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.)
I love itty bitty stuff - amazing~
Posted by: Kelley | January 16, 2011 at 08:02 PM
Oh! I remember these from the local toy shop. They were very popular in birthday party goodie bags or as prizes for party games. I always particularly liked the mice.
Posted by: Poppy | January 17, 2011 at 12:27 PM
Oh, Barbara!
I gasped out loud which, come to think of it, I do a lot when I read your blog. I have seen these over the years, one at a time. (I think I have the lobster one hiding somewhere.) But en masse?...Oh Lord!
I am in bewildered awe that you could bring yourself to separate them and sell them.
xo
Pam
Posted by: One Gal's Trash | January 18, 2011 at 12:00 PM
I recall seeing those at our Five and Dime when I was a kid....I just love stuff like that! I have a feeling the donkeys and the ants will be the last ones to sell....
Posted by: Mitzi Curi | January 23, 2011 at 07:06 AM
I totally LOVE them!!! Pity you don;t send to Australia, or I'd get some. I love the owls (none left I know) and the lizards and the mice and frogs!
Posted by: Manda | January 28, 2011 at 12:07 AM