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Friday, March 25, 2011

Olde Tyme Notions!

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Wonderful vintage, lithographed tins from Olde Tyme Notions . I can't get enough of these. I have an old jelly cupboard stuffed to the g...

Maranon

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There's something about these that reminds me of the Spirograph post from the other day - must be the geometry factor - what do you thin...
Thursday, March 24, 2011

Guest Post at Small For Big

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I have a guest post over at Small For Big today that you might like, featuring some of these amazing vintage tin toys . Mari's blog is ...

New Twitter!

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We have a new Twitter account specifically for the Cartolina app. F ollow us at http://www.twitter.com/Cartoli naApp to be first to see all...
Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Ist month anniversary at Etsy!

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Just sold and relisted this pretty 'Dream Big' art print from the Cartolina Etsy shop . This has been one of the most popular prin...

Isabelle Abramson

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What do you follow a post on Spirograph with? With these amazing carved pocelain bowl from Isabelle Abramson Ceramics , of course! Beautiful...
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Kool dye job!

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No I'm not going to start knitting! I was dying to show you this(sorry about the pun!) This yarn was dyed using a Crockpot and Kool-aid....

Spirograph(OMG)

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I started a frenzy of flashbacks on Twitter a couple of weeks ago when I mentioned how much I loved my Spirograph when I was a kid(actually ...
Monday, March 21, 2011

Urbanite Jewelry

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I rather fancy these earrings. In fact I rather fancy a few things from Urbanite Jewelry. Their pieces are very inexpensive($12) and really...

Hand Painted signage

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I just know you are going to love these. Hand painted letters and signage from Golden West Sign Arts in Berkeley CA. The first letter A her...

Spring has sprung!

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I'm loving this sweet little pendant from Anna Humphries . So charming. This is an original watercolour painting that has been permanent...

Birch and Bird

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Big thanks to Vancouver's Birch and Bird for including our Cartolina Art Prints in their Roundup of Artful Ideas last week. We love th...
Thursday, March 17, 2011

John Ward

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We have a new café in Nelson. My friend Amy opened the John Ward Café 2 days ago in THE BEST location in Nelson. I'm very excited for he...

Giveaway!

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Would you like to win this Cartolina print? It's one of my favourites - the background is an 18th century copper engraving from Italy an...

Vintage treasures from La Sirena

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I would like to show you a couple of the pretty vintage pieces that I picked up at La Sirena on my trip last week. The first is a reproduct...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Hand Shadow Cards

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I've featured a few things from Cog and Pearl here in the past. I spotted these reproduction 'hand shadow' cards at Pursuitist...

SF storefronts

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I always like to include a pictorial selection of my favourite storefronts when we get back from a city trip. Here's my selection from S...

Vintage signage

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So many great vintage signs in SF - I especially love this first one - it goes so perfectly with the surrounding architectural details. Enjo...
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