STUDIO VLOG ✦ a new project & you're invited, the cookbook, and new art acquisitions

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STUDIO VLOG ✦ a new project & you're invited, the cookbook, and new art acquisitions

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2 ай бұрын

#margaretemiller #artstudiovlog
So many art projects and so little time! I'm clearing off my desk today to get ready for some new projects and want to tell you about what's coming up.
Two things you might be interested in:
1) I'm starting a weekly video series and I hope you'll participate with me. I'll be demonstrating how I collage with prompts. Get the free list here if you want to participate with me:
🔴 margarete-miller.ck.page/8879...
I will start this month in June and the plan is to do a video on a collage a week. Check out the list so that you can start looking for pieces to set aside for your collages!
2) I need help deciding what to do with the cookbook I picked up at the estate sale a few weeks ago. Here's the link to the poll where you can choose a suggestion, or leave a comment there if you've got another idea. Thank you!
🔴 / @margaretemiller
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rotary cards: amzn.to/3uIRPRa
postal theme rubber stamp: amzn.to/49IJE6c
assorted inkpads: amzn.to/42Xx693
my favorite set of washi tape: amzn.to/3E3angu
favorite brand of gluestick: amzn.to/3lvC62T
double-sided tape: amzn.to/3xcFH8G
small desk organizer: amzn.to/3Yvvlgg
large desk organizer: amzn.to/3RU4He9
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🔴 I'm Margarete Miller. I'm a collage artist who loves to use vintage papers and vintage themes in my art. I also love all things postal, including lots of postage stamps in my art.

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@flowerlila21248 2 ай бұрын

"Creative people do not have a mess, they have ideas lying around waiting to be fulfilled."

@jandt2344 2 ай бұрын

That is a really neat old recipe book! You could scan it and make a digital kit. That would preserve the original book. Maybe you could make a new cover and binding. You should definitely keep the book, though, it is a special find!

@FindsByPirjo Ай бұрын

Nice video Margarete. You will have no problem with the stamps, just warm water and wait. Your cook book is amazing! I know how difficult it is to start to use one of these treasures but I'm sure you will make pretty collaging with it. Have a lovely week my friend!

@MargareteMiller Ай бұрын

Thank you, Pirjo. I’m going to figure out something good to do with it 😉

@BigGrannydb 2 ай бұрын

I would not be able to let that special cookbook go. And … IMHO - it needs to be kept intact, as much as possible. Love the idea one of your subbies had, to create a special tin for it. This book deserves respect. Tx Margarete for sharing it with us.

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Good point! Thanks! 💙

@shellylucas5999 2 ай бұрын

It's always so enjoyable to see what you're working on, Margarete, and your plans for future collage art!

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by, Shelly! 💙

@sylvietoussaint7839 2 ай бұрын

I have some cookbooks of my grandmother, Mum. I keep them preciously. They remember me nice moments. But you can make digital, copies, but. It s always a pleasure to see the pages and imagine the recipes. Nice day. Regards from France under the rain!!

@katmartinez3737 2 ай бұрын

I voted in the poll to donate the book. This cookbook is like a little cultural museum, similar to a time capsule. I would scan some of the most interesting pages, then donate. The historical society might have contact with a book restorer who can prepare the book for display or whatever they prefer to do with it.

@melodiepeck655 2 ай бұрын

Rather than get the stamps wet, try using a hair dryer on the back and carefully warming the plastic sleeve. The stamps should release when the glue warms up. Looking forward to the series!

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion 💜

@susankinne7908 2 ай бұрын

Loved your video Margarete! It looks like you've received a lot of great responses on what to do with your cookbook. I think I read one about putting the recipes on smaller cards and using them as inserts into collage or journal pockets. Love that! You can also collage them as a Christmas or Holiday card and send out to family and friends. Whatever you decide , it will be fabulous!

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

What a fun idea to use recipes as holiday cards! 😉

@Dana-fn5zt 2 ай бұрын

My husband used to put stamps that were affixed to envelopes and postcards in water with a couple of teaspoons of salt They slid right off the paper, then he would lay them on a dish towel and let them dry. Don't put them on a paper towel because they'll stick to it. He collected stamps, I inherited all of his stamps, and one of my projects is to organize them by country then put them in a stamp album. I have quite the job in front of me.. My vote would be to see if a museum would be interested in the cookbook . There are maritime museums and museums that have oddities, so I'm sure there's a cookbook/cooking museum that might be interested?

