I'm pretty sure I say this every year: in our house EVERY day is national chocolate chip day.
https://nationaldaycalendar.com/days-2/national-chocolate-chip-day-may-15/
Chocolate chip images: Purchase (etsy) - Jenn, of
Ruler templates: Purchase (etsy) - Jessica Laurie, JLaurieStudio, Henderson, Nevada
The "no one measures up" joke appears frequently on greeting cards in my ruler collection, but the art on this one is especially unique. I have a whole storage box of Mother's Day and Father's Day cards with ruler and/or measurement themes, and as you might guess, there are a lot more in the Father's Day section.
Happy Mother's Day to all.
Purchase (etsy) - "GingerDoodles" = Ginger L, Mount Pleasant, UK - received 22 March 2017
These days, I can make pretty much anything into a ruler. Proud of that! The postcard pictured below shows Faulkner's Island (also known as Faulkner Island), a crescent-shaped island, with a lighthouse, that sits about three miles offshore from my hometown, Guilford, CT. The postcard is undated but it has a 1917 postmark.
Ruler templates, as always!: purchase (etsy) - Jessica Laurie of JLaurieStudio, Nevada
Lindsay Madden, an artist from Durham in the UK, describes herself as "A painter exploring the complexities of childhood experiences," features rulers in most of the items she has for sale. I love them, and though I haven't bought anything from her etsy site in the past few years, I recently "re-discovered" her work on etsy and bought a few more treasures. So far I've bought the giclee prints of her work, and not the original oil paintings on vintage rulers.
From her website: "Objects associated with childhood communicate the longing to hold on to the past, while the combination of chalk and paint acknowledge the ephemeral nature of youth. My latest body of work comments on our experiences of school, the notion of continual measurement – physically, mentally, academically, against peers, conformity, uniformity, isolation, insecurities and freedom."
Her website: http://lindsaymadden.com/default.aspx?page=24
Her etsy site: https://www.etsy.com/shop/lindsaymaddenart
The images below show the fronts and backs of three Lindsay Madden bookmarks that arrived today.
Purchase (etsy) - "lindsaymaddenart" = Lindsay Madden, Durham, UK - received 5 May 2021
According to the National Day Calendar, today is Bird Day in North America: "We honor our feathered friends on several holidays called Bird Day in the United States. The day celebrates birds of all kinds across North America." Not very specific, but I'm in!
Ruler templates: purchase (etsy) - Jessica Laurie of JLaurieStudio, Nevada
We went to the Public Garden in Boston on Saturday, to get out of the house and to see the beautiful tulips. It was a perfect weekend activity, even when performed safely under covid conditions.
I took some photos. I made some rulers.
Ruler templates: Purchase (etsy) - Jessica Laurie, JLaurieStudio, Henderson, Nevada
I keep ordering these things (rulers with the name of my collection on them) in case I ever forget exactly what it is that makes me happy. (At least ONE of the things that makes me happy...)
I could do a whole exhibit on things I have--in many different formats--that say "Beth's Ruler Collection"!
Purchase (etsy) - "CreativeGamesDesign" = Rich robert, Creative Games and Designs, Port Matilda, PA - received 22 April 2021
Last week, while on a quest to find an example of "interesting ephemera," I visited the drawer in my ruler collection labeled "Favorites." Here's just one example (more to follow!). Unfortunately, there's no provenance information attached to it, and I don't remember when, where, or how I got it. I still love it though.
The beautiful new folding ruler dates from 1921, and from all I can tell, must be from England. Based on the calendar, and product names. Also, the ebay seller is in England...
If anyone knows better, please let me know!
Purchase (ebay) -- "trouble6592" = Neil Anders, St. Annes, Lancs, England -- received 16 April 2021
I made this ruler in 2013, a day or two after the Marathon bombings on April 15. The slogan was already being used widely to give those of us touched most directly--either personally or by geography--a sense of hope.
That day seems like yesterday, and also like million years ago.
Stay strong, all, and be kind.
Ruler template: Purchase (etsy) - Jessica Laurie, JLaurieStudio, Henderson, Nevada
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