Ideas please - Vintage magazines
What to do with these? Awhile ago I got my hands on this pile of vintage Tina magazines. And I just totally LOVE them. For many reasons. Even though these editions are from just before i was born (1973 - 1975, i was born '76), i remember the magazine well from when i was a little girl. Of course i had a long lasting subscription when i was growing up. Child hood memories. I really looked forward each week to the postman bringing me a new copy of the magazine. Those have been thrown away in the past. Luckily some people held on to theirs and now i have so many beautiful copies again.
The magazines are filled with girl comic stories and few advertisements and crafty ideas. All drawings are so well done and have such beautiful styles. I adore. If you flip through them they aren't just comics for girls, they are very much fashion magazines too. Back then you didn't have no MTV's, Internet or many glossy magazines that showed what was fashionable. So all the characters in the Tina's were so incredibly fashionably drawn. Great outfits on all pages!
Every edition also has some pages of sent in letters from readers, and a funny thing is that lots of times kids would draw the vintage postcards that i collect and sent in their drawings.
But back to my question, I know i have lots of creative readers here, so what to do with these? The thought alone of having them already makes me smile. But it feels like a shame to have them stacked up in a box. They are too pretty for that and i see all the possibilities of inspiration and /or input for my creative projects. They also take up some space, so maybe that's a good excuse to use them. But would it be a sin to cut some images out? Should i just choose a couple to cut up and leave the rest in tacked? Ohoh, how to handle them?
Of course ideas for creative projects in which i could use these magazines are very much welcome too!
I'm thinking collages, ATC's, print some images on fabric ...
Labels: vintage
5 Comments:
The magazines look very precious to me, I don't think I could bring myself to cut them out if I had them. If you like the images inside, I guess I would scan then print to use as collage but would leave the originals intact. I know that doesn't solve the space issue-sorry :P
Yeah it would be a shame to cut them up, but really, how else are you going to enjoy them if they remain in a box? Perhaps keep your most favorite ones tucked away and use the others to create a collage? More wallart?
Maybe you can just use them for inspiration and create similar illustrations from the originals?
I would be hesitant to cut them too. scanning or photocopying the page is good idea. maybe a magazine display rack could show off your magazines, not sure how much workspace you have. i know how things can get cluttered. you could just keep a couple out at a time, easier to glance through.
I knew you would understand. The magazines are really precious to me. That's why i've been having them for half a year already and they were in a box. That doesn't feel right either. But all that time i couldn't get myself to cut them and use the images. It would be like giving them a new round of attention. 30 years+ later then when they were printed originally.
I haven't yet made my mind up. As long as i don't have a perfect idea for usage i will leave them intact.
For now. ;)
Those look great !
I would say keep a couple pretty ones and re-use the rest.
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