Artist Feature - CREATIVE SUNDRIES

Sarah and Carol, the mother and daughter team behind Creative Sundries specialize in vintage treasures and unusual ephemera, as well as handmade ATCs, notecards, crocheted cuffs, and jewelry.

I know I really enjoyed peeking through their shop at all the vintage and ephemera items. I think it is funny when I happen upon something I recall from my childhood. (but of course, that means I must admit that my childhood is now considered VINTAGE!)

A fun piece of nostalgia, pictured above, is a pair of game playing cards from 1968 called "Funny Bones" and are ideally suited for mixed media art or collage. The cards can be purchased in their Etsy shop (http://creativesundries.etsy.com/) for only $1.50 USD.

Sarah and Carol are also members of the Etsy Minnesota Street Team and IndiePublic. You can learn more about Creative Sundries at http://creativesundries.blogspot.com/

Artist Feature - VALERIE MUNGIA

Valerie Mungia, aka Wanderlust & Pixie Dust, hails from Riverside, CA. Valerie's love of world travel, antiques, ephemera, and anything and everything vintage is evident in all of her handcrafted goodies.

The ephemera piece, featured above, is especially cool! As a little girl I loved Holly Hobby! Somehow and somewhere, Valerie has discovered some vintage Holly Hobby wrapping paper. Wouldn't this make an ordinary gift just so much more special?

You can purchase the Holly Hobby wrapping paper for only $3.50 USD in her Etsy shop (wanderlustNpixiedust.etsy.com) along with other special treasures.

Learn more about Valerie at http://wanderlustnpixiedust.typepad.com/