I bought 15 Ceramic Figurines from the 1940s
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- This is a very self indulgent video that will probably interest approximately two people, one of who is ME :D Also my enthusiasm was dimmed by the fact I filmed this very early in the morning.
but this was still the best thing ever
If you want to learn more about these figurines, check out this book (this is an affiliate link)!: amzn.to/2UtXMuv
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My lack of self control
The word beautiful, about four million times
Bubble wrap squeaking
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My name is Angela Clayton, I’m a twenty two year old self taught designer and seamstress who is currently living on Long Island, in NY.
FAQ:
Where is your dress form from? : I use three forms - a vintage WOLF form, a display form from Buystoreshelving.com, and a PGM form.
What is your table made out of? : My table has a surface of HOMASOTE which is a paper fiber board, soft enough to push pins into.
Where is your iron from? : I use this gravity feed iron (affiliate link) amzn.to/2NBtsyD
What sewing machine do you use? : You can hear all about my machines in this video!
• Meet My Sewing Machine...
Do you recommend any sewing books? : Yes! Read more about my library here.
What scissors do you use? : I have three main pairs
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Hello everyone! So this video...please don't unsubscribe. I promise more sewing content is coming soon, but this is another part of my life I wanted to share! I also wanted to warn you that some vlogs are coming up soon since due to computer issues I've been unable to edit anything else. But I should be back to business as usual soon! :)
Angela Clayton I LOVE this video! It’s so fun to see your beautiful collection!!
How much did they cost on average? I'm thinking of collecting some they are gorgeous!!!
These ones were just for the price of shipping (about $25 each since they were professionally packaged). You can see the cost of the figurines in general by looking at sold listings on ebay (www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_oac=1&_nkw=florence+ceramics&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=GIUSEPPE%2C+ARMANI&_sacat=0&LH_Sold=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=11949&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D1&_salic=1&_sop=10&_dmd=1&_ipg=50&LH_Complete=1&_fosrp=1) It ranges between $10-1000 depending on the rarity, but most go for less than $150 unless the seller is basing them of outdated price guides. I like the hunt of finding ones for closer to $50 though. It's rare for me to spend more than that.
Please don't ever feel like you have to apologize for sharing a part of yourself on your channel. I'd rather see you make content that you enjoy that may stray away from your normal content and know that you're enjoying yourself. People should watch for you, your personality, your energy, this video was extremely cute and I hope to see more of your collections and figures in the future
Such a delight! Unsubscribe? Not me. :)
I think it's time to do a survey, and find out which figurine dress you should make first. My vote is for Diana.
David Hutchison yes! I second this ❤️
Yup, great idea! I vote for Diana too.
I fourth the motion! Now you have to make a Diana dress
Diana 💗
I don't even care which one
After you finish with your Barbie dresses, you should totally remake one of your favorite figurines' look!
Barbies dresses? God help me. Now I have to binge watch her videos.
I can’t sew nd have no intention to learn, I don’t collect antiques or vintage fashion or doll statues. But I absolutely love watching your fabric hauls, shopping vlogs, doll unwrappings ect because they’re so interesting to watch someone be so passionate about things and actually learn a little about a whole host of things that are removed from my usual interests x
Totally agree ♥️
Same here 😊
Same
Anyone else terrified that Angela was going to drop one?
I should have added a "no figurines were harmed in the making of this video" warning lol!
I was watching at work, and one of my coworkers dropped her metal water bottle that made a loud CRASH, and for a moment I thought one of the figurines fell offscreen, lol.
Every time she held one with one hand I got super anxious. Those aren't cheap and they're to beautiful to break. 😱😍
I had so much anxiety when they were standing on the cardboard box beside her! 😬😬😬
Knew she wouldn't drop one, but was worried one might have been broken in transit. Hats off to UPS!!!
You should make a Lady Diana dress just so you can match.. 😊
I'm VERY tempted, you have no idea!
Do it! Do it! Do it!
@@AngelaClaytonCostumery do it!!!!
