We discovered the Home Grown line a few years ago. We saw some of the figurines in a Hallmark store, and I thought some were cute and some were weird. Well, a lot more have come out in the line. Let me share some of my favorites with you.
This horseradish seal is the only one I've purchased for myself. I only saw it a couple months ago, and it was just too cute.
I'd not seen this one before, but a friend got this eggplant porpoise for me. I think it would have been billed better as a killer whale, except for the coloring, because the shape resembles more of a killer whale than a porpoise or dolphin, but I still think it's really cute.
This is another gift from the same friend. I'd seen the radish polar bear before but hadn't picked it up, so it's a nice addition to my polar bear collection.
This potato hippo is something that we bought for a friend. Pretty cute, huh?
I saw this corn seahorse just before Christmas and had to pick it up for a friend who likes seahorses.
I picked up this starfruit starfish for the same friend. I had thought about getting it for myself, but it went really well with the ocean theme, so I got it for her instead.
This banana octopus was one of the first figurines I'd seen. Cute and ingenious.
These carrot rabbits were also in the first batch that I saw. I loved that they were cute and that they made the animal from one of the food that it eats.
This pineapple turtle is a favorite of mine as well because I think it's a great usage of the fruit.
I think these peapod caterpillars are just adorable.
I just saw this online recently, and I think I'm going to have to pick it up. I absolutely love brussel sprouts, and the fish looks cute.
I saw these strawberry hens, and they look pretty funny. Not something I'm going to pick up, but I still like them.
I think this is good use of grapes to make a poodle. Weird colored dog, though.
This kiwi mouse is kind of interesting.
This cucumber alligator is cool but creepy. Good use of the fruit.
I laughed when I saw this. Who even knows what durian is, and a hedgehog isn't exactly the most well-known animal either, so I guess it's a good match. (Tangent: I like durian ok. Some people don't like it because it has a very strong odor and taste. I don't mind it if it's fresh, but if it's remotely not, it's awful.)
This is billed as a zucchini frog, but it looks more like it's made from a small cucumber to me.
Each figurine comes in a little box that has a really cute "nutrition label" on it. It also has a little line at the bottom that says "Ingredients: resin".
Hi. Are you willing to sell your Durian Hedghog? I know you posted this in 2008. But I'm hoping you still have it and are willing to part with it? Please let me know if you are interested.
ReplyDeleteI don't own a durian hedgehog - I just included a picture of it in the story. However, I know of a store that sells the Home Grown merchandise line. I don't know if they have this particular piece, but you could contact them to ask.
ReplyDeleteIt's CharmingShoppe in Orange, CA.
http://www.charmingshoppe.com/
Good luck in your search.
Thank you so much for the info!
ReplyDeleteHi there
ReplyDeleteI know this is an old post but was wondering if you would be willing to see the eggplant porpoise homegrown.
Thanks,
Sarah
sell not see. LOL!
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