Adorable Finds!

Here's what came in... I was able to snag this lovely Jennyeveryday yellow bunny wall plaque! Just too cute and will go with my blue one I already have. Next, I won this lovely Toei Animation Little Mermaid book! I have been wanting the book for some time now. I was very surprised that I even won!! Usually I'm outbidded. Now, I have the art print photos and this book in my collection. Yay!

This lovely vintage set of unopened and mint beaded wallets are already listed in my shop! Just too cute and did I say mint!! Yup, mint! I had a few commissions the past few days and worked on each of them. The vtg Gund Thumper red bunny plush, had disintegrated foam stuffing inside. It was like sand as I removed it. Luckily, I had a lot of stuffing in my arsenal to replace it with. He just needed a touch up on his facepaint and some simple fixes on his collar and he was done. This version is one of my favorites of the Thumper series of plush characters.

 

Then, I found this lovely vtg My Toy kitty from a vtg shop and was able to adopt her. She just needed some minor fixes, touch up of face paint and a good wash and she is now adorable again! I love these sad faces too much! LOL Adorable coloring too! Below, a fellow collector's plush Rushton Panda. James of seafoodpasta on IG was at a loss, because this cutie needed fur fixing. He had patches of fur missing. Poor baby! His issues kicked my butt too! I had to fix his felt paws and feet, which were quite easy to do. But, it was the missing fur... I had to find some. Luckily, I was able to get some from a source via California. As soon as it arrived, I was able to begin the tedious job of figuring out how to do this... In the end, I was able too. Whew! I spent at least 4 to 5 hours on his fur alone.

And I think he turned out nicely. Whew! Just touched up his rosey cheeks and he is now on his way back home to James! It was definitely a challenge and I am in no way always an expert at this whole restoration thang, but it is definitely bitter sweet when it does work out in the end. 

Well, Happy Friday where ever you are in the world!

Thank you for reading! ~ ggsdolls

My New Book, Vintage Rubber Face Plush Finds by ggsdolls!!

 I have been doing research on dolls and toys since before this century began. If I could, I would have a large book sharing all I have learned from my vintage dolls and toys I've discovered. Believe it or not, back in 2004, I had a main website that showed just like here on my blog, all my finds, and I also had a newsletter showcasing information of certain dolls, etc. But, the costs at the time to upkeep and maintain a website, was, well expensive. So, I ended up deleting it. I do wish I hadn't, but that is life, and I decided it was way easier to keep a blog, and use Microsoft word. Haha!

Since the popularity of vintage rubber face stuffed animals, I decided to share a more detailed story and research of my collection and wrote this book!!! "Vintage Rubber Face Plush Finds by ggsdolls" written and photographed by Cynthia Flores, Reference Guide & Restoration.

I will list them in my Etsy shop here, on March 1st!! For now, I only have a limited amount of copies, but I hope to get more in soon! If you'd like to pre-order let me know also, just message me through Etsy.

Thank you for looking! ~ ggsdolls

The Rushton Toys Wordpress!!

 A sweet friend and fellow collector, KewtKitsch via instagram created a resource page for all of us who'd like to know more about these adorable Rushton rubber face stuffed animals we love...

If I were you I'd check it out. KewtKitsch did an awesome job of finding a lot of information on Rushtons and some things I didn't know. She has many photos you can browse and use to help you identify your plush. Of course it's a work in progress, but I love the way she has it all set up, and the info. she provides. We don't have to search relentlessly online... Yay! Click here for the site!

Thank you lovely!! ~ ggsdolls