Wednesday, November 29, 2017

STOP with the Beanie Babies!

I have overdosed on eBay listings of stuffed animals:
93% of them LOOK THE SAME!!!

Every single Beanie Baby has the exact same expression, and none of them are worth more than $1.99 (if that)--they are just another '90s bubble. Even the value of the Princess beanie has not benefited from Diana's death––because the Ty Corporation made 5 billion of them or something.
[Hm. Could that co. have taken their name from Blade Runner's Tyrell Corporation, which makes replicants???]

Misfit Toys 

Instead, here is my basket of mended old toys, in the process of getting outfits.
Aren't the pink glass eyes on the panda great? Along with the scraps of fabric, they came in the mail from Art Sparker! [her Etsy]
Panda's old eyes couldn't be restored, but now it has these new antique ones.
Panda is very happy and says the eyes provide night vision!

The faded blue terrier will have a matchingly faded ribbon to wear when it goes to auction tomorrow to raise money for terrier rescue.
(Putting new fabrics next to old fur often doesn't look so good.)


Marz picked up the basket and started to sing,
"We're on the island of misfit toys..." as if she were James Hetfield of Metallica.

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