Vintage Club Blossom and Belle

The first offerings for the 2017 Vintage Club arrived last week. It's Blossom and Belle, a Clydesdale Mare and Foal set. (Photos courtesy of Identify Your Breyer site. )

 Blossom, #712208, $125/set, 500 made, Breyer Vintage Collectors Club, 1/2017.

 The pattern is from the vintage San Domingo Medicine Hat Stallion model.

 And the blankets are because the original Clydesdale Mare and Foal in chestnut came with green blankets.

This is Belle, #712208, $125/set, 500 made, Breyer Vintage Collectors Club, 1/2017.

Several collectors have noted that their blue ribbon stickers are made of shiny paper this time. Mine are, too.

Honestly, I am not a fan of the set, even though it has proven to be HIGHLY popular among collectors. And some collectors, including Sande Schneider, are concerned about the bare white plastic being glossed - that means that when the model yellows, it will be difficult to whiten them again.

Still, I am happy to welcome them to Windsong and as part of my collection.

Woodgrain Race Horse

I found a nice woodgrain Race Horse on eBay this month, too.

 Woodgrain Race Horse, #936, 1959-1965, $49, eBay/ Diane Nielson, Rockport, Texas.

(Photos from eBay listing.)

I am pleased to add this piece to my (growing) collection of vintage molds and models!

Flocked Running Foal

I found a really nice match to my flocked Running Mare on eBay! Her matching foal!

(Seller's photo from eBay.)

Foal from Collector's Mare and Foal Set, no number, JCPenney SR 1985, $56, Lisa Zodrow, Wisconsin via eBay.

She is in super nice shape. I had to laugh - affixed to her belly was an old piece of masking tape with "fifty cents" written on it. Well, I paid more than that for her, and I am okay with that. (And there is no damage to the flocking from that tape, thank goodness!

Valegro - Gold Medalist

I did not expect to love this piece as much as I do, but I think it is fabulous!

Valegro - Gold Medalist, #1783, Limited Edition of 3,000, 2016 only, $55, Lynn Luther/The Model Trading Post.

Another Mare and Foal Set

This set of Night Deck and Night Vision is from 1992, a Black Horse Ranch special run. However, they were in a mismarked box until 2015 when Heather Wells, the woman who is dispersing Karen Grimm's massive collection, found them as she sorted through the collection.

She offered them to members of her Facebook group for $50 plus shipping. I'd had the set originally, but sold them and later regretted it. I am glad to have them back. (The models in the box are all marked "2015" in gold on their bellies.)

 Night Deck

Night Vision

Night Deck and Night Vision, #410392, BHR SR 1992, 1500 produced, from the 2015 find, marked 2015 on bellies, $50 plus $12 shipping, 12/2016.

(Photo credits to Identify Your Breyer.)

Merry Christmas From Windsong Stables!

Last Christmas I enjoyed seeing the pictures people would post of their stables at the holidays. I found I loved the scenes of life with horses in miniature, and the homey feeling it gave me.

So, I decided to give it a try and set up a very modest little scene. It wasn't much, but I enjoyed it and have kept it out all year.

I'm working on the 2016 Christmas scene. While I am not done yet, it is coming along nicely. (Some day I'll dress that doll in better clothes!)

There is a tree at JoAnns Fabrics I'd like to buy - it's more realistic and it comes with working, in-scale miniature lights! This one is an old show prop from the 1990s. Its decorations are beads and earring charms that I put on hangers.

I plan to rewrap the packages and make some more that are smaller. And, I may even add another doll.

In the meantime, though, I am feeling very festive as I work in my horse room.

Holiday Mare and Foal Sets

in 2014, Breyer released the Running Mare and Foal in a beautiful pinto with plaid blankets as Vixen and Blitzen. Underneath the mare's belly were gold letters that said, "Happy Holidays 2014."

The following year, the Thoroughbred Mare and Nursing Foal were offered, and they, too, had blankets with little horse heads on them. The mare also had lettering on her belly that read, "Happy Holidays 2015."

So, when Breyer released a new mare and foal set a few weeks ago, I knew that this was going to be an annual offering. I had not bought the previous two offerings, but decided I would get all three sets as they are vintage molds and I love Breyer's blankets!

 Vixen and Blitzen, 2014 Holiday Mare & Foal set, #711998, $75, 11/2016. 1,000 made. Web special.

Eve and Claus, 2015 Holiday Mare & Foal set, #712165, $75, 11/2016. No number made listed. Web special.

Crystal and Crispin, 2016 Holiday Mare & Foal set, #712184, $75, 11/2016. No number made listed. Web special.