Wednesday, February 17, 2010

stamp your feet


collages by Vantiani

I came across these collages on Etsy yesterday, and absolutely adore them. Made by Vantiani, who offers them as postcards, blank cards, and gift tags. I just love the incorporation of used stamps as the backgrounds, especially the Indonesian ones - because it brings back memories of my stamp collecting days when I was growing up. I'm sure I had the one on the bottom left corner! Did you ever, or still do, collect pretty stamps? I would hate to think it's a dying hobby in this day and age.

38 comments:

  1. Friend in FashionFebruary 17, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    These are soooo gorgeous! :)

    www.friendinfashion.blogspot.com
    xx

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  2. Emy AugustusFebruary 17, 2010 at 11:11 AM

    my mom collects stamps... and coins too. =)

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  3. annaFebruary 17, 2010 at 11:15 AM

    how beautiful! people are so creative.

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  4. SallyFebruary 17, 2010 at 12:22 PM

    These are wonderful!! Thank you for sharing!

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  5. soph // and other thingsFebruary 17, 2010 at 12:30 PM

    These are so whimsical. I used to collect stamps back in the day. And coins too I think. I wonder where they all ended up...

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  6. KellieFebruary 17, 2010 at 2:09 PM

    How pretty! :D I collected stamps for, like, a week when I was little. But then I forgot all about stamps and moved on to coin collecting the next week. I was a pretty lazy collector! :)

    http://playingdressupwithkellie.blogspot.com/

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  7. AnnaFebruary 17, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    i LOVE these!!!!! so brilliant!
    xo-

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  8. emma wallaceFebruary 17, 2010 at 3:34 PM

    Love these! I'm definitely going to check out her shop.

    I actually have a whole box of stamps I've bought since I was a little girl that I thought were pretty - Disney stamps, children's illustrator stamps, etc. I think it just feeds into my stationery addiction!

    iamemmamusic.blogspot.com

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  9. Rebecca, A Clothes HorseFebruary 17, 2010 at 3:49 PM

    Those are gorgeous!

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  10. lucyFebruary 17, 2010 at 4:20 PM

    they're so pretty! I love the vintage feel to it- ultra awesome! :)

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  11. a bow factoryFebruary 17, 2010 at 5:09 PM

    those are so original, awesome !

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  12. LuluFebruary 17, 2010 at 5:43 PM

    i loooove these!!

    http://postcardsfromdreamland.blogspot.com/

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  13. DianeFebruary 17, 2010 at 6:43 PM

    These are so beautiful, I love this kind of old images....But...no...I never collected stamps, but I did collect money from the countries I've been to :D (I live in Europe so before the euro there were a lot of different currencies)

    kiss

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  14. NinaFebruary 17, 2010 at 6:58 PM

    I love old stamps and sending mails are very nostalgic for me.

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  15. Chloë, Wardrobe QuarryFebruary 17, 2010 at 7:23 PM

    how cute

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  16. ArtpixieFebruary 17, 2010 at 7:25 PM

    wonderful art :)

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  17. daisychainFebruary 17, 2010 at 8:50 PM

    wow what a creative idea, so gorgeous

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  18. StéphanieFebruary 17, 2010 at 8:59 PM

    I adore Anna ! Thank you !

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  19. Blue Eyed Night OwlFebruary 17, 2010 at 9:03 PM

    How cute, I love it when stamps are used as decoration, I do it too sometimes. Lovely shop!

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  20. D.February 17, 2010 at 9:03 PM

    I love them, especially the second in the first row :))

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  21. My Passport to StyleFebruary 17, 2010 at 9:08 PM

    So pretty! Great inspiration for creating delicate dreamy looks, when styling my clients! Thank-you! Sharon (UK) XX

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  22. virgoFebruary 17, 2010 at 9:28 PM

    Très joli !!!

    Virgo

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  23. Charlotte.February 17, 2010 at 10:58 PM

    those are lovely!
    yes, i used to collect stamps when i was a bit younger - this makes me want to dig out my old album!

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  24. HelenFebruary 17, 2010 at 11:16 PM

    i love foreign stamps, sometimes i save the pretty ones from postcards :) i also love the special stamps we get at christmas!

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  25. MiriamFebruary 18, 2010 at 12:09 AM

    Lovely! Inspired by my grand father I also used to collect stamps back in the days. These days I only collect shoes and underwear. I can't help but wonder what my grand father would say if he knew.

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  26. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2010 at 1:36 AM

    adorable x

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  27. Laura DemetriouFebruary 18, 2010 at 1:40 AM

    These are lovely, my mother in law collected stamps, I'm going to have to see if I can raid her collection!

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  28. MartheFebruary 18, 2010 at 4:26 AM

    I love stamps! I used to collect the prettiest ones when I were a child!

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  29. Laura LooFebruary 18, 2010 at 4:42 AM

    those are sooo neat! i love them, wow!!
    i used to collect stamps when i was a young girl, but stopped after awhile. i had some pretty ones too.
    though in my college years, i always buy 'cute' stamps and i always keep one of each because i don't want to use them all away! some cute Disney and kids book illustrations :)

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  30. Tuxedo Black Cashmere PinkFebruary 18, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    so divine!

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  31. AnonymousFebruary 18, 2010 at 6:05 PM

    brilliant. i love it and wish i had come up with this very idea myself. :)

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  32. prashantFebruary 18, 2010 at 9:26 PM

    love them, especially the second in the first row

    Work from home India

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  33. RebeccaFebruary 19, 2010 at 9:01 AM

    These are so cute!! I keep stamps on occasion, if I get one in the mail that I can't bear to throw away. Unfortunately I don't really have any system for collecting them, so they just end up scattered around! I need to get organized. :)

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  34. Emily, Resplendent TranquilityFebruary 19, 2010 at 12:58 PM

    Gorgeous!

    I used to collect stamps when I was younger. Sadly, I have no idea what happened to the collection.

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  35. MissaFebruary 20, 2010 at 11:24 AM

    I love these! Such wonderful colors :)

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  36. NauliFebruary 21, 2010 at 9:14 PM

    We are big fans of Vantiani's work and planning an art swap with her. Our paper is on the way to Jakarta now. We are looking forward to what she can do with it. So nice to see her featured here!!!

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  37. The Childlike EmpressFebruary 24, 2010 at 4:59 AM

    i think your right...i'mnot a stamp collector myself but i like knowing that out there somewhere in the world their are people who do...

    these are so cute

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  38. Diana February 27, 2010 at 7:15 PM

    so inspiring! i wish i would i have thought of it ;)

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