vintage finds for a modern world: all the luck in the world!

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i’ve long been loving the adorable details in the home of Jane, also known as ATLW on flickr, and the images she’s added to the sfgirlbybay flickr pool. jane is a graphic designer and artist from the Netherlands, who loves to combine found and thrifted articles with a very personal touch, and now i’ve discovered her new etsy shop, All the luck in the world.... 
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vintage finds for a modern world: etsy love.

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i love the rain. i really do. but i do hate when it washes out my flea market adventures. so, when in dire need (yes, it is a need!) for some unique vintage finds, i turn to etsy! plus, the items occasionally come wrapped beautifully, with ephemera in the form of sweet little thank you notes, tucked in with the packages. you don’t get that at the flea market! i thought... 
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mark makes something cool…everyday!

i just found designer & illustrator mark weaver’s work via the fab grain edit (oh, and enter today’s giveaway here!) and just had to share his amazing collages. mark mixes what looks to me like perfect typefaces combined with all sorts of styles and elements, and leaves you with this really well-designed, retro-fabulous imagery. here’s just a peek at... 
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the benevolent postcard society.

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i’m so happy to have joined up with the benevolent postcard society! i rarely get ‘real mail’ these days, unless of course it’s another catalog, or of course one of those pesky bills. but the benevolent postcard society is a fantastic idea created by illustrator and blogger lori langille of the blog automatism. A postcard exchange and art project in... 
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