Come on Over to my House and Play...

Hello....Would you like to come to play with me in my toy room? It is a quiet day here...so I thought ...why not show you some of my toys. The above... "Tooter" is from Enid Blyton's Noddy Books.

As you may have guessed...I love teddy bears. Actually, I can't imagine anyone who doesn't love teddy bears. This is Billy Buttons with his loyal dog, Sparky...Little Bon-Bon... and Muriel with her puppy Fido.

My toys are always scurrying about...You know the saying...Places to go and People to see...!

Yes...we sometimes have traffic problems. I am considering Stop Signs if this gets out of control.

Just like in your home...Everyone always gathers in the kitchen..."Snack" is a verb here.

We do have a library...as we love storybooks...especially the ones with lots of colorful picture pages.

Pets of all kinds are welcome here...we love our loyal and fuzzy companions. Oh, we love pets without fur also...oops...I don't want to offend the fishes...and the birds...and others that I can't think of right now. Not dinosaurs...no...they would be too scary...no one would sleep at night.

My little fellows are very generous and kind. The cart rides are complimentary. So hop on board and enjoy the view.

There is Wall-to-Wall fun here...Oops...It appears as though I might have some bare space...I will have to remedy that right away.

I think Jolly Boy is on the way to get an ice cream cone. They never rest. I often hear them dancing about in the night-time...Especially on Saturday Nights. They do love parties...who doesn't?...party treats, snappy dance music and party hats!

I will share more snapshots of my playhouse in the future. I need to get to my sewing room and have some stitching fun.

Have silly "Time to make the Doughnuts" fun,    Jody, your not-so-grown-up friend in FunTown






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California...Here We Come...Again!

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Hello...Come one...Come All...to "A GATHERING OF FRIENDS." On March 17th, in Corona, California. Last March...My good friends...Pat Murphy, Leslie McCabe and Paul Gordon and I gathered to have a trunk show with all of our good friends in Southern CA. Well...A fun time was had by all...so we are doing it again...with the added bonus of Allen Cunningham.

Here is Pat....chairwoman of the Welcoming Committee..."Come On In"

This is Allen Cunningham...I will be posting photos soon of his Springtime ArtWork...

This is a MasterPiece from Paul Gordon...from last year's show. Impressive...don't you think?

Here are some lovely hooked pillows artfully created by Leslie McCabe...So beautiful and colorful...

Pat Murphy...and her furry little buddies. They loved their vacation in California...in fact, they all stayed. they are probably at the beach right now...

Here are a few of my FunTown Funnies that I had at my table.

Come and visit us and or newest artwork...Should you live nearby...or heck...why don't you plan a vacation in Sunny California and come to play with us...

Here are the details...so mark you calendars...

Saturday March 17th...2012

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Mill Creek Restaurant

103 Lincoln Avenue

Corona, CA

91 FWY-Lincoln Exit

                                                            + Allen Cunningham...

I will be posting more snapshots in the weeks to come. If you have any questions...you can contact any of us...Also...if you would like to be included to our mailing list...just go to Pat's, Allen's or my blog and email us.

Have silly "Let's go to a fun show" fun,   Malibu Jody

Let's Go to the Movies and the CodFish Ballroom...

  

Hello...Well...I made another slideshow and posted it on YouTube...As you can guess, I am having fun with my new computer. Please come and visit...The More the Merrier. Click below for free admission.

click here ...At the CodFish Ball

We hope that you enjoyed the show...We all had such silly fun practicing the dance routines and getting  gussied up.

My home is going through a major renovations...painting, new flooring and new kitchen cabinets. So, needless to say...Everything is Turvy-Topsy around here. I long for the day when I can sit back in my newly painted surroundings...like my little friend "Ducky Doo-Right."

So, until things quiet down around here...I am daydreaming of Springtime. Looking at these cute little   fellows, I can't help but think....

"What did the bunnies say to the little white mouse?

"How do you do?...It is a pleasure to meet you."

Bunnies are very kind.

So, until next we meet...I would like to say...Thank you for visiting and have a nice day.

Have silly "Looking for tulips" fun,   Jody, Your friend who is listening to noisy electric sanders and pounding nails

One-Two Cha-Cha-Cha...

