I was doing some Etsy listings when I remembered I had never done a post on one of the oddest things I found this summer: a store display of 'Pet Stick Pins.'
They are so tiny!!!
There are quite an array of animals represented, from barnyard friends to bugs.
The birds are my favorites. (Guess they're everybody's favorites - all of them are flying off to new homes already. Thanks Jen, Heidi and Amy!)
The owls are pretty cute, too. (Also vanishing quickly!)
The frogs seem very happy being stickpins. You could wear these in your lapel, of course, but I can see the frog (or some bugs) in a terrarium.
And if I had a little dollhouse, it would have a little mouse.
They're just cute. And curious. (And headed for Etsy today - any three pins for $4.50 and free shipping - as soon as I stop procrastinating.)
What a precious gold mine!
Posted by: Tina | January 14, 2011 at 12:42 PM
I want three birds!! I don't see them listed yet - I have dibs. (Please.)
Posted by: HeidiAnn | January 14, 2011 at 12:57 PM
Count me in for three Owls, B - they are just so cute! Jewels
Posted by: Julie | January 14, 2011 at 01:42 PM
Oh, I had some of those when I was little! I remember them - I kept them in my jewelry box, but I don't remember wearing them. I think I had a bluebird and a ladybug. So cute!
Posted by: Shara @ monkeybox | January 14, 2011 at 01:59 PM
Please reserve two owls and a bird for me please!! My etsy id is livinvintage28. Thanks so much!! These are adorable!!
Posted by: Emily | January 14, 2011 at 02:56 PM
What a find! I am proud of you that you don't want to keep this complete (I would) but sell it, there will probably be enough left for you. You are my role model for 2011 (that is if you stop procrastinating, that is something I do too and I am not proud of it).
Have a great weekend and good luck selling!
Posted by: LiLi M. | January 14, 2011 at 03:07 PM
I would love to have 3 owls! My etsy ID is theheirloomboutique. I just happened to run across your blog and saw this. If you could reserve them and if someone could please be kind enough to let me know the name of what I am sure has to be a wonderful etsy shop I would appreciate it :) Great blog!
krista.rowles@usbank.com
Posted by: Krista | January 14, 2011 at 03:23 PM
Hah! I have this tiny little ladybug stick pin that came in a pin cushion from an estate sale. I always wondered about it. Thanks for sharing. Now I know.......
Posted by: Renee | January 14, 2011 at 04:55 PM
absolutely adorable. i'd have a hard time parting with them.
thanks for sharing. i found your blog this week, and signed on as your newest follower, so i don't miss a trick.
xo
~molly
Posted by: birdie blue | January 14, 2011 at 06:01 PM
Amazing! What a collection. Years ago I had a lobster pin (didn't everyone?) and now I know it was part of a much larger 'tiny, cute pin' universe.
Posted by: Into Vintage | January 14, 2011 at 06:53 PM
these are adorable!! i remember we had some when i was a kid...my mom used them to tack things to her corkboard!
Posted by: Whit | January 14, 2011 at 06:56 PM
Owls and Pigs please!! But, I can't remember your etsy...you need to have a thing on your side bar!!
Posted by: Jenny Sellars | January 14, 2011 at 08:57 PM
Woww!! These are so so fantastic!! What a GREAT find!!!!Soo funnn!!!
xoxo Jenny Holiday
Posted by: jenny holiday | January 14, 2011 at 10:17 PM
I wish i could find your etsy shop, i have looked and looked..:(
Posted by: Ruth Beckett | January 14, 2011 at 11:06 PM
There should be a link in the post, but if that doesnt work, the shop name is Oodles ... thanks for looking!
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Posted by: Barbara | January 14, 2011 at 11:47 PM
Those...are...AWESOME!!!! Fascinating...
Posted by: Mrs. Cozy Home | January 15, 2011 at 12:27 PM
What? No Holsteins?.......:)
Posted by: MagiaMia | January 15, 2011 at 12:28 PM
The first ones to catch my eye? The lobsters. Go figure!
Posted by: Shelley Germann | January 15, 2011 at 05:13 PM
I agree with the first comment. A gold mine you've found here! How cute!
Brenda
Posted by: Brenda Kula | January 15, 2011 at 05:16 PM
What a find! Absolutely adorable. These aren't going to last very long - I see you have lots of potential customers already!
Posted by: Sarsaparilla | January 16, 2011 at 07:19 AM