HALLOWEEEEEEN!!

Tomorrow is my favorite holiday halloween

I honestly dont care much about the other holidays..I never have
but halloween is perfect..great weather the leaves have changed color
fall festivals horror movies candy snack foods pumpkins
Great art..good tv specials ( I think I dont watch tv anymore.)


All month long Ive been watching horror movies and
Simpsons treehouse of horror..and finally I watched the best
Its the great Pumpkin Charlie Brown :)

Tomorrow I will be watch Halloween..I saved the best for last :)

I bought this card last year from a wonderful artist on etsy ( I meant to buy one this year and forgot )

Check him out his art is amazing http://www.etsy.com/people/tylersworkshop?ref=owner_profile_leftnav

 

Good old treehouse of horror! Not enough shows focus on halloween anymore

Feeling rather festive I got out the old coloring book and did some coloring
Your really never to old to color :)

One of my all time favorite episodes of Scooby doo
Scooby doo and the headless horseman of halloween
The show itself is amazing the background always leaves me stunned
Cartoons these days just dont look as good as the old ones.

Im a huge 1980s horror movie fan so I bought a shirt from one of my favorite movies
Return of the living dead!

After watching Charlie Brown I got inspired to do some doodles of my own.

Ive been meaning to read these aloud to josh all month and cannot find what I did with them..its driving me insane!

I could go on and on about halloween for ever.

Hopefully this weekend Ill be able to get out and get some fresh fall air before it gets to cold
It just doesnt stay fall long enough!


Next blog coming soon..( it will be about vintage toys :) )

My new Fur baby!

I usually talk about vintage toys..but today Im going to talk about something different..something that makes me reaaaally happy!

After losing Merrill and crying nearly everyday and thinking I might not ever be ready for another cat again because of how bad that hurt..I realized that Im always going to be sad about her and Ill always miss her because she was my world..but Ive never not had a cat they have always been a huge part of my life.

I remember the first time I saw a cat..my brothers cat keeker she was a sleek and graceful black cat
I wanted to pet her really bad but she wouldnt let me so everyday I would try to catch her ( this is probably one of my first memories ) finally she let me and we became great friends Id put makeup on her and a ring on her tail..she was my first friend.
My first word was cat..it was also the first word I ever learned to write.
and it was also my first picture :)

Me at age 7 with Keeker :)

I started looking at cats to adopt on tailwaggers facebook page
And then along came Dove this tiny little fluffy grey and white kitten..I showed her picture of josh.and he thought she was adorable we were also interested in her sister mochi but ..our apartment well only let us have one..so we filled out the adoption papers and waited and then a few days later they called saying we could come by anytime to pick out a kitty :)
So on friday we went to pick out a fur baby I was really really excited about it..I dont remember the last time I got that excited..I was like a child going to disneyland for the first time :)

We got there and we played with both of them..but I knew as soon as I saw her that she was the one for me..She jumped up and clung to her cage and she purrred
We played with both of them and then we left with her..
She was good the whole way home cuddling up in my arms and purring.
It took us a little over a day to come up with a name for her..( dove was the name she came with ) finally we decided on Sophie..she looks like a sophie with her sweet face and lady like manor.

Im very happy with her we have been cuddling and playing and watching cats 101 on youtube she loves it.



As you can see she is very playful! Her she is whispering secrets into Gus's ear

Here she is with her favorite plaything..a box with a ball inside it :)

Next blog post

coming right up!!

 

Gumball Machine Ramblings

Today I woke up and I had a sale in my animal charity shop
That made me feel better and less worried about it not working out.


I sold these vintage dog figurines I think they are made out of celluloid or some other plastic that isnt used anymore.
They were bought by a wonderful lady who is going to put them in her doll house :)

Heres another listing that I have in my animal charity shop
I think its adorable! It seems like he should have a butterfly or something on his tail
Vintage deer figurines are so fun and perfectly kitsch!

Ive been saving bottle caps for awhile now to craft with and I finally decided to make this colorful collage for my very boring white wall.

Next while I was cleaning my craft area I suddenly had an over powering urge to make something  ( it happens all the time no wonder nothing gets done! )so I sat down with my canvas and gumball machine toys and bottle caps and made this
Most of the bottle caps are from water bottles ( our water here at the apartment is very gross ) so we buy all our water the other caps are from sprite and mountain dew and smirnoff apple bite and from nasal spray ..My husband goes through one a week he has a chronic sinus problem.
I used some vintage magnets and some buttons and beads and some gumball machine capsules.

 In this picture you can see a toy ring stuck in a a capsule
These days I dont run into to many gumball machines filled with cheap plastic toys that I just cant say no to..I guess thats good because once I asked a cashier for $30 in quarters and I went nuts.
But the lack of gumball machines makes me a little sad because that was a big part of childhood.
Id go to the store with my mom and then on the way out Id ask for some quarters
I liked the machines that were more random and not the ones filled with plastic football helmets and stickers and candy.
I loved trying to get the toy I wanted most and probably spending $50 before I got it.
For so long I wondered what to do with the capsules..when I was little I put change in them
it seemed like a waste to toss them out.


