I have been collecting antiques since I was a young girl and have always loved these frozen doll heads from Germany. I can imagine a young child playing with their dolls so tenderly as they were originally created as bath toys because they floated. They were also baked in cakes and other desserts and were considered to bring good luck to the person who was given the piece with the frozen Charlotte inside. They were very inexpensive at the time so many people could afford them. Now, they are more difficult to find and can be quite expensive. I found this beautiful velvet at an antique show and saved it until I could find the perfect thing to use it for. These pinkeeps are one of my favorites to create. It is approximately 5” x 3 1/2” and firmly stuffed with sawdust. I added a stiffened bow, and some glass head pins. These are beautiful in a bowl with other pinkeeps or small handwork. Kindly asking $68.00. Shipping is on me. (Bow colors might vary)

I’m ready for spring! I had so much fun creating this drum for tonight’s update. I stitched it using a pattern by The Nebby Needle but changed a couple of things on the stitching. It is firmly packed with sawdust to keep your pins and needles sharp. I added a bronze charm and an antique button to the side. To the top I added an antique glass swirl head pin, a pretty pink flower pin, and three pink glass-head pins. It is approximately 4 1/2” across x 2 1/2” tall. Kindly asking $95.00 and $10.00 for travel fare.

This is probably my favorite tomato I’ve ever created. It is very plump and full of 2 1/2 cups of crushed walnut shells to keep your pins and needles sharp. I used only 100% wools to create this. The tiny 1” mouse is made of viscose that I hand-dyed, he has tiny black eyes and wool ears. It is firmly stuffed with polyfil. His tiny little tail is a strawberry that I created and attached to the end. It is 4.5” high and fairly heavy. I never use glue to attach anything that I can’t stitch so the mouse is firmly attached to the tomato using carpet thread. The sweet tomato pin is made by Pink Dragonfly Crafts on Etsy. I also added a few red glass-head pins and a black bone ring. Kindly asking $90. And $10.00 for travel fare.

This sweet pinkeep drum was made using a pattern by my sweet friend Theresa Meloon aka Dulaney Woods Treasures. This drum is approximately 3” x 2.5”. It is firmly stuffed with sawdust to keep your pins and needles sharp. I added a silver Christmas tree charm, a few red glass head pins, some porcelain buttons from my own collection, and a few black steel straight pins. Kindly asking $85.00 and $10.00 for travel fare.