vintage paper garlands

There's been a burst of creativity and energy over here as we both scramble to get ready for the launch of Vintage prints at Magnolia Square next Thursday.

Books are being dissected, pages are being selected and trimmed, prints are being packaged and new product ideas are coming thick and fast. (Those of you who think it sacrigelious to cut up books had better stop reading now...)

Initially our discard pile of pages was larger than our keep pile. Not every book is filled with page after a page of full-colur, full-page, vintage illustration. Or at least not ones that make the cut for Vintage prints. And then there were all the pages of text, printed on lovely thick creamy paper, tactile with the printer's impression.

Our first idea was paper packs – approx 50 pieces of assorted vintage illustrations, comic strips and maps carefully collated into a pack for you to use however you wish. These were popular at the markets we took them to, but are only really suitable for the crafty types, those who could envision cards, gift tags and other creative projects mades from vintage illustrations.

A more recent idea has been vintage paper garlands – both do it yourself kits and ready made. Its a perfect was to utilise all those pages of vintage text and add such a whimsical style and charm to any room. And they are also fun to sew. I've even let go of my obsessive compulsive tendencies – realising that I don't have to count out 50 circles and make sure the text is going in the same direction as I sew each garland. Now I just grab a handful, sew them as I find them and voila, each garland is just as it should be! Handmade and unique.

Comments

[Tania]

Nope. Nor do I think it sacrilegious to fold over the corner of a page to mark a spot OR write notes in the margin. Makes 'em look 'lived in' if you ask me (BAD, eh?). And hey, WELL DONE on the trashing of the compulsive tendencies – those garland bits doing spontaneity look like they'll sell up a storm!