My husband wants to make him a legend of zelda collage of link
So Ill have to keep on saving my bottle caps.

Squeaky toys!

I finally got the pictures of the toys I need help identifying.

the first two  I know to be Ruth E Newton but I cant find a price for them

 I have found rubber cats similar but they have color this one doesnt look like it ever has
The back says Ruth E newton Sun Rubber company.

 Next we have this awful clown..He wasnt painted right at the factory
and the truth is I hate clowns....the bottom of his feet say  AJC C.65

 Next we have this toy front view and side view..The top of his hat pushs in so water can come out his mouth..I cant find anything about him he was made in Hong Kong

 Next we have this liddle kiddle ish doll I have no idea if she is a liddle kiddle or a look alike
Im also not sure if the car goes with her ..but I have identified it as a liddle kiddle car.

 Here she is out of the car.I think she is pretty cute :)

The Last few days Ive been sitting on the couch sewing some pretty wonky stuffed animals
I dont own a sewing machine so they arent perfect but despite the fact I think they are pretty cute.


The first one is a bunny named Oliver he is for sale in my etsy shop ( the other a cat I havent got pictures of yet )

The first one is a bunny named Oliver he is for sale in my etsy shop ( the other a cat I havent got pictures of yet )



Thats all for tonight!

New listings and other such stuff

I realized I havent made in a new blog entry in awhile
Im not going to get followers by being boring :(

Recently Ive been working harder on my shop than I usually do.
Buying new stuff making new stuff.


Recently I had an Adventure to a flea market in oklahoma to buy some Agatha Christie books I had wanted but didnt get the last time I was there.
I got them stacks and stacks of them ( the leather look ones ) I think im getting on another Agatha Christie kick..Im also reading some of them outloud to Josh..After Im done reading him those I promised I would start reading the Yellow fairy book and the Green Fairy book and the Red Fairy book ( By Andrew Lang )

So As I was searching for the book booth I found a bag of Lovely Squeak toys
Some were Ruth E Newton.
I was very happy with the find and today I spent time cleaning them up and getting them ready for pictures.

This weekend after I take the pictures Ill post them on here and you can tell me what you think.
I also found a cute little doll awhile back at a flea market near Arkansas that looks like maybe it might be a liddle Kiddle..im not sure though maybe someone on here can help me after I post the picture.

Anyways Ive been working on necklaces for both my shops.
I really enjoy crafting while watching some cartoons or movies to inspire me :)

 Im pretty proud of this one it turned out really well after I took it apart and re did the color combination a few times

 This one is for sale in my charity shop for $25.00 Im trying to raise some money for a cat who needs surgery so check out the shop and look around http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWiseOldCat?ref=si_shop

Well thats it for now Ill post more this weekend :)

A little worried

So not long ago I started up an animal charity store on etsy.
Ive only had 2 sales so far and Im not going to lie Im kind of worried that this wont work out.

Im not going to give up though..Ill keep trying and adding things and hoping and hoping.

Heres a look at a few of the items in the charity store.

Soon Im going to get around to making cat toys to add to it.

Today Im going to work on cleaning and organizing my house...Its much easier to be inspired when you have a clean uncluttered house.

Heres a look at my new packaging for jewelry in my main store.. I like its simple cheerful look :)

Ive been having trouble with the follow button..I think its working now but Im not sure.

A scary flea market :)

A couple weekends ago I finally decided to brave it out and stop by the really scary flea market that Ive stared at for years and years.

Im glad that I did ..It turns out that it is not run by the guys from Deliverance
but by a sweet old lady and her son
Im not the only one who has been afraid to stop at this flea market just about everyone that I mentioned it to shook with terror when I told them I went there.

I found some good things though!

A great lamp that in the future will be used as our den lamp...( when I have a house and not a apartment )

We got it for 10.00 dollars when usually I see this type of lamp for about 100.00
Im very happy with it!!

Next I found some vintage kool aid cups that will be for sale sometime soon in my shop on etsy :)
I also found a Russ Berries doll I dont know much about it I put it up for sale in my shop

Its in good shape other than the fact that he or she is missing an eyebrow :(
I also found a few things for my animal charity shop

Its a vintage sippy cup I honestly dont know anything about it other that the fact that it is in good shape but missing its straw.

Im hoping that the animal charity shop will do better than it has
Ive been adding things this week.
Its been my goal in life to try to make a difference in the world
Ive had pets my entire life and they have made my life happy so its time for me to give back.
So many animals arent getting the love that they need and deserve..Unfortunatly I live in an apartment and Im only allowed one pet or Id probably adopt them all :)
So I've decided I would do everything in my power to help the ones that are searching for a home.

Awhile back I found a black and white cat figurine figurine at a flea market
around that same time I read the book "Ozma of oz" theres a part in the book where Dorthy is searching for the rulers of the Land of Ev who the Nome King had turned into objects she finally finds the youngest prince of oz who has been transformed into a purple kitten,
So I decided to paint the black and white cat figurine purple.
If you havent had the chance to read "Ozma of Oz" Id suggest it.

Stay tuned for more posts :)
Vanessa