Reware Vintage Blog

I’ve been saving a ton of the paper record sleeves leftover from records that I’ve cut up over the years. The blank paper, and lyrics sheets I’ve been using as packing paper for the last six months, and using some as wrapping for the record notebook refill packs, but for a long time I was still unsure what to do with the sleeves that had really great pictures on them. It seemed such a waste to just use them in an un-creative way! Then a couple weeks ago, it came to me – Greeting Cards!

Yesterday I needed a notecard to throw into a gift package I was mailing out to a friend, and after I made the Rick Astley card for her I was in love with the idea and inspired to make some more. I used more record sleeves from Rick Astley, then moved on to David Bowie, Billy Joel, Rod Stewart, Bruce Springsteen and the Dirty Dancing Soundtrack. I’m so happy with how they turned out, I’ll certainly be making more!

They’ll be up for sale soon on the website, in packs of 3 for $5, themed by artists! Any requests? Please let me know in the comments!

So I was given a massive amount of records yesterday…and I can’t possibly use them all for record notebooks, so…

It’s a free record give-away weekend at Beth’s house!

I’d guess that it’s about 800 records to look through, and though it’s really not in any great shape and isn’t of any real value to sell, they are still playable for your home. Or use them in some sort of art or craft project! They are all types of different music and genres (everything from Loverboy to Hall and Oates to Bing Crosby to Musical Soundtracks).

If you leave in the Metro Detroit area, you are welcome to come over and peruse the vinyl! Wanna take a look? Email me and I’ll give you my address! And make sure to bring a milk crate or five to bring home your new loot!

Wisebread offers advice on re-using old calendars, and which year’s calendars line up with 2009. Brilliant! If only I could find the calendar used in their pic on the entry, which I believe is vintage Vargas!

Wax.fm has a great lil’ round-up of the Best Albums of All Time. Amazingly, I’ve cut up most  of these at one time or another, give or take a few.