Ephemera / Found objects

[lonita]

Just to save future time, I’ve compiled a partial list here of found objects and other ephemera that you can use in art/craft projects and journalling. I’ll link to this page instead of adding this list to every applicable post. I may update this list from time to time.

2D-ish

advertisements
bills
book pages
brochures and pamphlets
business cards
calendars
candy wrappers
cigarette packs
coasters
comic book pages

correspondence
currency
decals
discarded artwork
doilies
envelopes
fabric
film negatives
flyers and brochures
food packaging
gift wrap
greeting cards
invoices
labels
lace
magazine pages
maps
match books or boxes
newspaper clippings
old cards
package inserts
packaging
paper
paper scraps
photographs
planners
playing cards
postcards
price tags
puzzle pieces
receipts
report cards
ribbons
seed packets
sheet music
slides
soap wrappers
spirit labels
stamps
stickers
store cards
tea bag tags and wrappers
ticket stubs
tissue paper
trading cards
flower petals
menus
advertisements
bills
book pages
brochures and pamphlets
business cards
calendars
candy wrappers
cigarette packs
coasters
comic book pages
correspondence
currency
decals
discarded artwork
doilies
envelopes
fabric
film negatives
flyers and brochures
food packaging
gift wrap
greeting cards
invoices
labels
lace
magazine pages
maps
match books or boxes
newspaper clippings
old cards
package inserts
packaging
paper
paper scraps
photographs
planners
playing cards
postcards
price tags
puzzle pieces
receipts
report cards
ribbons
seed packets
sheet music
slides
soap wrappers
spirit labels
stamps
stickers
store cards
tea bag tags and wrappers
ticket stubs
tissue paper
trading cards
flower petals
menus
notes

3D

badges
beads
pieces of hardened paint
bits of metal and mirror
brooches
buttons
ceramic
chains
coins
earrings
feathers
figurines
filigree
glass
jewellery
jump rings
keys
lace
links
miniatures
nails and screws
pebbles
pendants
personal effects
plastics
pop can tabs
rocks
shells
small toys
swizzle sticks
trinkets
washers and wing nuts
watch parts
watches
wood
zipper pulls
bones
bottle caps
branches
broken glass or pottery
brooches
buttons
camera parts
cassette or VHS tapes
CDs, vinyl records, or parts
circuit boards
computer components
dice
driftwood
electronic parts
eyeglasses or lenses
feathers
game pieces
gears
hairpins or barrettes
hardware
hinges
keys
kitchen utensils
leaves
light bulbs
magnets
medallions
medical supplies
miniature figurines
old phone parts
padlocks
patches
pill bottles
pins
rusted or weathered objects
sea glass
shells
shoelaces
stones
tokens
tools
toy cars
toys
vintage or antique items
vinyl records
wine corks
wires or cables
worn-out clothing items
yarn or thread
memorabilia
zippers

Travel ephemera

A list of some things you could pick up while travelling to put in your travel journal or scrapbook. Make sure to fully clean any applicable piece before you use it.

brochures
bus or train schedules
coasters or napkins
coffee packets
coin or other texture rubbings
flyers
fruit or vegetable labels
local artwork
logos from shopping bags and packaging
maps
newspaper clippings
package inserts
pamphlets from historical sites and churches
photos
pieces of fabrics or yarns
postcards
store posters
take a tear from the lamp post flyer with tabs
tea bag labels
tickets and stubs
transit route maps
transit transfers
wrappers