sampler

so the april sampler is in the shop, and a peruse of the featured merchants found me in turn browsing the wares of allie's adornments ($18), who makes lovely earrings, bookmarks, and other things from vintage ephemera. i was particularly drawn to her because the lovely packaging that comes with her pieces as well, like the above earrings made from 1800s antique buttons. the pieces sent to the sampler are bookmarks ($8) made from antique buttons as well: