Etsy Shop for Numinosity

Peachy Vintage Asymmetrical Glass Beads

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:46:38 -0500

$12.00
These are truly a beautiful peachy transparent collection of ten asymmetrical vintage glass beads.

Ten of them in all.

Asymmetrical yet they have balance and poise. Perfect for your next creation.

I picked them up at the Tucson gem show from my favorite vintage glass dealer and decided to share a few.

They measure 17mm from hole to hole and are approx 15 mm at the widest point and 8mm thick at their thickest point.
They taper to 5mm at the point.

The strand of ten is 7 inches long

Small Vintage Christmas Cards Snowy Brook and Victorian Scene

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:45:01 -0500

$5.00
Two smallish Vintage Christmas cards.

The first one is a pastel colored snowy brook scene that is embossed with silver accents. It opens to a small picture of a house in the woods and a holiday message. The card is pre-used and signed.
Measures almost 4 inches by almost 5 inches.

The second one is printed on what seems to be an onionskin type paper with a star design embossed throughout. A Victorian scene is pictured, although the card is not Victorian in age.
The message is Best Wishes to You and Wishing you a Jolly Old Fashioned Christmas. There is a couple in sillouette on the inner page. The card has been pre-used and signed.
measures 4.25 inches by 3.25 inches.

No envelopes included.

Two Vintage 1914 Christmas Postcards Toddler with Curly Hair

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:10:02 -0500

$6.75
"A Jolly Christmas" and "Christmas Time" postcards depicting a toddler with stocking hung by the fireplace with care. Each postcard has a two line caption.

Nicely illustrated in color with a curly haired toddler of either sex. I thought they were girls but one of the cards says boy. They are both by the fireplace with stockings hung.

They are canceled with a 1914 one cent stamp and addressed to a Palermo maine address and handwritten message on each.

Two Vintage 1914 Christmas Postcards With Santa

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:17:06 -0500

$6.75
Two 1914 vintage postcards depicting Santa. One is stamped with a one cent stamp and the other is not. Addressed to Palermo, Maine. Merry Christmas message.

Santa is reading a list with the message "Greetings Xmas" on one and the other has a "Merry Christmas" message with a scene of a family at a table and featuring Santa with a key and bag of toys.

There is writing on the back of each and one also has an American Red Cross stamp

Night Before Christmas Sheet Music G G Drayton lllustrated 1923

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:49:27 -0500

$15.00
Night before Christmas Sheet Music by Hanna Van Vollenhoven. Illustrated by G.G. Drayton, famous for creating the "Campbells Soup Kids"

This sheet music is stamped Studio Roger A. Nye Fairfield, Maine

Color Illustration of wo rosy cheeked girls in bed with a visit from Santa. The inner pages are illustrated in black and white and the words to The Night Before Christmas by Clement C. Moore are on the first page. 14 pages.

Measures 11 3/4 inches by 9 inches

Vintage Press On Sewing Notions

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:25:02 -0500

$3.75
Two packages of "Mend as you iron" press on notions with great graphic of a glowingly stylish woman in a vintage blue and white striped dress. Check out her bracelet!

These packages are not only great for collage and scap-booking but also contain USABLE
iron-on patching material in black, beige and two colors of blue.

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS the package says.

Instructions are included in one of the packages.

Vintage Dragnet Badge Game Cards

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:24:26 -0500

$6.00
Six (6) Cards from a vintage Dragnet board game circa 1955.
They measure 2 1/4 inches by 4 inches and have great graphics.

Cards included are "weapon left behind" "private home" "hit and run" "house breaking" "street corner" and "store"

The backside has a photo of Jack Webb and Dragnet Badge 714 game and pictures of 2 badges against a spider web pattern.

The cards have various holes punched into them which were apparently part of the game.

There is a slight musty smell to the cards but otherwise in good condition except for a slight tear on one that you can see in the picture.

Vintage Brass Flower Button

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:23:15 -0500

$2.50
A sweet vintage find. A brass flower with fluted petals with embossed lacy pattern. There is another smaller flower within with a shiny center. It has the patina of age. There is a fastening loop on the back.
It measures 30 mm in diameter (a little less than 1 1/4 inch)

Genuine Imported Dutch Metal Silver Leaf

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:22:33 -0500

$4.75
A package that's probably vintage of Genuine Imported Dutch Metal Silver Leaf.

It contains 25 5 1/2 inch square sheets and instructions are included for using the product.

