Adorable Vintage Finds!

 I have been having a decent string of adorable finds this month... Here's what came in!

I found this adorable Elka Toys plush sleeping fawn. He was just too cute for words. He will live with me for now. Definitely 1960s or earlier. He just needed a good fluffing up and Ta Da!

I also found this adorable Gund sheep lamb. He was very dirty and his music box damaged. I was able to clean him up and replace his music box as well. He turned out a lot better! Yay! He is already listed in my shop!

My ultimate find this month was this Herman Pecker doll in red pantsuit with her original tag. Her name is "Maria". She is just gorgeous and when I listed her in my shop she was snatched up fast! I find these dolls from time to time, but one with her original tag, rare!!

Mostly Gund's this month, another Gund bendable kitty named, "Twisty Cat". Just as shown in this Christmas 1951 Catalog by Sears. He just needed a wipe down as well and I added a pink satin bow. He is also listed in my Etsy shop!

I was commissioned to find this adorable Blue sky Osyalle doll by Ayumi Uyama. It's nice to know we can still find some of these items in Japan. Another great find was these made in Japan, Disney tin pink kitchen set. Fridge, washer, and sink. I love the graphics on it too! I will keep them for now.

This sweet Roly poly dog chime toy by Knickerbocker to be added to my Chime toy collection. Nice to see other versions besides the bunny girls. I also won a lot with Macoto T. art work. This lovely colored pencil set is already listed in my shop. But I will keep the mini memo books. Also a secret pass case book with stamper. In complete condition too!

Lastly, this adorable repainted up cycled rubber face kitty. He had scary green eyes and looks a lot like a Rushton, but of course he isn't. A clone? Perhaps. He's already listed in my shop for adoption.

It has been a lovely start of September. Happy Hunting!

Thank you for looking! ~ ggsdolls

Rare Rushton Finds!!

 The past month have been some of the most amazing finds since I've been collecting Rubber Face vintage plushies. I'm somewhat shocked honestly! But, definitely feeling blessed.

In my last two posts, I shared with you the adorable Clown by Rushton, which by the way thanks to Savannah of Oldsoulsvintage, I now know his name! It's "Bobo" the clown. So cute and fitting too! The Rushton poodle, Fifi, a sleepy bunny named, "Tipsy" who is now living in Germany with the sweet Sui there. Now, these I've added to my list of Rushton finds...

This amazing "Mother Goose" Rushton came to me nice and minty, with bright lime green fur. She still has her original tag, purse and bonnet. I was definitely surprised at how pristine she was. Though, I must admit, she was not an ISO. Now, she's grown on me. Haha! I also won this sweet Scarecrow Sam via auction and he was actually owned by the seller's grandmother and decided to sell him because they were moving. So, I was very pleased to adopt him and give him a home. I actually didn't do much of any restoring on either of them, because well they didn't really need it.

With the exception of Sam, just needing a few seam fixes and his hat to be sewn in place. His bowtie is not original, but it came with him so I will keep it on him. He's perfect for Halloween as well. Now, if I could just find my vintage ceramic pumpkin Jack. Ugh memory loss... LOL Just as with Mother goose, I didn't realize I would want Scarecrow Sam...

Above, I also was able to find both of these adorable large baby rattle dolls. I didn't realize how big they were until I got them in the mail!! Just adorable and precious. I will keep the pink and the blue one has already sold in my Etsy shop. Than, I also found these Disney Kokeshi dolls via Japan. They were in a lot which included Cinderalla with four mice, Lady and the Tramp, Dumbo with two crows, Three little pigs, and even what I thought was the mice from the 'Rescuers', but instead they were 'Bongo and Lulubelle'. I listed most of them earlier this past week and most were sold with the exception of Lady.

I found these adorable pastel colored mini pumpkin Halloween buckets. Just too cute! They were also in black and white. But I opted for these instead, and great for display too! I received my large plush diaper baby made by icecreambear10 shop from Mexico. Too cute and she giggles too! Just look at how big she is compared to my Rushton diaper baby!! Haha!

Another adorable child's pink suitcase with a Scottish Terrier pup on the front. I have a black one with a pink poodle as well and thought both are just kitschy cute to me. Lots of wear, but I just had to have it. If you noticed, the lining inside is similar to Margaret Holbrook painted cases. Silver painted stars inside. Perhaps these were common in child suitcases of the 1950s? It's very worn, but I love the coloring best!

Finally, I had some postcards made of my photos Diaper Baby taking a nap, and the adorable ceramic Bunny couple. I hope to make more. These are blank on the other side for you to send to family or friends! Already available in my Etsy shop! Well, that's all for now. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Happy treasure hunting!

