Comments on: Old House Parts http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2008/11/old-house-parts.html A daily design journal about new england life, home decorating resources, and renovating a 257-year-old house in Marblehead, MA. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:49:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: citysage http://www.katyelliott.com/blog/2008/11/old-house-parts.html#comment-1531 citysage Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:54:00 +0000 http://www.katyelliott.com/beta/2008/11/old-house-parts.html#comment-1531 Wow Katy---this is such an incredible find! I'm going to make a point of going here when I visit my in-laws at Christmas this year! How did you manage to get out of there without buying the whole shop?<br /><br />I've been racking my brain for $1 ideas and have come to the conclusion that you are a more creative and stalwart soul than I am for taking on the task :)<br /><br />The one thing I did think of, however, is scrapbooking supply shops or the scrapbooking section of stores like Michael's. They have these tiny spools of ribbon in zillions of colors and patterns----each spool has about two yards of ribbon, and they always cost 99 cents. They're a great way to stock up on fun ribbons without having to buy a huge roll for a huge cost, and they'd be a great addition to a little crafting kit sort of like the haberdashery boxes that <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=14080595" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"><br />Lobster and Swan</a> does. I looked for these little ribbon spools online but it seems they're such a low ticket item that they're only in stores. But as an example of what I mean, here are the same tiny spools <a href="http://store.scrapbook.com/ac-87612.html" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"><br />sold in a set</a>. I also like to stock up on these little ribbons for dressing up baked goods around the holidays...<br /><br />Can't wait to see what you come up with! Wow Katy—this is such an incredible find! I'm going to make a point of going here when I visit my in-laws at Christmas this year! How did you manage to get out of there without buying the whole shop?

I've been racking my brain for $1 ideas and have come to the conclusion that you are a more creative and stalwart soul than I am for taking on the task :)

The one thing I did think of, however, is scrapbooking supply shops or the scrapbooking section of stores like Michael's. They have these tiny spools of ribbon in zillions of colors and patterns—-each spool has about two yards of ribbon, and they always cost 99 cents. They're a great way to stock up on fun ribbons without having to buy a huge roll for a huge cost, and they'd be a great addition to a little crafting kit sort of like the haberdashery boxes that
Lobster and Swan does. I looked for these little ribbon spools online but it seems they're such a low ticket item that they're only in stores. But as an example of what I mean, here are the same tiny spools
sold in a set. I also like to stock up on these little ribbons for dressing up baked goods around the holidays…

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

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