I have come to find out that Dutch Metal is not in fact real silver which makes it a product I can't use for my lampwork. I think that it's actually aluminum leaf that has the name "Dutch Metal"

However it can be used for gilding or silver leafing in projects that real silver leaf isn't required such as polymer clay projects and other surface applications.

Since this package is vintage the corners are slightly bent and worn and there are a few loose sparkles but shouldn't affect the quality of the leaves.

Ten Vintage Bakelite Dominoes

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:45:49 -0500

$12.00
Ten ivory colored bakelite dominoes for your altered art projects.

Good quality with great finish and feel. They make a wonderful clicking sound against each other.

They have a metal brad at the halfway point of each tile.

They measure 1 1/2 inches by 3/4 inch by 1/4 inch
or 40 mm by 20 mm by 5 mm

Ten Vintage Blue and White Molded Striated Flared Petal Beads with Matching Spacers

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:21:23 -0500

$15.00
These sweet beads come from an old vintage necklace. They have a milky soft white with striations of blues combed through them.

They are like flower petals that are flattened and scalloped. They are either Czech or German glass I believe and are mold formed.

They have a wonderful soft smooth feel to them like worn pebbles. They have more of a satin finish than a glossy glass finish.

Eleven molded round 4mm beads are included as well as 22 cobalt seed beads from the original necklace.

The petals measure 15mm by 14 mm at the widest point.

Vintage Childrens Cute Angel Boy Girl Illustration

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:24:58 -0500

$9.99
An adorable vintage illustration with a pink shirted angel children. The blond angel boy is perched on the stairs looking down on a blond ponytailed angel girl with a paddle and bucket. The boy has indigo blue trousers

Toys are in the foreground. A bear on a chair, bluebird and horse cart, and small doll with outstretched arms

This print measures 10 inches by 12 inches and has some small amount of creasing and discoloration with minor dogear wear on the edges.

The bottom left corner reads Copyright by Desclee De Brouwer & Co

Vintage Childrens Cute Angel Cloud Illustration

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:05:32 -0500

$9.99
An adorable vintage illustration with a pink jacketed angel child driving a gray cloud with a little blue teddy bear on the back with two bluebirds leading the flight.

Small children frolic on a rolling hill on the ground.

This print measures 10 inches by 12 inches and has some small amount of creasing and minimal dogear wear on the edges.

The bottom left corner reads Copyright by Desclee De Brouwer & Co

Vintage faceted red glass lenses

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:59:37 -0400

$10.00
9 vintage faceted glass lenses that can be used in stained glass work as jewels or for sculpture, or altered art or for stringing.

They are a nice deep transparent red. They do NOT have an AB finish. It only looks that way in the picture because of the scan.

They measure 18mm in diameter or 3/4 inch

The back side is concave and they have double stringing holes running through them approx 5mm apart on either side of the equator.

Vintage Glass Komboloi Greek Worry Beads

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:35:55 -0400

$24.00
Lose your worries with this vintage set of Greek worry beads.

Greek worry beads are also known as komboloi. This set dates from the late sixties and is made of glass beads on a brass chain with a brass chain tassel on the end.There is a filigree cap over the tassel. 17 clear based beads with red granular "crumbs" covering each bead giving the beads a burgundy color.

They are strung on a quite strong linked chain. (See detail in picture at right)

The komboloi measures 8 inches from end of tassel to top.

Vintage 1905 Dudley Apple Litho

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:24:52 -0400

$3.00
A great print of Dudley apples from a 1905 book "Apples of New York".
Two apples pictured- one whole, one cut.
It's a chromo lithograph that's suitable for framing. The print measures 9" X 6 "

Dudley's are mostly red with a little greenish yellow mottling.

For any serious apple-phile, I also have many prints of other varieties- Dudley, Pumpkin Sweet, Large Red Siberian, Cranberry Pippin, Beitigheimer, Oldenburg, Bismarck, Fanny, Munson, Gravenstein, Fameuse, Early Harvest, Maiden Blush, Primate, Red June, and Transcendant (crab)

Convo me if you have a hankering for any of these other apples.

Vintage 1905 Pumpkin Sweet Apple Litho

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:52:15 -0400

$3.00
A great original print of Pumpkin Sweet apples from a 1905 book "Apples of New York".
Two apples pictured- one whole, one cut.
It's a chromo lithograph that's suitable for framing. The print measures 9" X 6 "

Pumpkin Sweets are mostly yellow with small specks of brown mottling.

