Hi Everyone!
This weekend, I spent many hours in my parents' attic, collecting little tidbits to use in collage and mixed media projects, as well as scanning and organizing photos and letters. I found some terrific pieces, and have already started my first project. (No photos, yet, sorry!) My parents live on the farm that was purchased and cleared by my mother's family in the 1840's, so there are many, many treasures of varying ages stashed in the attic. I barely made a dent in the work (fun work, though) that needs doing, so there will be many more trips in my future to complete it.
Just had to share with people that would appreciate it, that I picked hundreds of tiny dead fly parts out of a tin box full of cancelled stamps with a pair of tweezers from my brothers 1970's manicure set! The tweezers came home with me, too! In the same box was a hand cut bird graphic. Obviously, I am not the first paper crafter in my family. Can't wait to use it in a project!
Here is a JPEG of a card that I scanned, in case anyone would like to grab it. A cleaned up version is available if you Google "girl riding bird" and choose images. I prefer it this way, with 100 years of attic aging.
Although it is not copyrighted, I ask that you don't share the image with others. I would like to keep it within our SB/Black Cat family.