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94How to Make Vintage Inspired Jewelry With Resin and Scrapbook Paper
A how to article on how to make vintage style jewelry by using scrapbook paper and resin. Includes a shopping guide for finding supplies.
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85How to Collect Black Americana
Black Americana is a term used to refer to any collectible that has an African- American theme. The items vary in price but are hot collectibles and can sell for thousands of dollars. Famous collectors are Oprah Winfrey and Bill Cosby
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78Art Journaling for Beginners
Written By: Jaclyn Popola An art journal is a type of altered book that is created using mixed media (paint, pens, crayons, rubber stamps) and ephemera (magazine clippings, ticket stubs, matchbooks) to turn a regular book into an exclamation of...
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78Every Word Tells a Story #5: Elixir, Electric and Ephemera
In our trip through the alphabet ( a word that is a conjoined twin of the first two Greek letters alpha and beta!) we arrive at ‘E’. The fifth letter of the alphabet and the second vowel in our journey has spawned many words to choose from. Before we look at the beautiful dawn from the East, check out for any Eavesdroppers , contemplate on the Ephemeral nature of the poor mayfly, consider the power of theElectricity, drink the Elixir of life and sleep like Endymion...
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77The Four Freedoms--From FDR to Norman Rockwell to eBay
Hawaiian Odysseus employs the theme of CONNECTION liberally in his writing. In this article, he designs yet another connect-the-dots scenario linking a concept FDR introduced in a 1941 State of the Union speech with the genius of Norman Rockwell and his Americana genre and Hawaiian Odysseus' proclivity for online entrepreneurship.
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74A Kit of Pigeons--on eBay
The fact that something is old doesn't mean it lacks value. On the contrary, that which is vintage or antiquarian may very well present itself as a gift--a nostalgic reminder, a seasoned perspective--to contemporary people and times. Utilizing beautiful prints of pigeons taken from paintings of life by the gifted National Geographic staff artist, Hashime Maruyama, the writer makes a case for the preservation of ephemera.
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75The Hounds Have Me at Bay--on eBay
Is it true that you can't teach an old dog new tricks? Hawaiian Odysseus heartily dispels that notion as he shares with you a few new things he's learned about a certain group of canines while engaged in his eBay business.
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73One New Yorker's Aftermath Journey: A Commemorative Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 Exhibit
From September 6 - October 14, 2011, I was given the opportunity to showcase a unique Seven Year 9/11 Aftermath Paper Ephemera and Autograph Collection of mine... which documents how I experienced the aftermath of 9/11 in New York City. The...
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73Shadowboxes, part scrapbook and home decor
Shadowboxes get your photos and ephemera out the shoeboxes and on the wall as a lovely decorative element that also tells a story or two.
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73Vintage Collectible German and American Halloween and Holiday Christmas Postcards
The popularity of Victorian German and American illustrated postcards has increased because of web auction sites. Collectors can know find their favorite illustrators, artists, publishers and series of vintage postcards simply and easily. Popular illustrators include: Brundage, Clapsaddle, Boulanger, Bergman and Carr.
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