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Friday, January 28, 2011

Painting Pelicans by Sherry Thurston

Sherry Thurston is showing her paintings of the local birds which everyone loves in Sneads Ferry, NC. The brown pelican is fun to paint for her. She has depicted them with a Pirate flag from an actual scene at Fulcher's Landing. This is a large comical piece that would be good for a party room or restaurant. Sherry also shows her classical painting "Her Majesty" in watercolor for the collector of her fine art paintings.

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Friday, January 21, 2011

how it's done...

this is how you do the pirate ladder. the guy's all slow too and just when you think he's gonna flip over, he regains his balance and continues.

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Friday, January 14, 2011

Club Penguin - Island Adventure Party Scavenger Hunt 2010 [HQ]

▅ ▆ ▇ READ THE DESCRIPTION █ ▇ ▆ ▅ Hey everyone! I tried to be the first one to upload the scavenger hunt cheat guide but people always beat me to it. I've edited this so it would be a short video and quick to the point. I don't want to take up much of your time and I especially do not like those cheat videos where it takes forever for them to show you where the paper boat is at. So feel free to pause whenever in the video. I've also listed where each paper boat is at for you eager CP freaks out there: 1. The campfire's roaring, the tea is poured, and in the bushes this boat is stored - Forest, right next to the map icon 2. Blue flags are flying on this sandy shore. The boat is anchored above the door. - The Beach, right next to the mail icon 3. Pirate ships battle! Cannon balls woosh! The boat's taking cover behind a bush! - Snow Forts, behind the bush by the Stadium 4. To find this boat, you must begin underground where mermaids swim - (shortcut) Forest, hover cursor over big rock, go down the ladder, its located in between the two waterfalls. 5. To find this boat without a scuffle, look to the bandana of a pirate puffle - The Plaza, on the puffle billboard 6. To find this next boat just look up, inside a giant wooden cup - The Town, in a wooden post sitting outside the coffee shop 7. This next boat's high up in the air, hidden near a revolving chair - Ski Village, above the TOURS sign 8. This last boat's been in a tree awhile, hidden on a deserted isle - Iceberg ...

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Friday, January 7, 2011

Joy Toys

Joy Toys began production in the 1920s. The early teddies were fully jointed, made of mohair and with woodwool stuffing and glass eyes.

By the 1930s, the neck joints were no longer movable. It was also then that the 'Joy Toys nose' was first used, wherein an outer stitch on each side was made longer than the rest of the nose stitches. Kapok was used as the stuffing. Dolls were also produced, often made with cloth-mask faces and felt bodies.

The happy Joy Toys smile first appeared on the teddies from the 1950s. Still jointed, the arms and legs were stumpier, with synthetic mohair blends or synthetic plush being popular fabrics. Animals, with the same sweet expression, were also manufactured, in a great range of shapes.

During the 1960s, the machine-washable teddy was developed. Completely unjointed, of synthetic fur, they originally had glass eyes, but soon after were made with click-lock plastic safety eyes.

When tariffs were removed on imported toys by the Australian government, JT was unable to compete with the influx of cheap Asian toys, and closed its doors in 1976.

Labels:

The labels used by Joy Toys varied, according to the date the toy was produced.
-1920s-40s-green embroidered.
-1950s-60s-green printed.
-1960s-70s-red or purple printed.

Values:

The earliest teddies are now valued between $250 - $1200. Those from the 1970s, though, can be bought for between $30 - $100. Mohair dogs from the 1940s or 50s are valued from $60 - $110 whereas newer versions in synthetic fabrics are purchasable for under $20!

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