This week I'm mixing a craft with my VTT post. Visit Coloradolady to see the other cool vintage things!
I found the blog, Paper Forest, yesterday when I was looking for more info about my Craftrobo cutter that I bought to cut vinyl letters for signs at work. (It can also cut intricate scherenschnitte-like designs in paper, which I posted about here.) Instead, I was totally enraptured by the "infinity card" video tutorial by illustrator Marilyn Scott Waters that I rushed to make my own card - not finishing reading the directions (typical me, I'm afraid). I missed the gift PDF to print MSW's card as shown in the video with instructions. Check it out!
Above is my not very beautiful attempt sitting on top of some pretty paper. I used vintage images that I have handy on my computer. This is the front of the card, and you can see that it is split across the middle.
To open, from the middle you open the top section up and the bottom section down, and you see these 2 parrots, photoed here with my Royal Baking Powder vintage tin:
Next, you open the parrots out to the side and you get this kind of boring look at these 4 decorative squares. I'll do better on the next card I make!
Then you open up and down from the middle and you just see the design printed on the backs, shown here with my Memere's white glass salt pepper and seasoning shakers that she always kept by her stove,
and finally you open that side to side and you are back at the beginning.I think this concept would make an awesome valentine card if printed on the back of one or more of the pretty papers that I have pictured here with some salt and pepper shakers. I'm going to try to make some tonight and post tomorrow on Finished for Friday.
The salt and paper shakers say "Sterling - Weighted" on the bottom, and also "by Duchin". They are lined with glass, except not the shaker. I just found them going through some of my old kitchen stuff I had stored in the cellar! Does anyone have any suggestions for cleaning? Is it safe to pour salt through the unlined silver tops/shakers? Aren't they cute anyway?
Thanks for looking. Check back tommorow to see Valentine Infinity Cards!
Kathy
Very nice. Funny you're making a card because that's what I've been doing in between visiting posts. The design is just not coming easy so come in here and read another.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing all your vintage items for today. I remember the old salt and pepper shakers very well.
ReplyDeleteYou have way more patience than I making that complicated card! Now you know how you can choose designs that suit your fancy.
ReplyDeleteThe salt shakers are perfectly ok to use I have silver shakers. Just clean them with a good quality silver polish, I think mine is Hagerty's
I think you are going to make beautiful cards. Love the vintage S & P's Any silver cleaner works well on sterling. They are so sweet.
ReplyDeleteI'll check back tomorrow.
Hugs, Jeanne
Can't wait to see the Valentine cards! love the S & P shakers!!
ReplyDeleteI will definitely check that video tutorial out! Love your Memere's salt and pepper shakers.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing you vintage treasures and for visiting my Shabby Cottage! Warm hugs, Esther
ReplyDeleteI love the vintage salt/pepper shakers! Just lovely. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Grace
Wonderful salt and pepper shakers! I love the red and white ones-very cute- and the silver ones should clean up beautifully!
ReplyDeleteI like those shakers specially that they are vintage ^_^
ReplyDeleteVTT~ Old horns
The shakers are great...I would keep these out all the time. Have a great VTT!
ReplyDeleteI love the white shakers. I have several. Looking forward to seeing your cards tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI'm partial to the white salt & pepper shakers with the red design. So cute!
ReplyDeleteThe red set is very nice.
ReplyDeleteI posted a little while ago on cleaning silver. You can check it out here. Yours are quite tarnished so you mike like doing them this wasy. I like it because you can leave them semi-tarnished or clean all the way. Worth a peak.....
http://thegreensuitcase.blogspot.com/2010/01/scrub-dub-dub-silver-sunday-2.html
You have some fun treasures, I love old silver, something about the rewarding feeling when you start with a heavily tarnished piece and make it shine.
ReplyDeleteoh, i want to try this card :D
ReplyDeletemy mother had sterling shakers exactly like those! we only put salt in it for special occasions;right after the meal the salt was emptied and the silver was cleaned and polished and put back in the tarnish proof cloth.
silver shakers like these make beautiful miniature flower vases...it's got a built in frog! if it's not a sentimental item...drill extra holes, and larger holes :D
thanks for sharing!
kudzu
Wow! What a find in your cellar! They are beautiful!
ReplyDeletePatience must be your entire name!! That card is amazing. The s/p shakers are wonderful. Just clean 'em with any silver cleaner and use 'em. After you've cleaned them up you can usually keep tarnish away with a quick rub with a silver polishing cloth.
ReplyDeleteThanks by stopping by my bloggie Kathy. By pure definition we are "packrats" too but I prefer to say "we are preserving history." heehee - yeah, that's the ticket!
Hey Kathy, just returning your visit. And *shriek* an infinity card. I love it!!!!!!!!! I have been wondering how these are made - I want to do one NOW! So glad you commented on my blog so that I could discover it here. Coooooool!
ReplyDeletePS: Royal Baking Powder - Can you buy that in the States? I have never seen it outside Ireland (where I live)... sweet tins, I can't throw them out and have a bit of a collection...
So creative! Thanks for sharing!
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