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Ephemera Carnival News

The History Is Ephemeral carnival, the only blog carnival devoted to ephemera, has been getting major props! The carnival has been picked up at the History Carnivals Aggregator (with yours truly being asked to participate) and the History Is Ephemeral carnival has been regularly mentioned at George Mason University's Cliopatria's Blog -- including a… Continue

Added by DPopTart on October 30, 2009 at 8:36pm — 1 Comment

Ephemera Carnival #5

The 5th edition of the carnival has been published -- I'd appreciate it if you would post/tweet etc. -- especially if you were included in this month's carnival :) And please submit your posts for the next edition! Continue

Added by DPopTart on August 31, 2009 at 12:57pm — No Comments

Online Selling: Alternatives to eBay

While eBay fees rise and their marketing efforts focus on the big mega-mall sort of sellers, and Etsy limits sellers to vintage and handmade goods, it's important to note there are a few new marketplaces in "Beta" that I'm working with (disclaimer! lol) that are worth checking out... Collectors' Quest has a new Marketplace & Twolia has Shops. Collectors' Quest is dedicated to collectors and so… Continue

Added by DPopTart on August 25, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Interview With Ephemera Collector Frank DeFreitas

Just a quick note to let you all know that my interview with Frank has been published -- so go check it out! Many thanks to Frank for sharing his knowledge (I'm so in love with how collections can indeed be useful!) Continue

Added by DPopTart on August 6, 2009 at 2:48pm — 2 Comments

Looking For...

Last call for this month's History Is Ephemeral Carnival -- pls submit something! (And continue to submit things -- it's monthly!) Also, I'm currently looking for ephemera on the following topics/themes for articles & posts I am working on (so check your sites & inventory & let me know if you have something & I'll try to include it in my article) eugenics corsets & linger… Continue

Added by DPopTart on July 24, 2009 at 3:36pm — 3 Comments

Ephemera Carnival Published

The second edition of the History Is Ephemeral carnival has been posted -- please remember to submit your posts/articles/videos for the next edition! Also, since we all love vintage here, there's also the second edition of the New Vintage Reviews… Continue

Added by DPopTart on June 9, 2009 at 9:44am — No Comments

Interview With Ephemera Dealer/Collector Cliff Aliperti

Just published my interview with fellow TEN member Cliff Aliperti at CQ -- would love to hear what you think! Continue

Added by DPopTart on April 30, 2009 at 2:43am — 2 Comments

The First Ephemera Carnival Has Been Published!

The very first edition of History Is Ephemeral has been published -- check it out! And please submit for next month's carnival. :) Continue

Added by DPopTart on April 29, 2009 at 2:33am — 4 Comments

Cross-Eyed Ape Joke Still Works After All These Years

I paid 50 cents for this fragile old piece of paper mocking a woman for the way she dresses. (At first glance, I was certain it was mocking the man; but the ape proffers a red dress with white hearts.) I'm not sure why I had to have it; but I did. … Continue

Added by DPopTart on April 24, 2009 at 12:40am — 1 Comment

Ephemera Blog Carnivals

The long story is here, but the short version is that because I'm addicted to ephemera & vintage stuff, I have two problems when I turn to Google for information (one is what’s missing, and the other is that I don’t know about something in order to find it) , I've started two blog carnivals:… Continue

Added by DPopTart on April 16, 2009 at 1:03pm — 3 Comments