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Sophie on Jun 24, 2022
5 out of 5 starsA beautiful product with prompt delivery. The extra cards included was greatly appreciated. :)
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Cook on May 25, 2022
5 out of 5 starsWonderfully packaged and exactly what I ordered plus an added something to which thank you very much 🍀
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kapri77 on Apr 15, 2022
5 out of 5 starsWonderful card. Packaged with care and posted promptly. Thank you
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Wanderingfawn on Mar 8, 2022
5 out of 5 starsI do have to say, this is such a magical card to have received and to have gifted our boy for his recent Birthday. Love the Vintage styling so very much! Beautiful service, swift and a very kind seller to have included a bonus treat with it -most kind and truly grateful!
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Sarah on Mar 7, 2022
5 out of 5 stars5-star quality and magical speed of delivery, plus beauty of design!
About twicedesigns
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Greeting cards are printed on recycled paper and are available wholesale as well as retail. Photo by Erin Dando.
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Vintage crate labels have been popular for decades but in Australia the trend is quite new. Love! Photo by Erin Dando.
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My market display is often a bit chaotic but it's full of vintage delights that are tricky to find Photo by Erin Dando.
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How much do I adore French advertising?! Buvards are an affordable way to own REAL vintage lithographic ads.
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Made with vintage boards and vintage tiles. Interconnecting phrases are beautiful!
twice designs - vintage aesthetics for a modern era.
UPCOMING MARKETS:
All markets are on hold due to COVID-19.
I have a background in feature writing but I've done fundraising work, journalism, film reviewing and I should be working on my novel right now... But I've always loved to tinker, make and collect.
THEN
I began twice designs after I had my third child and took a break from paid employment. It started off with handmade cards, painstakingly assembled - each card had an insert so it could be used 'twice'. It was fun and creative but expensive and cost more than I made! I also began increasing my collection of vintage ephemera; maps, playing cards, Scrabble games, buttons etc.
NOW
I still make cards and thoroughly enjoy the process. Because I'm a writer with a dangerous addiction to wordplay my cards are pretty wordy. They are deliberately humorous and whimsical and I do love making people smile and laugh.
I now design my cards in Photoshop and have them printed on recycled card stock. I score and fold them but having them printed in bulk saves time and money.
I also share my vintage collections with my customers. As a devotee of pre computer age graphics I am slightly obsessed with vintage illustrations and the incidental beauty of things like advertisements, playing cards, games, packaging, blotters, crate labels. An essential part of twice designs is looking at things differently - seeing and enjoying beauty and enabling my customers to experience the same joy.
I frequently "go hunting" with special requests for customers and love being able to help procure the perfect gift.
Shop members
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Sarah Barnett
Owner, Designer, Curator
Production partners
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The Art Scene
Sydney, NSW
My framing is made by this local family business. They use forestry certified timbers and are committed to supporting artists and students.
Shop policies
If you want to catch all this goodness in the flesh (as it were) I do the Canberra Handmade Market (and a few others).
I hope you enjoy your fix of vintage whimsy and if there's something you're looking for - a map to a particular place, a custom order, please let me know and I'll try to make it happen.
I believe in second chances. That's my life philosophy. So recycling, recontextualising, repurposing - love it.
And, of course, as humans we make mistakes. We all need forgiveness and redemption. That's what makes me tick.
Accepted payment methods
Returns & exchanges
Cancellations
Cancellations: not accepted
Please contact the seller if you have any problems with your order.