Toy photography give me your opinion

So I have been carrying some toy photography in my shop ..and to be honest its really not going over I have only sold one print

I would like to get some honest opinion's about them

I sell a 8X10 for 20.00 -how do you think my pricing is to low to high just right?

Do you think they are worthy of being on a wall- I mean I like them but do you I mean would you honestly hang them on your wall ( don't be afraid of hurting my feelings I need to know if its worth it to list them )


Selection of prints-How many should I have up at one time

I cant think of more to add but feel free to tell me..

and should I add photography that's more than just toys like landscape old barns and houses ( the other things I enjoy )


Here are some of the pictures

                            This is an example of something I thought Id add                     

Thank you :)

Some flea marketing finds and my christmas gifts

Well I said Id post some stuff about Christmas when I had time and today is the day


Christmas was fun other than the fact that I got really really sick right before it
Josh gave me several of my Christmas gifts early and I gave him his early.. we do this every year we really aren't good about playing the waiting game


Josh got me a Hoodie I had been wanting for awhile and The latest South Park Box set so now I have all of them
He also got me season 2 of The Flintstones which is one of my favorite cartoons ever ( to be honest when I was a kid I preferred The Jetsons but now its the other way around )

He also got me the cutest doll ever and one that I had been wanting for so long it actually just arrived in the mail the other day because it came from the UK

He also gave me 50.00 for squeakys pretty exciting :)

I got Josh a bunch of fishing stuff he had been wanting.

Christmas Eve we always go to his parents house for dinner and gifts and we get to have a nice visit with his uncle and his Grandma and of course the huge hoard of yorkies  5 of them.


His mom got me Worlds End and Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the dead and a really nice candle and also 50.00 to buy squeakys with

Josh's mom is probably the best cook ever she makes a huge array of things and always my favorite types of stuff
7 layer dip and tortilla soup and a huge snack platter and cookies and cakes.

This is the second Christmas we didn't put up a tree because Sophie is still just as crazy as he was when we first got him.

I got sicker that night so I ended up not going to Josh's Grandparents house Christmas day.



                                                            Here are a few of my gifts

 Josh also surprised me with a nice new camera that takes really great pictures

                                                    It has a black and white setting :)

                                          And this is its sunset setting it works great!

 I know im going to enjoy taking photos of old buildings and churches in black and white

 

 I usually refuse to take a picture of myself or let anyone take a picture of me but part of my New Years goals is to not hate myself so much so here it is...

Ok now for the Flea marketing finds .............


Most of the flea markets I have went to really haven't impressed me at all because I hardly found any toys it was mostly just dishes and stuff like that.


but heres what I came up with

I got a cute little squeaky Sun Rubber Ruth E Newton dog  I actually already have one like it in my collection  and a little deer and a really cute bunny

                                       Vintage Commonwealth caterpillar plush..

                                                           This little squeaky boy

                                                A Strawberry Shortcake Rag doll

 and her friend Raspberry Tart

 

Hopefully the next time Ill come back with more stuff Im trying to get up to 200 items in my shop :)

 

In the next post Ill tell you about the contest I entered :)

Flea marketing saturdays

Saturday I got to go flea marketing I overslept by an hour but it ended up not mattering much because I finished on time.


We went to carthage which is one of my usual places I go but it has been awhile and yet the inventory hadn't changed much at all.. very disappointing Ill have to switch it out with a new area for flea marketing which Ill probably do again soon as Im trying to get my shop to 200 items its been my goal for awhile and I never make it..
but I almost have 200 sales so I should do 200 items once I reach 200 to celebrate :)


So I guess on average I make 100 sales a year wish it was a bit more but I pretty much only sell toys and vintage toys which means I have to market to adults with big hearts who still remember childhood...they are the best kind my favorite kind of people.


Well anyways Ill quit rambling on and Ill tell you about my trip


I stopped at the first flea market which is my favorite of the bunch because in the past I have found some great things kewpies and Puppy Brite and a squeaky tennis player.

I did find a few goodies

This cute little tykes toddle tot with dump truck :)

 I bought a to of these Goosebumps stickers just for the fun of it im not even sure what im going to do with them :)

 This is the second Stan plush I have found in the last 2 flea marketing trips I usually never find South park stuff so I felt pretty lucky to find him..I of course will probably only be keeping one Stan and Ill sell the other either on ebay or through my facebook.

 I bought this for a laugh Im giving it to my mom who is a Spanish teacher :)

 This guy is so cute and kitsch he will be going into Merrills charity store.

 My favorite find of the day the only squeaky and one I have wanted for awhile perfect for my upcoming winter scenes :)

                               A cute kitschy lamb planter also going to Merrills shop

 and I couldn't resist these guys I love everything 70s and Love is perfect :)
in one of my dads old High School year books its actually the theme for Football Homecoming.

 It turns out I went wild on the breakables I usually try not to but I found so many cute ones that I couldn't resist this guy almost got broken a few times by the people at the counter..happens every time I buy a ceramic bunny..I love him because he reminds me of the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland ..He will be going into Merrills shop.

 With Christmas coming up I thought she would be a good addition to the shop.