@@AngelaClaytonCostumery You THOUGHT this episode wasn't about sewing...
@@AngelaClaytonCostumery do it!!
keep the bubble wrap and reuse it whenever you need to send something off or pack something up. people forget that bubblewrap does not have to go in the trash after one use!
@Angela Clayton Take the packing material back to any UPS store and they will recycle it.
TreyNitrotoluene oh please do Angela, that is an awful amount of plastic
my tag got mussedly messed up. I'll try to fix it. UPS even uses much of the recycled bit in their in store packing, probs why you saw all those little scraps in the outer box.
Donate it to a place where artists make and sell fragile things like pottery or to a small independent store that sells same type of stuff. That's what I do and they really appreciate it! 😊
The figurines are gorgeous, and I can completely understand your love of them. Thank you for sharing the details about each figurine and the creation process.
I mean, don't you wanna remake a lot of those dresses? I certainly do and I sew horribly!
sioframay I was in jr hi in the early 60’s. We had sewing class! The best part of the whole deal was going to Woolworth’s to buy a sewing basket and all the goodies that went in it. For class we made a pleated skirt from cotton. Never wore it. Eventually, my older sister taught me how to sew, way better than the crabby sewing teacher ever did. But I could never master following a guide sheet!!! Therefore, I gave up! I was horrible too!
My grandmother collected these, and I was supposed to inherit them... my great Aunt sold them all upon my grandmother's death. I still think about all the gorgeous figurines of my childhood
Caitlyn B that’s so horrible
Aw I'm so sorry! I'm sure she would be happy just to know you still think about them.
Maybe someday you can start a little collection of your own to honor her.
Awww sorry to here that happened that's quite upsetting
OMG that's awful ugh!! It's so disheartening when family doesn't respect someone's dying wishes. I'm so sorry your great aunt disrespected you like that...
That kinda crap happened to my family too.. my mom was able to ferret away 1 ceramic figure just after my great grandma died because she knew her aunt, uncle and her own mother were up to something. She'd asked her for it personally and was granted it long before the death so she wasn't going to lose it. 😤 it wasn't a fancy brand like these figures (that I know of haha) but she'd loved it since childhood and her love of it made me love it growing up too. It's still in our living room today. 💖
Greedy family members are some of the worst people out there.
Im so sorry that happened to you
I collect old books, they make me disproportionally happy and I don´t even have to read them to feel joy. My oldest so far is a first edition H.C. Andersen book from the 1870s.
Love your enthusiasm!
I've always thought that seemed like a cool thing to collect, but I'd be worried about handling them and damaging them. I do have a Bible (don't remember when it's from but I want to say '20s or '30s) I thought was interesting because it has some note in it that says "see you at the Golden Gate bridge" and had a little black and white picture of a girl stuck inside. I just thought it was interesting to think about what those things meant to the previous owner.
WHAT I'm so jealous! I love Andersen and collecting old books (I wish I could say "antique", but so far they're vintage lol). Is it in Danish or translated?
Wow!! That's a prize for a book you have! I love the idea of old books but my mom is more into actually collecting them. I think the oldest she has is a small palm size book that's part of a series. It's red and it had romance themed stories in it. I wanna say it's pre-1900s!
The oldest books in my modest collection is a fairy-tale collections book from like the 50s/60s and an english Japanese folklore book from post war era. I enjoyed collecting fairy-tale and folklore stuff in my 20s. ^_^
Cationna it’s translated to swedish, but with such old fashion words I don’t think I can read it properly 😅
Garnet so cool!! 😍
It’s perfectly fine with me for you to share your other interests besides sewing! There’s nothing wrong with that! I personally love sewing but I also collect merchandise from Harry Potter! We all have our own things that we love! Keep doing you girl! 🤗☺️
Wow that ceramic lace is gorgeous!! What beautiful figurines, they just don’t make them how they used to!
Those who could aren't making a living from that sort of thing.
