Category Archives: Collecting

Cigar Boxes: Collection Obsession

Thursday, May 17, 2012

It’s challenging to stay on task with this studio remodel. Like the kid who tells his mom- “It’s hard to clean my room, I keep finding cool stuff to play with!” Today I pulled out all my cigar boxes to … Read more

32 Comments | Posted in cigar boxes, Collecting |

Vintage Card/Label Holders and Free Printables

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Collecting vintage items has always been more fun for me when they are actually things of a practical nature that I can use. One of those collections is my vintage hardware card and label holders. I wrote about finding and … Read more

14 Comments | Posted in Collecting, Family Economics, Free Clip Art, Free digital collage sheets, Free digital downloads, Free PDF files, free vintage art, organizing, Paper Crafts, Printables, SC Johnson, scrapbooking, Uncategorized, WorldLabel.com | Tagged Family Economics, Jenni Bowlin, SC Johnson, WorldLabel.com

Cigar Box Tax Stamps: Free Digital Download

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Vintage cigar boxes continue to provide me with creative visual pleasure. Today, it’s all about the tax stamps. Those strips of blue on most all of the old boxes in my collection, upon close examination, behold richly engraved flourishes, typography … Read more