I think I'm having way too much fun with these baskets for my space at the antique store. Being the organizer that I try to be, I decided to separate the small cellophane bags of vintage wares by category. This of course led to identifying each basket.
I came across these vintage tags in my garage a couple weeks ago. They have the most lovely, old patina to them. I printed off the words onto some vintage typewriter paper and used double sided tape to secure them to the label. I finished them off by tying them onto the baskets with some aqua and white baker's twine.
Lately I've been having a very hard time relaxing. The amount of work that I have to do both in the house, as a mama and selling on my various venues leaves me working from pre-dawn until night time. Now with that said, I do adore my work but I can feel my body physically struggling to relax and un-tense. For some reason, sitting at my pricing table with my cellophane bag and my box of Bits & Bobs has been very calming for me. Making these simple tags? Complete bliss......
How wonderful it is to find those rare moments of bliss doing something productive.
Posted by: Poppy | October 17, 2012 at 10:34 AM
I've started making little felt scrap ornaments. It makes me happy, and it keeps from snacking too much at night. I knit, too.
Posted by: Heather | October 17, 2012 at 12:13 PM
I was intrigued by the name stamped around the tag's hole..Vulcan Quality! I googled "Vulcan Quality Stationery Supplies" and found that line carried in....Missouri!! (I love the detective work in thrifting!)
Posted by: Joy | October 17, 2012 at 12:40 PM
It's great that something so practical is calming for you. Scrolling through Pinterest helps me sometimes and is almost worse than useless! Love the tags. It makes my OCD senses happy.
Posted by: Melissa | October 17, 2012 at 09:15 PM
it's a blessing that such little things can be so calming. for me, bliss is in the details - i think perhaps it is for you, too :)
Posted by: sarah | October 18, 2012 at 05:35 PM
Selena your tags are GORGEOUS....!!
I'm glad their production allowed you some 'quiet time'....Hard for us in our line of work I know....!!
Take care Love & try not to overdo it....!!!
Cheers from Oz,
Tamarah :o)
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I'm inspired! What font are you using?
Posted by: Maria | October 22, 2012 at 07:50 AM
I love the patina on those tags! Beautiful. I'm feeling the same way right now Selena. Super tense, stressed, so much to do it's hard to sleep. But there are little parts of the job that are very relaxing, like crafting new tags, cleaning finds, etc.
Posted by: Van | October 22, 2012 at 08:07 AM
Its called Cocktail font. :-)
xoxo Selena
Posted by: Selena Cate | October 22, 2012 at 08:28 AM
I love those, I can see myself using it as a present tag or even as an identifier tag in our kitchen. Are the tags made with thicker width than average? I get the same feeling though, when I'm wired and stressed, it gets harder to come back to a relaxed state.
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Vaikka olisin parempi jos meni vähän tarkemmin, olen silti saanut ydin mitä tarkoitit. Olen samaa mieltä. Se ei ehkä ole suosittu ajatus, mutta se on järkevää. Varmasti tulla takaisin enemmän tätä. Suuri work.Good työ, ihana blogi ... todella nauttia siitä ja lisätään se minun sosiaaliset kirjanmerkit. Jatkakaa hyvää työtä
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