As a Furby, teddy ruxpin and any animatronic toy collecter, I totally get the whole 'you guys might not get it but I want to share my interests with you anyway' thing. I loved this video and seeing how happy these beautiful figurines make you 😊😊. Thanks for sharing these exciting new additions with us. 😍🥰
Gweebus Daylahubcap I have four Furbys rescued from Goodwill
All that bubble wrap!!! I would be popping, stomping, or rolling around on it. LOL! "I bought her a little boyfriend" How could you not?! "I'm questioning the garment physics." I feel the same way when I watch animated shows/movies! Very cool to hear about how they did the lace, because I was so curious how it could be so delicate and yet stable. What a clever method! --- After Sewing Through The Decades, and your new Barbie series, you need to splurge on recreating a figurine (or 2 or 3 or...)
I think I might be the only person who doesn't like bubble wrap, the noise drives me crazy! And one time I drove over a bag of it and scared myself silly because it sounded like gunshots lol!
I'd definitely be interested in recreating some of their designs! :)
Love it! Never underestimate the entertainment value of your enthusiasm.
Would you consider a new sewing series: re-creation of the garments on these figurines?
I think that, even if you're not that into these figurines - thou i think they're beautiful - you can relate to the love and admiration you show them, as everyone has that little thing that makes our days more bright if we surround ourselves with. Collecting things just makes life more enjoyable... It's nice to see how enthusiastic you are about them. And we ended up knowing more about them, which is nice!
Okay so I was not expecting to love this video as much as I did! These figurines are really absolutely stunning and seeing them all arranged together is SO satisfying oml. I'm more of a doll person myself (porcelain, bjds, customised from mass-produced... you name it) but seeing your joy almost made me wanna start collecting them myself haha. I second the opinion that you should make yourself a replica of Lady Diana's dress. It would be so cool!
I know they are holding dance cards but to my modern mind it looks like they have smartphones
Orzuie they were ahead of there time
Wow!! I love your enthusiasm for these beautiful figurines!! And they are absolutely gorgeous!
I collect antique medicine bottles myself. Some dating back to the 1880s, and some as recent as the 1920s. Some people find them morbid, but as a medical professional myself, it’s fascinating to see how far medicine has come!
Thank you! That's so neat - there is an antique store I've been to a few times that has several display cases full of old medicine jars. It's fascinating since there is so much to look at on each one!
I watch old episodes of Oddities all the time, you would be a perfect Obscura customer!
No apologies! I enjoy seeing your joyous reactions as you meet each figuring for the first time. And don't feel bad about excessive bubble wrap and air bags. You can take them back to the UPS store and they will reuse them. Congratulations on this impressive collection. You seized the day and didn't make opportunity knock twice!
I own an antique shop, if I ever come across one is these that's exceptionally beautiful I'll make sure to save it, and contact you if you'd like it, it will be yours
Also if you haven't thrown it away yet, take the bubble rap to your local UPS store and they will try to reuse it most likely.
This video was unexpected but SUPER interesting! I love the idea of decorative collections in general (my great grandma collected angel figurines) and these ceramic ladies are SO cute! Congrats on expanding your collection to this extent :) they’re all beautiful!
this was so lovely to watch! i used to enjoy porcelain dolls as a child, but we never had the money for me to collect any. so getting to watch your very contagious childlike joy towards these very beautiful pieces of art is just wonderful! your knowledge, love, and care for these figures is so wholesome. thank you for uploading this video!!! 💖
i'd love more vids like this! im a collector myself, not of ceramic figurines but many other things. i love looking at others' collections and hearing what they love about them!
Please make a video on what you are wearing on your head. Is it a wrap or a hat? Looks like a hat. I love it...
It's a silk hat from the 1930s! It will feature a bit more in an upcoming vlog :)
I ADORE the hat too! Beautiful.
Yessssss
Gorgeous hat
Goodness you're so gorgeous, and your personality just radiates peace and kindness. 💛
I started collecting dresden and occupied Japan figurines because of your pretty ladies
I love dresden figurines just in general! I'm glad to help spread the sickness of collecting, lol.
That Lady Diana figure is gorgeous!