@FoundTreasuresByJean 2 ай бұрын

I would keep the cookbook as is. It’s a piece of history. Id luv to own it. TFS ☮️💖✨😻

@michelel3372 2 ай бұрын

I voted in the poll for the cookbook. It is a treasure and I believe someone, some where would love to add it to their collection. As for video ideas I look forward to seeing your approach to using prompts. Also I send a lot of greeting cards and it would be fun to see how you would collage on envelopes. (Just "thinking of you" envelopes or special occasions.) Thank you for sharing your talents!! ❤

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for your suggestions, Michele 💜

@karinpeters3510 2 ай бұрын

Goodmorning Margarete, That cookbook.....the first thing that I thought was "how valuable". Is it an idea that you look for a box where you can store it in? Decorate the box in this cookbook theme and find a historicus or historyclub or group or museum to give it as a present? Or a rural association? Good luck and curious to know what you will do♥️

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

I love the idea of having a special box for it. Maybe a tin! 😉👍🏻💜

@RachelSimon-yy1kz 2 ай бұрын

Stamp collectors use “stamp lift” to lift stamps from paper. I bought it on Amazon. I dry them on wax paper.

@robinsismai9085 2 ай бұрын

I would scan the pages and use those for collage elements and then donate the book or do something else with it.

@thebadwitch3258 2 ай бұрын

I didn't know how to describe the feeling of creating junk journals & collage, other than joy. But now I can add "visually stimulating."

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

There you go! 👏🏼

@jillcockerell2564 2 ай бұрын

I made folios at Christmas with a small removable notebook and several pockets. I also had a very old cookbook that I didn’t want to keep but was was lovely innthe the page texture and colours. For each folio I pulled out a recipe or instruction that was complete, front and back on one page and included it in one of the pockets. The ladies I gifted them too a loved the old recipes and actually made them. It’s like visiting a kitchen in the past.

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

What a lovely idea! Thanks for sharing. 💜

@debbiev.1311 2 ай бұрын

So many fun projects...!! Oooh, so many postage stamps...be still my heart!! 💓💌

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

❣️❣️❣️ I hope you’ll play with some too! 😉

@jenniferwatson7118 2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for the prompts!

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

I'm looking forward to working on them with you 😉💜👍🏻

@ediewilson4043 2 ай бұрын

Try loosening the stamps with your heat tool or hairdryer. I love the cookbook. Find a way to preserve it. It reminds me of my grandmother‘s book.

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip, Edie❣️

@donitamoore9748 2 ай бұрын

I have an old cook from the early 20’s that has recipes and then newspaper/magazine recipes glued on top of pages along with recipes handwritten in the front, back and other pages. The pages are yellows, blotched and brittle. So far I haven’t brought myself to use anything out of it. I picked it up for a quarter at a garage sale and fell in love with it once I really looked at it.

@lisatate7783 2 ай бұрын

Ideas for videos: How & Where you find your stuff - because you have amazing stuff. Dealing with Overwhelm: too many ideas, too many projects, too many unfinished journals! How to tame all that. (BTW I loved your video about keeping track of inspirations with Snapfish and I do that now.) How to achieve certain emotional effects in your work: scary collage, happy collage, etc. Flops & Failures and how/when to fix them and when to toss them.

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I’m taking notes as I read this 😉❣️👏🏼

@lesliethomas6707 2 ай бұрын

I couldn't help but be moved by the images and items in your cookbook. I have a collection from my Great Aunt who was an outstanding baker. She collected recipes in a composition notebook. (They haven't changed much since the 40'w and 50's.) some have anecdotes and references, like bridge parties or Christmas Net tree instructions. She and my grandmother used "Scotch tape" from a round tin. Occasionally I got to add some of these recipes to the book, I loved the tape. My mother, and Grandmother added a few more. The tape is yellowed with age and mostly unstuck. If I dared to use it there are over two hundred "ephemera" samples from the 50's 60's and 70's. Although I don't cook quite like that with Crisco and Campbells soup, it is a walk-through time for me with the creative wise women who shaped my ideas, and I wouldn't lose it for the world. I know someone is looking to ride down their own memory lane. Your cookbook is the perfect ticket.🥰

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comments and sharing your lovely memories! 💙

@junemac3270 2 ай бұрын

Oh and i forgot to say that beautiful book is awesome xxx I love it, its precious collection someone made over many many years x

@user-qf1lw2nw9s 2 ай бұрын

Not sure f I love the cookbook or the stamps more! That cookbook is well loved. It's in your hands for a reason. Treat it with respect but it needs to be part of your art.

