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Angelina October 1, 2014 Fall

Pumpkin Animals

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Last year I blogged about a fabulous pumpkin festival I went to in Germany. Each year, they have different themes for the festival. I found some pictures from one year when they did a farm animal themed festival. Let’s take a look!

horses

I love these black and white cows.

Each year they move the various sculptures around to different parts in Germany/Austria/Switzerland… this is moved to somewhere along a lake.

How cute is this tractor?

Of course a German cow would have a cute bell! Also, like how the udder is made of gourds?

I think this goat is just adorable!

A pig and piglets!

How cute is this??

One more cow to end…

I thought this festival was so incredibly cute! I wish I had gone during that year instead of the sports themed year last year. Which one is your favorite? I think I like the goat the best.

Be sure to check out my trip last year. They have over 450,000 pumpkins!!

Written at http://peoniesandorangeblossoms.blogspot.com

Of note, I saved this pictures a while ago on my computer and unfortunately don’t have the sources. If you recognize these pictures as yours, please let me know and I am very happy to give you credit!!

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Angelina October 29, 2013 antique

A Clapsaddle Hallowe’en

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A very Clapsaddle Hallowe’en

Have you ever seen this picture before?

What about this one?

I’m sure you have seen pictures like this as they are reproduced in countless stores across the country. What is so significant about these images?

They are Clapsaddle postcards! Ever heard of that? No? Well I’m about to tell you!

Ellen Clapsaddle was an American illustrated and the most prolific postcard and greeting card artist of her time (and I daresay, ever?). She was born in 1865 in New York. She was always good at painting and illustrating, and in her free time sent her work to NYC publishers.

Her work was very popular and she quickly became known for her illustrations. She was hired in 1906 by the Wolf Company. Her postcards were made from 1898 to 1915. She created over 3,000 designs during this time.

Her work to this day remains popular. Her cards are mainly centered around holidays. Her Halloween cards are her most popular. In mint condition they can sell for $100 Let’s take a look at some of them and see why!

I like how Mr. Wise Owl wants to know who’s giving the greeting

Of course I’m a sucker for cats.

Remember, Zeppelins were very high-tech back then!

A very cute little kid

I do like this one a lot

A very large pumpkin, big enough to sit in!

This one I think is kind of funny

love this one!

Another pretty famous image of hers

I don’t know what the letters in the pumpkin mean?

This is one of my favorites

As is this one. Both include a witch, a cat, and a pumpkin!

Aren’t these postcards CUTE?! Hard to believe they are 100 years old or older!! Notice on all of them they are identified by her signature, Ellen H. Clapsaddle. That’s the easiest way to identify her postcards if you are unable to recognize them by her style.

She has many many more designs, too many to feature!

What I like for these as Halloween decorating is that 1. they are antique. 2. They are unique. (rhymes!) and 3. they aren’t “scary” or Halloween grotesque.

You can search for Clapsaddle postcards on eBay.

I love this Clapsaddle wreath: I saw it at Roger’s Gardens but found it online here too.

Large Halloween Die Cut Wreath

Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by!!
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Angelina October 21, 2013 Halloween

Halloween Vignette Decor Ideas with Steiff

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Steiff Halloween Vignette

I have updated my buffet table from the pumpkin Juliska china, vintage repro postcards, AND my brand new Steiff animals!

The new Steiff mohair animals are “Scary Cat” and “Pumpkin Bear”.

A look at the whole vignette…

new vignette with my new animals!

A look at the left side… reproduction Clapsaddle Halloween postcards, candle with Mackenzie Child ribbon, my new favorite Juliska pumpkin colored “Autumn Harvest” dish!

My brand new “Scary cat”! Scary cat is a reproduction from the original Steiff mohair animal made 111 years ago! She is also made of soft mohair. Came home last night in the middle of the night and she tricked me into thinking there was a real cat there!

I like how the Steiff cat arches her back just like this black cat in the postcard!

pumpkin bear has a hard time standing by himself and leans against the wall

I tend not to like the “creepy” side of Halloween with gross skeletons, bugs, and whatnot. I like more of the harvest-side with multicolored pumpkins, owls, harvest colors, and Jack-o-lanterns.