German Toy Book

Hard to believe there are only five more days till Christmas! Before I hunker down with last minute preparations for our own family celebration I wanted to share this gem of a book with you. Published in 1938 it is a colorful catalog of classic German toys....spielzeug! Chock-full of whirligigs, kites, building blocks, anthropomorphic veggies, paper toys, hobby horses, jumping jacks and marionettes, there is something to tickle everyone's fancy. And with this plateful of eye-candy I bid you and yours a very happy holiday season. I'll see you back here in the New Year!

Holidays At Sushipot

I've been tucking one or two (or three!) of these wee gift tags into every package that leaves Sushipot this season. They are printed on Moo MiniCards. I left the back blank so you can write your own message on 'em (a fine tip Sharpie works best).

My work table always looks like this during a session of ornament making. I'm adding a handful of the dangle ornaments in the shop today.

More jolly products from Moo....I've already run out of these jingle bell stickers but more going to arrive this afternoon. If you wanna give Moo a try you can use my referral code and get a lil' discount.

Jingle bells are everywhere in the studio. My little elf loves crafting with them too ;) Had to document 'em before removing them from their lovely retro packaging.

PS: Sushipot's Holiday Sale continues through Monday, December 8th.

December Art Blocks

A festive group of art blocks for the last month of the year. I think this will be the final set of holiday blocks unless they all sell out in the next couple of days ;) A big thanks to all of you who have shopped at Sushipot's Holiday Sale. The sale continues through midnight of December 8th....enter the code: HOHOHO for 25% off your entire purchase at Sushipot plus free shipping anywhere in the world.

More Holiday Blocks

More holiday blocks for you this Monday morning. Lots of classic toys featured this time 'round....dolls, hobby horsies, a pull toy, balls, drums, a teddy bear and a roly poly clown. I've got a few assemblage pieces underway here in the studio and another handful of dangle ornaments. Will definitely get the ornaments in the shop this week and hopefully some assemblage.

Dangle Ornaments

Sushipot's dangle ornaments are here--a baker's dozen of 'em! Ever since I teased you with the image of these in progress I've received several messages asking when they would be in the shop. I'll be listing them throughout the day along with these winter art blocks. I must say they  are quite jolly and look so festive hanging here 'n there on the walls of my studio. They vary in size between 6 and 9 inches and come ready to dangle (and jingle!) by a bit of golden string.

A video posted by Suzanna Scott (@sushipot) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:33am PST

Free Holiday Shipping

I've made a little deal with Santa and his crew ;) Everything at Sushipot now ships for free anywhere in the world through January 1st, 2015. Keep an ear out for those jingle bells....more holiday goodies will be posted in the shop this week.

Ornaments In Progress

Here's what's cookin' in the Sushipot kitchen....dingle-dangle ornaments! I've had such fun concocting these jolly xmas objects. Years of hoarding...errrr...collecting old-timey wooden bits 'n bobs has paid off. Now I just have to figure out how to give them a coat of varnish without gumming up their glorious dangliness ;) Then to photographing the whole crew....there are many, many others to choose from. I'm shooting to have them in the shop the first week of November. I'll keep you posted.

Little Cobbler

Little Cobbler, mixed media assemblage

He kinda reminds me of the children's story about the Elves and the Shoemaker so I dubbed him 'Little Cobbler'.

2014 Holiday Art Blocks

Oh what a jolly mix of toys and Santa Clauses I've concocted this year! Listening to Christmas tunes in October does the trick ;) I will be stocking the shop with these holiday art blocks (and a few others!) throughout the day.

Jingle Bells

There has been a distinct rustling of jingle bells here at Sushipot as I work on all sorts of holiday goodies for the shop.

Lotsa vintage ornaments hanging around the studio these days including some kitschy, hand-painted wooden ones from the decade I was born.

Yes, the holiday blocks are coming along nicely and will be ready to go in the shop early next week. No....I didn't snip these snippets with giant shears....they are just a prop and the largest pair of scissors I own ;)

In other news we found a pair of acorn twinsies on a recent Autumn walk. There are always treasures to be found....you just gotta look.

Merry Christmas

The Night Before Christmas, Artist Unknown, Published by M.A. Donohue & Co, circa 1910

All sorts of secrets are being kept around here 'cuz Christmas is less than a week away! After I tackle the pile of presents that need wrapping I'm going to settle down for a long winter's nap ;)

Wishing you & yours a Merry Christmas...I'll see you in the New Year!

National Bellas Hess

Since we were snowed in all weekend, I finished up most of my Christmas shopping online. Though I love Etsy and Amazon Prime....what I would give to shop via this 1957 National Bellas Hess catalog! Let's see....I would like to order the electric tree with bubbling lights (page 42), a box of argyle socks for Pat's stocking (page 2), a chenille robe for Lizzie (page 4), the happy 'n cuddlesome Humpty Dumpty for my studio (page 9), a perma-bend doll with pink dress for Lizzie (page 27), oh yes....annnnd...add on that economy carriage for the bend-y doll from page 38. Also, I would have to sneak in one of the 6 room steel dollhouse with the add-on family (page 40). This would be a present to myself of course ;) And lastly...a set of those "day of the week" undies as a more useful stocking stuffer. So let's wrap all this up....if I added correctly I've spent a whopping $27.32 + shipping which adds an outrageous $.51. But...if I spend $35.00 the shipping is free so what else do you think should I add to the order?

Vintage Ornaments

We had a low-key holiday weekend....just the three of us. On Thanksgiving we began putting together this Autumnal puzzle and surprised ourselves by finishing it the next day. The tree was set up and adorned with all our old favorites and this collection of new-to-us vintage glass ornaments. I cannot resist a steal on Ebay! Lizzie talked us into colored lights this year so our tree is a kaleidoscopic wonder and we love it :)

I'm back in the studio today packing orders and such. Thank you to all of you who've stopped by to shop at my holiday sale! The sale continues on through this week (details here). A happy month of December to you!

Sushipot's Holiday Sale

The shelves are stocked for Sushipot's Holiday Sale! Stop by for a cup of cocoa and see if there's a gift or two you can knock off that list (or a little somethin'-somethin' for yourself).

Sushipot's Holiday Sale
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Holiday Art Blocks

It's all about toys this time of year! I've been compiling lists of toy ideas for the kiddos in my life and I need to get cracking with the shopping. Anyhow...toys have been on my mind and this new grouping of holiday art blocks goes right along with that theme...dolls, wooden blocks, nutcrackers, trains and of course the man who makes all the magic....Mr. Santa himself.

Festive Reindeer

A herd of red-nosed reindeer trotted into the shop today. They've been caught dipping their antlers into those paint cans over at Santa's workshop....pink, yellow, lavender and teal. Such a festive bunch!

Psst....everything at Sushipot ships FREE anywhere in the world thru December 31st.

Christmas Art Blocks

Doing my best to keep a good selection of Christmas art blocks in the shop. They are such fun to mix & match and look great propped on the mantle. Take a peek at all available art blocks right here.

Free Shipping

It's that time of year here at Sushipot. All orders ship for FREE 'round the world from now 'til December 31st. Happy shopping!

Red-Nosed Reindeer

A festive pair of red-nosed reindeer with seriously over-sized schnozzles. The pink-antlered Rudolph is a wall piece and the other a holiday ornament.

Blue Bird Ornaments

I'm shaking things up around here...the doily bird ornaments are a teal blue this year ;) Happy weekend all.