Hello...Today I feel like dancing...and so does "Bobby Buttons." He is so happy because he just found out that it is socially acceptable to dance with... or... without a partner. So he is kicking up his heels in jubilation.

This is "Kenny Bunkport" and "Peter Pincher" doing what Kenny thought was going to be a simple Fox Trot...but Peter is a little too aggressive a partner...so this is a perfect example of when to choose to dance alone.

There are times that your dancing partner is shorter than you...So the Tango might not be the wisest choice...Tiny Cupcake and Groucho decided to do the Hokey-Pokey instead.

Phil Harmonica and Thumper are the best "Jitter-Buggers" in Funtown. We make room on the dance floor when a Chuck Berry song is played...as they are high kickers.

This is "Mr. Earnie Many-Winks" and his charming wife "Pearly-Pearly, Pretty Girlie" doing "The Twist." Pearly loves to shake-shake-shake.

"Whistling Dixie" and "Cappy Quacks"are so peppy...they can dance all night....and often do. All of this shaking keeps them slim and trim.

So...today, while you are baking cookies or polishing your silver...turn on the radio and do a little dance. It will make the cookies tastier and the silver extra shiny.

Have silly "shake it all about" fun,  Jody

Let's Have a Play Date...

Hello...Would you like to join me for an adventure in FunTown? I was thinking we should go to dinner and a movie. I will make reservations to dine at Tim's Red Hots...a highly sought after eatery here in town.

Then we can stroll down to "The Pip-O-Drome Movie House"...We can share a bucket of warm, buttery popcorn and get some Junior Mints at the refreshment stand in the lobby.

Sit back and enjoy the show...just click on to the link below...

Please join me in FunTown,,,,

Have "buttery popcorn bucket" fun,   Jody

My Funny Valentines...

Ahoy Mateys...My good friend Jen O'Connor of Earth Angels asked me to make some Valentine's Day toys. What fun...as I haven't made Valentines for many years...and I LOVE this holiday.  I have been acquiring old Valentines for many years. Imagine just how special they were for someone to tuck them away in an old shoebox to be discovered many years later. Now.... I would like to introduce you to this little sea-faring fellow "Willy-Bee-Mine"....I do think that he is hoping to find a BEE-autiful Mermaid.

The little girl with the big candy smile is named "SugarLump." We here in FunTown hope that she shares that fancy box of Assorted Swiss Chocolate of hers. I always want the chocolate covered cherries...unfortuantely, so does everybody else.

This is "Boo-Boo".... a fellow of many talents. He must have a secret crush on someone...as it is very tricky juggling five balls at once.

This sweet little trio is winging their way to Warwick, New York to Jen's magical playhouse. I do hope that they behave themselves....With all of that sugar consumption they do get a little "energetic."

Earth Angels ....Make yourself a steaming cup of hot chocolate...Oh...don't forget the marshmallows...and have fun visiting with Jen and all of her talented artists.

Have silly "dreaming of chocolate covered cherries" fun,   Jody

Let's Play...Let's Pretend...

Hello....Boy...oh...Boy....Life comes to a screeching halt when you land in the middle of the January calendar page. After the frenetic holidays...it is a welcome change. Since things are quiet here in FunTown...I thought."Why not share my inspirations with you?" I have given you little peeks along the way...so here is yet another peek. First...let me introduce you to "Whistling Dixie" the owner of "Whistling Dixie's Toy Shop" here in town. I might also add that she is a character of distinction in the book that I am working on. She is so warm, caring and patient with the children... as she lives in the land of make believe...No... really...she owns a house on "Make Believe Lane."

I found this charming little sticker book while shopping with my good friend Pat Murphy. We both get into mischief when we go antiquing. Anyway...back  to the point...This book was compiled in 1939...the golden years of children's books, as far as I am concerned.

Since it is so enchanting I am going to share the following pages with you.

For those of you that are familiar with my work you will see how images like this inspire my toys...and those of you who don't know me...now you know also...

Are you smiling?...

Sadly, this is the last page.

Here is another book I found at that same store. It was printed by the Volland Company...the same toy company that made the first Raggedy Ann's and Andy's...in 1924. It is printed on linen. A treasure, for sure.

This one of the pages. Very clever indeed.

Have silly "picture book" fun on this Mid-January day,   Jody, the little girl who never grew up