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baker's tour painting by bren..

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gumby rain spirits by bren..

the snowman by bren..

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blackbird's outpost dollscape..

ghost's halloween house..

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lilac house..

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charlotte house..

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annie's saturday house..

hiding places installation..

autumn butterfly installation..

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monkey lab installation

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the haunted forest installation

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stars antiques portland
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jnk davis ~ celebrating creative togetherness
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view from the birdhouse
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vintage teen books
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ravensblight haunted paper toys..
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zombo's closet
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the collinsport historical society
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little people meet mr potatohead
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tracy's toys
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retroland
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vintage valentine museum
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tommy's toys
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dis forum
for fans of disneyland..
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kathy's fastfood toys
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online antique mall ~ toys
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imaginary world
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halloweentown
nightmare before xmas site
doombuggies
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this old toy
fisher price store
enchanted world of rankin/bass
rick goldschmidt ~ rankin/bass historian
scar stuff
vintage halloween blog
greenleaf miniatures
for dollhouse enthusiasts
little golden books
steve santi's store
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01/09/2013

alice in wonderland

vintage edition of alice in wonderland & through the looking glass ~

my favorite alice illustrations are still the original ones by victorian artist john tenniel ~

this book is from 1977 ~

when toxic was very small she used to sneak into great grandma's closet & look at an old copy of alice in wonderland with these illustrations.. they really freaked her out, especially the long-necked alice & the duchess with the baby! ~

of course it only made her curiouser & curiouser ~

& led to a lifelong fascination ~

toxic had a lot in common with alice ~

which dreamed it?

everything alice continues all month..

ghost & toxic

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