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heart of the matter

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$5.00

knack refers to the archaic definition of the word meaning "a cleverly designed device" and the more traditional usage referring to: a clever, expedient way of doing something and/or a specific talent for something. this category of products are little somethings that are clever, fun and either make your creative life a little easier or prettier!

help tell your story with emphatic words that evoke poignant, vintage charm and truths - the heart of the matter.

these tender hearted journaling words are typewritten on unbleached muslin with a vintage manual typewriter , then handcut and matched with a paper partner, also handcut, from a vintage encyclopedia, and finally punctuated with a neutral coloured eyelet.

perfect for your scrapbook layouts, altered art, handmade cards and art journals. equally sweet on string, twine or ribbon or stapled, glued or pinned.

‎"Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." -- William Wordsworth

8 hearts/words per set: words are arranged in sets by parts of speech, making it easy to focus on which words of your story receive emphasis:

Heart of the Matter: Relation*
(prepositions)
between
upon
for
near
past
since
with
from
*pictured

Heart of the Matter: Personnel
(pronouns)
i
my
you
we
us
he
she
thee

Heart of the Matter: Junction
(conjunctions)
and
yet
both
because
how
if
finally
indeed

[coming soon: nouns and verbs assembled by theme] available for custom order

handmade.
not archival quality, but still awesome.