Wow! These are beautiful! Perhaps someday...if I save them long enough my papers I have now will all be "vintage" and someone will love them just as much as you love your! Just kidding...I don't think mine will last that long.
The way you combine things....is it just instinct! Cleaning out my Grandma's house...where where you when my Aunt tossed all the vintage magazines, newspapers, cards, music...from the 70's and older! I could cry now, at all the treasures lost.
Hi Ele, those papers are way too wonderful and I would never throw those out. Your grandma sounds like a true gem. I love all your creations and the green is fabulous! Hope you are enjoying the season. Thank you for stopping by, it is always great to see you. Have a great week. Hugs, Celestina la rea rose
Oh, GOODNESS, Ele! After seeing these gorgeous pictures, I don't even want people to LOOK at MY horrid wrapping this year! I'm MORTIFIED. Wait! I know what I'll do! When people receive their gifts, I'll direct them to your blog & say THAT'S the way I MEANT for their gifties to look. Sigh. Seriously, I just love your beautiful vintage papers AND the way you incorporate them into such elegant creations! You're amazing!
Ele your vitage wallpaper and brooches on the books look so pretty.I love them.I really love hearing about your grandma though!I love the brown paper with stanps on it and the green ribbon its so rich looking.Hugs,Jen
Ele, those packages are beautiful! I love that idea! I just love wrapping presents for girls and women. It is so fun. I dont get to do it enough so I take my time when I can! Great ideas!!
Hi Ele, what pretty things you've made with vintage finds. I love them all. Thank you for sharing! Cute idea's too on the giftwrap! Such nice memories of your Grandmother! Love you, Shirl Shirls Rose Cottage
good Morning Ele, I miss you in the group. hope you return, Love hearing about your farm, I sent out some little gifts this morning to all the ladies and I included you as I think you are still a part of us. Hope to see you back in soon. Merry Christmas, Judy
Love your paper love Ele! You would have about died at the wallpaper heaven we went to in Iowa... did you see it on Heather's blog? I'm not yet up to it in my blog posts. I just about had heart palpitations in there :)
good morning ele! I dont have a collection of vintage paper. I have lots of paper.. but not vintage.. Your making me think I'm missing out of something special though! I think I would like to have some vintage music sheets! that would be fun to play with! have a great weekend!! hugs viv
I have always loved plain brown paper wrapping, you have taken it to new heights with the elegant stamp and ribbon to finish off the project. Very classy!
Beautiful paper Ele! I love the ledger as it reminds me of when I started working as an accountant, WAAAAAY before computers, and we used green ledger paper for our work.
I think your name should be Elegant! That is what I find your creations to be. I wanted to stop in and wish you a Merry Christmas in case I don't have to time to do so before then.
Beautiful wrapping! Since you mentioned it I will say that I ADORE flocked wallpaper!! Beautiful indeed! Love that gold Dresden too you embellished with in some of the photos!
What an inspiring gathering of patterns and prints!
December 21, 2008 at 10:18 PM
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It's nice to be liked. If you visit Crafty Homemaker, there are links to other great blogs and a blog giveaway. You can also vote for me, if you like me.
Paper-Just can't get enough for my creations .....I know, I know, the trees are begging me to stop the love affair. Someone will get hurt. Honestly though, I'm doing my part. The paper that I love the most is "green", ephemera. You know, the vintage papers that I'm finding other uses for instead of throwing them away, (I'm shuddering as I realized I ACTUALLY wrote the word THROW.......It's my grandmothers fault, really. She NEVER EVER EVER EVER THREW things away, and to me this means, vintage paper). I swear my grandmothers closet had a secret door/secret room for all the items she put into her closet. She was forever pulling out "things" that she had saved when we needed supplies for art projects, Valentine boxes, etc. That is a whole different story, so let me get back to my "green" paper supplies.
Point in case:Vintage Ledger Paper-
[Image] I love the look. The hand written numbers are from another time, but the use of these papers, timeless. I have stamped "timeless" on the vintage ledger paper used on this journal. The ledger paper is also mixed with vintage wallpaper, another love. Vintage Wallpaper-
[Image]It comes in any shade and pattern imaginable. I have used vintage wallpaper on the note cards in the box above, on the photo album and keepsake box below. Vintage flocked wallpaper is used on the box above. Go here to see more pics of vintage flocked wallpaper!
