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The other two 1930's vintage card ornaments arrived today and I posted both of them on Flickr. Card on the left and the card on the right.
Fun :}
1cup Marg. , 1 cup peanut butter, large bag of chocolate chips, large bag of peanut butter chips.
Melt all in microwave, ( not to heat, just to melt) stir to blend, fold in marshmallows. Pour in pan, cool in fridge for an hour or until you can cut into cubes. Enjoy!
I use the entire bag of marshmallows, but it's up to you how many bubbles you want in your bubble fudge. Try to keep it cool because it is a soft creamy fudge. YUM YUM!!
Awhile ago I decided to make a wire postcard holder from a HOW TO article in a Martha Stewart Living Mag. I had to make one for Rain because she was getting a bunch of postcards from PostcardX. This year I used the same idea to hold Christmas cards. I used galvanized wire but you don't have to. I used a plumbing pipe to make the loops, but if you look at the M.S. example they used a wooden dowel.
Another idea is to use a sturdy wreath frame and weave your wire loops around the frame and spray paint the entire thing. The great thing about this is that after the holidays I can straighten it and use it for something else.
I think it is so funny to know that this type of Santa will smack naughty kids UPSIDE THE HEAD with his twig . Der Belsnickels out of pottery seem to be popular collectables during Christmas. If you click on the image you can view the altered pattern I created on Flickr.
I am trying to find a place in the U.S. that sells these cute Poika candles from Bandai. The same company that makes Unazukin Dolls.
I wanted to get one for Rain this Christmas, but I'm not having any luck. :{
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.
