Rubber Stamp Art

Do you ever begin to write a blog post with a topic in mind, only for the post to take off in a totally unexpected direction? As if the photographs you took for the post have minds of their own?

I planned to write a post entitled "Craft Room Organization, Part 2" and decided to start by describing how I store my ridiculously huge rather large collection of rubber stamps. I took lots of photos of the shelf I keep them in and some of the stamps themselves. When I loaded the photos onto the computer, I realized that the little rubber stamps are the stars of this post, not the organization of them.

Without ink pads, embossing powder or brushes, the stamps themselves are small works of art...

and each little vignette tells a story...

of good days and bad...

of hopeful times...

of lasting friendships...

and of the delights of early Spring.

They tell the tales of...

Nancy's Cancer journey...

and all the crafts we made together...

in her cottage by the sea.

Over our tea, we would talk of friends and family...

near...

and far.

The photo of the shelf now seems almost like an afterthought...

and the theme of organization has given way to the memories evoked by the stamps themselves.

Maybe I'll just save writing about organizing a craft room for another day...

This post is linked to:

Treasures & Trinkets Thursday at My Cottage Charm

Simple Pleasures at A Collection of This and That

Open House Party Thursdays at No Minimalist Here

Time Travel Thursday at Brambleberry Cottage

Show & Tell Friday at My Romantic Home

Friday Pretties at I Love Pretty Little Things

Transformations & Treasures at Pink Postcard

Home Sweet Home at The Charm of Home

Vintage Inspiration Friday at Common Ground

Junkin' Finds Friday at A La Carte

Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage

Frugalicious Friday at Finding Fabulous

Saturday Night Special at Funky Junk Interiors

Mary Engelbreit Monday at Mary Engelbreit Monday