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Friday, February 24, 2012

MYSTERY ITEM TURNED BUSINESS CARD HOLDER



My mom brought me a little happy present yesterday and I had NO idea what it was. She handed me this sharp, old, rusty looking thing and I fell in love with it before I even discovered its original purpose. I thought I knew a lot about old things but this one stumped me. What was it? A miniature bed of nails? Antique acupuncture tool? Military grade torturing device? I mean come on! This thing is sharp! What was it you ask? A vintage flower frog! Seriously? I cannot believe I didn't know this.....

 I have a feeling this is going to be my newest obsession on my thrifting excursions.
Look at this thing! Isn't it cute?

I am using it for my business cards...........................

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and it can be a used as a new way to display photos..........

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Have you seen these used in any other way? If you have, I want to hear about it!


14 comments:

  1. I have collected flower frogs and have one just like this. I've used it for photos. Now I'll have to use it for my business card! :) Be careful, though, they're addicting!

    Kathleen
    Charm Bracelet Diva {at Home}
    http://charmbraceletdiva.blogspot.com

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  2. I use flower frogs for photos and displaying vintage post cards. I bet you'll see them everywhere now!

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  3. Wow! I guess the consensus is frog. I was going to guess it was a felting tool.

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  4. That 's funny. I just bought two of those at an estate sale this morning and wasn't sure what they were. You just saved me some research!

    Janet

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  5. Love it! I bet it is a fabulous frog, but the card holder is adorable!
    Happy Saturday.
    Teresa
    xoxo

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  6. I have a few that I use to display for photos too.

    tina

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  7. Love the frog! Your pictures looks great displayed that way...:))

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  8. I, too, collect frogs. I bet it could be used as a felting tool, though the "prongs" are pretty thick. I find them (SPOILER!!) by reaching inside old containers I think could have held flowers. They are addictive to collect. The info imprinted on the bottoms is cool, too.
    Kate

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  9. Does anyone else collect Lady Head Vases? I kind of got saturated with them, and haven't bought one in about ten years.
    Kate

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  10. Hey Kelly,

    found this great Pinterest page...

    http://pinterest.com/txsue/flower-frogs/

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  11. OH my heavens Leslie! Thanks for sharing this!! I LOVE the cloche picture. What a great display idea! Thank you for taking the time to share this with me!!!

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  12. Uhh..i actually use they to do floral designs. :) In Japanese floral design they are called kenzans.

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  13. i thought it was a flower frog before I read the comments!!!

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  14. It's lofty,completely resembles your business, these type of plastic card holdersbuilds the are eye pleasing and helps in building the image of company....

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