Decor starbursts: old cards & paper

I haven't done many decor-related posts lately, mainly because I'm not feeling as restless in my abode and the need to do a massive 're-org' has been curtailed - a good sign, perhaps on the emotional front!

Speaking of Emotional Decorating, one of my fave topics, I thought I'd share a few little ideas that not only make me smile but also make my space reflect The Essential Me:

When I get bored of an old gilt mirror, the side edge of which is pictured here, I tuck old cards and momentos into the edges of it.

I created this card for my Mom and Dad when I was a wee one, recycled from an old Easter card (as the pastel edges indicate). We kids used to go through the Sears holiday catalogue and cut out our fave images, then affix them on old cards. I just love this card, which explains why I snagged it from the folks! So on my little faux display board it goes.

This card was given to me when I was a young child and very sick in the hospital. It was given to me by my fave nurses and orderlies in the 1970s, who I still remember to this day. I think they may still remember me as I was the only child in an adult ward - plus I was, as the card says, A Sweet Girl!

I've hung onto it years and years. I just get the warm fuzzies every time I look at this little piece of my past.






This is the business card (sideways) of a local stylist.

I love the non-standard size (it's fatter than most biz cards), and the image is so lush.

Way too pretty for my Rolodex.

The black and white slip below is a scanned image from my highschool yearbook.

I used to dance quite intensively and this was a beautiful ballet piece I was in that was a re-worked choreography for the now defunct Theatre Ballet of Canada.

We used upturned umbrellas and danced to Debussy. Boy those umbrellas hurt the arms after dancing for over 5 minutes!

Guess who I am? (far right).

My best friend sent this clipping from a fashion or decor magazine.

She loved it and so do I: the clutch purses between the bookends are so very glam Grunge Queen!

Hope these little ideas inspire you a wee bit.