Old and Tattered

I'm not sure why, but I like the look of tattered old papers and textiles.

I use these for my journal pages.

Some of this stuff is in pretty bad condition, but that's partly what I like about them.

Books and woven fabric pieces all tied up with twine.

Greeting cards and letters from the early 1900's  in an old wire basket.

Feels good to have some things sorted and organized. Maybe tomorrow will be a day for creating.

We'll see.

Have a nice day!

Karen

Queen Of Broken Bling

Queen of Broken Bling or maybe the Crusty Queen.

Love her face! It's clay and I purchased it years ago from a shop on Etsy, but it's been so long ago that I don't remember the shop or the artist. I had deleted the account that I was using, so I have no way of looking it up. So sorry…..I'd like to give credit to the artist.

Her body is a rusty old funnel covered in bits of news paper from the 1920's and modpodge.

She's adorned with tattered old lace, broken bits of costume jewelry and vintage buttons.

You can see that a lot of the rhinestones are missing thus the name "Broken Bling".

Oh, almost forgot…

Her crown is an old glass drawer pull.

Even broken can be beautiful.

Have a beautiful day!

Karen

Tattered Shoes

I'm having a few business cards printed for my shop

RECONSIDERED.

I've tried making them myself in the past, but they just don't look the way I want them to.

Since I sell Antique Curiosities & Vintage Treasures,

I photographed these old, tattered, baby shoes as an option to use on my cards.

I didn't want my cards to look like anybody elses, and these well worn shoes have a certain charm to them, don't you think?

I just love the look of old, tattered, things.

These shoes are one of my favorites.

Do you love tattered things too?

I'd love to hear your comments.

Thanks for visiting.

Karen