5 posts tagged “recycled”
I've got another blog where I've posted a few photos I don't have uploaded here yet, and a very interesting story to go with them. I hope you'll take a minute to check it out:
http://ddpool.blogspot.com
I've got some new pocket mirrors available in my Etsy shop, and I'll still more posted soon:
I love vintage cameras! I think I've mentioned that before....
Over the weekend I sold 4 sets of 1 inch buttons that I made using images recycled from vintage photography magazines. These showed pictures of darkroom equipment...enlargers, film cannisters, even the beloved old Gra-lab 300 timer! I loved printing my own black & white prints back when I had access to a darkroom. The first time I tried it I felt like I'd found my paintbrush! And I had a feeling there might be some others out there who felt the same way, so I made these buttons. And I'm glad to know they did indeed mean somthing to someone out there! I have lots more where they came from, too. I have some copies of the same ads in different magazines, but each button is a little different...each one is one of a kind. So check my shop again if something like that suits your needs.
I also sold a couple of 2 1/4 inch keychains I made, also using recycled images from vintage magazines. The two I sold showed a Pentax Spotmatic and an Olympus OM4-T. I have more with other cameras and will continue to post similar keychains that showcase those classic oldies. Maybe they're the cameras you started out with, or maybe the ones you remember your dad or grandpa using. Hey, these would make a great stocking-stuffer for your favorite photographer. Now there's an idea!
My pocket mirrors are currently featured in two different Etsy Treasuries!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=5227
http://www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=5433
You should really click on those links and check out the other cool stuff made by the EtsyMoms featured in these two treasuries! Great stuff!
I've seen lots of comments from fellow Etsy dealers about using Flickr, so I finally decided to check it out. I signed up, started uploading some of my photos, and checking out some groups to join.
Naturally, I joined the EtsyMoms group, since I'm a member of that Street Team. Looks like there are lots of different Etsy groups, so I want to investigate some of those, too.
I love recycling images from old magazines, so I've been searching under "vintage" and "retro" to see if I might find some kindred spirits and places where my photos would fit in. I stumbled upon (stumbleupon.com is another one I've gotta check out!) a group called "old photographic cameras" that got my attention. I love vintage cameras and have a blast making buttons with pictures of old cameras and darkroom equipment and such...I've mentioned that in a couple of previous entries in this blog here and here and here and here. So, I stopped to take a closer look at that Flicker group. Unfortunately, I found only one post in that group, from several months ago.
Somebody had posted a couple of blurry pictures of an old camera, and asked if anybody knew what it was. The fun thing was ...I knew! I recognized it as an old Russian rangefinder. I grabbed my old camera price guide off the shelf and looked it up. Sure enough, it was Russian Zorki 4, made from 1956-1973. I can't tell from those pictures, but if it has a lever wind instead of just a knob to wind the film with, then it's a Zorki 4K.
I don't know if anybody else with an interest in old, obscure cameras will read this...but I got a kick out of it!
(With a little more looking and I did find another vintage camera group to join over there!)
I've started making pocket mirrors to list in my Etsy shop. These are 2 1/4" with a real glass mirror, made with my professional button machine. I'm doing some with original designs and some from recycled images from vintage magazines. Here are the ones I have so far:
And thess two aren't listed yet, but I'll do that today or tomorrow, along with some other new magnets, keychains and mirrors.