For any serious apple-phile, I also have many prints of other varieties- Dudley, Pumpkin Sweet, Large Red Siberian, Cranberry Pippin, Beitigheimer, Oldenburg, Bismarck, Fanny, Munson, Gravenstein, Fameuse, Early Harvest, Maiden Blush, Primate, Red June, and Transcendant (crab)

Convo me if you have a hankering for any of these other apples.

Vintage 1905 Red Siberian Crabapples Litho

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:27:49 -0400

$3.00
A great original print of Large Red Siberian Crabapples apples from a 1905 book.
Five apples pictured- four whole, one cut.
It's a chromo lithograph that's suitable for framing. The print measures 9" X 6 "

Red Siberians are mostly red with a little yellow mottling.

For any serious apple-phile, I also have many prints of other varieties- Dudley, Pumpkin Sweet, Large Red Siberian, Cranberry Pippin, Beitigheimer, Oldenburg, Bismarck, Fanny, Munson, Gravenstein, Fameuse, Early Harvest, Maiden Blush, Primate, Red June, and Transcendant (crab)

Convo me if you have a hankering for any of these other apples.

Vintage 1905 Cranberry Pippin Apple Litho

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:20:34 -0400

$3.00
A great original print of Cranberry Pippin apples from a 1905 book "Apples of New York".
Two apples pictured- one whole, one cut.
It's a chromo lithograph that's suitable for framing. The print measures 9" X 6 "

Cranberry Pippins are mostly red with some yellow and darker red spots.

For any serious apple-phile, I also have many prints of other varieties- Dudley, Pumpkin Sweet, Large Red Siberian, Cranberry Pippin, Beitigheimer, Oldenburg, Bismarck, Fanny, Munson, Gravenstein, Fameuse, Early Harvest, Maiden Blush, Primate, Red June, and Transcendant (crab)

Convo me if you have a hankering for any of these other apples.

Vintage 1905 Bietigheimer Apple Litho

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:43:58 -0400

$3.00
A great original print of Bietigheimer apples from a 1905 book "Apples of New York".
Two apples pictured- one whole, one cut.
It's a chromo lithograph that's suitable for framing. The print measures 9" X 6 "

The Bietigheimer is reddish and rust colored rust with a little yellow mottling.
The whole apple in theis print measures over 4 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches tall.

For any serious apple-phile, I also have many prints of other varieties- Dudley, Pumpkin Sweet, Large Red Siberian, Cranberry Pippin, Beitigheimer, Oldenburg, Bismarck, Fanny, Munson, Gravenstein, Fameuse, Early Harvest, Maiden Blush, Primate, Red June, and Transcendant (crab)

Convo me if you have a hankering for any of these other apples.

Vintage 1905 Benoni Apple Litho

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:34:26 -0400

$3.00
A great print of Benoni apples from a 1905 book "Apples of New York".
Three apples pictured- two whole, one cut.
It's an original chromo lithograph that's suitable for framing. The print measures 9" X 6 "

Benoni's are mostly red with a little yellow mottling.

For any serious apple-phile, I also have many prints of other varieties- Dudley, Pumpkin Sweet, Large Red Siberian, Cranberry Pippin, Beitigheimer, Oldenburg, Bismarck, Fanny, Munson, Gravenstein, Fameuse, Early Harvest, Maiden Blush, Primate, Red June, and Transcendant (crab)

Convo me if you have a hankering for any of these other apples.

Messalonskee Moppet Vintage Outsider Art Rag Doll Beatrice

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:58:36 -0400

$20.00
Introducing on of a collection of rag dolls found by my mother at a roadside sale in Waterville, Maine in the early 80's. We've named them "Messalonskee Moppets" after the river that runs through that part of Maine.

These are made by an unknown woman that was regularly selling her homemade rag dolls.
My mother totally fell in love with them and she began a collection and would often give them to people that suitably appreciated them. I was one of those recipients.

As you can see the creator of this doll was ahead of her time. They are to me certainly collectible and have that "outsider art" charm.

Of course these are no longer meant for children and can be displayed thoughtfully singly or in an attractive grouping. They are bound to elicit comment as they have in my home for years. Yes, of course I'm keeping some for myself, you can't make me sell them all!!

They are lovingly albeit crudely hand sewn, made from bits of genuine double-knit fabric, ribbon and yarn.

"Beatrice" may be small but knows how to maximize with color and pattern.

