a shopping trip to Bloom & Bee Swanky

http://www.beeswanky.blogspot.com/

Always a treat!  Went there yesterday with my best of friend.

It was delightful to see

 Ephemera Extraordinaire

in the vintage business area.

See Ephemera Extraordinaire collection at:

Bloom & Bee Swanky

This is my favorite store!  It has a great collection of 

everything antique, unique & totally wonderful.

It is such a pleasure to go there!! 

At B&BS there is a section of office/business unique finds.  There you will find

Ephemera Extraordinaire garland with business type papers used to embellish a desk or book case.

My friend & I are going there after lunch today, so I'll take a picture!!

Ephemera Extraordinaire

This is a detail photo of the fun garland.

Garland is about 9 feet in length

Each is made from vintage papers, pages & other interesting paper designs.

Display Can with packages of Valentine Garland

from Ephemera Extraordinaire

Vintage Garland added to the mantel to bring some added joy to our memories.

Ephemera Extraordinaire

The new creation is going great & I have a goal:  get it on this little blog. Hoho

My new creation is paper garlands.  Each uniquely created from bits of ephemera & other interesting papers.

The shapes are then sewn into a garland (about 9 feet) for hanging/draping to enhance any vignette.

Vintage papers such as sheet music, aged print from novels, maps, & other ephemera are collected to assemble a garland that is artistically pleasing & also whimsical.

Each garland is one-of-a-kind & made wtih great joy & creativity

to add a bit of magic

to any vignette.

Since I've always had the motto of "packaging is everything" - the garlands are presented in a little bag with a fresh bay leaf & a bit of paper fluff & a sprinkle of glitter.  Pretty cute, even in the package!!

- Photos to follow -