14 Days of Vintage Travel Ads – Day 2: South America 1

Now you can travel the world “virtually” from the comfort of your own home. Our first stop was a cruise on the Mediterranean.

Our stop on Day 2 on this 14-day journey is South America!

From the ad:

“You find a happy new vacation world in South America. Here’s a continent of new sights and new hotels where your dollars go very far. Silver, copper, fine woolens, alligator bags and nutria coats are bargains. Filet mignon costs 50-cents. And September is springtime there.”

You find a happy new vacation world in South America – an ad from the September 15, 1958 issue of TIME magazine

Creative Uses for Vintage Ads

There are many ways you can use vintage ads – both in your home decor and for your art projects. Here are some ideas to get you started:

• Save this image to your computer (right-click and choose “Save Image As”, then use the digital copy in your digital art projects.
• Resize the digital image and use it as a cover for a handmade notepad or travel journal.
• Print a color copy of the ad, frame it and hang it in your home or office – a sense of wanderlust.
• Print color copies and use them as gift wrap for small gifts – especially fun for the world traveler.
• Print enlarged color copies of the digital file, then laminate the copies and use them as placemats – sure to be a conversation starter at the dinner table.
• Use printed color (or black and white) copies for your decoupage projects (laser printer copies work better than ink jet copies).
• Print the ad on iron-on transfer paper and create t-shirts, tote bags, napkins, and other craft ideas with fabric.
• Turn printed copies of the ad into paper garland. Just trim the paper into any shape you prefer (such as a pennant flag), punch two holes in the top and thread twine through the holes to create a garland. Fun decor for a bon voyage party.

Watch for the next installment of our 14-day trip and enjoy the journey!

If you could travel to any place in the world right now, where would you go and why?