WiseArts

First, I received these sweet old gummed Eureka Seals from my mom as a Valentine’s gift.

They are not dated, but I would place them in the late 50’s or 60’s. The Birthday Seals being the oldest… back when gay meant happy, festive, jolly. Inside the front cover it says “USE Gay, Colorful Eureka Seals…”.

Next up, I found this bunch of humorous linen embroidery kits for 75 cents each. We have: Next week we’ve got to get organized, Plan Ahead, Home Sweet Home, No Job Is Finished Until The Paperwork Is Done, and Don’t Worry About Your Station In Life - There Is Always Someone To Tell You Where To Get Off.

They each include the pre-printed design on linen, instructions and embroidery floss.

Finally, this fanciful red stuffed lion. Maybe from the 60’s? It’s about 6.5″ tall. There’s a little cloth tag that says it’s made in Japan. It is very well stuffed, not squishy at all. This cost me $5, but I’ve never seen one like it and it was so cute and retro, I decided it was worth that.