BETTINA BALLERINA

This is a Russ Berrie & Co.  "Bettina Ballerina plush green frog, "At the Ballet."  It measures about 12" tall.  There is no paper tag on it but the silk tag says, Item No. 7420

KERMIT CHRISTMAS DOLL

This is a Kermit Christmas plush doll is 22" high.  It dates to the year 2000.
There is no paper tag just a sewn in tag.

BACK FROM EXTINCION

This little blue or purple critter is a Bururi long fingered frog from East Africa.  It is the first one seen in 62 years.   Scientist thought that it was extinct, a victim of civil war and deforestation.

COUNTRY FROG FIGURINES

This is a pair of country frogs with fabrics legs.  Dad has been fissin' and has caught a fish while Mom keeps him company holding their biby.  Both are sitting on  patch work heart pillows.   I just have the Mom frog and I will be looking for the Dad frog.   They are about 4" high.  There is nothing writtin or tag on the bottom.    

*DISASTER HITS ONE OF MY FROG CURIOS

03/05/12  Two shelves fell in one of my frog curios.   Only lost two frogs.  I hate that when it happens.

MR. JEREMY FISHER KEEPSAKE ORNAMENT

This is the fifth in Beatrix Potter collector's series.  With a gold chain upon his waistcoat, Beatrix Potter's creation, Mr. Jeremy Fisher, stands upon a lily leaf to welcome his guests for dinner.  It is marked on the bottom 2000 Beatrix Potter (TM) F W & Co. 1999.  Hallmark Cards.   The #5 is also on the bottom. It was sculpted by LeDenen Vontuba.  It is in it's original box and is not used.  It is all new.  It still has it's the original price tag on the box. 

FROG TEA LIGHT HOLDER

My neighbor gave me this frog tea light holder for a belated birthday present.
It measures about 2 1/2" x 3".  It is not signed or stamped.  She is always bringing me some kind of frog.

TEXAS MONTHLY FIELD GUIDE

This is a field guide to reptiles and amphibians of Texas.  It has lots of frogs in it.  I was most interested in the Texas Horned Lizard, which some people in Texas call a frog.  It was published by Gulf Publishing Company in Houston, Texas.  Copyright 1987 by Judith M. Garrett and David G. Baker.

DWELLERS IN THE POND

This is one out of series of books of Dwellers.   It was written by Rev. Theodore Wood.  Illustrated by F.m.B. Blaikie, published in London and Edinburgh: T. C. & E. C. Jack.  On the back page it says that it was Printed by M'farlane & Erskine, Edinburgh.  It has a fee water problems, but not too bad.  Inside the front it is inscribed "To Jack from Uncle Frank and Aunt Bertha,  Christmas 1915.

SESAME STREET ERNIE

This is a Ernie Dress Me Up doll to teach children the basics of getting dressed. The tag says, "Playskol  # 9387,  1990 Jim Henson Product.

SESAME STREET BABY GROVER

This is Sesame Street Baby Grover.  It has a tag on it that says, "Hasbro Softies." 

FROG PITCHER

This is a Jay Willfred frog porcelain pitcher/creamer with lillypad saucer.  It stands 6" tall and is 6 & 1/2" wide from front to back of handle.   The sticker on the bottom says. "Made in the Philippines Jay Willfred diu of Andrea of by Sadek.

COUNTRY FOLKS FROG "FERGIE"

This is "Fergie."   She is a Country Folks Frog designed by Kathleen Kelly Critter Factory and Russ Berrie & Co., Inc.

RUSS BERRIE FROG FIGURINE

This is on of  "The Hip Hops" by Russ Berrie and Company, Inc.  He is called Toadal Gourmet.   The item # is 14461.

BABY HAGEN-RENAKER FROG

This is a vintage baby #477 Hagen-Renaker, Inc. porcelain frog.  It is still on the card.  The frog measures about 3/4".

FROG PEN

This is a green rhinestone frog pen with ruby eyes.   It is not signed and is about 2" from stretched out leg to head. 

