DIY Supply Find: Postcard Collections

While I have used postcards as art in my own home (see my Nashville gallery wall which features postcards from the Spirit of Nashville series), this awesome DIY from How About Orange reignited my interest and reminded me of what a great, inexpensive resource postcards can be.   Today, I'm rounding up some fun (and thrifty) postcard collection finds, each ripe for a good DIY.



L-R from the top:
Florence Broadhurst Postcard Set available from Kate Spade, $15 for 12
The Art of Instruction Vintage Educational Chart Postcards available from Amazon, $15 for 100
Vintage Postcards from Vanity Fair available from Amazon, $16 for 100
Pantone Postcard Box available from Amazon, $14 for 100
Postcards from Penguin available from Amazon, $17 for 100
Postcards from The New Yorker available from Amazon, $17 for 100
The Art of Vintage DC Comics Postcards available from Amazon, $13 for 100
The Art of Pixar Postcards available from Amazon, $13 for 100
Vintage New York Postcards available from the MoMA Store, $14 for 18
Paris vs. New York Postcard Box available from Amazon, $14 for 100

What fun projects can you think of for these beauties?


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Halloween in Tokyo

Well, we are back from Tokyo! ...and in the midst of a hurricane.  I've got to say that the incessant raining combined with the jet lag took me out of service for almost 18 hours yesterday.  Apparently, it's a pretty ferocious combination.  Since Halloween is just a day away, I thought I'd share some of the low-tech iPhone pics I captured of the Halloween celebrations we witnessed in Tokyo.

On Saturday, our last night in Japan, we went out in the Roppongi area for dinner and drinks.  Little did we know that we'd be in the midst of one of the most fun Halloween sites I've seen.  People were everywhere donning costumes.  I'll say, they weren't the most clever costumes (sexy nurses, sexy cops, sexy maids, sexy Snow Whites everywhere), but definite points for abundance.  Fun fact:  Friends in groups all dress in the same costume.


Sexy and bloody nurses.  There was also a group of bloody doctors just to their left.
A panda. And a Joker.

Read on to see lots more pics.

A Few Tidbits from Japan

  
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I have about two and a half more days here in Japan.  I'm worn nearly ragged, but I've been having a great time.  I plan to do a more detailed recap when I return, but I thought I'd share a few quick tidbits  on this fine Friday.  When I travel, I am so keenly aware of small differences that I try to take note of because they're unique or indicative of larger cultural differences, but I often forget them.  Maybe this little list will help me remember them later in life.

Tidbits:

There are shockingly few trash cans yet absolutely no litter.

During the busiest times, people line up to get onto the metro and then board the already full trains in an orderly fashion.  You don't see any of this "HEY! MOVE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAIN...ASSHOLE!" business that we have during DC rush hour.

There are a cacophony of words everywhere.  I'm sort of glad that I can't read it, because I think it would be sensory overload.  When every place is so overrun with advertising, it makes me wonder if it renders it all ineffective.

Public drunkenness, man.  Seriously, there are some real shit shows here, and it does not discriminate based on age.  I saw one middle aged business man completely face plant down some stairs.  He looked dead.  It was disturbing.  I've seen public vomiting in the metro twice.  While passing by from the outside, I saw a young girl inside a restaurant just eat it into the window.

The whole anime thing is just plain freaky-deaky.  There are cafes where the waitresses are dressed up in anime outfits -- little maid costumes and school girl uniforms.  Yet it is unclear to me what is sexual and what is not.  I do not like the ambiguity on that front.

All the taxis have the same charming lace seat covers.

So, um, yeah, Americans can be disgusting and, boy, do we bolster the theory of the tragedy of the commons.  We can be gluttonous, indulgent, over-sexualized, and consumer-driven, but there are sins being committed everywhere.  Everybody's got their own way of dealing with things, no?


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Catharsis for the Conspicuous Consumer: Hearts

I love myself a heart motif, so I've rounded up a few items that I've had my eye on recently featuring hearts.  If money were no object, I'd be all over that DvF scarf.  How about you? Anything here strike your fancy?

one: Custom US State Rubber Stamp + City Heart by Etsy seller Happy Rainy Day
two: Rose Gold Stud Earrings by Etsy seller Tiny Armour, $53
three: 'Homemade' Rubber Stamp by Etsy seller n2, $15
four: Braden Scarf by Diane Von Furstenberg available from Matches, $170
five: Big Heart Stamp by Besotted Brand, $35
six: Book Safe by Etsy seller Conduit Press, $45
seven: Wood Cutting Board by Fishs Eddy, $15
eight: Heart Shell Top by Topshop, $68
nine: Mini Sequin Heart Brooch by Ban.do, $24



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TGIF

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Some of my favorite links this week:

Check out the barber board Will of Bright.Bazaar added to his kitchen.  Adorable.

If I ever complain about my small space crafting again, slap me, because look what my friend Rebecca is up to in the Airstream that she shares with her brand new husband. 

What a great nursury from 6th Street Design School.

A custom box template generator?  Wha?!  via How About Orange

FPG Here at Home:

Fabric, Paper, Glue, & Other Essential Supplies:  I finally wrapped up my mini-series discussing all the craft supplies I like to have on hand.

New Feature:  I unveiled a new feature here on the site so that you can share photos of any tutorials or cocktails you try.  You can even share photos of projects inspired by something around here.  I would love to feature some of your uploaded photos!

A Fabric & A Font:  I shared another combo to inspire.

Try This: I put Plastidip to use on a tote bag...what else?!  

FPG Elsewhere:

On Tuesday, Kelly of Studio DIY featured me and Michael in one of my favorite DIY couple costumes for her Halloween series of bloggers in costume.

Check out Luri & Wilma for a series on how to make a basic clutch and a few easy ways to customize and personalize it.

I'm in a (friendly) craft war with Melissa of No. 2 Pencil over on BuzzFeed, and my ammunition is a trio of art deco-inspired candlesticks.  Hop over and vote for me.

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