My Junk Creation: Vintage Gift Tags from Me
The magazine I chose to cut up (in places) was the August 1953 Show magazine, which sold originally for .10 cents. I made more tags than I’m showing here, but the lighting at my place is just weird. Most of the photos were blurry. Too bad, but you get the idea. In case you missed it, check out how to make these.
For my first tag, I choose an ad for the New! 1953 “Space Commander” Vibro-Matic Walkie-Talkies (2 Phones only $1) Thrills & Fun Galore!
Then I picked some images from the story, “Degas Comes to Harlem.” I like the round tag above best. I love that it has a page number on it in the lower right corner.
I also chose to make some tags from the story, “Guide to Paris Clubs.” These were some wild images. That’s another thing I like about projects like this. I had no idea mags in the 50s talked so much about sex. My, my. I got the wrong idea from Leave It to Beaver.
Will you try your own vintage gift tags?
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9 opinions for My Junk Creation: Vintage Gift Tags from Me
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Apr 17, 2008 at 1:31 am
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Cyndi L
Apr 18, 2008 at 11:10 am
These are great, Peggy! What a creative use of old ephemera :-)
Noreen Crone-Findlay
Apr 18, 2008 at 12:50 pm
Love the tags, Peggy!
You could scan the images, too, if you decided to not cut up the magazine.
What a neat idea :o)
Peggy
Apr 18, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Cyndi, thanks. I’m hoping to find some great old mags or catalogs printed for Dec. so I can have some Christmas-themed tags as well.
Noreen, now the scanner is a good idea. Maybe I should break down and buy one. I tend to be old-fashioned with my technology sometimes. It’s just the computer and printer for me, and I rarely use the printer. I have no idea what Kinkos would charge to scan, but they are crazy expensive for faxing.
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Apr 18, 2008 at 1:09 pm
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Eileen
Apr 19, 2008 at 7:46 am
Peggy, these are really adorable. I know they will be conversation starters when people receive their gifts.
I second Noreen’s scanning suggestion. Not only do you preserve the original vintage mags, but also you can save and reuse the images for other projects.
Mary Miller at ScannerMagic.com has an article to help you select a scanner. Some very inexpensive ones deliver very good quality.
Peggy
Apr 19, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Eileen,
Thanks for visiting. I added a note about scanning to the original post on how to make.
I’ll check the link for scannermagic.com. Thanks again.
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