I collect Porcelain Dolls! Typically ones from the Leonardo Collection as I find them the most beautiful, though I often find random ones in thrift/charity stores that are quite cheap, so I get them aswell.
They are all stunning and gorgeous. LIVE YOUR DREAMS GIRL, YOU DESERVE IT
My granny had porcelain dolls like that (really She still have them), but it was always something untouchable. I loved the video, it reminded me of my childhood and the desire I had to play my grandmother's ceramics ...
Those are gorgeous!! I collect dragon figures and anything with cats! I wouldn't mind having any figurine in the style of yours, but I am so clumsy, they wouldn't last... 😅 Anyway, I love your collection!!
I loved this video. It's nice to see someone so enthusiastic about something. I collect tea pots and Sherlock Holmes books, films and memorabilia, and every time I start talking about them my friends get the 1000 yard stare. Have you considered trying to replicate the dress from one of your figurines?
Me too, teapots. And vintage embroidered linens, particularly matched pillowcases. Trying to winnow, but I LOVE THEM TOO MUCH
the figurines are beautiful angela!! I have two 1950s inspired porcelain barbie figurines and I considered making their dresses. Have you ever thought about that, using the inspiration from your collection and turning it into a real piece?
She does that with her vintage barbie collection!
@@kittymowmow12 I know, I love that series, but Id love to see her recreate her porcelain figurines as a series too, because they are just simply gorgeous!!
I really enjoy these videos even though i don't collect these... But you really introduce me to new things all the time, I have a lot more fun at flea markets and antique stores. I personally collect Disney animator dolls and BJDs and anything that's in need of a second life.. (after watching toy story I decided to do that..) in your own way you're giving those figurines a nice second chance too.
It was fun watching you unboxing things you're so excited about!
You REALLY need to make versions of their dresses to wear! They are ridiculously elegant!
These are so lovely! I collect lord of the rings books, in all the different printings and covers 😅
I want to visit your home and see that collection!!!
That's awesome! I'd love to see your collection 😍
Thats amazing! 💚
The Antony and Cleopatra figurines are gorgeous! I like to collect Egyptian statues :D haven’t been able to find them anywhere though over the last few years.
Beautiful figurines, i can definitely see why you love them so much! They have a very elegant and whimsical feel with the historical aesthetic and pretty colours ❤️❤️
Seeing these figurines reminds me of my grandmother and makes me nostalgic for some of the pretty figurines she collected. Thank you for sharing your joy with us! :-)
You need to do a “Florence” dress series and make your favorite dresses.
Those are so lovely! I'm glad the family of the collector took the time to get them into good hands.
You should do a similar thing to your Barbie series where you make the costumes of these figurines!
You have a lovely collection! And so beautifully displayed! Thank you for sharing it with us. I just wanted to let you know, that the "cork-screw" curls you referred to were called "ringlets" and were made by wrapping the hair around strips of cotton and were done that way even in the 1950s when I was a little girl.
I may not really get the appeal of the figurines, but we all have things we are drawn to. I love weird wooden boxes and vintage sewing machines and have far too many. I'm glad you got something you love and will hopefully inspire you. And, yes, the amount of plastic is grotesque, but you not getting your packages won't stop or even make a dent in the problem, so feeling at all guilty is kinda pointless. It's still hard, though.
My favourite piece is the couch, it’s beautiful and just looking at it sparks off the pictorial stories in my head 🥰
My great grandmother had so many of these. Unfortunately, as a woman who had seven children and kept tabs on all seven of her children's children and those children's...
A lot of her figurines ended up broken. Many don't have arms anymore.
Yoachan yeah I experienced that. They weren't my children, but my mom inherited a little figurine of an angel watching over two playing children. Once, after I babysat the neighbours girls, I found the figurine with boy completely missing.
Enjoyed hearing and seeing your passionate enthusiasm for the Finch figurines. Very sweet of you to share your happiness by filming this video. Thank you. 💝
Those are adorable! I collect Department 56 Christmas Houses! I have about 25 or so right now and I set them up in a Christmas Village every winter!