She is small and narrow but has lots of flowers for a bold appearance. Beatrice is approximately 10 inches long by 3 inches wide at the widest part (the head)

Beatrice is is constructed with green and pink flowered fabric with red white and blue flowered double knit tube arms a light peach colored head, red yarn hair and d big green yarn eyes and is stuffed with rags.

I hope that you enjoy your one of a kind and expressive "Messalonskee Moppet"

Six Chunky Bamboo Coral Beads

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:58:36 -0400

$9.00
Beautiful salmon reddish pink coral beads. Nice and chunky, round and semi- round slices.

A patterned grain of a darker coral color on a pinky coral background. The cross sections also have a radiant pattern. How about 3 pairs of earrings or a chunky funky bracelet?

They are over a quarter inch thick (10 mm) and up to over a half inch in diameter (14 mm)
They are a kind of dyed coral that is not endangered.

Carved Jade Bamboo Sticks

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:58:36 -0400

$12.00
These two pieces are carved stylized bamboo sticks. They are nicely shaped with three sections each. They are 3/4 round and the back side is completely flat lending themselves to cabochon type beadwork or glueing to a flat surface as an embellishment.

One piece is a darker opaque jade green and the other is a more translucent lighter jade green.

They measure over 1/2 inch long (42 mm) and 1/4 inch wide (6 mm) at the most flared end parts.

Vintage Grey Silk Square Dancer Bow Tie

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:58:36 -0400

$8.00
A nifty, jaunty little bowtie. Grey with little embroidered XXXXXX's and a red crescent moon on each side of the bow. I think It's the kind square dancers would wear.

It's clip -on and measures 5 inches wide and nearly 1 1/2 inch high.

It's a silk ridged ribbon fabric with a nice sheen and the bow is doubled.

The clip says Rust Resistant in a most elegant script. Aluminum I believe.

Recycled Green Glass Beads

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:57:25 -0400

$6.00
A light glass transparent green with a matte finish give these chunky recycled glass beads an diffuse glow.
They are made in Java and I picked them up in a shop in Ubud, Bali while visiting my brother.

They are flared and substantial in heft measuring up to 1/4 inch thick (10 mm) and are almost an inch long (24 mm) by 3/4 inch (18 mm) at the widest point.

The edges are slightly beveled for a smoother look and feel. They aren't totally uniform which I think adds to their appeal.

Used alone as a focal or in a set, you'll love these for your design elements.

Vintage Teapot Window Shade Pull

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:57:25 -0400

$4.50
This vintage plastic shade pull is a flattened teapot shape with raised gold embossed flowers decorating it on both sides. There is a hole at the top of the lid and a handle as well.

Its colored celadon green with the golden highlights accenting it.

Size - 2 " wide (over 5 cm) by 1/3/4 tall (4.5 cm)

Two more are available- Please convo if interested.

Randomly Faceted Chrysocolla Chunky Beads

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:59:05 -0400

$9.00
You will get the ten (10) beads pictured here when you order these randomly faceted light turquoise colored chunky Chrysocolla beads.

They measure an average of 3/4 inch (18 mm) long by 1/2 inch (10 mm) and are light weight enough for earrings.

They are a light turquoise color with some veins and speckles of darker turquoise and grey.

They look wonderful paired with Thai hilltribe silver

Vintage Golden Metal Edged and Black Enamel Buttons

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:59:05 -0400

$8.00
Six buttons in all. Four (4) hefty large ones and two (2) smaller matching buttons.

These are some substantial buttons, solid with some weight to them. They have a shiny black enamel center ringed by a golden twill weave pattern in gold tone metal.

There is a ring shank on the back side. The larger ones measure and inch in diameter (24 mm) and the smaller ones measure 10/16ths inch (15 mm)

Messalonskee Moppet Vintage Outsider Art Rag Doll Lizzy

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:49:53 -0400

$25.00
Introducing on of a collection of rag dolls found by my mother at a roadside sale in Waterville, Maine in the early 80's. We've named them "Messalonskee Moppets" after the river that runs through that part of Maine.

These are made by an unknown woman that was regularly selling her homemade rag dolls.
My mother totally fell in love with them and she began a collection and would often give them to people that suitably appreciated them. I was one of those recipients.

As you can see the creator of this doll was ahead of her time. They are to me certainly collectible and have that "outsider art" charm.

Of course these are no longer meant for children and can be displayed thoughtfully singly or in an attractive grouping. They are bound to elicit comment as they have in my home for years. Yes, of course I'm keeping some for myself, you can't make me sell them all!!

