Vintage Pantone

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colors-6 colors-4 colors-1colors-4 Color study from 1692 by an artist known only as A. Boogert.  Looks like the original Pantone swatches.  I’ve seen this before with color wheels and theory. Time to Google. Until then, the rest of the yummy color blocks are located at Colossal. 

Pickin’ UP Stuff

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vintage paper

Another antique market find. The Zanol Product Company made a little bit of everything including needles. Inside of the card is an even tinier envelope filled with sewing needles.

Fell in love with these Victorian trade cards from Dilworth’s Coffee. Edward Dilworth Latta was one hell of a traveling salesman. He built a southern empire in not just one industry but several. Surprised Starbucks hasn’t created ad campaigns like this… collectable trading cards. These are just down right gorgeous.

Vintage Direct Mail

by chartreuse, posted in design, lost & found

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I’m addicted to vintage advertising. I found this piece in a cigar box at the Grayslake Antique Market. The thoughtful design, unique illustration and of course the printed details made me buy the entire lot. It’s all in the details right? Silver shimmery ink for the S. C. Schwartz Co. Must have been some fancy pants.

I’m not sure about the kick in the butt message though.

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Back to the drawing board

by chartreuse, posted in design, general, lost & found
time to sharpen the pencils
time to sharpen the pencils

After a wonderful year off, it’s time to go back to the other work. Honestly, the boss was a bit of a baby. 🙂 And the new Associate Boss (his partner in crime) is an even bigger baby. I needed to pick this guy up at the antique fair in Mundelein. My  fancy pants pencils from World Market were meant to sit cozy in matching dusty value.

Mustache Bash

by chartreuse, posted in lost & found

For the greatest baby little man in the world, we are throwing a Mustache Bash. We started with the invites and everything design-y that we can do here and there along the way. I finally hit a snag. Our car isn’t large enough to accommodate the plywood needed for our backdrop photo prop. We’ve seen a ton all over Pinterest and our favorite blogs. A Subtle Revelry has one that is fun. This one is what I am hoping to make.

More templates and party pieces here.