Monday, March 12, 2012

My "Standard"~


Remember when I posted this picture.  What a great junkin' find!!! An original Standard stamp holder {you know the wooden kind like Tim Holtz use}.  Well I wanted to show you how I'm using it.  The prongs on it are sprung out, so it won't work as it was originally intended to so I tried this~


Actually it works great!! I had bought some more tissue tapes so I needed a place for them~


and then there is this Standard~


Still works like a charm~these were the office tools of the 50's and 60's!!! I remember sharpening my pencil on this when I was in grade school~all of us in a line, waiting are turn, getting are two pencils ready to start the day!!!! 
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One little favor~I'm in a contest on Fab Scraps FB page, this is the link~all you do is like the picture.  Mine is the one where I have Fab Scrap spelled out with scrabble tiles!
I'm up over on Helmar's blog today~ would love for you to stop by!!! and more ~Scrap Street ~ hope you will stop by!!!
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Have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow for Try It Tuesday!!!

13 comments:

  1. oooooo I remember having stamps on one of those from back in the work day. So cutting edge. lol!!! Love your finds.

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  2. You find the coolest stuff on your junking adventures!!

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  3. I remember those stamp holders (and the pencil sharpener). :) Great idea!

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  4. Love this idea!!! I just cot some washi tape at the Portland CK conventionand LOVE it!!! I need to keep my eye out for something like this to hold mine!! I liked your pic on FB so good luck!!

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  5. so very cool!! you have such an eye!!

    heading over to "like" your page!!

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  6. Love love love what you did with that stamp holder!!! Very cool!!! And I can't vote right now... but I will get to it tonight when I get home!

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  7. Fab! Had a similar pencil sharpener when I was in school many years ago ;)

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  8. Love, love, love the way you're using this old stamp holder. I found one about a year ago and ended up selling it. Darn!!

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  9. What a great way to use the Standard-genius!!

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  10. That is pretty innovative for the tape holder. Good up-cycling. :)

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  11. Very cool finds indeed! Off to check your links!

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