recycled mail scrabook/cardmaking/stationary paper

I bet you've thrown away like 

50 pieces of this cute stuff this month. 

I can't throw away cute paper

I have tried

but I am getting better 

at making useful 

projects from the 

cute old paper

for example this collection of recycled 

card-making/scrapbooking/stationary paper

made completely from old mail

I have one (10 piece) set of assorted 6in x 6in paper

Four (10 piece) sets of 4in x 4in paper

and one (16 piece) set of assorted sizes and patterns

the 4in x 4in sets are up on etsy

I will be listing the rest of the collection soon

hope you love cute paper as much as I do

now go make someone you love 

an adorable handwritten card

I promise it will change their day!

7/26/13 UPDATE!!!

Just got a note back from someone who bought some of my recycled envelope stationary and this is what it became!

staying creative...

Some days I want to study.... 

Some days I just want to stitch together 

little paper and bead flowers...

Check out my Etsy shop! 

More listings to come!

Morning Inspiration!

Blogshop

I am so not there yet but someday I want to make it to one of their classes...

actually... we should request a Detroit class.

next projects and gift inspiration

I want to go here!

my favorite things of the week

Ben L'Oncle Soul

practicing french with music videos

C.S. Lewis

this blog

this tumblr

I'm a little sad this was the first Catholic Church I've ever been to

Yes, this is the life I wanted.

My best friend Lauren and I went to New York City last week. It was her first time. It was magical if not exhausting. Here's a peek.

We love museums and wanted an adventure that would keep us warm and cognitively engaged. The Guggenheim came through on every level. The spiral, continually ascending, Frank Lloyd Wright design kept us interested during the much needed, free audio tour. At the "Chaos and Classicism" exhibit, we learned more about the progression of art between WWI and WWII then we ever thought we would need.








The upper west side. Just pretty cupcakes. 





Architectural tourism. Old buildings with character and round corners. 
I am smitten.





I once read a blog post about this building that was turned into huge, perfectly round lofts. Then I went to see them.



The jungle popping out from under Manhattan.


One of the sets from "You've Got Mail," Cafe Lalo was the perfect mix of tourism and untouched loveliness. I bought a tee-shirt and an espresso.







I take pictures of place's bathrooms on a regular basis. Actually, this one became the background on my phone for a few days. I want this wall paper.




More scenes from "You've Got Mail."




"This is one of those things I will immortalize forever and never understand why I can't recreate it. I will try to make one and it will never satisfy after this."

-Lauren, referring to a well-timed mango smoothie.