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I was very excited to see one of my designs appear on the front page of Etsy about a half an hour ago. It's been forever since I have had something up there. Anyway, in case you missed it, here's a screen grab so that you can see my little pear nesting doll girls in action.
Lately, I have really been into trying to find these old Tomy wind-up animals. These were called Pocket Pets and were made in 1977 (that's the date stamped on mine anyway). I don't know how many different animals exist, but I think there are a lot more than the few I have in the picture above. I have been trying to replace many of my wind-ups because a lot of them no longer posess the ability to "wind up."
Here is scan of the back of the packaging for one of these little critters. Don't work too hard to see the description of each animal... it isn't worth the eye strain. There are little gems like, "Toucan: He gets his nose into everything." and "Squirrel: The way he jumps around, you'll think he's nuts." Oh yes, it is very pleasing to see that someone would be worse than me at writing copy.
I have been wanting to share a craft project that took me some time to finish in early December. For her birthday, I wanted to give my fellow sticker collector friend Amy something unique that she couldn't get anywhere else. Basically, I decided on recreating the design of a 1980s Trend Enterprises scratch and sniff sticker, but in much larger form as a pillow. You can notice the extensive cutting and applique that was involved in the lettering of "Swooper!" - that was fun :) I chose a neutral colored background and square shaped pillow to represent the sticker backing (yes, I am that big of a nerd). 
This is a scan of the original 1.25" diameter sticker that I copied. When I get the chance, I think I am going to make one for myself!
Incidentally, the second part of this gift was the book "Just Can't Get Enough" which is this amazing book about toys and collectibles from the eighties. 
The book is a lot of fun and the design (in the form of a working Trapper Keeper) is just AMAZING! I highly recommend getting one now! I am almost done reading my copy which (incidentally) was given to me by the same person I gave it to... great minds think alike!
This new print of mine is available only at shanalogic.com. A set of four pear girl nesting dolls is professionally printed in green and brown on acid free card stock. The printed area measures eight by ten inches, but is customizable all the way down to five by seven because the solid green background can be cut away.
I also created a stuffed version of this design that is available in my etsy shop. She is made of fleece, wool blend felt, and cotton. The face and apron were printed on print ready cotton with the help of my desktop printer!
Not interested in prints or stuffed dolls... well, what about some note cards? This set of five notecards is printed on ivory cardstock and comes with matching envelopes. Check it out here.
Sorry that I've been a bit out of touch with my blog lately... I can't believe a month has gone by. Work has been very busy since the start of the new year and time has just slipped away.
I wanted to start my '08 posts with something extra special. I went on the hunt through my collectibles looking for something to share with the world. I finally decided on these glitter stickers made by Sticca Graphics in the eighties. When I was a kid, these were the jewel in my sticker collecting crown. If I remember correctly, they cost between $.50 and $1 and therefore, I didn't get them too often (quite expensive for a 11 year old on a budget). On my 12th birthday, one of my favorite relatives bought me a whole bunch of them and it felt like I had died and gone to sticker collecting heaven. I still have those exact same stickers to this day.
Good luck trying to find these stickers anywhere today. They come up infrequently on Ebay and when they do show up, be prepared to pay! You can see some more at my friend Amy's site.
