"Unless Someone Like You Cares a Whole Awful Lot..."

 ..."Nothing is going to get better. It's Not!" ~ Dr. Seuss, The Lorax 

My birthday month has been really nice and much more relaxing this year! Haha! Here are some of the items I found the past few weeks...

I saw a TikTok video of this adorable special edition Antoo cutie! I simply love her big anime eyes and huge bonnet. I just had to find her and was very fortunate to find her from a Japan website. So cute and one of my fave finds this month! Below, I was searching for some paper ephemera items and came across this mint in package pom pom ribbon bow!! I love the colors and will definitely use it soon! It arrived to me quickly too!

 A small box from Japan arrived from my friend and I had her get me these two vinyl red purses with adorable art on them and they are now available in my shop! Truly vintage childhood memories cute!! In the same box were some vintage paper dolls, bags, clippings etc. So much cuteness. I have some Japanese recipe cards listed in the shop. I am keeping a paper doll that was in it. 

 

The paperdoll that was in the lot!! So cute! Her fashions are still on the card! I will be keeping her. Similar to my girl and boy paperdoll from this post. This girl has a snap button on her dress to keep her paper fashion from moving! How ingenious!! Just too sweet for words!

This adorable blue sleeping baby Rushton was a steal of a price and so minty and unused. I had to rescue him. He is also listed in my shop! No restoration needed! Below, so cute and still mint in package, I got this Valentine sticker 3D paper card and had an idea to upgrade it!! So it arrived safely and fast to me, unlike other things. Haha!

I immediately took it out and worked on it. Not too much of a change. But I wanted to make it a pink Valentine Chocolate Box and added some embellishments to it. Now, I just need to add it into my scrapbook journal!!

I've been working on scrapbooking items and can't wait to show you what I've finished. I will make a separate post on it soon! Happy Thrifting my friends!!

Thank you for stopping by! ~ ggsdolls 

Awesome-ness...

...finds in this week...

I recently found this lovely vintage possibly, Sankyo or Ladymate music box via a Japan online shop. I think the cute puffy decal of a Princess holding onto her Prince was just dreamy. Especially with a silhouette of their castle in the distance. The seller mentioned it wasn't working. But when I took a look, it was working and just a bit slow, but still played beautifully. Unfortunately, I don't know the song, but it is definitely a Japanese ballad. I cleaned up the lid as best I could with soap and water, ever so carefully, not to wipe away the image of the castle. I have already added this beauty to my Etsy shop.

In the same box, I also received these loose vintage finger puppets. I have always wanted the bunny and dog. So, it was amazing to find them, even if they are loose. They will be added to my growing collection of finger puppets. I was also able to find these vintage cuties to add to my shop, another Jill The Wonder Foam Paper Doll set in a 12 inch version, a vintage Valentine Novelty Pixie ornament, still MIP, and a loose cute little Bisque German doll. Which I added a little fashion jumper on her. These goodies are listed now in my Etsy shop.

From my usual searches, I found this adorable Kitty in a boot squeak toy! He is just like the ceramic version of the same style. This is also made in Japan. It doesn't say whether it is by Iwai or Ninohira, just the words, "Made in Japan". He is just too freakin' cute. I may add some fur to him. I will be keeping him. Next, I also found this lovely vintage gold plated new/old stock fish brooches on card. I actually had it as a favorite for 2 months, and decided I'd get them. I love their shiny pastel colors. There is even rose gold, before rose gold was even a color!! Haha! I love the underwater art on the card too.

Then, I also found these lovely pastel plastic coasters or bridge containers. I was thinking of using them like stands for some of my ceramics, needing a boost to showcase them in my cabinet or maybe to hold some beads? They were unique and I like their colors. I found this Spartus Black Cat Clock, it works, but is missing its tail and one of its hands. The seller did add a set of hands, that you could replace with the old one with. I may add it to the shop, since I don't have the wall space.

Next, I found this lovely vintage wooden stroller. I really loved the blue and pink color combo, and knew that when I received it, I could add a cute animal decal to it to make it look like those super cute nursery Meyercord decaled toys! And, it was perfect with my little "Herohero" baby doll too! What do you think? Last, I finally found this lovely Rushton plush crazy eyed Bunny Girl in a pink sheer dress. Yay! She is about 24 inches tall from tips of her toes to her ears. I am just in love with her! Though Sara thinks, she looks crazy. Haha! I wipes her down, and brushed her plush. She didn't have to be washed, which was perfect, Yay! Even the satin on her ears are in lovely condition. I added some satin pink ribbons to her shoes, and a blue satin ribbon to her dress. Along with some paper flowers to her ears, in the last photo. Be safe and well!!

Thanks for reading my blog post! ~ ggsdolls