[Image] [Image]Present wrapping has begun at Pink Heaven. I decided to go with simple elegance; plain brown paper stamped with a black fleur design. The best part of this project is that any age can create wrapping paper. Santa's helper and I tied on vintage flocked wallpaper tags and sage green bows.[Image][Image]Hope everyone is having a great week!Ele
posted by Ele at abitofpinkheaven at 7:03 AM on Dec 8, 2008
"Paper Love"
42 Comments -
Gorgeous and so inpsiring! Makes me want to go home and play with all of my papers.
Karla
December 8, 2008 at 8:57 AM
Those ARE adorable, sweetpea!! I hope to do some next year when I'm through with this house painting. *Sigh*.........
Smooches,
Connie
December 8, 2008 at 10:04 AM
So you did get some wrapping done!! Looks great.....nice snowey day isn't it?? Glad I don't have to go out today!!!
December 8, 2008 at 10:31 AM
Wow! These are beautiful! Perhaps someday...if I save them long enough my papers I have now will all be "vintage" and someone will love them just as much as you love your! Just kidding...I don't think mine will last that long.
December 8, 2008 at 11:14 AM
The way you combine things....is it just instinct! Cleaning out my Grandma's house...where where you when my Aunt tossed all the vintage magazines, newspapers, cards, music...from the 70's and older! I could cry now, at all the treasures lost.
December 8, 2008 at 11:25 AM
i love vintage ledger paper too, it is my very favorite!!!
December 8, 2008 at 11:31 AM
Hi Ele, those papers are way too wonderful and I would never throw those out. Your grandma sounds like a true gem.
I love all your creations and the green is fabulous!
Hope you are enjoying the season. Thank you for stopping by, it is always great to see you.
Have a great week.
Hugs, Celestina
la rea rose
December 8, 2008 at 3:12 PM
Love them all! Gorgeous-thanks for the inspiration!
~Tam :D
December 8, 2008 at 4:17 PM
Oh, GOODNESS, Ele! After seeing these gorgeous pictures, I don't even want people to LOOK at MY horrid wrapping this year! I'm MORTIFIED. Wait! I know what I'll do! When people receive their gifts, I'll direct them to your blog & say THAT'S the way I MEANT for their gifties to look. Sigh. Seriously, I just love your beautiful vintage papers AND the way you incorporate them into such elegant creations! You're amazing!
December 8, 2008 at 4:53 PM
Ele your vitage wallpaper and brooches on the books look so pretty.I love them.I really love hearing about your grandma though!I love the brown paper with stanps on it and the green ribbon its so rich looking.Hugs,Jen
December 8, 2008 at 9:21 PM
I love all of your pretty things Ele. Your packages are so elegant and pretty. Hope you are having a good week :)
December 9, 2008 at 8:54 AM
Beautiful, Ele! And isn't that vintage wallpaper just gorgeous!!
I love how you are decorating your packages this year!
Love you,
Stephanie
Angelic Accents
December 9, 2008 at 2:26 PM
So very pretty Ele, I love your clever wrapping too.
karen
December 9, 2008 at 2:57 PM
So very pretty Ms. Ele! The wrapping itself it a beautiful gift! You are so inspiring and creative. I always enjoy my visit.
December 9, 2008 at 8:01 PM
Ele, those packages are beautiful! I love that idea! I just love wrapping presents for girls and women. It is so fun. I dont get to do it enough so I take my time when I can! Great ideas!!
Hugs,
Amy
December 9, 2008 at 11:03 PM
Hi Ele, what pretty things you've made with vintage finds. I love them all. Thank you for sharing! Cute idea's too on the giftwrap! Such nice memories of your Grandmother!
Love you, Shirl
Shirls Rose Cottage
December 9, 2008 at 11:28 PM
good Morning Ele, I miss you in the group. hope you return, Love hearing about your farm, I sent out some little gifts this morning to all the ladies and I included you as I think you are still a part of us. Hope to see you back in soon.
