Magic Jelly

Happy (Belated) Holidays

I really really wanted to make an extra special Christmas post on my blog, but alas, last minute wholesale orders & Etsy craziness meant I didn't have a minute to spare.

Sadly, I missed out on doing a December giveaway!

Never fear, I have a special New Year's giveaway planned with two prizes to make up for the non-existent Christmas one.

Stay tuned for the giveaway announcement in the first week of 2008!

Do you like my little wooden cowboy puppet? One of my grandmas died when I was three, & years later, my mum gave me a Christmas stocking my gran had bought for me, & this little guy was one of the toys in it. He's one of my favourite possessions & hangs near my desk so I see him everyday!

Not specifically Christmassy is this fabulous Little Audrey cartoon...but it reminds me of Christmas.

Just show me the hard-hearted curmudgeon who can resist dancing cupcakes!

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Jumping on the Holiday Bandwagon

We don't really do Halloween here in Australia, although I wish we did. I love ghost stories, folklore, costume parties & lollies (that's candy to you Americans) so it sounds like the perfect holiday to me!

Here's wishing you all an extra spooky Halloween!  WoooOOOooo!

A Walrus Ghost with Fancy Moves

Now where are you ever going to see a spectacle like this other than in a bizarre Max Fleischer cartoon? In the lead up to Halloween, here's one of my very favourite cartoons from the 1930s. Betty Boop runs away to a haunted cave to the soundtrack of Minnie the Moocher by Cab Calloway sung by the ghost of a walrus - truly surreal! Check out Cab's moves at the beginning.

You can download it from the Internet Archive where you'll find a wealth of amazing stuff - I practically live there!