houseful of hedgehogs

POOR DOG FARM AND PRICKLY PILE-UP HEDGEHOGS

This handsome, hat-wearing hedgehog is a print by S. Georgieff of Poor Dog Farm. He has all sorts of beautifully painted creatures wearing hats or crowns in his Etsy Shop. This print is small, and I found a perfect deep frame that really sets it off.

Another new addition to my houseful of hedgehogs is Prickly Pile-up by House of Marbles. The "point" of the game is to stack as many hedgehogs as possible before they all fall down. It's harder than it looks. An interesting observation is that the box I ordered from the US calls the pieces porcupines in English and French (porc-epic), but uses the German word for hedgehog, igel. The website for the company, House of Marbles, calls them hedgehogs. Whatever you wish to call them, they're cute!

SILVER, PEWTER, AND BRONZE HEDGEHOGS

Some fancy hedgehogs are cast in silver, pewter, and bronze. Most of my metal hedgehogs are gifts from my husband. These two figures are by Comyns Silver Company and came from a trip to Malaysia. We found the silver spoon in Australia.

Most of these silvery hedgehogs are pewter. They are from England, Ireland, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Texas, and Kansas City.

We discovered the bronze mother hedgehog with babies at an outdoor stand in Amsterdam, and the two small hedgehogs are from Germany. The heavy, artistic interpretation of a hedgehog is one of the first in my collection--a gift my husband found in Chicago.

POLLY HEDGEHOG

A new hedgehog has come to stay at my house. After Christmas, my cousins were packing away some things that belong to my Aunt Polly who has moved to Wisconsin. They discovered this cute-faced concrete hedgehog at her house and thought I should add it to my collection.

I've named her Polly after my sweet aunt.  It appears that Polly Hedgehog has spent some time outdoors, perhaps in a garden. I'm going to have to find out more about this precious hedgehog.

HAPPY HEDGEHOG VALENTINE'S DAY

Alfie and Eliza, the lovely Senger Tierpuppen, wish you a Happy Valentine's Day! They are quite festive and have an outfit for every holiday. See their story here.

Little Emile and Baby Emile, French hedgehog dolls by Moulin Roty, are admiring a Bramble and Clover heart wind chime.

A basket of valentine hedgies with a few friendly bears make a sweet decoration.

My Lovely, by Marjorie Liucci of Marmee Craft, is one of my very favorites. He is on display all year round, but he really stands out on Valentine's Day!

HEDGEHOG COOKIES

I tried out my new hedgehog cookie cutter from Amanda of Mrs. Tiggy Winkles Hedgehogs. I can imagine lots of ways to decorate them, and they're just the perfect size.

On the subject of cookies, I baked these remarkable chocolate chip cookies that I saw on Emily Martin's (Inside a Black Apple) blog.  She has a link to the recipe which produces large, chewy cookies full of chocolate.