New Mystery Item!

Hi everyone! I have a new mystery item today. And, as you know, I love finding treasure but what I don't like is finding something I can't identify. So, each friday, I write about one of these mystery items in hopes that one of you may be familiar with it and can enlighten me.

While you're here, I hope you will check out my previous mystery items as well. We do have an answer on one of the pins as you will see in a previous post. Anyway, please read on and leave a comment. Thank you!

Today's mystery item is a set of cavemen-looking characters. They are about 3½" tall and made of vinyl. These funky looking men are jointed at the head and marked ©1987 M.T.C. I suspect the cavemen and dinosaur may go together since they have the same markings.

If you recognize these cave men or have any information as to their origin, please contact me. I would appreciate it. Until next time, keep on treasure hunting!

My son graduated!

Hi everyone.  It's been awhile since I posted last. But I have a good excuse, I think. My oldest son graduated high school yesterday. Here's a picture of how he feels...how we all feel! We had a wonderful day and we're so proud of him. He will be attending University of Rochester in the fall. I plan to soak up as much time as I can with him this summer and prepare myself for the transition.

If anyone would like to share their experience of having a child go off to college, please share it here. I would love to read your comments!

I will post another mystery item tomorrow but meanwhile, this is just a quick post to let you know I will be back to posting regularly again starting tomorrow.

New Mystery Item!

Hi everyone! I have a new mystery item today. And, as you know, I love finding treasure but what I don't like is finding something I can't identify. So, each friday, I write about one of these mystery items in hopes that one of you may be familiar with it and can enlighten me.

While you're here, I hope you will check out my previous mystery items as well. We do have an answer on one of the pins as you will see in a previous post. Anyway, please read on and leave a comment. Thank you!

Today's mystery item is a vinyl dinosaur, about 5" long and marked  ©1987 M.T.C. You can see by the photo that he's adorable with those bulging eyes and wonderful colors and patterns. 

If you recognize this dinosuar or have any information as to its origin, please contact me. I would appreciate it. Until next time, keep on treasure hunting!

Hi everyone! This is a follow-up to my baseball post. My sister gave me permission to share this adorable montage video of my nephew. Watch this and you'll see what I mean about his obsession with baseball. His creativity in procuring a catcher's mask was always amusing and impressive. 

When he puts the mask to his face and pretends to blow his nose, he's imitating a scene from an animated movie my mother gave him. The movie is entitled, "Everyone's Hero",  a wonderful, rated G family movie about Babe Ruth's bat. It was directed by Christopher Reeve, Colin Brady and Dan St. Pierre. A wonderful cast of celebrities lend their talent and voices to this adorable animated feature including:  Whoopie Goldberg, Robin Williams, William Macy, Rob Reiner, Dana Reeve, Brian Dennehy and more! I've provided the link above (just click on the name of the movie) in case you have a little one who loves baseball. I give it 4 out of 4 stars!

Enjoy the video! And please leave a comment and let me know what you think.

One Mystery Solved!

Hi everyone. I have some information on one of the pins I posted on one of my Mystery Days. Turns out, this pin comes from a private school in Brooklyn, New York called Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School. Its a coed school and Roman Catholic affiliated, serving 868 students in grades 9-12. This pin is from the late 1950s or 60s.

Thank you Melissa for the information, I appreciate it! 

Take me out to the Ballgame!

Hi everyone. Hope you all had a great weekend! We got caught in a thunder storm sat. night but otherwise it was a quiet weekend for me.

In honor of spring and baseball season, I have some great baseball souvenirs in my shop this week and with Father's Day just around the corner, this may be the perfect gift. First is a key chain commemorating the opening day of the St. Lucie County Stadium in Florida. The key chain is a dark bronze colored metal ticket of the Mets vs. Dodgers opening day game on March 5, 1988. A great piece of nostalgia for the baseball fan or even Port St. Lucie resident!

My sister happens to live in Port St. Lucie and her family has been to many a game at Tradition Field, the Official Spring Training Headquarters for the NY Mets. From the moment their son was born, he was wearing a baseball cap on his head and a glove on his hand! I kid you not, this tyke is very serious about baseball. He turns 4 this summer and can sing "Take me out to the ballgame" better than me! My sons have enjoyed baseball games down there as well, especially when there is a fireworks show. 

I am including a link to the St. Lucie Mets website for you. I found a great photo on their website of the stadium. They offer it as a wallpaper but I've reduced it here for my blog. If you would like this photo for your desktop, you can go the the website, click on "Tradition Field" and you'll see wallpapers - its a free download. They have a few choices but I just loved this one, what a great shot!

As I mentioned, I have a few vintage baseball souvenirs this week. The other 2 items are a Milwaukee Brewers/Maxwell House Coffee Mug and a Ges-Line Phillies Baseball Drink Serving Tray. The mug has the team logo on one side and the Maxwell House Coffee logo on the other. Its made by Dawn, Passaic, NJ.  The tray has 6 spaces to hold drinks and is decorated with the Phillies logo and a picture of the stadium in the center. Its marked Ges-Line Made in USA.

