyne
Christmas Cactus Doesn’t it seem like some things make dramatic changes overnight? It seems that way with this little Christmas cactus. I bought the tiny cactus after Christmas last year, when it was droopy, neglected, and on clearance before b read more
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