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{no. 31} divine interlude

Who doesn't know about Divine Twine? I knew you would all be in the know.

But did you know that the creator behind the stripey string almost single handedly got the manufacturer on board to its wonderful merits? That it took some convincing?

That the colors had to be just right--those lovely muted tones that compliment our special packages so well.

That it had to be biodegradeable?

That it had to be just so.

A lot of research goes into some of our favorite things.

I mean who thinks so indepth about string?

 

Luckily for me {and you} Whitney does.

 

Original + Creative Divine Twine is available here.

 

{super speedy shipping + the friendliest service possible}

 

{fabulous summer sale} only 72 hours remaining

....to take advantage of the spectacular 50% off savings on our

website

 

Enter this COUPON CODE at check out: AUG50PV

 
  
  

{then it's time to put an end to these crazy price shenanigans ----}

 

 

Sale ends Monday, August 30th

 

 

indulgent dog photos..because um, it's my blog

i am not a frilly person by nature, but before I knew it i was cutting this flower and ribbon piece off of a DIY garland prototype in my craft room...i thought it would make for a nice prop against P's grey coat and the chocolate brown coverlet

no, she did not like having this around her neck, but there was another human in the background with treats, so she conceded for 5 minutes and it was pretty early this morning, so she was not her full energy self.

 

anyway she is 1 today + sometimes humans are silly

 

 

evermore, thank you

Jenny featured our fabric remnant notebook tutorial over at her site--she is growing a community of artists and their stories over at Crescendoh--check it out!

So sweet to be included on the brand new Hip Hip Hooray blog--a great resource for parents planning celebrations for wee ones. Melanie (of you are my fave -a lovely, lovely blog) did a guest post and our DIY felt shingle tree made an appearance. If you have ever read If you Give a Moose a Muffin...you'll want to click on over and check out her post inspired by the story.

 

Tutorials from the above posts:

DIY Felt Shingle Tree Tutorial

Fabric Remnant Notebook Tutorial

 

 

 

geo {cache}

i near about hyper ventilated when i saw

these beauties* all lined up in a row.

 

aloud, i wished i had one

i would even settle for an old roll down school map, i said, thinking out loud

a roll down school map?

'i have one in the basement' said the person who heard the wishful thinking out loud thoughts

'really?' i said

{i had no idea}

vintage roll down school map circa 1890

 

my husband rescued it from the grain bin on the family farm

it has a considerable amount of damage, but he thinks it was his grandfather's. so it is a keeper.

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if you like vintage industrial, sand-blasted beauties check out

their* shop as well.

this definitely stood out among their treasures: rides + good times 

somewhere in here

 

random bits

 

 

 

All You Need {savings of 50%}

AUGBLOG50

The coupon code that gets you 50% off of your entire order!

Valid: Monday, August 16th-----Sunday, August 22nd

Your savings begin here!

 

 

It has been a busy summer here at Papier Valise- we were extremely thrilled to have a lovely mention in the Summer DIY edition of Martha Stewart Weddings and most recently our "Good To The Last Sip Labels" were featured in the August issue of Bon Appetit Magazine--an honor for us to be included in such esteemed publications.

 

So we thought we'd celebrate with a thank you coupon.

 

We have issued this fabulous (+ somewhat crazy) August Promotion Coupon Code to our various mailing lists and now we're also sharing it here--we had to stagger the offer a bit due to the response on the first day ....but of course, we didn't want to leave anyone out of the savings circle!

Enter AUGBLOG50 at the check out and you will see the amazing savings.

(click the suitcase guy in the top right corner to begin shopping)

{note: regular shipping rates apply}

 

Watch for some terrific new items to appear in the coming weeks as we clear our shelves in anticipation for new arrivals , some amazing collections and some fun product ideas that we can't wait to share with you all.

 
 
   

I would like to extend a special fabulous T H A N K   Y O U to everyone who has put us into the media spotlight in these recent months sharing us with your editorial teams, as well as mentioning us on your blogs.

Truly, we are so very grateful.

Happy Crafting!

evermore, thank you

kind, swell folks.

they're everywhere.

 

Ez of Creature Comforts

has a lovely interview up over at the Fossil blog + she gave us a lovely little shout out.

{You must bookmark the Fossil blog if you haven't already

--LOTS of interesting tidbits--artist interviews, lovely things to look at, vintage tidbits. I still remember my Fossil watch with its little lift up watch face cover ...I'm probably dating myself given that design element...}

Also the uber talented crafter Cathe Holden of JSIM 

fame mentioned us in an interview she did a while back (I apologize I cannot find the link I had bookmarked). Made me do cartwheels. First time in 15 years. Or maybe the first time ever.

Kelly has great links practically e-v-e-r-y d-a-y on her blog. 

She does this everyday folks. You never know what you might find. Sometimes you find yourself right back here.

~  t h a n k   y o u  ~

thriftstore disappointment at every turn

a few weeks back with the Mr & P at the dog spa (otherwise known as the farm) i tackled a basement purge of epic proportions. piles that had been there for a couple of years that i obviously did not miss. useful things but not needful.

i was not sentimental about any of it.

i was flinging things into designated boxes left, right and center

i had a yard sale

i recycled

i gave things to the neighbors

+ off went 3 carloads to the thrift store

 

imagine if you will my disappointment when i stopped at the thrift store this morning for a 10 minute field trip.

i saw people with my purges in their shopping baskets.

i spied things tucked here and there on shelves that a few weeks previous had been hiding in my basement.

it was a tiny surreal little moment.

me? i came home empty handed.

{above photo is of some of my thrift store finds from earlier in the summer-china from England, a shoelast from 1959 + a sweet little hankie}