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November 6, 2005
Crafty suggestions needed
Okay, my crafty friends - what do I do with these Holy Cards that belonged to my Grandmother? They are all over 100 years old, and they are in great condition, even after being stuffed in a cardboard box for years.
I scanned them and you can see them in the extended entry.
Thanks for any suggestions!
Posted by Beth at November 6, 2005 8:45 AM
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Those are beautiful, Beth! Well kept antique Holy cards are so rare!
Not that I'm very crafty, but... You could float 'em under UV resistant glass to hang.
OR make a small scrapbook [8x8 maybe] with those and your handwritten recollections of your Grandmother... Each page a new rememberance. That's my fave, because you could gift it to someone else later if you wanted... another member of the family who you knew would treasure it as much as you have...?
:)
Posted by: pam at November 6, 2005 9:09 AM
I'm with Pam. Some sort of shadow box. You don't want to 'glue' them to anything.
Those are beautiful and in the right presentation would look wonderful on a wall.
Posted by: Bou at November 6, 2005 10:03 AM
Take them to a good picture framer who will have many suggestions. The cards are old, risking framing without professional help my cause the cards to deteriorate. How many do you have? Do you have enough to make a collage type display?
What do the cards look like?
Posted by: VICKI at November 6, 2005 10:36 AM
I scrolled up and saw the cards...yes, beautiful and worth framing.
Posted by: vicki at November 6, 2005 10:39 AM
You've got yourself there quite a treasure; similar to a couple that I have in an old book.
Posted by: Boquisucio at November 6, 2005 10:45 AM
The memory book idea is a really good one -- I would be hesitant to frame them (because of fading concerns). But it seems a shame not to have them displayed openly....
They are so beautiful! What a wonderful find!
Posted by: Richmond at November 7, 2005 8:22 PM
I think you can get special glass to keep them from fading? Ask an archivist.
Posted by: Bou at November 7, 2005 10:21 PM
I am with the folks above. Take them to a quality frame shop. The kind where you see the same dedicated professionals each time you go. Look at the work on display. A good framer will have more than prints in poster frames on display. Where ever you go be sure to ask for archival quality materials. (Although they are so common now you probably have to ask to get the cheap stuff.) You could also go to an archival supply house and get the appropriate folder/envelope/binder to store them but then you wouldn't see them. Even though they are not monetarily valuable I would hesitate to 'craft' them into anything that would harm them.
But then... I just spent a fortune framing a plastic penny (the last remnant of the coolest play store in the world) 'cause I was afraid I'd lose it if I didn't...
Posted by: Punctilious at November 9, 2005 4:16 PM

