January 22nd, 2009
You may recall that we made a pathetic gingerbread house for Christmas. So, when the kids wanted to buy a clearanced kit at Target the other day, I was really hesitant. They begged, the kit was super cheap and I gave in. Then, I kept putting off the big building event. Well, we gave [...]
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January 20th, 2009
Valentine’s Day Postcard
Originally uploaded by StampingMad
Here’s another vintage Valentine. Postcards were really popular around the turn of the century. This cupid would scare me, but someone thought he was cute enough to send to someone else!
I think I bought it as part of a box lot. I can’t imagine buying it on purpose…
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January 19th, 2009
Martin Luther King, Jr. was an amazing man who inspired people to fight for change without violence. His “I have a dream” speech has uplifted and motivated generations of people.
This week, children everywhere are writing their own “I have a dream” speeches for school. Need a refresher for your assignment? Get it right from [...]
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January 18th, 2009
Need a quick Chinese New Year’s activity for your kids? Feel free to print out this free worksheet about Chinese New Year and the Year of the Ox geared toward elementary school children.
This worksheet includes a few sentences about the different animals in the Chinese zodiac, a word search for the different animals and [...]
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January 18th, 2009
These colorful musical instruments are tagged made in Japan. The insides are covered in gold paper. I think they’re early 60’s. I’ve seen other horn ornaments, but the other collectors don’t know much about them either. If you have info, please pass it on!
photo by me
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January 16th, 2009
Marriage Certificate from early 1900s
Originally uploaded by StampingMad
I used this early 1900’s certificate of holy matrimony to create a page in a wedding scrapbook for my mom’s wedding a few years ago. If you’re planning to create some romantic scrapbook pages for Valentine’s Day, you might like to use it as a background.
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