Posted 4 years ago
Watchsearc…
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Does anyone else remember a “by mail” craft club from the early 1970s?
Once you signed up and paid a fee, the club would mail you a kit of their choice about once a month containing parts and instructions to make some craft project.
It was a fun little surprise every month.
These are 2 of those projects.
I’ve had this chicken hanging in the kitchen of every house I’ve lived in since the ‘70s.
It used to have a little white feather lying at the chicken’s feet beside the corn kernels - I need to find a replacement for it.
It measures roughly 6 X 12 X 1.5”.
The other thing was called an “Ecology Box”....
I think it came with the oval picture of flowers which had to be cut out and it came with the 2 wooden mice with leather tails and ears and bead eyes.
If I remember correctly, the crafter had to furnish whatever was put in the compartments.
I gave the finished Ecology Box to my mom; she kept it hanging on the wall of her kitchen for 50 years!!
Looks like everything held up well except the rice deteriorated and/or fell into the compartment below.
There’s were fun to make back then and still give me a bit of a sense of satisfaction having them.
Comments welcome!
six-o-one, I’m glad someone knows what I’m talking about! Thanks for the comment and the love.
dav2no1 and Manikin, thanks for the love!
A big Thank You to everyone who gave a Love to my old craft projects!
Wow! 21 loves….I didn’t even realize how many of you took a look at my little projects and left a “love note”.
Thanks to all!
What was the name of that company that sent the kits?
ljholmes505, sorry, I don’t recall the company name….it has been too many years/that detail didn’t stick with me.
Thank you for responding. I really loved those kits.
i remember my mom having order them. i love them. does the company still send them? I do not remember the name. any ideas on how i get informatin?