@Mrs.KatsCrafting 2 ай бұрын

my kids would be throwing that away when I died. how interesting of a book you bought. but you are on the right track as the historical society first if they want it.

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! I just might do that💙

@jenntonakSA 2 ай бұрын

Use the cookbook for creating! It has great pieces! If you get rid of it, it's most likely going to end up in the trash. What a cool find!

@llewbarker1968 Ай бұрын

You realize that the postage stamps given to you are still usable at their face value. In the past I received some like you & soaked them, which took the glue off the back. I still use them by gluing them to my letters in the amount required in current amounts, You could make some lovely projects with them, but you can also use them to mail your current correspondence if you want. They are legal tender.

@MargareteMiller Ай бұрын

Yes, I know. I will think about how I want to use them on letters going out 👍🏻😉💜

@rosehavenfarm2969 21 күн бұрын

Sounds like the book is a proto-glue book/day book . Makes me like the woman who made it.

@MargareteMiller 20 күн бұрын

Yes, me too. I like that someone was thinking ahead. 👍🏻

@kimberleymaloy1728 2 ай бұрын

Hi, that cookbook is a treasure! I would love to see it restored. Thanks for sharing this with us! 😊

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! 💙

@rhondalaine9428 2 ай бұрын

Hi Margarete, I can't wait for your next series to begin as I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with...an thx🙏🙏🙏ya for the ticket prompt freebies.....OMG Margarete I just DROOLED🤤🤤🤤ALL OVER THAT COOKBOOK...AND IF YOU WANT TO GIVE IT AWAY I WOULD TAKE IT OFF YOU WITHIN A HEART BEAT.....Sorry for not being able to give you any ideas about it because if it was mine I wouldn't be able to part with it... as I can see the luve and thoughtfulness that someone had taken the time to make it...which bought tears 😢😢😢to my eyes....Again to the stamps OMG...WOW....THOSE STAMPS ARE JUST AMAZING...I'M GOBSMACKED THAT THEY ARE IN SUCH UNIQUE CONDITION.....sooo with taking them off the paper you would have to soak them in warm water and dry them on a towel or a bed sheet....definitely not paper as they will stick to them.....Hugs🤗🤗🤗and Kisses😘😘😘from Aussie Land🦉🦉🦉🦋🦋🦋and until next time...take care💖💖💖

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, Rhonda!! 💙

@caroltanzi29 2 ай бұрын

Margarete: I already gave you an idea on your poll on Facebook. As an interior designer, I come with a very different perspective to collage/ assemblage. You have some very exciting ideas coming up. I look forward to all of them. If I ever get down your way, it would be interesting to meet you over a coffee and discuss new ideas and approaches to teach others what and how to do different things for themselves and their homes. I can’t wait to see what you’re doing next. Carol from California

@dakielty 2 ай бұрын

I’ll vote on the cookbook, but I am lusting for it. It looks amazing to me. Looking forward to this month and making frankenpaper from the scraps on my desk, lol

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Awesome!! Use up those scraps!! 😉

@cherylknight1591 2 ай бұрын

I used to collect stamp blocks. They did the same thing. I had to steam them so I could remove them. What a gift you have received. Thank you for sharing.

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Steam…. . Thank you! Good idea

@youtubechannel9190 2 ай бұрын

Sorry, I accidentally hit send. I just started making index cards to participate in the yearly ICAD challenge for the first time. I think using your prompts to make index cards is a great way to coordinate the two endeavors. I’m not sure what I would do about the recipe book. I believe I would be feeling the same way you are. Thanks for sharing your projects. I look forward to seeing videos about the index cards.

@jeanbeck3962 2 ай бұрын

I tried the poll link. No go. I would try to find someone to mend it. Then donate it. Now that I think about it, most museums have people who restore these type of relics. It's wonderful book 🖌🎨 I did find your Poll.

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

So strange the poll didn’t work 🧐

@deborahcooper1729 2 ай бұрын

Oh my! The cookbook and stamps are wonderful!

