Vintage Renewal - Embroidered Photos

I love the artwork of Jose Romussi - he's given some black and white vintage photos of some elegant dancers a little kick of embroidered color:





(via The Dainty Squid)

Talking Pictures

My darling mother sent me a link to a column on mentalfloss by a dude named Ransom Riggs called Talking Pictures. He started collecting old photos at swapmeets and antique stores that had writing on the back of them. Though often it is just boring identifying information, sometimes you find really funny, revealing, emotional, surprising notes that transform the photo from something kind of anonymous into something really personal.

Here are a few of my favorites, though there are so many good ones it is hard to choose the best:

"This lipstick is mine. Always, Anna."


"This is the bum Gloria is in love with."

"From Billy Smith, To Thelma, my SweetHeart."


"In the sun."


"1968. Esther. New teeth."

"I think I'll marry this one. He is beautiful and brings out the best in me."


"Aint I a stinker?"



Doesn't it make you want to turn over every photo that you find? See more of his Talking Picture treasures archived here.

Regretsy - Wing Flapper

I love Regresty, where some very clever folks poke fun at some of the ridiculous things they find on etsy. I know Regretsy might seem a little harsh at times, but man, I LOL all the time when reading it.

I thought I'd share this particular post of theirs, since it combines people wearing animals on their heads, and some excellent photoshoppery of vintage 20s photos, both of which are things that seem particularly applicable to this blog.

(First is the original listing, and then the "inspired" regretsy photography follows, via regretsy)