9.17.11 ... recycled postcard bookmarks

i received this postcard in 1999 from a dear friend who was in paris.

it's been on the brink of becoming something new many, many times since then.

but today it happened.

now the joy it has brought to me will be spread to others.

i love both of the yarn/threads used for these tails. i hope they last a long time. i have no idea when i will stumble upon two more like these.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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4.30.11 ... a different bow and a homemade sticker

i had a busy day because scout had her first two shows with a morning rehearsal to boot. i did get this sale ready for the mailman so i snapped these photos of my wrapping and the extra i tucked inside. i had extra string when i was done with this so i tied another bow. i had still more extra string so i tied a third bow. then i really liked how it looked. i also used one of my handmade stickers to hold the wrap secure. it's from a vintage children's book my sis sent me.

a recycled postcard bokmark as a little surprise extra. i also used a cereal box for the first time ever. it worked perfectly. i did a few things to reinforce the box. the best was wrapping a sheet of bubble wrap between the outside of the box and the brown paper bag wrap. it worked perfectly.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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3.9.11 ... a new banner . a package . and scout's art

i've had the same banner in my joonbeam shop since the day i opened it in november 2007. lately, i've been cautiously thinking of changing it and i braved a switch today. it fits in better with the theme of my shop. it is not what i was aiming for but it's a start and fine for now.

here's a mini skinny bookmark i made as the tuck in for this package today. both the tag and it are from one slice of a vintage postcard.

and here it is wrapped up and stamped with my favorite Abraham Lincoln quote stamp. and now for scout's creation...

this became a laminated bookmark. it is a gift for someone special. :)

this is the front.

and, with that, i bid you good night. 

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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3.5.11 ... vintage postcard bookmarks

i am going to be in a spring fling fair here in austin on march 16th so i started thinking about what i want to bring. it's been over two years since my last show and i think i've only been in a handful in the past 10 years. they're not what they used to be. they've gone the way of weddings and college tuition - absurd. but this is a rare, small one and i am looking forward to it.

so today i saw my stack of old postcards and started choosing those with good graphics for slicing and got to work. these are mostly from new orleans and nearby areas. i named each bookmark and printed the names, along with my signature on the backs - after these photos were taken. i love that car and the one way sign. each one has some little piece that intrigues me.

i enjoyed messing around with different threads and strings for the tails.

i wonder how many of these places still exist? i will have to google and wiki for a while this evening. it makes me sad thinking about how wonderful these restaurants and the hotel had to be. i do hope at least one or two have survived these past 30 or 40 years since these were printed.

the reverses are just as interesting as the photographs. another activity we all enjoyed was looking at the photos through a magnifying glass. the details are incredible. who knew? these would make super miniature jigsaw puzzles. but, for now, they are repurposed into groovy, one-of-a-kind bookmarks.

sweet dreams, everyone. thanks for stopping by. until tomorrow. happiness to you. from me. with heart. ox joon

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