A Look Back

Sometimes parting with my vintage collections is not easy.  Even though most have been purchased with the idea of selling them, I occasionally get attached to an item and am sorry to see it go.

I decided to take a look back at a few of my favorite items that sold last year.
They are all now in their happy, new homes.

Pink Rosina Teacup

Pink Sleigh Planter

Alice in Wonderland Paint Set

Little Brown Bear on Log Planter

Miss Sniff

Puff the Blue Kitten

Red Cat Matchbox Holder

The Sleeping Fairy

The Squirrel on the Log planter

And my all time favorites!
The Cats in Hats framed prints!

Here I have digitally cleaned them up and want to share them with you!
Right click on image and click 'save image as' to download.

I've also included a bit about the meaning of the flowers they wear.  

Rose
 The meaning of a pink rose: Grace, gladness, joy, perfect happiness, please believe me, gratitude, admiration, gentility.

Violet
 The meaning of the violet: Thoughts of you, blue love.

Hope
 The meaning of the forget-me-not: True love, hope, remembrance, memories.

Pansy
 The meaning of the pansy: Recipient is being thought about, loyalty. The flower's name comes from the French word pensée which means thought or remembrance. Because pansies often have three colors in one blossom, they have been symbolic of the Trinity.

I hope you enjoyed my look back at some of these cute vintage items.  

Have there been any items that you have parted with that you 

wish you could have back?

The Year of the Dragon

Happy Chinese New Year 2012 - Year of the Dragon

 

This Chinese New Year 2012 ushers in the Water Dragon. Water exerts a calming influence on the Dragon’s innate fire. Water Dragons are more open to other people’s opinions than other Dragons which gives them the ability to channel their personal charisma into real leadership qualities.

Famous celebrities born in under the Dragon include John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Al Pacino, Marlene Dietrich and Matt Dillon. The Dragon’s lucky color is yellow.


No disrespect to the Water Dragon, but my favorite dragons name was Puff, as in Puff the Magic Dragon.  As a child, I and another girl were forced to sing this song for some event. We were very young, and during rehearsals we could not get through the last verse about Jackie Paper not coming back without crying! Thank goodness our mothers did not make us sing that verse. Sure enough, while watching this video, I was tearing up all over again. If you are a crier, grab a tissue and watch this really adorable video about a Magic Dragon named "Puff".







The good news is that apparently there was another verse and Jackie Paper's daughter comes to visit Puff. Also there is another story I heard about a sequel that has Puff flying to Heaven to see Jackie. I choose to believe that Puff was never alone for long and always had a steady supply of friends to keep him company.