 Next I found a bag of doll heads..which I always buy when I find a good deal it was a large bag for 5.00 I mostly bought it for the giant clown head who I have already used he had a derby hat on that I wanted for a project and it had to be cut off him and I think Ill use his face as a mask for one of my dolls.

 This little guy was in the bag of doll heads...scared still of the clowns who were wanting to eat him.

 These look like cabbage patch doll heads..but they are apparently older and made by someone else..which leads me to wonder lots of things......

 the heads came with one of these pretty much just like a Cabbage Patch doll when you unfold it theres a birth certificate.

My next stop was to a flea market where I have had lots of luck in the past I found my Brite Eyed kid and my celluloid walker doll but...its inventory hadn't changed much at all and they now don't take debit cards but I did get 2 items which the lady held for me while I went to a atm machine.

This guy is oh so cute I almost want to keep him he is so snuggly and soft.

 And this thing it reminds me of a puffalump but im pretty sure its not..Any ideas?
there wasn't a tag on it.

I went to one more flea market but didn't find anything at all that I wanted and I decided to skip the rest because they were the more expensive wanna be upscale flea markets where they charge you 50.00 dollars for a mcdonalds toy ..( im serious ) or ones with mostly furniture and art for high prices.

Another Hula girl a Tomy Clock and Some other flea market finds

So on Saturday I woke up early and I felt sick sick sick but I knew I just had to drag myself out of bed or Id regret it who wants to spend the whole day in bed when they can be out flea marketing?
Not much can keep me from flea marketing because the whole idea of treasure hunting is just to much for me im like a little kid with lollypop dreams :)


Now I didn't find nearly as much as I had wanted or what I wanted ..I had dreams of squeakys being everywhere I looked and toys as far as the eye can see

The dream of finding Dreamland creations stuff and Alan Jay was soon crushed but still I had a good time and now I can restock my shop and my collection of squeakys grew by 3..Josh however saw my childish disappointment and promised me another big trip soon :) What a good man I have!!!



The first flea market I went to is usually where I spend all my money and where I find the best stuff I have a few booths that I make sure to take a peek at they are a mess and everything is cheap usually I find some good 80s toys ..umm not this time..in one of the big boxes of toys I found something that made me gasp in alarm it wasn't a toy at all..it was a pack of Trojan condoms at this point Josh had left me to do his own exploring because I always take forever at those boxes so I awaited his return and showed him he giggled a little and then showed me his find of a wonderful Tomy Wind up clock which I of course am adding to my collection as I have always wanted one..it was a good deal 2.00
Ill do a video soon :) I tried to do one tonight but it didn't work so Ill have Josh do it for me.

                            The next is a cute little vintage Horsman toys doll

 I bought the little turtle in the package at this flea market the other 2 I found at the end of the day.
Im not sure who the pinochio looking guy is and The little doll is the dress I already have one similar in a pink dress but I like this one better her dress reminds me of a mushroom :)

 I found this and it reminds me of a Russian Witch or something from Grimms Fairy tales I just love it...Its a salt and pepper shaker.

This sweet little pair almost had a tragedy as the clerk was wrapping then up they dropped the male Bunny but caught him at the last second! It would have been horrible had he broke what would the bride bunny do without him? 

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In another favorite booth of mine I found this Odie Bank which Ill put in my Animal Charity shop I have sold Garfield stuff in it before to a nice lady.
I usually find a ton of things in this booth not this time around I only got 2 things out of it the other thing I didn't take a picture of because its a gift for someone.

 

I also found these guys! I wish it had been Cartman but when you see South Park stuff and that's not very often you don't pass it up! These guys are also a good size they need a bit of a cleaning and Stans shoes aren't in the best shape but I love them! I got Kyle for 5.00 and Stan for 3.00 its lucky that I got them at all because I lost the tag for Kyle because his hat kept coming off and I thought I lost the tag for Stan but it was in the bottom of the basket so I told them how much Kyle was and they rang it up.. I love that place most places would say no ticket no sale but they knew I was being honest with them :)

 

 

 

 In the next flea market my basket remained empty until the last 2 booths and then I got a couple of things...This Sylvanian Family talking bunny I thought was neat

 And this battery operated monkey tree though Im trying to decide whether or not to open it to check it to make sure its ok..because Im having trouble seeing whether or not its been opened before.

 I got a small bag of toys most weren't very good but this Tomy windup caught my eye

 And I didn't notice this in the bag until I got home its really cute but the hinges are broken :(

At the next flea market...................
I got the 2 squeakys in the picture above

And at some point my Kewpie Radar went off and I went over to a basket of scarves I don't even like scarves but I had a Kewpie feeling ( I get them ) and I dug until I found her :)

 I picked up this Hula girl she needs fixed up but that should be easy she is almost identical to the one I currently have up for sale in my shop.

 And this adorable book I couldn't resist it everything about it was cute.

It was getting late but luckily flea markets stay open late unlike where I live they close so early..
the next one was a complete disappointment oh ew SMC stuff and new clothes everywhere I bought nothing the only thing that caught my interest was a talking Pikachu bank but they wanted 70.00 for it so no thanks..I love Pikachu but not at that cost...
So then we went to Bass Pro to look for fishing stuff for Josh and then Grabbed Veggie Burgers at Burger king and went home to Sophie.