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HONK if you love Disney!

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Arribas Brothers: All things sparkly!

If you have been to the Arribas Brothers store at Downtown Disney or the Main Street store, you know that it is a wonderful, sparkly place to visit. Especially when the glass blowers are hard at work on Main Street, amazing what they can make from glass.

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This little fellow is one of my prize possessions, he is small but very sturdy, I have even carefully washed him when he has gotten too dusty.

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Front view, his chest and face are ceramic, the stripes are enamel and the rest is Swarovski crystal.

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Look at that grin!

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Lots of sparkling in the sunshine.

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Looks like he is getting ready to bounce.

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If you ever decide to buy something from Arribas, don't worry about transporting it home. Each item comes in a fitted box that travels well.

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The white, larger box is what holds the crystal base and the blue box is for Tigger.

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I love all things sparkly, as much as I love Tigger. The two of them together: Irresistible!

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Guest Archivist: GAYLIN

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From the Jar of Buttons: Roger Rabbit

Back when Roger Rabbit came out, I was amazed. I saw it 3 times in the theater, and have owned various copies on DVD and Blue-ray. I have several collectibles as yet to be rediscovered somewhere, but I can share a couple of buttons from the jar of buttons..
This first one I believe I may have gotten at Disney MGM Studios, now Disney's Hollywood Studios.
There used to be a plan to have Roger Rabbit as a major part of the studios, but legal trouble with the joint owners of Roger, Amblin Entertainment, put the breaks on that. A real shame, in my opinion.
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This next one is from the Disney Store. We would get buttons promoting new videos frequently, and wear them on our sweaters. Remember the sweaters?
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Speaking of videos, please come back in a couple days to see some video related buttons from the jar.
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Circus Dumbo

Pretty in Paint

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I just watched the 70th Anniversary Edition of Disney's Dumbo the other day and was amazed at how compact a film it was. At only 63 minutes in length, it still managed to hit all the marks for an animated classic!

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One of the pivotal moments in the film is when Dumbo is relegated to being a clown, which to the elephants, is a great source of shame. To become a part of the clown troupe, Dumbo's face is painted white and he is given a hat and collar.

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So why the artist for this ceramic planter painted Dumbo like this:

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... is a matter of artistic license, I guess!

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Only Dumbo's butt escaped the paint

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What plants would an elephant plant if an elephant could plant plants?

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Only 'Japan' is found on the bottom

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This isn't uncommon for Disney ceramic pieces. Being manufactured in Japan would likely date this planter from the mid-70's or earlier, as after that, China took over.

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Is this really Dumbo?

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Three things make me believe that it is, even though his paint scheme is off model. First, it's obviously a baby elephant. Second, the ears are the right size for the character. And third, you can't mistake that face! The expression he's wearing shows up in the film many times.

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But one thing is for sure: The Circus has come to Disleelandia!

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From the Jar of Buttons: Movie Premieres

Though I've never made it to an actual premier, back in the mid 90's, Disney was having annual events in New York City that I was fortunate enough to attend.
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The first was from the Lion King's premier run at Radio City music hall in 1994, which I first shared back when I originally introduced the Jar of Buttons.
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The very next year, Pocahontas had it's World premier in Central Park, and I could have gone as I was a Cast Member at The Disney Store. And I couldn't go! I couldn't get off of work from my "real" job! Oh, the humanity. I remember distinctly being totally envious of several friends who went, and all I got was this button!
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Finally, I did get to see Hercules during it's premier run at the newly renovated New Amsterdam Theatre.
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Come back soon for more From the Jar of Buttons!
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