my children are turning 25 today!

isn't this the most amazing collection of cabbage patch kids? wow!!
pegasus57's amazing "nursery."

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happy september, lovelies!
i adore adore adore this month! it's my very fave.
filled with the promise of greaty things, crisp air, back to school fun,
and lovely lovely colours! last night i was thinking aloud with mr. rikrak about a funny thing that september 1st always brings to mind.

long before i was mommy to our darling little rikrak,
i was mommy to two other little sweeties.
yes, my first foray into mommying was to my dear
little cabbage patch kids, katie & kourtney.

september 1st was, as i recall, all classic cabbage patch kids' birthdays. so happy birthday, katie & kourtney and all of your classic 80's friends! ah... today my little ones turn 25! that's right, i've been mommying for 25 years! so hard to believe they've grown up so fast! it seems like just yesterday i was dressing them in great neon fashions from 1985 and decorating their yarny hair!

and doesn't it seem like just yesterday that north american parents were seemingly clamouring for a doll for their child! remember the bedlum?
(i read that originally, cabbage patch kids were all handmade
and made entirely of cloth and sold @ craft fairs! fun! )

so cheers to all the cabbage patch mommies & daddies out there!
happy birthday to your little one.
did you have a cabbage patch kid?
i'd love to hear all about them!

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vintage butterick cabbage patch kids clothing pattern via brighterfusion's shop!

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collections: with aimee ray

i just love seeing what folks are collecting. i guess i kind of feel it tells us just a little bit about what inspires them, what they love, and what they choose to surround themselves with in their home. today, i'm delighted to present the next in the rikrak studio's collections series: 11 & a 1/2 quick questions with a wonderful artist on what they're collecting, (apart from their art supplies! ) hope you'll just love : 80's stickers: with the wonderful Aimee Ray!

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who (are you?) : Aimee Ray of littledear.etsy.com and www.dreamfollow.com

what (are you collecting?) : stickers!

when (did you start?) : I started my first sticker book in 1984, on my 8th birthday.

how (many do you have?) I have no idea, probably thousands. I have 3+ books full from the 80s.

what (piece would you like to add?) : I love cute Japanese stickers!

what (‘s an interesting story behind one?) : My prized giant hologram My Little Pony sticker was a mail away, I had to save up points to send off for it. I still have it in it's mailer, I haven't ever stuck it to anything.

where (do you find them?) : everywhere! you can buy stickers at pretty much any store, back then there used to be specialty shops that had huge rolls of them you could cut off what you wanted. I loved those places..

where (do you keep them?) : In my sticker books from the 80s, and now they find their way into my scrapbooks/journals.

why (do you love them?) : I love my 80s collection because it is so nostalgic and reminds me of my childhood! it's so colorful and fun.

which (one is your favourite?) & why? : that would be very hard to choose, probably the aforementioned MLP hologram. :)

what (else do you collect?) : I have a large collection of fun pens and pencils from the 80s and 90s, the kind with something stuck on the end, I also collect toys from the 80s: My Little Pony, Strawberry Shortcake, etc. as well as toys from today like Blythe! I think I will never ever grow up.

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thanks so much for sharing your glorious 80's sticker collection with us, Aimee! if you're an 80's collection fan (like ME!) you'll also love her other amazing 80's collections too, like these! fantastic!

check out her whole flickr collection : i heart the 80's!

now, aimee ray... she's a star! if you haven't already, be sure to try your hand at one of her amazing & fun embroidery designs from her popular book Doodle-stitching. or follow her into making adorable puppets, gnomes and more! she's filled with great ideas! and check out her shop and site to see what handmade goodies of hers you'd like to collect for yourself!

have a personal collection you might like to share with us? please let me know here!

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