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Screen play
Define your private
corner and decorate it at the same time by using a folding screen as a backdrop.
We found one in good condition and gave it a makeover as a display piece.
(f) To create
side panels, cut batting 1⁄2-inch less than fabric all the way around. Spray
mount the batting onto the screen. Place fabric over batting so it’s even on all
sides and staple to screen at edges. Finish the look by outlining the edges with
cotton tape. Now you have a place to tack on interesting adornments, such as old
silver buckles, cards, charms, whatever! (g)
In the center of the screen, we hung cool
sculptural mirrors and tied on retro millinery flowers, Cotton tape, Mokuba.
Silver buckles, flowers, Tinsel Trading.
Handwriting on the wall
“Greeting cards
are becoming more artisanal, with hand-embellishments like gold leaf, feathers,
and sewing,” says Melanie Nerenberg, director of marketing at Kate’s Paperie in
New York City. Show off the details on bulletin boards accented with bullion and
ribbon trim: (1) A case in point-— This handmade felt creature has a
three-dimensional quality. (2) Surreal, glittering nature
scene from Calypso Cards. (3) Israeli-made embossed card.
(4) Cool custom inks make Dewey
Howard designs special. (5) For your favorite yoga master.
(6) Hot pink greetings from Calypso
Cards.
(7) Old School Stationers prints
its cards on an 1890 press. (8) Artist R. Nichols works in small-scale collage. (9) Antique letterpress printing by
Saturn Press gives this image a woodcut look. (10) Drawn by a child, blue elephant
card from Eunco. (11) A paper ribbonlike decoration called musubi embellishes this
Japanese card. Cards 1-5, 7,10,11, Kate’s Paperie.
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