Merry Christmas,
Judy
December 10, 2008 at 8:04 AM
Ele, I love this post! Your pictures of your creations are so pretty. Love the memory of your grandmother.
December 10, 2008 at 6:09 PM
Love all the papers and all your creations. How beautifully the presents are wrapped.. Happy Holidays!
December 10, 2008 at 6:21 PM
Wonderful!!! Laurie
December 10, 2008 at 9:26 PM
Love your paper love Ele!
You would have about died at the wallpaper heaven we went to in Iowa... did you see it on Heather's blog? I'm not yet up to it in my blog posts. I just about had heart palpitations in there :)
December 11, 2008 at 6:18 AM
good morning ele! I dont have a collection of vintage paper. I have lots of paper.. but not vintage.. Your making me think I'm missing out of something special though! I think I would like to have some vintage music sheets! that would be fun to play with!
have a great weekend!!
hugs
viv
December 11, 2008 at 6:55 AM
I have always loved plain brown paper wrapping, you have taken it to new heights with the elegant stamp and ribbon to finish off the project. Very classy!
December 11, 2008 at 9:11 AM
lovely pictures!!! Sooo pretty!!! I hope you have a great day!! hugs!! Britt :-)
December 11, 2008 at 4:08 PM
So pretty! I love vintage wallpaper too.
I passed on some vintage ledgers at this year's Longest Yard Sale, and I've regretted it since.
:)
~Becca~
December 11, 2008 at 11:33 PM
Beautiful paper Ele! I love the ledger as it reminds me of when I started working as an accountant, WAAAAAY before computers, and we used green ledger paper for our work.
December 13, 2008 at 4:08 PM
Love your wrapping paper! Simple elegance is a style I love. Pearl
December 14, 2008 at 12:47 AM
Oh how gorgeous and clever. The photo shots look so exquisite.
Sondra
December 14, 2008 at 8:20 AM
those are all my favorite things too!
December 14, 2008 at 8:33 PM
Hi Sweet Pea,
Just finally taking the time to make the rounds and see what all my favorite ladies are up to.
I hope all is going well with you and yours and you are cooking up some wonderful treats.
Have a great day sweet pea.
xo Cathy
December 15, 2008 at 11:15 AM
Your wrappings are gorgeous! Have a beautiful week :) Our parties are just finishing up and it's just about time to sit back and relax. xo
December 15, 2008 at 11:46 AM
That is just darling! I, too, love old handwritten paper and wallpaper!! Thanks for sharing!
Isabel
December 15, 2008 at 10:55 PM
Hi Miss Ele~
I love how you wrapped those gifts!!! How beautiful!!
Also, your box with the flocked wallpaper is gorgeous!!
Have a wonderful week! :)
xo
Dara
December 16, 2008 at 9:09 AM
So pretty and sweet.
December 16, 2008 at 5:46 PM
Ele,
I think your name should be Elegant! That is what I find your creations to be. I wanted to stop in and wish you a Merry Christmas in case I don't have to time to do so before then.
December 17, 2008 at 4:51 PM
Those are gorgeous! I love the vintage wallpaper.
December 18, 2008 at 5:40 PM
Ele, thanks so much for stopping over today...have a wonderful and very Merry Christmas!!!
December 19, 2008 at 7:12 PM
Beautiful wrapping! Since you mentioned it I will say that I ADORE flocked wallpaper!! Beautiful indeed! Love that gold Dresden too you embellished with in some of the photos!
Have a great weekend!
Molly xx
December 20, 2008 at 12:57 AM
You are so talented. Hope you have a wonderful holiday season
Becky
December 21, 2008 at 12:01 PM
Hi Ele! Just stopping by to wish you and your beautiful family a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!
Love you!
Amy
December 21, 2008 at 4:57 PM
Hi Ele, Just stopping back by to say hello and wish you a very Merry Christmas and all the best in the New Year.
hugs, Celestina Marie
December 21, 2008 at 10:16 PM
What an inspiring gathering of patterns and prints!
December 21, 2008 at 10:18 PM