anthropomorphic oranges, what else?
New energy in the shop! We rifled through the collection to find some bright sunshine for these dull, gray days. Found a theme just waiting in the stacks of items waiting (patiently, ahem) of salt + pepper shakers, and we’ve listed three in the Little Eye Etsy shop! Click on the images to take yourself whizzing across the internet to the listings.
love bugs by Ruth van Tellingen Bendel
It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I think these little love bugs are mine. They were designed by Ruth van Tellingen Bendel in the 1950s for the Regal China Company out of Illinois. Ruth cut her teeth as a children’s book writer, but her visual language translated very nicely to seasoning delivery vessels. Aww, here’s their cute little behinds:
You can see the little holes in their head for salt and pepper to come out of!
picnic in style
These are also from the 1950s, hand painted strawberry blossom shakers, oversized, excellent for a retro picnic or camping excursion. The paint is in awesome condition, but there is just a little wear on the very tops of the plastic lids, presumably because this is the only part you should wash (or wash insides of globes very careful not to get the outside wet).
Just a little snippet! We spent some more time in the studio snapping pictures of goodies that will be in the shop soon.
Little Eye Designs 