They are lovingly albeit crudely hand sewn, made from bits of genuine double-knit fabric, ribbon and yarn.

She's a tall green girl.
"Lizzy" is approximately 18 inches long by 4 inches wide at the widest part (the head)
Lizzy is constructed with dark hunter green double knit fabric with cotton flowered tube arms, yellow yarn hair and adress of slightly stained powder blue and pink quilt pattern and is stuffed with rags. She has llong floppy legs and is quite bendab;e

I hope that you enjoy your one of a kind and expressive "Messalonskee Moppet"

Vintage Bread in the Making Booklet

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:48:15 -0400

$9.00
What American school child doesn't remember a field trip to the local bread bakery?

I certainly do and fondly recall the yeasty smell of our local Wonder Bread Bakery in Hartford CT.

This Vintage booklet is called "Bread in the Making" dated 1955 from the American Institute of Baking.

This booklet is an informational pamphlet for children with wonderful vintage color illustrations of schoolchildren and the process of bread baking.

Great images of ingredients and bread too. Illustrations are by Ora Walker.

This booklet is stamped "Harris baking Company" of Waterville, Maine.

The closed book measures over 9 1/2 inches by almost 7 inches. There are 15 pages of classic vintage illustrations and text.

Can be used for altered art, scrapbooking or decoupage or enjoyed in its entirety as an educational pamphlet.

Misty Grey Labradorite Cabochon

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:47:33 -0400

$15.00
A light misty grey oval labradorite cabochon with a luminescent fire measuring 25 mm by 16 mm and is 3 mm thick. (Just under 1 inch by 10/16ths inch by 1/8 inch thick)

You can see subtle lateral banding and diagonal banding which enhances the fire in this ethereal lab cab.

Messalonskee Moppet Vintage Outsider Art Rag Doll Phoebe

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:55:31 -0400

$20.00
Introducing on of a collection of rag dolls found by my mother at a roadside sale in Waterville, Maine in the early 80's. We've named them "Messalonskee Moppets" after the river that runs through that part of Maine.

These are made by an unknown woman that was regularly selling her homemade rag dolls.
My mother totally fell in love with them and she began a collection and would often give them to people that suitably appreciated them. I was one of those recipients.

As you can see the creator of this doll was ahead of her time. They are to me certainly collectible and have that "outsider art" charm.

Of course these are no longer meant for children and can be displayed thoughtfully singly or in an attractive grouping. They are bound to elicit comment as they have in my home for years. Yes, of course I'm keeping some for myself, you can't make me sell them all!!

They are lovingly albeit crudely hand sewn, made from bits of genuine double-knit fabric, ribbon and yarn.

Oh, that beguiling smile!

"Phoebe" is approximately 9 inches long by 3 inches wide at the widest part (her chest)
Phoebe is constructed with purple double knit fabric with indian print arms, black yarn hair and a calico pastel print dress and is stuffed with rags. she had turquoise blue yarn eyes.

I hope that you enjoy your one of a kind and expressive "Messalonskee Moppet"

Vintage Ephemera Assortment

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:01:23 -0400

$12.00
I have assembled a nice packet of ephemera from children's books, manuals, games, periodicals, stamps, diagrams, dictionary pages, and other interesting graphics and text that I've found along the way.

Items going backfrom the 20's and 30's up to the 70's are included in this assortment that is great for collage, altered art and scrapbooking.

All pieces are originals, not copies.
At least 60 pieces are included in this packet.

Vintage Sheer Nylon Hairnet with Glittering Beads

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:12:19 -0400

$4.00
Lorraine brand hairnet made by hand in Formosa (which is now called Taiwan)
Distributed by Woolworths. 27 inches and grey in color.

This hairnet is in it's original package. The price is no longer 59 cents even though it says so right on the package!

There are tiny multicolored beads strung about in this hairnet.
Use in altered art project or wear it yourself.

Ruby in Zoisite Puffy Disk Bead

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:12:20 -0400

$6.50
Genuine gemstone /mineral bead, ruby in zoisite.

It's a puffy disk of zoisite with wonderful inclusions of ruby pink surrounded by turquoise green bursts against a jade green and cream background.

This bead measures 20 mm in diameter and is 6 mm thick and it tapers down at the edges.

Please convo me if you are interested in more than one. Each one is different. I can combine shipping on multiples

Five Vintage Illustrations of Jesus Christ

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:12:44 -0400

$10.00

An assortment of Five (5) - 10 inch by 8 inch illustration reproductions of various depictions of Jesus Christ. (25.5 cm x 20.5 cm)
Artist unknown.

