Finds

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on September 7, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Well, what a weekend. Camping, shopping, browsing antiques, and of course I couldn’t help but buy a few things. I love pinups, so I had to buy these beauties, and they were a 1/4 of the price from what the price tag listed. SCORE! and how about some old railroad tin signs. Very small only a few inches wide. Unused postage stamps anyone? Yes, please! Great designs, some are from the US and some are international. I especially love these Special... Read More

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Paper Porn

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on August 11, 2010 · 2 Comments 

If you’re one of those people who loves to look at paper but not purchase it, this is the place for you. There is the Paper is Lovely tumblr site and the Lovely Paper Blog all by Dawn, a self-taught paper artist living in Texas. I originally found her thanks to @paperfinds on Twitter who linked to her Flickr feed, I nearly hyperventilated from exhilaration!  Read More

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Flag Ephemera

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on July 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

Flag made with stamps and envelopes! Kit Hinrichs talks about flag ephemera on the Felt & Wire blog. Swooning…. Fan This is the sort of thing that I would pay WAY too much money for at a flea market or antique extravaganza, I’ve been known to do that.  Read More

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Vintage Circus Posters

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on June 10, 2009 · 1 Comment 

So how on earth do you suppose on stumbles upon something such as these? Flickr? Google? Nope. I was listing some vintage circus tickets on my Etsy store and looked up a bit of history on the Circus Hall of Fame. A link on their page lead me to find the Circus in America site where these lovely poster images reside. If only events were promoted with such exaggeration today. A beautiful poster collection indeed. If they only had the playbills and... Read More

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Circus Ephemera

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on April 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Over the weekend I went to the Antiques Extravaganza in Kutztown at Renninger’s and while wandering around like everyone else I found a box filled with circus ephemera, mostly ticket stubs and cards. I couldn’t resist buying one pack and wish I would have bought more. Too bad I didn’t ask the name of his business, but I do know that he’s from Nazareth. Bummer. I’m going to ask the folks at Renninger’s if there’s... Read More

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