I think Elizabeth and her couch are my favorite. Every detail on her dress and her curls make me smile. (And that couch! So wonderful!)
If you have been in Pennsylvania I hope that means fabric and antique shopping videos are coming soon. I'd like to see you top that pattern cabinet!
I LOVE that little porcelain couch for Elizabeth! So sweet! Edit: Angela, when you are impressed with someone's craftsmanship, that means something! I've watched you grow as a seamstress for almost 5 years now and you are now truly a craftswoman yourself. Your skill is wonderful and I love that you were brave enough to post a video that is a little different
I love how enthusiastic you are about your chosen collections. Watching you enjoy your collection makes me happy as well!
OMG! They are beautiful!! I have 3 ladies, part of the Lenox huge collection. I love them dearly and really enjoyed this video. I also have a small collection of Hummels. I’m getting too old to collect figurines but I really enjoyed your acquisition. Thank you for including them.
my great grandmother had a collection similar to yours and it broke my heart when my aunt got rid of them after she passed. You have a beautiful collection and I hope some day you make the Diana Dress .
I enjoyed seeing you so happy over your finds, and I enjoyed learning more about the figurines you collect. They've very pretty. I collect random small stuff (silk flowers, colored paper, random beads, foam meat trays, etc.) that I can glue to my home made greeting cards for 3d effects. I've had to quit collecting things for display as I've run out of space!
Love your passion. I collect genuine pearl jewelry to wear...vintage and not. I love how elegant they make me feel. I look for pearls at antique malls and thrift shops. I wear pearls every day, even while working in my garden. Keep up your wonderful work, Angela. You are very talented and interesting.
That is wonderful that you collect something that fits into your everyday life! thank you for the kind words, and for sharing :)
I loved this, I may not collect this kind of thing but the are very beautiful. I like to collect old glass lanterns and colored glass things. I also seem to collect pets.
My collection consists of lolita dresses and related knick knacks 💕
I was beyond relieved when you displayed your collection at the end, my curiosity was killing me 👀
Oh you need to do a dress based on cleopatras dress. Please!?
Okay so I'm not particularly interested in figures, but your passion for these characters and your excitement was so fun to watch, and all of the dresses and incredible painting was spellbinding. I collect a lot of things too (mini glass animals, pins, books, shoes, the like), and I love watching other people with their collections.
Nice figurines and you did get an incredible steal. I also think you may have surpassed your 8 subscribers
I collect My Little Ponies and various fashion dolls! I always love hearing about other people's collections, no matter what they are
This video was so fun - but I was again distracted by your hair!! So pretty!
I would have been terrified to drop one of them well unboxing. They are all gorgeous!
If you don't end up keeping Lila (although you totally should!) I would love to purchase her. I've always admired your collection and wanted to get into figurines because of you!
I like to watch any video that is made by someone who is enthusiastic and knowledgeable. The figurines are not on my radar but the world is a huge place with many passions and I love finding out what they are. I’m so happy you are so happy and they are displayed wonderfully.
I was terrified all the time that you would drop one of them, stacking them on wiggly cardboard boxes..
Good for you Angela! Enjoy! Lovely collection,thank you. In addition to garment sewing, designing and making quilts, I have made vintage porcelain dolls, and of course design and sew their clothing.
I collect Barbie dolls and her fashion. I want to see you make Lady Diana dress. Or the one with the greassion bodice.
PLEASE give us a tour of your collection!! this was so fun and it's so wonderful to see someone talk about things they collect!
Anything from Harry Potter makes my heart skip a beat, and my bank account to dwindle...
I can see that, Harry Potter has lots of cool merchandise. I really need to read the books again, it's been too long since I read any of them and I forget alot of the details.
