Old notebooks, discarded postcards purchased from a flea market, sheaves of sheet music, yellowed newspapers with foreign language text: Learn new ways to give virtually any piece of old paper vintage charm. Anna Corba shares her tried-and-true secrets of how to make decorative pieces of art that are fun and functional. Her beautiful projects are outlined here—from contemporary fans to decorated glassware to party favors—with detailed instructions, charming color photos, and tips to help imaginative crafters express their individual personality with vintage style. Discover the unexpected value and charm of old bottle caps, measuring tapes, wooden spools, and weathered bingo cards. Then learn how items like beeswax, faded tassels, and double-stick tape can transform ordinary objects into unique keepsakes.

 

It's as easy as ABC to create beautiful scrapbooks, cards, and other decorated projects with these vintage alphabets and classic ornamentations. From ornate Victorian lettering to antique word tile images, from baroque initials to cherub letters, the range of charming designs offers something for everyone, and really turns an ordinary page into something memorable and unique. Use them to make monograms or labels for a journal, to write an irresistibly lovely message, or to embellish a memory box. Some of the alphabets are pretty as a picture just shown off as is.