Wednesday, September 9, 2009

VTT - Turtle Thingies



The first turtle thingie is a crochet potholder. I think the turtle looks a lot like the comic turtle on the postcard.

vintage crochet potholder turtle

The turtle thingies below are soap holders. These seem to have been a popular thing to crochet. One of them has a little vintage gift card attached to it. There is a handwritten verse inside the card:

When you bathe
In Shower or tub,
Use this Turtle
When you rub.
Then, to keep your soap
Nice & Dry
Hang it by the tail
So High.


vintage crochet soap turtle


Vintage Thingies Thursdays

21 comments:

  1. These are so cute. I would not want to use them. I enjoyed your post very much. Anything hand made is so much more treasured.

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  2. I have not seen these before! So I have to ask a question: Are they small pouches to put a bar of soap in? Or do you put the soap on top of them in the bath, so the bar doesn't slip off the edge of the tub? Either one sounds useful to me.

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  3. All of these turtle thingies are so cute! I love the poem w/ the soapers.

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  4. @viridian: they are pouches for the soap to go in.

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  5. Where did you find your homemade treasures? They are adorable - I, too, have never seen anything like them before!

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  6. The turtle soap holders are cute, and look like a lot of handwork was
    put into the making of them. Great postcard!

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  7. Darling! Think the soap holders were handmade? I often wonder if I am getting "duped" when I buy croquet, because I don't know enough about them, other than I like them!

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  8. they are simply adorable..love the poem too :)

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  9. That poem is cute and so are the turtles. I collect postcards so I'm glad to find your blog thanks to VTT.

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  10. The post card is so sweet. Don't you just love the innocence that once was?

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  11. Love this idea for little ones, soap can be so slippery...Never seen it before..Very clever idea.

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  12. I love the way you often combine a postcard and an item shown in it. The crocheted potholder looks really nice and usable.

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  13. That postcard is so cute and made me laugh. I love turtles. We live on a lake and they are always coming into our yard to lay their eggs.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Living it up at Lakewood,
    Cindy

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  14. Oh, I DO remember soap holders like those - - - kinda like automatic soap in a washcloth.

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  15. These are so cute...and you are right, those turtles look just alike. I would not want to use any of those things....they are too cute!! Have a great VTT and a wonderful weekend.

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  16. Love the potholder & what cute postcard!

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  17. They're adorable! I love the little card too! I used to not be such a big fan of crochet until I started seeing your collection :)

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  18. Love the postcard and soapers. Turtles seem to go in and out of fashion, don't they?
    I'll check out the website of woodland creatures, what beautiful illustrations!
    Thanks postcardy! :)

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  19. I love all the turtles! Wish I could crochet so I could make some soap holders!

    Thanks for stopping by my post. Everyone is crazy about my Barbie thermos. I might need to hide it ;)

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  20. I've seen fish soap holder's but never turtles! That's a cute postcard too! Enjoy the postcards you show!

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  21. A ladies' dress store used to sell these--always were beside their cash register. Not sure why I never bought one as I thought they were so cute. They were sold with a bar of Sweetheart soap in them which was ivory in color, mild and oval in shape. Haven't seen these turtles in 40 years !...and the soap has gone also .

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