I ❤ the sewing, home decore, meals, etc of this channel. It's beautiful to watch and they make me feel extra girly and classy. It's definitely not a vacuous wreck like most channels. Pure class
I like vintage dressing, you are best girl. always make good video
As a designer myself, I still collect fancy business cards actually. I know a lot of places don't feel like that it's a worthwhile item to spend money on, so when I do visit a cafe/restaurant/company and they have well designed business cards (with interesting paper stock/die cuts/embossing/debossing/foiled details/shapes etc) then I usually get pretty excited. 😊
You look just like the juvenile one . Make a dress to match hers pose and take a picture. She's beautiful
All those figures are gorgeous! It's so satisfying to see them all displayed together.
Oh please don’t sell Lila I love her!! She is my FAVORITE!
I love how excited you are, Angela! I don't have to share your passion for these figurines to enjoy seeing how happy they make you. Thank you for sharing this part of your life, it really made my whole horrible week better to see how happy your collection makes you. I have a collection of fountain pens and fountain pen inks, another of Japanese toy crafting books, and a modest collection of BPAL perfumes.
Love it! So... Which one of these dresses are you going to make?
I’m a collector too. Mini chairs, costume jewelry and antique fans among other things. When I was young I collected porcelain figurines but somehow my mother ended up with my collection! I loved seeing this video and finding out the history of the figures!
I love these so much. It's been so long since I've collected anything, and these figurines remind me of the pretty ballet-themed vases and figurines I used to collect. I miss having pretty things on display. There's such a sense of joy and peace when you look at them
You should do I video where you recreate your favourite dress from your figurine collection!!
I'm excited for all of your videos, but the excitement for this one was really high. I love hearing people talk about things they're passionate about and listening to you talk about these figurines makes me feel like I need to start collecting something! Thank you for sharing!
Love Love Love. As a little girl my Mom collected figurines, but also made her own with porcelain. As you spoke about the lace and gold leaf you sent me back 40+ years ago fascinated with watching my Mom make her dolls. I would never dare touch them. My Mom passed away in 2011. I wonder who has her collection now. 😍😘 Thank you for walking me down memory lane.
I love hearing about peoples very niche hobbies and interests, especially when someone is very knowledgeable and passionate about the thing in question!
Love Love Love them.
I have dolls from my grandmother early 1900
i love watching people talk about what they're passionate about even if i'm not interested in the subject it's just nice to see people so happy
i collect these horror dolls called living dead dolls i have a little over 50 so far, i also collect vintage toys from the 80s-early 00's, and i'm very passionate about 60's-70's rock music
So many beautiful figures and so many ideas for new dresses for you! Maybe you could make a Cleopatra dress for you?
Oooooh! The RED ONES!!!!! And all the lovely dresses!!! And that little couch is just crazy!!! This was very educational. I never suspected that the lace work was done like that. Thank you!! That was different and fun!
Reminds me of how my grandma had a collection of porcelain dolls. I’ve a few and I love hand pulled or blown glass figurines also. And porcelain too. I felt your happiness and loved seeing your joy thank you for sharing it with us
It's nice to see you so happy about something. It doesn't matter if I am not at all interested in figurines, but your enthusiasm made me watch the whole video.
Also: I "collect" cookbooks and end up always using recipes from pinterest after all haha
i LOVE that they all have names thats so charming; also i always think its an interesting when someone is so clearly passionate and knowledgable about the subject so im sure people will love this video
Angela, I cannot tell you how much joy your videos give me- including and especially this one. Thank you, thank you so much!
I can’t say why, but this video was so heartwarming! Those figurines are adorable and it’s nice to see somebody appreciate the craftsmanship involved.
I’d like to see you putting yourself through the challenge of making Cleopatra’s dress or [sitting] Elizabeth’s dress (whose neck looks a bit deformed), with all the flowers on the neckline and the lace underskirt.
I've always been a snow globe/music box type collector, particularly carousel pony themed stuff, but these lovely figurines and your genuine enthusiasm really make me want to start adding figurines to my collection!❤️
These are adorable! What a lovely collection. I try not to buy anything these days because I don’t have anywhere to display. But at various times I’ve collected sheet music and other ephemera, mid century figurines, 20’s-60’s China and kitchenware, egg beaters...the list goes on. My mother and dad were antique dealers for awhile.