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Here are a few goodies, that arrived to me today...

 From Yahoo Japan, I received this lot of two boxed cuties, and a Lot of vintage pencil covers still mint in package! The lot of pencil covers I have seen before in previous auctions. This time I won a set, Yay! I opened one package of the covers and instead of using the bubble stickers that came with them, I took Macoto Takahashi washi tape and put them on... What do you think?

 They will be a part of my collection. Love me some Macoto Galaxy eyed cuties, don't you?! LOL

 The large box has a mint bobble head retro dog in yellow. I have a red one up in my Etsy shop for sale. I will keep this yellow one. He reminds me of the larger Shiba dogs that are plush, but this one is smaller, not plush and can't easily fit into my display case. While taking up only a little amount of space. Yesss! He comes with his original necklace and pendant by the maker. "Mimi Pet" by Sanei.

 Next, are these vintage chained lambs I found on Etsy. At first glance, I thought their eyes seemed a bit bug eyed to me. But, the colors and the more I looked at them, they caught my attention. So, I quickly bought them, and later saw that the baby lamb had a chip off her hoof. Oh well, I still love them. I liked how the seller described them as, looking like they were blow up balloons. Definitely unique. But I love their yummy pink bubble gum color and the white frosting on them! Simply delicious to look at. Haha.

 They weren't expensive and fit nicely into the spot where I had the Norcrest deer couple. I've been looking at my rare figurine collection and I believe its time for them to be loved by others... So, I sold off two rare ones, my Norcrest Deer couple and now, the long cute Rune cats. Be sure to visit my shop on Etsy, you may see some of the rare items from here up for grabs!

 Last, I received a very much anticipated box from my sister from another mister, Blaire/comickitsch!! She bidded on a lot of plush cuties on ebay for me. Because the seller wouldn't ship to Guam. Ugh. But, Blaire was such a sweetheart and got them for me. Thanks sis!! I also, commissioned her to draw for me an ISO, vintage Rushton sad bear, that cries and holds his hanky and is suppose to be a windup musical toy... If any of you find one, think of me please and message me ASAP! Much appreciated.

 OH MY GOSH!! Look at him, I just want to hug him! Blaire did an amazing job of capturing his likeness. I love him sis!!!! Now, to find a frame to match. She even gifted me, another art piece, and a lot of little extras too!! A beautiful Rune Naito ceramic bank art. We both saw this via Yahoo Japan and saw the coin bank sold for a very high price. But now, I have this art instead. Thank you again dearest Blaire, you don't realize how much I truly appreciate all your kindness towards me. May you be blessed in all you are and do sis. Thank you, I will treasure them. Now, to get more frames, Yippee!!

 A closer look at the two plushies I got. This is a vintage made in Japan skunk or is he a squirrel? LOL Similar to many of the bears, I've gotten before with this rubber face is that, these are filled with sawdust. I love this skunk more so for his color. Yes, I'm a bit partial to pastels and mostly blue. Haha. He will be added to my small plush collection. His partner, a Dakin Dream pet bunny. Probably an Easter bunny. He is also made in Japan and filled with sawdust. I had to fix the side of his neck. Sadly, he had a tear and sawdust was basically falling out of him. He has wires in his ears, so you can pose them. I did replace his ribbon, and added a fabric sticker of a panda on his pillow. Which may actually be an egg perhaps? He will be added to my shop soon.

 Thank you for visiting! ~ ggsdolls

New Old Rushton Ducky Arrival

Oh boy, I've been obsessed as of late with vintage Rushton Toy Company stuffed animals, or any cute adorable plushies, I find online. This time, I made it my mission to find a particular one made by Rushton, a duck. While doing my usual searches through ebay, there was one Lot with the duck, I was interested in. Unfortunately, the seller didn't want to break the family and sold them as a Lot. I decided to be patient and wait for when one did show up. Sure enough last week, one did. She was in good condition and the seller mentioned, there was some dirt, and that she still had both her tags on her. I immediately made the purchase and watched her tracking and arrival to Guam.

Funny thing, USPS tracking tells you a supposed date of arrival. I often tell myself it's only tentative. Date came and went, by Wednesday nothing. Sam and I had gone to check our mail and there was a key to the locker, but, for the life of us, neither he or I could open the box. We were sure we were given a wrong key. So, I decided to wait til Taby got home from work. Later that evening we drove back up to the village and she got down to try the key again. When I looked back at her, she was walking towards the car with three boxes. Haha, she had a big smile and I was laughing. Her Dad and I, had tried several times to open the box, but she was able to open with one turn of the key. It was hilarious! Inside, was my precious Rushton Ducky in one of the boxes...

Vintage Rushton Easter Duck stands about 9 inches tall, she needed just a bit of a wipe down on her face and the spot that had dirt. Her feet are faded, but no moth holes, whew. Nice fur, no missing spots and her tags were shredding, but still in tact. She has weight to her, and can stand with a bit of fixing. She was missing her bonnet. Her face is so sweet and I love her eyes most. Her wings can be opened up or pushed close to her body. Just adorable. Before her arrival we had gone to the local 100yen store, Goody Store and I was searching for something to make her bonnet with, and I found a beach hat. Can't beat 100yen beach hat! From searches online on how to make a bonnet, I found a simpler way of making one, using a beach hat.

Sorry, I didn't take enough 'Work in Progress' photos, but here's the start. Basically, I took the beach hat and cut the rim off and then the main part in half. I took the section of the hat I wanted to use to become the bonnet, and shaped it to the style and size I would need. I used some light blue ribbon and began to sew onto the mesh. I may need to use something to keep the hat from fraying, but because it is made very stiffly, maybe I won't need too. After sewing on the blue ribbon, I check to see how it looks on the duck. Then, found some 3 inch pink ribbon for the ties. Ta Da! I was done!

 Not perfect, but hey, it works. I also added some vintage paper flowers I had, to complete this cutie's look! Now, she looks even more adorable and just like her old self!

 I also received in the mail, this vintage Glico tulip style chair from Yahoo Japan. I will add it to my dollhouse miniatures collection. I even found this lovely Lefton Miss Dainty tea pot via IG, a shop was selling, and because she had some chips, for cheap! She arrived safely and will be added to my display collection.

 Along with the Glico chair, I won this vintage plush container dog, in red and yellow. I will clean him up and I hope to add him to my shop soon! I also got two more Reader's Digest spice container houses in a Lot. The new one is the "Ice Cream" shop. I'm guessing they only sold the two... not sure. If other pop up, I will try to add them. Haha.

 Thank you for reading! ~ ggsdolls