Walpurgis Day & a rag-cat
Today was Vappu, or Walpurgis day. Here it's a big carnival-like celebration with people taking to the streets to party with balloons and streamers a plenty. Vappu is a celebration of spring coming, although I think most people seem to have forgotten that and tend to just use it as an excuse to go out and party. Since we're not much for partying and huge, wild crowds, we celebrated today by staying home, drinking Sima (sweet mead) and watching movies instead.
The Rag Pets celebrated the holiday too, with Polly taking care of the decorations.
Polly likes celebrations and parties of all sorts, and she's a champion at making balloon animals. She's also a really good party planner.
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Polly is made out of grey wool fabric and she's stuffed full of rags and batting and fun. Her nose is embroidered and her eyes are tiny little buttons. She has a grey plastic button as a belly button and sweet blushy cheeks.
Polly wears a fun lime-green bubble hemmed jumper skirt with big white buttons and stripy mismatched socks. The dress closes in the back with a hook and eye.
Happy Vappu to you all! :)
The Rag Pets celebrated the holiday too, with Polly taking care of the decorations.
Polly likes celebrations and parties of all sorts, and she's a champion at making balloon animals. She's also a really good party planner.
(Click on the pictures to see them bigger.)
Polly is made out of grey wool fabric and she's stuffed full of rags and batting and fun. Her nose is embroidered and her eyes are tiny little buttons. She has a grey plastic button as a belly button and sweet blushy cheeks.
Polly wears a fun lime-green bubble hemmed jumper skirt with big white buttons and stripy mismatched socks. The dress closes in the back with a hook and eye.
Happy Vappu to you all! :)
Oh how sweet a bubble dress! I love the colour too
Posted by: Niina | May 02, 2009 at 05:55 AM
Simply adorable!!!!
Posted by: lisa | May 02, 2009 at 10:33 AM
I have heard of Walpurgis night but not Walpurgis day, you have a lot of amazing celebrations over there! Oh Polly! Those socks and that dress, she is a girl after my own heart. Spectacular as ever Eerika
XXX
Posted by: Lisa | May 02, 2009 at 12:07 PM
i love your plushes and how you combine fabrics.
they are so sweet... and lovely dressed...
nice to come and browse your blog, i'll come back to check it out :)
have a nice day!
Posted by: misako mimoko | May 04, 2009 at 01:22 PM
Oh isn't she just the sweetest! But also a party animal too - look at those mismatched socks! She's rockin'!
~Holly
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Posted by: Holly | May 04, 2009 at 02:36 PM
That is a wicked button belly button. So cute!
Posted by: urban craft | June 21, 2009 at 04:10 AM
cute. the mismatched socks are an added touch
Posted by: Hena Tayeb | July 23, 2009 at 11:52 PM