This is a bit of a no brainer for me. When Lisa suggested this topic. I emailed her back and asked exactly what type of cupcake picks - plastic? spun cotton? I wanted to make her happy. She asked me to share my collection of spun cotton cupcake picks. I have taken a little liberty here as well and tossed in some that aren't the toothpick variety, but just some interesting ones that were used for crafting.
Here we go.
Enough clowns to fill a circus.
A full box of Davy Crockett picks. A rather odd pick to throw on a cupcake. I do like his hat tho.
Cowboys and cowgirls. Pilgrims of the male and female variety..
Pumpkins, Skeleton heads, black cats and witches for spooky cupcakes.
Enough animals to fill a small zoo. A horse, lion, elephant and bears. I believe the animal with the hot pink ears in the center is a monkey.
Graduates, Uncle Sam, Abe Lincoln, Indians, China Women and Pirates.
A trio of snockered men.
Frosty and his many friends. Love all the different facial expressions on these.
St. Patty's Day picks both male and female
An assortment of picks. Most of these heads are a bit smaller.
My Easter friends.
And of course who could forget Santa?
The one thing about this post is that it made me sort thru all my picks and really organize them. The collection challenge today was a very good thing!
And remember, you can always challenge me to see if I have a collection. Leave a comment and finish the sentence, "Show me your collection of ______". I'll see what I can do!
You're the queen! I do OK finding snowmen and Santas and angels and plain old girl heads - but only one or two at a time, usually. The animals are fabulous.
Posted by: barbara | May 11, 2010 at 09:05 AM
Really great collection, It put a smile on my face looking. Now, show me your collection of vintage baby diaper pins.
Posted by: sandy | May 11, 2010 at 09:18 AM
Wow Laurie ! What a great collection ! Thanks so much for getting it all together for us to see . I just love the cotton heads - you made my day !
Posted by: Lisa W. | May 11, 2010 at 09:19 AM
Wow I'm so impressed. I've actually never even seen these things before. You must live in the spun head capital of the world there.
Posted by: Nancy Jane York | May 11, 2010 at 09:25 AM
Oh my gosh! They are all too cute! My favorites are the bunnies and the snowmen!
Posted by: Michelle | May 11, 2010 at 09:25 AM
Time for a cupcake! You have a lovely collection here miss magpie.
Posted by: Kim G. | May 11, 2010 at 09:30 AM
Wow! I'm impressed. I think I may have seen some of these at estate sales and just saw them as junk. Put them all together and they are great. I love the Davy Crockets.
Janet
Posted by: Janet | May 11, 2010 at 09:46 AM
When I read this was your challenge I thought, oh heck she has lots of those! Yikes....understatement! You have an amazing assortment!! I am so enjoying this series of posts!
Posted by: Linda @ A La Carte | May 11, 2010 at 10:23 AM
I can just imagine some little boy about my age asking for a Davy Crockett birthday party!! LOL!!
Posted by: Lynn | May 11, 2010 at 11:27 AM
I had a chuckle at the snockered men! Thanks for sharing. Come for a visit.
karen
Posted by: karen | May 11, 2010 at 02:42 PM
Wow! So glad I came upon this blog! I love all your vintage scrumptiousness! Consider me a new Friend!
Jill
Posted by: Jill at buckscountyfolkart.blogspot.com | May 11, 2010 at 03:19 PM
OMG! Such a FABULOUS collection! It's hard to pick a favorite. Oh, and thanks for the clarification on the monkey pick-- too funny!
Hugs,
Jill
Posted by: Jill | May 11, 2010 at 05:02 PM
I have enjoyed viewing all of your collections so far!!
Show me your collection of vintage tablecloths, please!!
Posted by: Ann | May 11, 2010 at 05:58 PM
I think we are also seeing a glimpse at your clear bottle collection too!
*Pretty sure that is actually Mr. T and not a monkey. ha!
Posted by: Shara | May 11, 2010 at 07:49 PM
Oh my goodness what a sweet collection! amazing! you have the neatest stuff!
Posted by: vivian | May 12, 2010 at 03:22 AM
Laurie, Some of these just make me giggle! If you ever get around to making something with the Davey Crocket heads you must let me know! I have my husband's DC cereal bowl and mug in clambroth glass. How perfect! This was such a fun post! Thanks for sharing! Elizabeth
Posted by: Elizabeth | May 12, 2010 at 07:24 AM
Ooooohhhh...this is quite possibly my favorite collection of yours! LOVE the zoo animals!! And what in the world are those two characters laying on the table below Abe Lincoln and friends? Deepsea divers?
Oh yeah...And I thought I of a collection I would love to see if you're willing...your collection of crepe paper creations! I'm thinking figures, flowers, nutcups, etc. :)
Posted by: Crystal | May 12, 2010 at 08:44 AM
Ok Laurie .... Do you have a Nut Cup collection that you would like to share ? They could be paper or plastic. I don't think that they were made out of anything else.
Posted by: Lisa W. | May 12, 2010 at 11:43 AM
Oh Laurie...what am I going to do with you? Those Davey Crocket ones are cool.
How about...show me your crepe paper honeycomb collection!
Posted by: teresa | May 12, 2010 at 01:22 PM
Your Davy Crockett picks could also be WV Mountaineers picks!
Posted by: Angie | May 13, 2010 at 03:04 PM
There are no words...but that won't stop me from commenting. Spun cotton heads (generally with angel, snowman, or elf bodies attached) from our family Christmas tree are a big part of what got me hooked on vintage Christmas stuff in the first place. Your collections are fantastic, and what you create is wonderful. Keep on keepin' on, sister!
Posted by: Heather Donohue Crafts | October 26, 2011 at 06:46 AM