@edithdings-heijmans4784 2 ай бұрын

What a nice video, Margarete! I would give it away to an association that values these kind of finds if collaging in this doesn't feel the right thing to do. And thise pages of stamps are a great find! Have a nice day, Edith 🙋🏻‍♀️🌺

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for stopping by Edith! 🙂❣️🌷

@petriekaspardlov7787 2 ай бұрын

Love to see what you are working on ! That cookbook is amazing 🤩 for me, I’d keep it , as I have a huge collection of cookbooks and love ‘em ❤️don’t think I could change it other than maybe fix it a bit Love your finds 💕

@karenkay5324 2 ай бұрын

I'm not seeing the poll but if you're serious about seeing it preserved, I would contact a university library that has a Special Collections department, especially a university that had/has a "home economics/domestic science" program.

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Great idea!! Thank you. I’ll add it to the list 👍🏼

@margarettravis3327 2 ай бұрын

I unfortunately don’t have an idea for the cookbook but it’s soooo cool - but wanted to let you know about a product that may work? for removing backing paper off stamps. It’s called UnDu ~ I’ve had a bottle of it forever and it safely removes adhesives. Not sure if it’s still available out there but you may want to check it out? Good Luck!

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Hmmm, interesting. I’ll check that out. Thank you ❣️

@junemac3270 2 ай бұрын

i love your work have been a subscriber for a long time. Just subbed the newsletter too, Thanks for all you do x

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! 💜

@JeriFoster 2 ай бұрын

I used to work at a Special Collections department at a College library. If you have one nearby, maybe see if they are interested in it or if they have suggestions on preserving it.

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Great idea. 👍🏻💜🌟

@lole-21ruff63 2 ай бұрын

Hi Margarete. Still can’t vote. Here is my opinion. In my view the book is not that nice to consider high value thing. I’d take the best parts of it and try to use it for a new collage or collange on top of those parts. Thanks for asking us. ❤

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@Pixieworksstudio 2 ай бұрын

Morning, i have picked up a couple of things like your cook book, and i think if you made a journal with it you would be preserving social history, i thnk that is a lot of what our journals are. You could scan some of it, or tuck the most pecious into pockets and tucks. It retains its wonderful interest, but it lves again 😊

@brant8642 Ай бұрын

Shared.

@amyb82941 2 ай бұрын

💜💜💜

@donnaborda 2 ай бұрын

Maybe you could use a hairdryer to unstick the stamps.

@Rhonda.D.Wright 2 ай бұрын

Restore the cookbook. It’s a legacy and let someone use it. ❤

@youtubechannel9190 2 ай бұрын

Margaret’s, I have a question about the masterboard you showed. The paper with Asian print, in the top right hand corner, is the same or similar to paper I’ve seen you use in other collages. Is it a printable? If not, could you please suggest where I might get something similar?

@nancyrhodes1202 2 ай бұрын

Just steam the stamps

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@SteffiCullen 2 ай бұрын

Maybe you can ironing the stamps with laying baking paper between. Perhaps this process will loose the stickiness

@user-xc3jf9it7l 25 күн бұрын

its a rare find preserve the book put a new spine and cover on it

@MargareteMiller 25 күн бұрын

Yep. That’s the plan 😉

@juliebey8240 4 күн бұрын

I found THREE books of blue chip stamps for $8.00 at an antique store. They are full pages and I don’t know what to do with them…any suggestions?

@lole-21ruff63 2 ай бұрын

Hi Margarete. I want to vote but I can’t see the link for that. Sorry. Pls share in a comment. Thanks

@BigGrannydb 2 ай бұрын

Same!

@annina_pure_creativity 2 ай бұрын

What about taking the prettiest pages and make a digital for everyone to use. After I would simply keep it or give it to a subscriber and add a recipe of your own.

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Nice ideas! I like the idea of sharing the prettiest pages as a download 😉👍🏻💜 Thanks!!

@LindaGraham-ye8zb 2 ай бұрын

Restore it

@lole-21ruff63 2 ай бұрын

I saw it but is not working for me.

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Perhaps hit the refresh button and it will reload and work for you.

@BigGrannydb 2 ай бұрын

Same!

@chuckkolb1270 2 ай бұрын

I voted other as I would have a local historical society evaluate it. If they find it valuable to them, then donate as is. If they do not want it, then use it for collage. This video: what a plethora of ideas.

@MargareteMiller 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comments ❣️😉👍🏼