Thank you for looking! ~ ggsdolls

Disney World Here We Come!! Part II

 Part I of our journey to Disney World Orlando. The next day of our mini family vacay, we decided to enjoy Disney Hollywood Studios Park. Why? Because of Star Wars of course!! Sam, myself and the kids have always loved Star Wars and with Sara growing up, we enjoyed it even more so. So we began our day early, and ate breakfast at the hotel and made our way to the Gondolas that were just a short distance from our hotel. 

 On the Gondola, we headed to Disney Hollywood Studios. It was an awesome ride and we made it to the park without any issues. I was also able to take the wheelchair we got from Magic Kingdom with us on the gondola. But, once in the park we had reserved a motorized wheelchair for me to use. We began our journey into the park...

The entrance into the park, we saw Big Hero 6 Baymax in balloon form, as you enter. I reminded myself to take a photo of him when we left the park.  We also took photos in front of the droid statues, BB8 and R2D2. It was cool to see them! I had to take a photo of my little Cheesy too! It was definitely getting hot that morning, even though it was only 10am!!

 We headed straight to Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge first! Once there, we saw lines for one of the rides we wanted so we had to plan our way to make sure we got into certain rides with an early pass. So first, we went to ride the Millennium Falcon. Kalani and Max rode with another group and Sam, myself, Sara, Taby and Brenavin were in one flight, Sam and I were the pilots, Taby, Brenavin and Sara were the gunners. The whole ride and simulation was the best experience ever!! We had a blast and as a family too!

 

 

We also rode Star Tours, it was pretty cool as well and this one, we all sat on a row with about 30 other people. So it was fun! Then, we went to the Toy Story park side and rode on the Toy Story Mania ride and it was so cool, as we walked through to enter the ride itself, it was like we were toys and in Andy's room. The door was huge, and you could see the window high above, as we walk through the twists and turns to get to the actual ride itself. I enjoyed that one too! Unfortunately, the Slinky Dog Dash was crowded and about an 80 minute wait to ride. So we decided to go back to Star Wars Galaxy Edge.

We walked through and took in the scenery and shops. The making of a light saber and droids, was on our list, but it was a long wait. Sadly, we found out later that you had to make reservations to make a droid. Ugh. It was booked and so that idea was not in the cards. We decided to eat at Docking Bay 7 for lunch and it was good. Lots of kid friendly food items. So we just relaxed inside and avoided the hot sun.

When we got outside, we made our way through to some shops. Then even noticed Chewy walking around, so if you look closely, Sam is right behind Chewy as the crowds started to huddle around him. It was neat to see. There was even some Storm troopers not too long after seeing Chewy. We also saw Darth Vader's ship. We made sure to stop by the Milk Stand and got both "Blue" and "Green" milk. It was yummy and definitely better than the one we tried on Guam. In fact, the green one I liked best! It had bits of crushed ice, so it kept us cool from the Florida heat!

 

 It was definitely hot outside and we needed to head indoors. Sam, Kalani, Max and I went to Indiana Jone's Show and Taby, Brenavin and Sara decided to do a bit more shopping in Star Wars Galaxy Edge. It was a long wait in line for the Indiana Jones show. But, we took our time as they shuffled us in. But, even while sitting and waiting for the show to begin. It was a long wait, I would say about 35mins. when it finally began. But worth the wait, because it was really neat to see the whole production and meet the team that did them! Lots of action, with fire, guns, and bombs too!

 

Most of the rides had long lines and we were tired by then. So by about 6pm we decided we'd head back to our hotel and go eat at a restaurant. We took the Gondola back to the hotel and decided to meet at 8pm for dinner. I made sure to take a photo of Baymax. Sam and Brenavin both got Light Sabers before we left. On the way back to our rooms, we walked through and took photos of the cool large sized three wheeler bike, Foosball game board, and Mr. & Mrs. Potato Head toys. We rested and cooled down before taking a bus to the nearest Disney Mall for dinner.

We made it to this outdoor mall Disney Springs close to our hotel on a bus and found this restaurant called, "Paradiso 37" for dinner. Sadly, I didn't take photos of our meal, but it was delicious. I loved their unsweetened ice tea, it was yummy! Great food and service as well. We sat by a window over looking the bay. There were some fireworks and lots of people around. We even took a leisurely stroll through the mall. But, it was time to head back to our hotel for the night. It was definitely a memorable experience and something our children will remember for Summer 2022!

The next day, we made our way back to Jacksonville. Believe it or not, it started to rain as we got closer to Kalani's apartment. The weather channel did say there was going to be thunderstorms and rain for the next few days. So we were very lucky to have the sunny days that we had while in Orlando.

Thank you for reading! ~ ggsdolls