VINTAGE MOLDED CARD BOARD CHRISTMAS CANDY DISH

Vintage, molded cardboard candy dish, made in Germany. It measures 11 1/2", 1 3/4" deep.

I find this fascinating, I'd love to know how it was made, I'm guessing it is made of sheets of plain paper, was dampened and then molded, then after so many layers have been built up, a final sheet of  bright images is placed on top and once dried, varnished on both sides for extra strength and protection - at least that's how I would do it!  Ah well, in some ways it doesn't matter as either way it's beautiful!

It's also given me an idea, I think perhaps I have found a use for my Christmas Cards, this year!

All Images from Ebay Listing

I found a great little pattern for making Felt booties!!

I wish I could remember where though and credit the person who made it, but I posted these images to Dolls More Dolls in 2009 and wow have I been to a load of websites since then?!

If these images belong to you, please let me know so I can credit you - thanks... on second glance it does say "Copyright 2005 PatternBee" so there you are, I don't own the pattern rights PatternBee does, but as they've been put up online to be downloaded and used for free, I'm sure it's ok for me to blog about them here...please let me know if I am wrong in that assumption!!

Anyhoo, I think they could be very easy to adapt for different dolls, haven't had a chance to try yet though!

If you do try this pattern for yourself, please let me know how useful it was for you, and show me a photo of the finished product, I'd love to see how they turn out!

Testcard F - Picture insert

This thing has always creeped me out..

It's the way the girl has just stopped dead still, like a statue...mid game, so she can stare straight at you with a weird expression on her face...(there's something very evil about that expression)

Then there's the fact she's not afraid of that clown thing, which creeps the hell out of me & must be alive 'cos she's playing noughts and crosses with it.

I always thought it was a odd looking balloon but now I can see it's legs I'm even more freaked out... after all, if it's got legs that means it can chase after you!

Anyhoo, They say a problem shared is a problem halved so I've put these 2 pic's up here in the hope someone else will share at least half the nightmares this thing has always given me.



purple_ebren Pro User says:  You know, I never realised it was only a clown. I always thought the body was another toy ~ shows doesn't it what you gloss over.

Mind you, we only had a B&W for all my childhood, so alot of the details were prolly lost on me anyways . . .
Posted 3 weeks ago.

Demonic Angel 1975 Pro User says: lol awww bless...yeh we had b&w for a while too...it's still creepy in that too lol
Posted 3 weeks ago.

Full version - 1967 - 1970s Testcard F - BBC

Turns out this is the most famous test card of all time and still in use today by the BBC in 30 other countries. 

It's called test card F...It was Designed by George Hersee and features his daughter Carole Hersee.

First appearance 1967 on BBC2

Noeluna says: Haha It's so creepy... I love it
Posted 2 weeks ago.

Demonic Angel 1975 Pro User says: lol I know...creepy and yet strangely compelling!
Posted 2 weeks ago