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- Gold plated chain.
- Approx. 7" long with 2" extender.
- Lobster claw clasp closure.
- Porcelain doll is approx. 1 1/2" tall and 1/2" wide.
- This is a one-of-a-kind Leandra Holder collectible.
- See below for additional photos.
Bracelet includes:
- A very sweet, handmade by Leandra, bisque fired porcelain 1950s style dolly. This has been hand painted by Leandra and then many layers of non yellowing varnish was applied. This is approx. an inch and a half long.
- A delightful artist made teddy bear, hand knitted by Angela Smith, with a very sweet expression and a yellow ribbon bow around his neck.
- 3 gold tone picture pendants, made by Leandra. The first shows part of a cornflakes packet. The second shows a 1950s image of two children dressed as bunny rabbits – and says Bunny Hop. The third shows a 1950s image of a little girl helping mother with the dishes – and says Look Mummy.
- A cute artist made by JTW, polymer clay cup-cake charm.
- 4 handmade, by Leandra, bisque fired porcelain beads, that were then hand painted and many layers of non yellowing varnish were applied. Painted in 1950s type style and colours. (I was remembering my cotton print dresses from this period.)
- A 1950s gumball book of “jokes” called Wise Kwaks!
- A vintage gumball toy of a suitcase.
- A pretty vintage, previously unused stock, 1950s Japanese Lucite bright orange daisy flower charm.
- A large pink plastic diaper pin (as disposable diapers were unheard of in the 1950s!)
- A vintage metal and enamel dressed duck charm, holding an egg.
- A new pink enamel teddy bear charm.
- A plastic gumball toy of a blue watering can.
- A vintage gold tone tennis racket.
- A vintage gold tone and enamel, crossed tennis rackets charm.
- A pink lucite leaf charm.
- A new gold tone metal spoon charm.
- A vintage pink plastic gumball tambourine shaped charm.
- A rare vintage gumball “hot dog” charm (with an actual dog inside the bread! So funny.)
- A vintage gumball Lucky Horse Shoe with Four Leaf Clover plastic charm.
- Some vintage 1950s plastic oranges charms.
- A sweet vintage, previously unused stock, 1950s Japanese Lucite puppy head charm.
- A vintage gumball yellow plastic key charm.
- A new pale green plastic lamb charm.
- A new purple baby’s dummy / comforter charm.
- A vintage, previously unused stock, 1950s Japanese Lucite pink fish charm.
- A vintage, previously unused stock, Lucite ballerina cham.
- A new small glass lampwork green cat’s head charm.
- A vintage gumball pale green plastic gun charm.
- A new yellow duck charm.
- A large new faux crystal, pale pink, acrylic heart shaped charm.
- A new white crocheted ball charm.
- A vintage gumball red plastic jug charm.
- A new pink piggy charm.
- … and there’s even more to discover!
Leandra's inspiration for this bracelet:
Only in retrospect do I appreciate and realise what my 1950s childhood was really like. My parents worked so hard to provide us with all that we really needed, that it never occurred to us children that we were poor! I just remember my mum always being there to welcome us when we got home from school – usually with something delicious already in the oven for our tea. Mum teaching me to bake cakes and make pastry. Grandma teaching me to crochet. Dad teaching my brother to shoot rabbits for our Sunday lunch. Grandad teaching us both to fish in the local river – then we would cook and eat the fish. Adults seemed to have more time for children in the 1950s, and didn’t just plonk us down in front of the TV or a video game, as happens now. I remember foreign fruit like oranges and bananas being a big deal in the early Fifties – as they had to be imported by ship. A fruit bowl in the living room was quite a status symbol, and some people had wax fruit because of this. I recall my dad complaining saying “I’m going to stop buying fruit if you just keep eating it.” That made us all laugh, even then! This kitsch memories charm bracelet is a celebration of my 1950s childhood – I hope you love it as much as I enjoyed creating it.
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