San Francisco-based stationery company Cavallini is known for its high-quality Italian wrapping paper. We carry over 70 different designs in a wide range of nostalgic themes, such as vintage maps, botanical charts, world travel, Christmas and more. These heavy-duty papers are so durable, you can create beautiful, vintage style wall hangings.     But gifts

We love the look of old-fashioned Christmas packages and wrappings. Recreating a vintage look this holiday season is easy with papers, tags and tapes made by Italian paper maker, Cavallini. With gorgeous reproduction vintage artwork, these heavy-weight Italian-made holiday wraps are sure to give your gifts a very special look that’s sure to make them

If you have some old vinyls lying around (preferrably ones that aren’t rare, and scratched ones are just fine), there are plenty of things you can make for the home. I have to admit, I’m not keen on the warped bowls that are baked in the household oven. When I saw these bookends, though, I

When I was a kid, we didn’t run to the store to buy decorations for various holidays. We made them. And we made them primarily out of what was already in the house. While shopping these past few weeks, I’ve seen a larger than usual St. Patrick’s Day decoration section in various stores, and thought,

Who remembers making flowers out of coffee filters in art class? I had forgotten all about this until I ran across Dinah’s DIY Inspired site. Of course, she takes this simple craft project up a notch by integrating old book pages as leaves and arranging them in a beautiful vase. The great thing about this

If you’re like me, you cringe at the thought of spending $4 and up for a basic greeting card. That, and it’s become way too difficult to find vintage style cards in the stores nowadays. Solution: Make your own. When we were kids, we learned how to cut hearts out of construction paper, and adorn

Now that the holidays are behind us, it’s time to take care of that crafty business from that wrapping paper or card you so adore. I typically save the nicest Christmas cards to either remake cards or to make gift tags. I also send off plenty to the St. Jude’s Ranch Recycled Card Program (kids

Why buy expensive centerpieces and place holders when you can make them with minimal supplies and effort? A spin on the construction paper “hand” turkeys we made as kids, here are a few adorable and easy to make crafts that will spruce up the table this Thanksgiving. Pom-Pom Turkeys: This craft uses pom-poms, felt, and

Back in the day the prize in (or on) a box of cereal was just as important as the taste. During Halloween season, some manufacturers provided mask cut-outs on the backs of popular cereals. Kellogg’s provided a several masks during the 1950s, including a witch, pirate, gorilla and hobo. In the mid- to late-70s, I remember

Are you in the Halloween spirit yet? I remember going as a ghost for Halloween several times. It was the simplest of costumes, made from an old bed sheet, with holes cut out for eyes. That was it. Of course, there are plenty of things you can turn into ghosts, so this weekend I wanted