Sorry it is taking so long for me to get the Repairing and Reusing section created, so here is a little sneak peek of what is soon to come.
My dad and I were at an Art Show recently and we saw this booth where a woman took vintage postcards and decoupaged them on mirrors, picture frames, hand bags, boxes - you name it. It was so cool and inspired us to do something creative with our postcards. We took some of our favorite scenes of LBI, New Jersey, and copied and printed them out (we didn't want to ruin the real thing). We cut them up into different shapes and sizes and arranged and glued them on to a cool wood cedar box that we found on trash pick-up day.* It was a cheap project to do with a amazing result.
My dad and I were at an Art Show recently and we saw this booth where a woman took vintage postcards and decoupaged them on mirrors, picture frames, hand bags, boxes - you name it. It was so cool and inspired us to do something creative with our postcards. We took some of our favorite scenes of LBI, New Jersey, and copied and printed them out (we didn't want to ruin the real thing). We cut them up into different shapes and sizes and arranged and glued them on to a cool wood cedar box that we found on trash pick-up day.* It was a cheap project to do with a amazing result.
Another little surprise recently was a find of old cameras. I have been interested in old cameras ever since I saw an old Polaroid instant at a Vintage store. My mom came home from work recently and in her hand was a bag with 6 cameras. A co-worker of hers had heard that I like old cameras, so she just gave her several that had been stored away in a box in her home. I researched all of them to determine what types of cameras they were and they turned out to be old Kodak cameras. None were terribly rare or valuable (all worth about $20 = $40), but all so cool and they make for great vintage decor.
*Trash pick-up day is one of my favorite days because you can find all this neat stuff and take them for free!