tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199504614954159097.post1843059658655636732..comments2024-03-28T07:33:06.556-07:00Comments on The Kollage Kit: kitschy postcard rollageWastedpapiershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833050707322694789noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199504614954159097.post-60886512652135528532017-11-08T23:04:51.530-08:002017-11-08T23:04:51.530-08:00Thanks Fi for your kind words regarding my English...Thanks Fi for your kind words regarding my English :-)Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037269865026396478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199504614954159097.post-43166147021944161342017-11-05T14:35:20.661-08:002017-11-05T14:35:20.661-08:00Hey, Sabine, don't worry one bit about your En...Hey, Sabine, don't worry one bit about your English! It's not only accomplished, but is improving by leaps and bounds. I think "mawkish," which is roughly equivalent to "cheesy"—i.e., unpleasantly sentimental—is a fine synonym for "kitschy."<br /><br />I love language! I could write about it all day, so will try to rein myself in.Fi Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17376619646352503291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199504614954159097.post-57807342607340232672017-11-05T12:34:36.267-08:002017-11-05T12:34:36.267-08:00OMG - I think I will never learn English ..... &qu...OMG - I think I will never learn English ..... "kitschig" in the German sense is more like trashy, "mawkish".... not in the sense of "this and that" ..... Yes - sometimes it´s hard with the foreign languages .... I will not know which stupids things I am writing here ... - hahaSabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037269865026396478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199504614954159097.post-65179964052907562092017-11-05T09:02:43.177-08:002017-11-05T09:02:43.177-08:00"Kitsch" is a Yiddish word meaning "..."Kitsch" is a Yiddish word meaning "gaudy trash". It is used quite a bit for tacky collectible "this & that" in the antiques and collectibles trade. I was surprised you used that word for your beautiful collage as this is how I know the word to be used.Collage Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317993562876380594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199504614954159097.post-43035927544149050242017-11-05T02:49:03.046-08:002017-11-05T02:49:03.046-08:00Wonderful combination Sabine!Wonderful combination Sabine!Josephinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972891779769793563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199504614954159097.post-53246742007290167112017-11-05T01:34:38.718-08:002017-11-05T01:34:38.718-08:00Yes, Fi - in German it´s "kitschig". I w...Yes, Fi - in German it´s "kitschig". I wonder that this is not such a "popular" word in English. If I use the google translator for "kitschig" there are translations like this: corny, tacky, cheesy, gaudy, tawdry ..... these are words which I do not know ;-)Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03037269865026396478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199504614954159097.post-8363608052261081402017-11-04T10:13:52.200-07:002017-11-04T10:13:52.200-07:00I agree: beautifully seamless! I love this, and I&...I agree: beautifully seamless! I love this, and I'm impressed, Sabine, that you know the word "kitschy." I know native English speakers who don't know that one. But perhaps it's a German word, too...?Fi Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17376619646352503291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199504614954159097.post-7383745263543319692017-11-04T08:24:45.018-07:002017-11-04T08:24:45.018-07:00So seamless I was confused at first it looked so c...So seamless I was confused at first it looked so coherent. Excellent.Collage Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317993562876380594noreply@blogger.com