a recent trend in wedding stationary is to use a mix of vintage postage stamps for a unique and stylized look. i think this idea is really cute, but it can be cost-prohibitive (some vintage stamps cost up to 10 times their face value!).
inspired by the trend as well as cute bentos by akinoichigo and lucky sundae, and evolving the scottie dog “stamps” bento i made a few weeks ago, i made two vintage postage stamp sandwiches for tomorrow’s lunch. each stamp sits atop a sandwich of pumpernickel, vegetarian ham, cheese and mustard. the provolone stamps are topped with fish sausage roses, as well as green pea and nori accents and hand cut 12-cent demarcations.
posted in “what’s for lunch wednesday” — what are you having?
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Very stylish! Did you free hand cut the numbers (and roses)?
Sweet and delicate touch you have 🙂
thanks sheri! i free handed the 12s (doubled up the nori so i would get two sets), and i used a few different sized circle-shaped cutters for the roses. the small nori roses were cut with a punch.
Wow! The details on the little stamps are amazing! Beautifully done!
thanks so much jenn! these were pretty easy to put together actually 😀
That is totally amazing, and just perfect in the long box. I love how you are inspired by so many things around you and are able to translate them into your beautiful bentos. So lovely.
that is such a sweet comment karina, i feel the same way about you — whether you are photographing a bench or a pot of flowers or a cupcake, every shot you take shows your passion and creativity, and your beautiful home full of love.
Your cutting works are so neat and precise! The contrast between the sandwiches and the stamps and colorful foods in the middle make this bento looks so beautiful 🙂
thanks lia! i wanted to keep the middle bright and cheerful since the stamps are a bit pastel. glad you like it!
Amazing, delicate details and wonderful concept! Love how bento can reflect really diverse inspirations, as here. Something about the perfectly cut numbers really appeals to me. Delightful flavors, too. Enjoy!
thanks jenn! agree, fun to incorporate inspiration from different aspects of our lives… something you do so well!
wow.. what an elegant and classy bento.. i admire your delicate cut out on the stamp details.. I still havent master it yet with my wobbling hands..haha..
thanks for sharing the trend of vintage stamps.. very interesting..
thanks bobo! cutting on these was easy, used some cutters and a punch as well. the only free hand was the numbers, but you could easily leave that out!
I love looking at all your bento photos, Megan. They all look somehow artistic and elegant. I love the contrast of the dark pumpernickel and the white cheese.
thanks CG, your compliment to my photography means a lot. honestly sometimes i spend more time fussing over the photo than i do making the bento, and it can be frustrating!
Wooowww, this is lovely Megan! I missed many of your kawaii bento creations. I adore your bentos day by day, the improvement is massive pal 😀
thanks ta, so nice to hear your positive feedback! i think i have improved since i first started in september 2009 as well — so nice to be part of a community where ideas are shared and help you grow 😀
This is fantastic! Did I just read that you free handed the “12”‘s?!?! Wow!!
thanks heather! i used a pair of scissors from the dollar store 😛
Oh gosh! Very skillful to handcut the numbers! I am in awe… such patience..
Super cute sandwich bento ^_^, send one to Finland will ya?
thanks lilian! i have little cheap manicure scissors that help with small cuts. one stamp bento coming up — how much do you think postage to helsinki would be? 😉
I LOVE this!! Your cutting skills are outrageous! I so want to try this one!
thanks so much chantale! the 12s were so tiny that they weren’t really hard to do at all — and everything else was cut with a punch or a cutter. this is totally doable, especially for a woman who makes gorgeous lampshades and kids’ dresses 😉
Really lovely! I remember seeing stamps on lucky sundae’s blog, what a great idea. You have executed it so well here. The pumpernickel is a great background for the stamps. 🙂 Now the post office needs to make bento stamps!
thanks michele! maki has the best ideas, it’s always fun to try to put my own spin on them. i would LOVE if usps made bento stamps — i would buy a ton of them 😀
i love it. you are so craetive gamene… you’re always inspiring me to make bento for my hubby.
thanks oen, what a sweet thing to say. i bet he loves your bento!
Gorgeous bento! It looks like beautiful art- you are so creative. 🙂
Your bentos look beautiful and absolutely delectable… ^_^ I look forward to each new post now xD
I love your bentos. Could you tell me the name of that long bento box? Is it the Nagabako box or is it a smaller version?
hi saffron and coriander (what a wonderful and evocative combination!) — yes, i have 2 nagabako boxes, in yellow and white (one is pictured a couple of posts back, the bento with little hanpen horses). i love the slim shape!
Hi, such a wonderful and very inspirational idea!
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