Christmas Buying Guide - Collection VI

We have jigsaw puzzles.

The neat thing about putting puzzles together as a family activity is that, unlike playing games, there are no winners or losers.  

Puzzles sell like crazy this time of year, so I'll have three puzzle collections.

Today we'll have animal puzzles:

We have puzzles with cute cats and kittens

 

and puzzles with handsome horses

as well as puzzles with adorable bunnies

and elephants

and, of course, dogs of every description

We also have puzzles with sheep, cows, pigs, weasels, foxes, fish, hippopotamuseses, birds, and two or three more categories of critter.

Go here and in the 'search this store' box, enter the name of the animal you want to see: dog, cat, horse, etc. etc. etc.:

https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/puzzles

Tickets please

 Cinema Paradiso

Towards the end of the movie a girl sitting in front of us sighed, 'Oh, Alfredo...'  

That became a catchphrase for my friend and I for years to come. 

The Tuesday Song of the Week

 Something screamingly awesomely 1980s...

'Just Like Heaven' - The Cure

The first time I heard The Cure was about 30 years ago, in a car driven by a friend. We were on our way up to New York to hang out with a friend of his, this fascinating girl who'd been a celebrity publicist back in the 1970s.  She had stories galore:

-Sophia Loren is one of the world's loveliest people.  And when she sits with her legs crossed, she holds the upper leg a fraction of an inch above the lower so that any fat doesn't get looking squashed.  Not an easy trick.

-Betty White is a doll.  And has a great figure.  A magnet for men of a certain age, i.e. whatever age Betty is.

-Bill Cosby is an arrogant creep.  

-If a celebrity claims that they're finally clean and sober, don't you believe it.   

Christmas Buying Guide - Collection V

Welcome to CBG Collection V.

Today amma show you home decor gifts!

throw blanket

 Sitting Bull

Perfect for your Indian decor!

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/sitting_bull_throw_blanket-256545557742049297

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 trinket tray!

 Perfect for the country decor, fruit decor and/or vintage advertising decor.

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/1930s_elkay_deluxe_plums_label_print_trinket_tray-256997289957756081

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 See the light!

Perfect for the shore house decor, seashore house decor, beach house decor

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/snowy_egrets_table_lamp-256306867445566610

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 We have tapestries!

MUCH sharper in person.

Perfect for the military decor and/or man cave decor and/or history decor

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/circa_1796_napoleon_s_soldiers_tapestry-256324520064540706

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We be having throw pillows!

That's a round pillow, not a square one with gray background.  Just so ya know.

Perfect for the eclectic decor, baroque decor, and/or artsy decor.

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/three_faces_print_round_pillow-256295350366158115

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See THOUSANDS more home decor items here: https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/home+gifts

CBG - Collection VI comes tomorrow!

blanket considerations

 I dunno about you, but I get cold this time of year.

Even in the house.

Even with the heat on.

Maybe you do too, which is something that can be remediated by the right throw blanket.

We have TONS of right ones.

Wanna see? 

              Something neat for the Victorian decor and/or vintage advertising decor.

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something abstract-ish

Something neat for the modern decor and/or eclectic decor and/or blue and white decor.

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Odin is in the house!

Along with Huginn and Muninn.

 Perfect for the man cave, the eclectic decor, and the Nordic decor.

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another example of old time-y advertising, this one a cigar box label

Perfect for the man cave, vintage advertising decor and//or mermaid-intensive decor.

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Froggy's gone a'courtin'

Something fun for the shabby chic decor and/or frog-intensive decor.

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more fun fauna, in the form of cats

Also perfect for the shabby chic decor.  And cat-intensive decor.  

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Leekage

Perfect for the country decor, shabby chic decor, or fruit & vegetable decor.
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That's it for today.

To see the other 800+ throw blankets in my store, go here:  

https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/throw+blankets

Christmas Buying Guide - Collection IV

Today we have small things that would make nifty little stocking stuffers.

Let's get started!

first up we have these very neato 1950s Renwal boats

The one one the left is a tugboat, the one on the right a ferry boat

At 4.25" from bow to stern, the ferryboat is the larger of the two.  

The tugboat is .25" smaller.

Both have wheels on their undersides for efficient and effective sailing over your floor.

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Next we have something useful,

in poodle form

Our golden poodle friend can be used to hold little candies, little jewels, little coins, etc

He's 4-3/8" tall.

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Kitty Cucumber is in the house!

Although it's actually Kitty Cuke's friend J. P Buster

That whatsis he's holding?

It's mistletoe, likely for kissing purposes.

J. P. stands 3.5" tall, and is as handsome a cat as you could possibly desire.

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We be having bakelite!

Always a welcome find in someone's stocking!

And if it'll be three stockings you're stuffing, you could put one in each stocking.

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               Get lucky!   SOLD

Frogs symbolize potential AND prosperity. 

Even very small frogs.  This one is 4" from front to back.

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That's it for today.  Don't miss tomorrow's Christmas Buying Guide - Collection V.

 

Until then, see more, get more here:

 

www.etsy.com/shop/AntiquesUntiques

Christmas Buying Guide - Collection III

Today we have items aimed at men.

Men are famously difficult to buy for, but what follows are kinda neat, and certainly of interest to a lot of guys.

We have a cooler than average tie, featuring sphynxes/manticores

We also have cufflinks that match the tie.

Get the tie here: https://www.zazzle.com/manticore_in_green_neck_tie-151636880782808636

Get the cufflinks here: https://www.zazzle.com/manticore_in_green_cufflinks-256572797818137572

See lots more ties and cufflinks here:  https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/suit+accessories

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Next up, a couple of neat things for the man cave:

                                               A cave man for the man cave, in throw pillow form.

                                                            And keeping time. 

Get the pillow here: https://www.zazzle.com/1930s_comics_cave_man_paper_doll_king_guzzle_throw_pillow-189034251983916896

Get the clock here:  https://www.zazzle.com/1950s_auto_laundry_car_wash_ad_square_wall_clock-256078518044774602

for MORE pillows, go here:  https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/pillows+cushions

for MORE clocks, go here:  https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/clocks

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Let's bowl!

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/bowl_and_enjoy_bowling_bowler_coffee_mug-168128255985073097

See hundreds more mugs here:  https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/coffee+mugs

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 We be having classic Western 'n cowboy items,

including pocket notebooks, which is what that is above.

See more notebooks here: https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/products?qs=notebook&dp=252323455782771574

More Western and cowboy items here:  https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/products?qs=cowboy

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That's it for today.  More tomorrow!

Wanna see all (or most of all) of EVERYTHING?

Go here:   

https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/products