My Hoard

This is where I will put text and pictures related to some of the neat goodies I like to collect. You never know what you'll find here--stuffed animals, posters, antique dolls, old books, random pieces of jewelry, boxes, marbles, seashells, or even part of my extensive collection of names and their meanings from around the world. The Hoard Page will change periodically, but I will try to keep old pages available for you to view, if I have enough space.

Featured this month: Bears!


Attic Treasures

These are my TY Attic Treasures. From left to right, you see Cassanova (with the heart sweater), Sterling (silver angel bear), Ivan (black bear), Picadilly (back, standing), Peppermint (white w/ hat), Bluebeary, Cody, and Laurel.


TY Plush

Meet the Paws family! From left to right on the bottom, the big black one is Large Paws; big white one, Polar Paws; big brown, Oskie Paws. Middle, small brown is Small Paws; Medium Brown is Paws; small black (whom you really can't see in the scanned image) is Forest Paws. The small white bear is Frosty Paws.

Here is the long-promised group photo of all my Beanie Babies.

Naturally, I got started collecting Beanie Babies because of Magic the Dragon (of which I have three--named Magic, Myst, and Merlin, respectively--and my brother has one, Malabar.) They are ABSOLUTELY NOT for sale!

At the bottom of this page is a list of Beanies of which I have extras available for sale or trade. All of my extras are in Mint condition with both mint tags, and I have lots of on-line references!

These are their names, in alphabetical order. Their order bears no relation to that of the beanies in the photo. (An "R" next to a beanie's name means it is retired and no longer sold in stores.)

Ally the Alligator R; Ants the Anteater R; Baldy the eagle R; Batty the bat(pink version retired); Bernie the St. Bernard dog R; Bessie the brown cow R; Blackie the black bear R; Blizzard the white tiger R; Bones the brown dog R; Bongo the monkey R; Bruno the pit bull terrier R; Bucky the beaver R; Canyon the cougar; Chip the calico cat; Chocolate the moose R; Claude the tie-dyed crab R; Clubby the blue teddy bear; Congo the gorilla R; Crunch the shark R; Cubbie the brown bear R; Curly the napped teddy bear R; Daisy the black and white cow R; Derby (old face)horse R; Derby (new face) horse; Digger the res crab R; Dobie the doberman R; Doodle the rooster R; Dotty the dalmatian R; Early the robin; Ears the rabbit R; Echo the dolphin R; Erin the green irish teddy bear; Fetch the golden retriever R; Flash the dolphin R; Fleece the lamb R; Flip the white cat R; Floppity the lilac bunny R; Freckles the leopard R; Fortune the panda; Garcia the tie-dyed teddy bear R; Glory the U.S.A. teddy bear with stars R; Gobbles the turkey; Goldie the goldfish R; Gracie the swan R; Halo the angel bear; Happy the Hippo R; Hippity the Rose bunny R; Hissy the snake; Hoot the owl R; Hoppity the mint bunny R; Iggy the iguana (rainbow version retired); Inch the worm R; Inky the octopus R; Jake the mallard duck; Jolly the walrus R; Kuku the cockatoo; Legs the frog R; Lizzy the lizard R; Lucky the ladybug R; Magic the dragon R; Mel the koala; Mystic the Unicorn (gold horn) R; Mystic the unicorn (iridescent horn); Nanook the husky dog; Nip the gold cat R; Nuts the squirrel R; Patti the platypus R; Peace the tie-dyed teddy bear with peace sign; Peanut the elephant R; Pinchers the lobster R; Pinky the flamingo R; Pouch the kangaroo; Pounce the brown cat; Prance the gray tabby cat; Princess the purple teddy bear; Puffer the puffin R; Pugsly the pug dog; Pumkin the jack-o-lantern R; Quackers the duckling R; Rainbow the chameleon (blue version) R; Ringo the raccoon R; Roam the buffalo; Roary the lion R; Rocket the blue jay; Rover the red dog R; Seamore the seal R; Seaweed the sea otter R; Scoop the pelican R; Scorch the brown dragon; Scotty the scots terrier R; Sly the fox R; Smoochy the frog; Snip the siamese cat R; Snort the red bull R; Snowball the snowman R; Sparky the dalmation R; Speedy the turtle R; Spike the rhino R; Spinner the spider R; Spooky the ghost R; Spot the dog R; Spunky the cocker spaniel; Squealer the pig R; Stinky the skunk R; Stretch the ostrich; Stripes the tiger R; Strut the rooster; Tank the armadillo R; Teddy the plain brown teddy bear R; 1997 Teddy the Christmas teddy bear R; 1998 Teddy the Christmas teddy bear R; Tuffy the terrier R; Tusk the walrus R; Twigs the giraffe R; Valentino the teddy bear with a heart R; Velvet the panther R; Waddles the penguin R; Waves the orca whale R; Weenie the dachsund R; Wise the 1998 graduation owl R; Wrinkles the bulldog R; Zero the holiday penguin R; Ziggy the zebra R; Zip the black cat R