KERMIT THE FROG PIN

This is a GREEN with a heart of gold kermit the frog pin for charity.
The pin is by VARIETY, which is one of the oldest children's charities in the world.  Variety is dedicated to improving the lives of children.  Through this network of local tents located in 13 countries, Variety reaches into the communities across the globe to offer financial assistance and services to children and organizations that serve children with special needs.

FROG PIN

This is a gold frog pin.  It has Ruby colored eyes.  It's body looks like stained glass.  There is no mark or maker on it.  It measures about 1 1/2"  from long back leg to head. 

SPELL BOUND BOX

This is a Frog Spell Bound lidded box by Fitz and Floyd.  It is about 6" long and a removable hat.  Spell Bound collection was made in 2006 through 2008.  This is a retired piece. 

BIRTHDAY GIFT

I got this from a friend and classmate for my birthday.   I like it!  It's so cute!
Thanks for all of the Birthday wishes from all my "Froggy" friends.

IT'S NOT EASY BEING GREEN

"It's Not Easy Being Green" First Edition Muppets and creator Jim Henson quotes book. 

This is a quote from Ray Charles that is in the book,  "The words say, It's not easy being green," but the song is about knowing who you are.  And in it you hear Jim's message most clearly.  He believed that people are good and that they want to do their best and that no matter how or why we might be different from anybody else, we should learn to love who we are and be proud of it."

MERRY CHRISTMAS

FROG BANK

This is a frog bank from the Children's Collection of Isabella's Journey.  It was made in china and distributed by Manual Woodworkers &Weavers.  The flower says, "Every good and perfect thing is from above"

KERMIT FIREMAN

This is a 15" Mattel Henson Assoc. Kermit the Frog Fireman Dress Skills Teacher Doll.   It was used to help young children to learn the basics of dressing.  It does not have an outside tag but it does have a sewn in inside take that dates it to 1990.

COUNTRY FOLKS FROG "SCOOP"

This is a retired Russ Kathleen Kelly Christmas Country Folks Frog "Scoop."   Russ Berrie and Kathleen Kelly made many frogs like these and others.  Kathleen Kelly has all kinds of animals, too. This is one of her collections from her "Critter Factory."   It does not have a tag on it, but it does have the sewn in tag. 

FROG SCRUBBIE HOLDER WITH FLY ON NOSE

This is a vintage froggy scrubbie holder with a fly or bee on it's nose.  I don't know if it was a ceramic green ware mold or not.  It is brown with red spots.  It has no date or anything on the bottom.

KELLOGG CEREAL BOWLS

These are cereal 4 vintage cereal bowls with Dog'ems Sugar Smacks.  When they are stacked up together they look like the front of the box of cereal.    They are all marked on ther bottom VINTAGE kellogg's  tm c2008 Kellogg NA Co. used under licence Make in Columbia, Microwave and Diswasher Safe.     

SESAME STREET ORNAMENTS

Gorham Fine China released sets of Sesame Street Christmas ornaments in 1977, 1980 and 1983.  These are a set of six ornament based on Gorham's line of figurines.  this set included Cookie Monster, Grover, Big Bord, Bert, Ernie, and Oscar.  These were made in Korea and have that stamp on the bottom.  The dates are 1971, 1977.   They come in a pack that says "from the Gift world of Gorham, made in Korea.  The front of the pack says CTM SESAME STREET Christmas hanging ornament.   From the set of six, I have Grover, Cookie Monster, and Ernie.

GREEN FROGS WALL DECOR

This is singing frogs in olive green.  They seem to be singing out of a book held by one of the frogs.  Measures about 8 1/2" X 9" wide marked Burwood Products Company MCMLXV111 number 2190 on the back.  It is made out of plastic.

AVON FROG BOTTLE

This is an Avon "Fairy Tale Frog" Bottle.  It had Sweet Honesty Cologne or Sonnet Cologne in It at one time.  The paper Avon sticker is not on the bottom so I really don't know.   The frog on the top of mine is silver.  It may have been gold at one time.   I don't know the year.