my salvaged treasures

I'm grateful for the artisans who, through some mystical combination of imagination and magic, find ways to "repurpose" jumbled piles of whatnot vintage ephemera into treasured works of art. 

I'd bookmarked these favorites a couple of weeks ago, during a (memoir-related) scavenger hunt for images. And when the birthday fairy dropped  a few $$ on me, I hit the "order" button three times. 

Blue Chip Trading stamp, behind the lens of an old Brownie camera:

Via MySalvagedTreasures

Nancy Drew book cover (Secret of the Old Clock), affixed to a Scrabble tile:

Via CoastalPendantDesign, eBay seller

Remington typewriter keys, nestled into an art deco setting:
(I bought the M key, of course.) Via MySalvagedTreasures, etsy seller

It's trendy right now to layer multiple necklaces of various shapes, sizes, and lengths…hmmm, I wonder how they'd look together?