I have extras of 1997 Teddy(R), Batty R, Gobbles, Spinner R, Snowball (R),, Valentino, Curly, Peace, Flip(R), Nip (5th gen. tags!--R), Snip, Chip, Pounce, Prance, Zip(R), Old Design Derby(R), Legs(R), Cubbie(R), Ears (R), Curly R, Valentino R, Quackers(R).

I am mainly interested in selling, but will consider trades. I prefer to sell the Housecats as a set.

I will only take Libearty, Splash or any _pre_ Oct. 1997 retired, in trade (I don't need extras). I will trade any combination of my extras for any of the above. Yours don't need hang tags but must have tush tags, and can be a little "loved", 'cause I only want them so I can love them more!

Antiques


These are my Hinamatsuri dolls. (In Japanese, Hina=doll, matsuri=festival.) I do not have a full set because I have picked them up here and there over a long period of time; currently I am short four dolls and numerous accessories. Mine are about turn-of-the-century, with faces made of a sort of shell-like composite material, and real silk clothes. I think their hair is real, too. All the dolls are about 4" tall.
They are intended for display during the Japanese Girl's Day Festival (sometimes called Doll's Day or Peach Festival) during March.

This is a face-on view of my display. Here I will put a good face on it by focusing on what I _have_. On the top row at the very back are the Prince and Princess (the Taishi-sama and the Hime-sama). The next row down are three serving ladies (Kanjo). The two middle rows contain the Five Court Musicians. Normally they have childlike faces and are called Gonin-Bayashi, but because mine have grown-up faces they are called Gagaku Reijin. (In fact each of them has a very distinctive face, ranging from a youth of about 20 to a little old man). They should all be on one row, but I couldn't find a proper stand for them. The next to last level has on the left an old man known as the Sakon-e (Protector of the Left) or Sa-daijin (Higher Minister).

This is a slightly overhead view of the same display. I am missing four dolls: the young man called the Ukon-e (Protector of the Right) or U-Daijin (Lower Minister), who should be on the same row as the old man called the Sakon-e. Both of them carry bows, arrows, and a sword, and sit on a sort of footstool rather than standing or sitting cross-legged, as do other dolls in the display. I am really sad not to have the young man, who is usually shown as quite a dashing young warrior.
On the very bottom, between the Cherry and Tangerine trees (Sakura and Tachibana), there ought to be three footmen (Jicho) to hold two ceremonial umbrellas and a little stand with a pair of shoes on it.
The lengthy list of missing accessories include the two lamps, the decorated screen, and the lacquered stand (sanbo) which should be on the tier with the Prince and Princess; the tall, narrow stands for sweet rice cakes (mochi) which belong to the level with the serving ladies; some of the instruments for the musicians, including a gong or large flat drum in a vertical frame (shoko) for the old man, an 18-pipe mouth organ (sho) for one of the younger ones, and a sort of long oboe for one of the more middle-aged musicians. I have an adequate floor-mounted drum for the older-middle-aged musician, and a little flute for the youngest.
Also absent are the diamond-shaped rice-cake trays which belong to the level of the two guardians, although I did manage to find two eating trays and some miniature dishes for the Dairi-sama (Prince and Princess), which you can seen in the photo. I have nothing at all in the way of the numerous pieces of furniture the prince and princess ought to have (which are to be displayed on lower shelves), including chests, various dishes, mirrors, shelves, swords, tables, infintesimally tiny writing utensils and cosmetic accessories, a palanquin, and an ox-drawn carriage.

Should you know of any antique stores in the Los Angeles area where I might find such things, please e-mail me!

Email me at dracnova@hotmail.com--especially if you know where I could get even more goodies for my hoard--or if you would like to trade with me!

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