Famous by proxy.

These used to be my sister’s tins, but I adopted them when she moved to London to go to university when I was 15. I adore them. I love the art, I love that they once upon a time held children’s cookies, I love everything about them. And they are the perfect size to hold tiny little things that might other wise get lost. Here they are in their closed glory:

Tin #1, with the little girl playing with her doll house contains:

That’s right, World’s Littlest Snoopy! I still have him after all these years (and I mean at least 28 years).  There’s also a small china duckling, Bad Badtz, a nurse doll, a baby clothes duckling patch and a Lego man ready for a margarita.

Tin #2, little boy playing with his castle contains:

This one’s great. It has a bunch of Polly Pocket dolls and their stuff that I got when they were brand new and cool. Now they don’t even fit in your pocket. There is also a pig eraser that would have been a prize for behaving myself at the dentist when I was young. Another china pig, a glass rooster and the metal car from Monopoly.

Tin #3, with the little girl swimming contains:

These were my mother’s toys when she was a little kid. They are in pristine condition because I have always treasured them. They are so cute and perfect. I just LOVE these two. I wish I knew where they came from, who made them. These might be in my top 10 most adored things I own.