They are printed on high quality glossy paper of good weight with a canvas look and texture.

All are suitable for framing.

On the back they have a slight bit of residue aged non- slip adhesive from a picture album that bleeds through in stripes slightly on some of them but in my opinion doesn't detract from the prints.

See all scans on the right to view entire assortment. These images are not square. There is a bit more to each picture since they are rectangular.

I have five more of this type of print if you're interested please convo me.

Vintage Fern Design Doily Pattern

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:01:44 -0400

$5.00
This is a vintage fern design doily pattern in two sizes from the Superior Pattern Co.
The pattern is no. 318

Enclosed in the envelope are complete directions for making a large and a small fern design doily. Careful illustrations of each stitch are given.

The packaging itself features a delightful coffee party with three stylishly dressed women.
Printing is in deep red, sky blue and lime green.

The graphics can be used for collage, scrapbooking and altered art and decoupage.

Packaging measures 9" By 6" or 23 mm by 15 cm by 23 cm. Some wear to the packaging, Instructions are in excellent shape.

Messalonskee Moppet Vintage Outsider Art Rag Doll Candace

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:30:11 -0400

$20.00
Introducing on of a collection of rag dolls found by my mother at a roadside sale in Waterville, Maine in the early 80's. We've named them "Messalonskee Moppets" after the river that runs through that part of Maine.

These are made by an unknown woman that was regularly selling her homemade rag dolls.
My mother totally fell in love with them and she began a collection and would often give them to people that suitably appreciated them. I was one of those recipients.

As you can see the creator of this doll was ahead of her time. They are to me certainly collectible and have that "outsider art" charm.

Of course these are no longer meant for children and can be displayed thoughtfully singly or in an attractive grouping. They are bound to elicit comment as they have in my home for years. Yes, of course I'm keeping some for myself, you can't make me sell them all!!

They are lovingly albeit crudely hand sewn, made from bits of genuine double-knit fabric, ribbon and yarn.

Candace does what she can to overcome her plain looks. Her eye replacement operation is still evidenced however and you see a hint of sadness in her very square face.
Perhaps if you hemmed her dress it would give her the joy she deserves.

"Candace" is approximately 10 inches long by 4 inches wide at the widest part (the head)

She is constructed with light green double silk fabric with rust and black doubleknit tube arms, red yarn hair and a sixties flower print dress of blue and seafoam green with white flowers. The dress was made from a cuff of a shirt!
She is stuffed with rags.

I hope that you enjoy your one of a kind and expressive "Messalonskee Moppet"

Messalonskee Moppet Vintage Outsider Rag Doll Celeste

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:05:27 -0400

$20.00
Who's that doll with the skinny legs? It's Celeste!

Introducing one of a collection of rag dolls found by my mother at a roadside sale in Waterville, Maine in the early 80's. We've named them "Messalonskee Moppets" after the river that runs through that part of Maine.

These are made by an unknown woman that was regularly selling her homemade rag dolls.

My mother totally fell in love with them and she began a collection and would often give them to people that suitably appreciated them. I was one of those recipients.

As you can see the creator of this doll was ahead of her time. They are to me certainly collectible and have that "outsider art" charm.

Of course these are no longer meant for children and can be displayed thoughtfully singly or in an attractive grouping. They are bound to elicit comment as they have in my home for years. Yes, of course I'm keeping some for myself, you can't make me sell them all!!

They are lovingly albeit crudely hand sewn, made from bits of genuine double-knit fabric, ribbon and yarn.

"Celeste" is a tall drink o' water measuring 16 inches long by 4 1/2 inches wide at the widest part (the head) including her fluffy pink and white hair.

Celeste is constructed with white double knit fabric with white tube arms, pink & white hair and a sash of red satin ribbon tied together with blue yarn and is stuffed with rags. she's light weight and bendable. Make her dance, she's ready for a night out.

Don't forget the red yarn adorning her ankles. Since she doesn't have feet this is important.

I hope that you enjoy your one of a kind and expressive "Messalonskee Moppet"

Vintage Teardrops and Flower Rhinestone Brooch

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:28:06 -0400

$10.00
A center flower of colorless rhinestones encircled by rhinestone teardrops chasing each other 'round this brooch

30 mm in diameter and 25 mm deep

Vintage Ephemera Assortment

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:15:23 -0400