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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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 Posted - Mar 04 2012 : 07:50:32 AM
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I just bought a big shoebox full of vintage cards--birthday, christmas, valentines, a little bit of everything. They are all used.
I had such a good time sorting through them last night. I love the vintage designs, especially the sweet little "extra" graphics on the insides. And it was fun seeing all the occasions and the messages from the senders. I feel like I've just read a story about the life of a big happy Catholic family in the 1950s and 60s.
So now I need to know what to do with them. My first idea was to cut out the images and use them to make fresh, new cards. Or decoupage them onto other things.
But I know I've got more than I need. Do you think if I offered them for sale that other people would want to use them for craft purposes? Or do people who buy vintage cards prefer unused ones that they can send themselves? |
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GirlwithHook
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alyce
Madison
WI
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2012 : 12:39:41 PM
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Hm, the first thing that comes to mind is how my godmother recycled them: she cut off the backs (unless she needed extra durability), then put two of them together with the pictures facing outward. She'd cut shapes (if necessary) and punch holes around the edges, then crochet them together and crochet several "panels" into pretty containers. I still have a box she made this way, and I use it to store vintage handkerchiefs.
A hook, a book, and a good cup of coffee.... |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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sjmjgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Stephanie
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Mar 04 2012 : 6:36:29 PM
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In the past Ive cut cards I liked in half and framed the fronts with a nice matting or used them as postcards. You could also use them as gift tags for large items or even as recipe cards.
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13641 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Mar 04 2012 : 8:16:48 PM
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| Those are all good suggestions, thanks! Gift tags are one of the things I was thinking about. Good to know that most other people would cut them up, I was having qualms about it. |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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