My Alice in Wonderland collection - watches

 With the White Rabbit always being late, watches seem to be  a popular Alice in Wonderland collectible. You can't really tell, but it is huge, it is actually larger than my tiny wrists.

 This one is also  my latest. It is made by Small Planet, Japan.

 This one is from the 90's and was sold at the Disney Store. It was in the collection "Nostalgic Time" and is a copy of a watch that was sold in the 50's. It came in a teacup and cute box (that I still have somewhere). The 50's version came with a plaster figurine of Alice.

 This one is by Alba, Japan. Simple, elegant design. It is not its original bracelet as I wore this one a lot and went through several bracelets. It is from the 90's...and OK, it is my favorite...because it is a present from a very good friend and I received it on a very special evening.

 This one was designed by Ward Kimball, one of Disney top animators from the Golden Era. It was sold in Disneyland in the late 90's. It is a limited edition from the Signature Series. It comes in a classy but boring wooden box. It can't have been very popular because I got it super cheap on eBay. The design may be responsible...I have NO idea why the knob is on top...even with  my small fingers I find it almost impossible to access.

 A beautiful shiny one. Sold at Walt Disney World in 2001. It comes in a gorgeous box shaped like a giant Alice stuck in the White Rabbit house.

Another one from the Disney Store. Colorful and just my style but I am horribly allergic to it...

 This is the coolest one. A limited edition of 750 sold in the Disney Catalog. It may look a bit boring...but when you have some batteries in, the Cheshire Cat actually appears and disappears every minute...leaving just its grin. Sadly that neat trick sucks batteries dry fast.

 A cute simple one by Lotus. I wore that one a lot as  I am not allergic to any of its parts.

 Another Cheshire Cat one from the Disney Catalog. When working, the body of the Cheshire Cat marks the seconds. Not the best quality though, I am allergic to the (cheap) bracelet and the metal  oxidised.

 This  pretty one was released for the 45th anniversary of the Disney movie. Alice spins :)

Well, the box says it all. It is from the Disney Store Watch Collectors Club Series 2. And if I remember correctly it was designed by my friend Matt. Also a limited edition.

Oddly I don't own any Alice (alarm)clocks...nor any non Disney watches..

Wordless Wednesday

February

If I had to pick a least favorite month of the year it'd be February. Fortunately it's also the shortest but it still doesn't make up for the dullness of it. February is the month that seems to linger on forever. Here the weather is usually cold, wet and gloomy, the days are getting longer but barely.
In the early Ancient Rome they didn't even have a name for winter months...the period from late December to February was just referred to as "winter"...that kind of reflects my way of seeing things too. February was the last month added to their calendar and for a long time it was the last month of the year. Romans were not sticklers for accurate calendars, months got shorter and longer to fit political needs...and sometimes the months were so unsynced with seasons that they had to add an "intercalaris", an intercalary month, which usually came after February.
The name "February" also comes from the Roman festival "Februa" which was a purification ritual before spring. This tradition somehow survived up until now in the form of Candlemas (Chandeleur in French) and Groundhog Day. It kind of proves my point that February is super boring and the Ancients had to come up with something to entertain themselves. Yay, we're halfway through winter...let's celebrate...
Talking of Candlemas, or Chandeleur...in France and part of Belgium, it means pancake day (pancakes, ok, maybe February is not so lame after all...). The tradition is that if you flip a "crêpe" while holding a coin in the other hand, you'll have money all year. You're also supposed to leave one of the pancakes on top of a kitchen cabinet all year but, for some reasons, most people skip that part.

 Groundhog Day, Columbia Pictures

And if you haven't seen Groundhog Day, the film...do you even know what Groundhog  Day is? It's a festival in Pennsylvania, USA, where they publicly annoy a sleeping groundhog. If the groundhog sees its shadow, it means winter will last another 6 weeks...
It's a pretty cool movie...in which the main character keeps re-living the same day over and over again. Which is pretty much how I feel about February really...

My Alice in Wonderland collection - in the study- part2

Yes, I still have lots of Alice things in the office...
Here's a lovely acrylic bank from Japan. Made by  Young Epoch.

 A pretty vanity case also from Japan. Label just says Disney.

Note my Alice sweatshirt

A very cute music/jewelry box by Park Lane Assoc, dba Colibri Corp,Inc.
Oddly it doesn't play a Disney song but the Moonlight Sonata.

A chocolate box from Tokyo Disneyland. I never had the chocolates but they were also themed.

An embroidered pencil pouch from Japan.

 A cute desk calendar/ note box from Japan made by Greeting Life, Inc.

All months have a different artwork.

Wordless Wednesday

Valentines, Cheshire Cats and Mad Hatters...

Vanlentine's Day is just around the corner... hint...hint...
I have also added new things in my sale section.
Dina Fragola, cute jewelry
Captain Cosmos Plug Shop

I have also FINALLY re-stocked my very popular Mad Hatter and Cheshire Cat plugs in my Captain Cosmos shop.

Friday favorites...sort of

Let's face it, I no longer surf the Internet as much as I used to, I am not as interested in new "things" as I used to be and I hardly ever buy new things...so this section seemed increasingly meaningless to me...this is it then! (for the time being, I could change my mind again though...)

But here's a last thing I really liked this week, it's already all over but if you haven't seen it yet ...here, bathe in the unbearable cuteness and nostalgia...

The Falcor plush luck dragon. It is handmade by GameGuardians on Etsy and is currently out of stock but you can get the pattern with complete instructions too.