My Crafty Little Page

I have a lot of "stuff" but vintage paper is NOT among it. My swap partners Rhonda, Heidi, Shannon and Lisa have all sent me wonderful old ledger sheets, music, tickets, bingo cards and much more - if not for them I'd have a hymnal and a dictionary and some old books. So what I'll show you today are things that I feel I've been entrusted with to use only for certain reasons....so here's my story of how these things came to me.

When I first started altering books I thought why not do one for the Mardi Gras fundraiser at church the youth have every year - dinner and a silent and live auction. So I asked the secretary if the church had anything equivilent to a "junk drawer" and of course they did. I was hoping for some old bulletins (which I got) but she said let's go look in the walk in safe because there was lots of old stuff needing to be cleaned out. (Hey! Wake up - I can see you're nodding off - so I'll get to the point!)

Here's my book I made. I tore off the "leather" of a hymnal to make a soft cover I could sew. I got a medal from the 150th anniversary,

and some old communion reminder postcards, pictures of the first church that burned, and the second church that burned! An original constitution in German and an old flag made during WWI with star representing the parishoners who went to war. It practically fell apart in my hands but I saved the stars!
I stitched and sewed and glued and added prayers and poems....
Took it to the auction and prayed someone would place a bid! They put it in the live auction and a bidding war started and it sold for $120.00.
That's a whopping amount for those frugal German Lutherans! Here's a few things I still have to work with for another church fundraiser... This is a book they gave to members during Christmas many years ago. It's just full of

gorgeous pictures and stories - all in German.A postcard from the pastor!Since it was so well received a school board member asked if I'd do a book for a fundraiser for them. So they gathered up some old local ephemera and I got to work. This report card is from the 1920's I think.Look at some of the things required on the home report. Milking! Sewing! Sweeping! What a hoot. Well just read the list. (maybe we should bring back a few) Anyway, I used an old algebra book from one of the Pflugers,and graduation announcements and old envelopes and report cards and picturesand put in a lot about the Panther's football glory days in the 50's and 60's. I think they won 54 games straight - a record at the time - and the coach was even on "To Tell the Truth" t.v. show. I had his expense record CBS sent him $200.00 for hotel, air fare and food in NYC for three days! Again, I sent the book to the auction hoping it would bring at least $100 and again it was put in the live auction and ...guess what it sold for???
$1350.00!!!!!!

and here's my letter to prove it because I couldn't believe it so why would You!

So that's my story and I'm sticking to it. Now go take your nap! But first go by all the other blogs showing their old papers for Show and Tell Sunday. Thanks Cerri for hosting.