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Rug hooking or needle punch

so these little mini's today that I picked up at the flea market may be what is called needle punch. It is the first time I hear of it. They are so small that they could not possibly be rug hooked so I thought they may be needle point. It's not clear so if anyone is able to elaborate please help me out. 

Sold in my Etsy store

It may not seem like a big deal to some people but I made my first sale in a couple of years in my Etsy store. I am pretty happy that it happened within the first couple of weeks of re-opening it.  This is a cute little metal mini tea pot, cup and serving tray with children playing with animals on it. The predominant color was orange. They were most likely from the 1930's to the 1950's. They were in relatively good condition for their age.  Anyhow it was exciting to see the sale come through. 

New in the shop @ Randomthingsicollect- Mickey Minnie and Donald Napkin holders

4 plastic napkin rings, possibly Bakelite. They have not been tested and most likely I will not bother because the possibility of them being Bakelite is pretty high. Bakelite was big in the 1930's till the 1950's. If you google many of these napkin rings were made from Bakelite at that time. The fact that they are Disney characters gives them value.   The are in the shop today

Fun fleamarket shopping today

Collector rejoice being able to go to a flea market after all these months. It wasn't busy and everyone was wearing a mask, sanitizing our hands and keeping our distance. I was in heaven. I spent a good amount of time browsing and finally picked up some cute pieces. One of the is this wonderful cigar display which shows that it was the property of Imperial Tobacco. It displays my cards nicely or maybe my inks.....we'll see. The other item was a wall mounted metal Bills, letter & misc sorter. This will be for cards being worked on close to my desk after they have dried. and these hand made sample needlepoint I believe.  and this old bucket  and last piece which is so retro my little Solid State mini transistor. Its a little temperamental about its positioning but I love it when it finds the signal.   so sad that this little baby screeches for a long time b4 being able to find any station