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Following on from last week’s post on Curbside Treasure, I’ve been looking into ACEOs (Art Cards, Editions and Originals) and ATCs (Artistic Trading Cards). I must say that it’s sparked a bit of an obsession.
For anyone who hasn’t heard of ATCs they are small, playing card sized pieces of art. There[.....]
For anyone lucky enough to be going away over the next few weeks, take a look at Italiacraft. Ann Marie Franscesconi has put together a fun range of travel related handcrafts including passport holders, mobile phone cases, camera holders and wallets. My favourite is the comic strip purse (top left). It[.....]
More paper crafts today, this time in the form of peace cranes. Etsy artist Localcolorist creates the cranes in a variety of colours, patterns and themes. Each one has been created using traditional origami techniques and then ‘hard glazed’ to make it into a permanent ornament. Wire is included to[.....]
Curbside Treasure – what an intriguing name. Think beautiful collages made of bus transfers, maps, the insides of envelopes, old sheet music and vintage ads. Annie Yu carefully combines scraps, remnants and ephemera into themed artworks, pins, magnets and ACEOs.
And if you’re wondering what an ACEO is, it stands for ‘Art Cards, Editions[.....]
Not only does Christine Barnsley make her own jewellery, she also makes her own beads. Each wooden bead is meticulously hand painted with purposeful colours to create moods and themes. Every bead is coated with several layers of sealer for lasting wear and durability. The beads are then combined into pretty bracelets,[.....]
Mahar Drygoods is a real gem of a site for Friday afternoon surfing. It’s stocked full of vintage and artisan crafted goods for kids. Owner Robert Mahar collaborates with more than two dozen indie designers, artists and craftspeople, many of whom create items exclusively for his shop.
The site has a lovely nostalgic[.....]
Funky but functional, pretty and practical, these bold laptop cases by E.Square will spice up your work attire. Each case is made with meticulous attention to every detail with the highest quality materials and workmanship.
And as well as being super stylish they’re also comfortable to carry around, weighing only 1.25 pounds, with[.....]
Something a little bit different today. I’ve discovered a fantastic Etsy shop set up by artist/maker Elena Mary Siff. Handmade books, zines, collages, assemblages, note cards and twig ladders are a few of the items for sale. There are some real gems to be found.
I couldn’t decide which items to share [.....]
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