lost & found vintage toys

favorite plush creatures

i just love these little frog plush toys by petit loup ~

i have a couple of them ~

they're quite adorable ~

i used this raccoon as a model once for my art studies ~

by plush creations ~

along with some other favorite toys ~

this little howling wolf is from the defenders of wildlife organization ~

i do also love these audubon birds ~

a purple martin ~

& a black-capped chickadee ~

we get to see plenty of these here in portland ~

from wildlife republic ~

authentic bird calls by the cornell lab of ornithology ~

this little dinosaur is another favorite ~

from walking with dinosaurs ~

click in the category list for more dineys anytime ~

i'm a dinosaur nerd ~

this little vintage dakin mouse was hand chosen out of thousands for one of my art installations, from the 60s, made in japan, one of my very favorite toys ~

toyroom mouse in hiding places ~

more vintage dakin mice ~

here's the toyroom mouse's friend, the autumn butterfly  a puppet from dakin 1982 ~

& mr dad bought me these adorable little toys recently ~

a cute little spider & magic hat finger puppet ~

both made by folkmanis ~

watch while i pull a rabbit out of my hat ~

now covered in kitty hair! ~

smithsonian's backyard chipmunk ~

bren

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a short post for this throwback thursday, as host of this vintage toy blog for over 11 years & gumbyland for almost 25 years it is not surprising to say that i am someone who has an irrepressible vintage inner kid! as we end november & start into december i am looking forward to some snowdays & my favorite old xmas music playing around the house, starting with bing crosby who always ushers in the official start of xmas season around here ;) this old picture of me & one of my dolls was taken on xmas eve 50 years ago :D i still love & care for each & every one of my dolls, toys & books.. so welcome, vintage kids & misfits as we head into the winter holidays ~

bren

weird wednesday - goose

happy weird wednesday :D meet bruce the goose! have a nice day ;) ~

bren

fun fabrics

before we start getting all xmasy i wanted to share one last post in the last glow of halloween season ~

these fabric swatches i picked up from spoonflower now line some of my collectible shelves ~

everything from vintage halloween cats to universal monsters & nosferatu ~

waiting to be used for my little projects, like this sasquatch & cat pillow i made for mr dad ;) ~

bren

flashback friday - dollscapes

this flashback friday i thought i'd highlight my ghostgallery dollscapes ~

that's what i call the installations i've created & photo'd through the years ~

using dolls & other vintage toys ~

from my own toyroom ~

like our mini houses they are hosted up at the last hallway of my ghost gallery ~

up at gumbyland ~

a place i call the rows of never opened doors ~

often inner child themed, these creations have been like art therapy for me ~

& i've even appeared in some myself ;) ~

along with many toys i've posted about here at the lost & found blog ~

so click the links in this post if you are curious ~

for all my fellow vintage kids ~

sound up for essential music (phones won't work..) ~

& please visit the ghost gallery anytime ~

& check out the links in the sidebars for more dollscapes & albums ~

more like this to come ~

bren