Here are two mosaics of the newest items in Shop 66 (many sold already). Please visit the Shop if you have not already! My next additions will arrive Sunday night.
I'm adding approximately 50 items this evening. The majority will be available for preview on Flickr before I add them. Please contact me if you would like to reserve an item or two. I want everyone to get a chance at having a few little Easter/Spring goodies!!
This is my big boy ferret, Milo, wanting to sleep in while the other ferrets were playing. Of course, he knew we were all up...see his ear standing up. Within a few minutes he was up.
I love, love, love vintage wood toys! Especially sweet little buildings. These three little buildings are currently my favorites. A squeaky mouse and cat bank, a cute little school house or church, and a windmill music box. I think they complement each other very much. (I think the 7 dwarfs in the background are ready to move right in.)
Bendy Belinda was enjoying some sunshine and hanging out on the deck today. That's all the news for now...but make sure you visit the Shop...I'm back to adding a few things daily!
Don Moss (8/4/63 - 7/29/04)
After days of rainy days, we finally had some sunshine. Just in time for a little St. Patrick's Day dolly party. Wowee! Spring has really sprung...not only did I get attacked by aphids and gnats, I saw my first tiny lizard of the season soaking up some sunshine. (I'm hoping to see our the tree frogs on the windows soon.)
I also found the box of squeak toys I've been searching for weeks. Naturally, the box was right in front of me all this time. The box had my favorite little vintage Japan bear squeaker. Many of the other squeaks will shared in Shop 66.
All this squeak hunting was party due to my newest "Sticker Project" set "Super Squeaks" - they will appear in Shop 66 tomorrow afternoon. I also created several plastic laminate pins - packaged as "I love vintage" featuring some of my sticker project favorite animals and dolls. They too will arrive in the shop tomorrow.
Last week while looking for cute vintage bunnies on Ebay - I discovered this cute bunny gumball machine. I watched it for a few days and when no one seemed to be interested in it, I snatched it up for only $8.00 USD. When I received it this afternoon, I quickly went shopping online for gumballs. If you've ever shopped for candy online you'll know it's very tempting. My "Candy Warehouse" cart is currently holding gumballs for my type of machine and some swedish fish and some pixie sticks for the Shop.
I'll be selling a few things on ebay the next few weeks (and maybe longer) - new things I can't sell on Etsy.com and some super cute vintage things I'd rather see go in a fair auction. The cute vintage Easter Lamb tea pot is the first item - a 3-day auction. (I will ship international, my listing will be revised before the auction ends.)
Today, my nephew and his cute family came to visit me while on their coastal South Carolina vacation. Though it was only for an afternoon it was quality time. Here's some shots I took at the Waterfront Park downtown Beaufort.
Signs of Spring are all over our "lowcountry" South Carolina home. Our yard is full of fresh spring sprouts. I've had windows open for days. All my ferrets have finished their spring coat changes. My black car is covered with a fine yellow dust. :)
I've bid on a super cheap $5.00 Ebay lot last week of little vintage Japan "fancy" pets/animals. It was hard to tell from the photo what they really looked like, their size and if they were clean. It is always a gamble what you'll get with vintage plush. So when they arrived today I was more than happy to find them very clean, cute, super unusual and with tags. I love them all!! The note inside the box said "I hope you enjoy these little animals. I received them on my 16th birthday 52 years ago." Wow! I'm more than honored to adopt them! I think they'll be happy in their new home.
It's been in the high 70's for a few days so I was wishing to soak in some real sun and fresh air. Today, we drove 20 minutes east from our island to the island George's parents live on "Fripp Island". As you can see, the beach was peaceful and quiet...and warm!
I've been away a couple days catching up with some real life things so now it's time for catch up with Shop 66 things!
A favorite cloth doll in my collection is Mirian - a vintage Dakin "Dream Doll" (doll no. 629 - actually labeled "Mirian"). She is from the late 1960's and was made in Japan. She is holding a vintage doll school bag(vinyl, 1960's - also made in Japan) - filled with Shop 66 miscellenous.