Update:  I missed posting a mystery item last friday but not to worry! I will have one later this week so please stay tuned.  Have a great week!

 

Happy Mother's Day!

First, I would like to start by wishing a Happy Belated Mother's Day to all you moms out there. I hope you had a wonderful day and maybe relaxing too? I slept in but couldn't relax for long. I like to take the opportunity of Mother's Day to solicit help with yard work. My husband and my sons helped me with my landscaping out front which is a big help since I'm working on some rather big projects in a small space. I'm making real progress and hope to finish soon since I can hear the backyard calling my name now!!

Later, my husband fired up the grill for some delicious barbecue chicken, steak and salmon too! The salmon was stuffed with lobster and crab meat - YUM! A little white wine and I was grateful to kick back and relax again.

Second, I would like to take this opportunity to encourage all you crafters out there to check out the craft books in my Etsy Shop, Digital Scraps Etc. I have a nice variety of cross stitch books with designs featuring the Looney Tunes, Hummel, Ziggy, Cathy Guisewite and more. I also have books on decorative tole painting, quilting, pompons and will be adding more this week.

If you're looking for needlecraft kits, I have several vintage Elsa Williams needlepoint and embroidery kits in the SALE section of my shop. These kits have been marked down 25% and include a ladybug pin cushion, a flower of the month kit and a bell pull kit. If you're looking for anything in particular, please don't hesitate to contact me and I will do my best to help!

Happy Spring!

Kelley

Mystery Item Day - To The Last Man

Hi everyone!

I can't believe its friday already! I've been a little behind this week in posting. Its been a hectic week. The big news is my son went to his senior prom tonight! I took lots of photos and even shed a few tears. Such a big time in his life, graduating high school, becoming an adult. Wow! 

Well, as you know, I love finding treasure but what I don't like is finding something I can't identify. So, each friday, I write about one of these mystery items in hopes that one of you may be familiar with it and can enlighten me. While you're here, I hope you will check out my previous mystery items as well.

Today I have a possible military pin, maybe from World War II? This pin has a white enamel crest with a deep blue diagonal cross imprinted with a tiny fleur de lis pattern. There is a curved banner under the crest with the slogan "To The Last Man". Pin is approximately 1-1/8" high with a regular pin back with locking mechanism. There are no markings. If you recognize this pin or have any information as to its origin, please contact me. I would appreciate it. Until next time, keep on treasure hunting!

Beary Special

Okay, I admit it. I still love my teddy bear. My nana gave him to me when I was about 14 and I absolutely can't get rid of him! I'm 46 years old and this bear has followed me everywhere. His name is Teddy and I have a cute little Irish knit sweater on him. But as you can see, Teddy is not the bear in this photo. This bear is a vintage 1950s Pouting Bear from Knickerbocker Toy Co. 

Pouting Bear is very soft and cuddly and has an adorable vinyl pouting face. I think all you teddy bear lovers out there will be very tempted to just pick him up, give him a hug and let him know everything will be okay. My hope is that someone will see him, fall in love with him, and give him a good home!

I would like to tell you my teddy bear story of how "Teddy" came into my life and why he will always be with me. I spent many summer vacations with my nana who owned a sweet little shop called Candlelight & Flowers Gift Shop. One time, she took me with her to a buyer's show. As we were walking through aisle after aisle of various inventory, I suddenly spotted him... he was the cutest, most adorable, cuddliest, sweetest, most huggable teddy bear in the whole world! I guess I couldn't take my eyes off of him and so my Nana bought him for me, but under one condition. She made me promise I would take very good care of him. 

Well, I did take very good care of Teddy. All through childhood, high school, college and now marriage. Teddy has been with me every step of the way. Now I realize that may sound a little bit crazy but I like a little "crazy" - its fun!

I have other collectible bears in my house as well but none are quite as special as Teddy. My nana passed on when my second son was born so now this bear holds an even more important place in my heart. I think its my way of keeping her close. I like to think she's up in heaven chuckling to herself over my attachment to this bear that started so long ago. "I'm taking good care of Teddy Nana!"

If you have a special bear in your life or a special "bear" memory you would like to share, please post a comment here. I would love to hear about it. And meantime, be happy - life can be "beary" wonderful!!

It's Mystery Item Day and I have another pin for you to check out

I love finding treasure but what I don't like is finding something I can't identify. But thank goodness for the internet! Every friday, I will be writing about one of these mystery items in hopes that someone reading my blog may be familiar with it and can enlighten me. While you're here, I hope you will check out my previous mystery items as well.

Today I have a Loughlin pin in the shape of a lion's head. Pin is gold in color but I don't think its real gold. There is a curved banner under the lion that reads "Louglin". Pin is approximately 7/8" high, has a screw back but no markings. Its possible this was some kind of school pin. If you recognize this pin or have any information as to its origin, please contact me. I would appreciate it. Until next time, keep on treasure hunting!