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I purchased three of these vintage 1930's Mobile Christmas Cards on Ebay and two are still on the way. I thought that my friends would enjoy printing them.
Felt Mouse is doing Coleen's 25 posts until Christmas. So I decided to join the fun, but I have to catch up.
* Click on the image to view, must have a Flickr account
When I was a little girl in California my mother would go to the bank and would allow me to visit a toy store across the street called ARNIE'S TOYLAND it was owned by a really beautiful lady named Flora. I remember that the store had Mattel toys, but most of my family worked for the company so Barbies and board games didn't appeal to me. Arnie's had large glass display cases with Dollhouses and dolls made by artists and my mother knew that I wanted something from the GLASS DISPLAY ISLE. I woke up one Christmas to find a dollhouse and a mouse family from Arnies Toyland. The mice were made from real fur by a company called Original Fur Toys in West Germany. I don't know what happened to them as I got older, but I do know that the mice are pretty tough to win on Ebay because collectors are bidding on them left and right.
I have always thought of recreating the mice I had using faux fur. I will have to put it on my to do list. :}
I know what you are THINKING!
I had to find time to make these after reading Woof Nanny's blog.
They even smell Kitschmassy. :}
I decided last month to try my hand at carving and making a Hitty doll so I purchased a warren carving set and tried my hand at the tutorial Melanie posted on the Hitty Site. It was nice using the polish doll as a carving blank.
This was a fun project. I wish that I had more time to carve a Hitty from the plank of wood on up. Maybe after the Holidays. :}
I have been so busy lately!
I don't mean to ignore my Blog and Flickr friends, I should be back by the end of next week.
Okay I caved! I decided to join the Hitty necklace swap and I was bored over the weekend so I made nine Fresh Maine Wreaths.
Maybe they are not so fresh!
But they were fun to make. :}
This is a 1928 vintage Thanksgiving book I have that has poems, music, and sweet little Thanksgiving songs.
THANKSGIVING TIME
Thanksgiving Time has come again,
The joy time of the year,
When all the happy people,
are filled with joy and cheer.
When all the crops are gathered,
And all the work is done,
When everyone is ready,
For heaps and heaps of fun.
When apples, nuts, and pumpkins,
Are gathered in the bin,
When uncles, aunts, and cousins,
All go a visitin'
Wouldn't it be great to visit a town during Thanksgiving, and not have to worry about the dirty dishes?
We wanted to do a Seafood Thanksgiving this year, but we decided that our dog Mai wouldn't like it so I have to make the traditional meal. I can't believe that our meal choices are starting to include OUR DOG! :}
A month ago I started a new blog and group for wooden penny peg dolls and 1/4" dollhouse miniatures called Pixziez. A friend on the Yahoo group named Laurel introduced me to the HITTY DOLL CRAZE! What a fun group.
I hope to have Pixziez up in full force after the holidays, hopefully it takes off better than Hot Mitt Monthly. Wooden Penny peg dolls and 1/4" minis are easy to swap and make. I am keeping my fingers crossed that British Penny Dolls will have the same success as the American Hitty.
Someone just can't wait for me to finish my next basket :}
I have decided not to stain the basket with basket stain.
I am trying to find a natural way to stain the basket.
