Fresh Batch!

houndstooth cushion

red jewelry travel case

oscar de la renta scarf

mustard trim bath towels

tiny vintage travel poster prints 

stackable blush mug set

metal sunflower pin

Thanks to Dana at The Closet Confessional for inspiring me to get back on the blogroll! 

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!

Eastern Market, Cuisine and Demetri Martin

Yesterday morning Stefanie and I went to Eastern Market. I was so distracted by the antique shops that I didn't even buy any produce. I found this cute Michigan postcard. The guy said it was from the 1940s.

Then I came across this little treasure. A school text book on hygiene from 1913. It's from the Philadelphia Public School system. I thumbed through a couple pages and knew I needed it for my coffee table. The diagrams and topics are priceless and its in pretty good condition. I naturally loved the chapter called "Emergencies." Come over and read it sometime.




We also got to talk to Karen Brown, owner of Savvy Chic. I am in love with what she did to the shabby industrial cement floor in her shop. It's painted to look exactly like hardwood floor and I honestly had to bend down and feel it to believe it. I think that would be awesome to do to my basement. I might have to go visit her again for some tips.

Friday night I went with Snoodie Foodies to Cuisine (in New Center) for our monthly Detroit restaurant adventure. Join us sometime! Angela (my future roomie) found this amazing place near her work. It was super fancy so we tried to be on our best behavior. Delicious! I highly recommend the Lobster Linguini. Check it out sometime.



Oh and I got to see Demetri Martin last night. Hilarious. We decided his jokes can rarely be successfully retold as he is all about the dead pan delivery. So go watch some of his stuff for yourself.