Postcard organization

When I started becoming interested in collecting postcards again, I knew I needed to get them organised, and the collection had outgrown the boxes it was in. This was a good excuse to get my DVD collection organised first, and repurpose some of the DVD boxes which were a perfect size for all but the biggest postcards. I separated the postcards into two boxes, one for places and the other for everything else. I then set about making some dividers from white card. It turned out that I needed a…

Whenever my family returns from vacation, I like to surround us with memories we’ve made on our trip. Souvenirs are great, but I’m not going to put salt and pepper shakers of the Eiffel Tower on my kitchen table. So instead of displaying your “My mom went to Italy and all I got was this … Read More

Sending postcards to kids is one of our fave ways to inspire a love of travel in children. Here, why collect postcards and 4 ways to display postcards!

When I'm out at thrift stores, I'm always on the lookout for studio storage. Among my favorite finds are vintage wood racks that were originally used to hold 8-track and cassette tapes, CDs, etc. They come in many shapes and sizes, from large racks, to smaller, more narrow racks. I have use for all of them. The slots work well for holding all sorts of ephemera or crafting supplies. I love them for holding many items I use for artwork or sell in my etsy shop. I can see my bingo cards at a…

As you may remember from my recent post about my New Year’s resolution for 2018, my goal this year is to fill my new recipe box with all of my favorite recipes. I stocked myself up on recipe cards thanks to Rifle Paper Co., but I was having a really hard time finding some stylin’ recipe box dividers. Then I remembered my collection of vintage-style postcards… I like to pick up cool looking postcards whenever I’m traveling somewhere, and I snatched up a ton of these at Yellowstone and Arches…

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Almost four years ago, I wrote a blog post about my lifelong postcard collection . A few weeks afterwards, I organized my postcards into a...

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Postcards are one of the best ways to remember experiences, and they’re not just good for sending. Some are so chic that they deserve to double as decor and not for just lining your junk drawer either. If your postcard displays are usually nothing more than magnets on refrigerators or messy piles on your desk, you’re probably in need of some fresh design inspiration.