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    One Ringy Dingy

    Published by Pam Kessler | 212 words. · About 2 minutes to read this article. - 38 Comments

    I bought a cute little vintage toy phone at the antique store for $6.00 this weekend.

    (roll mouse over photo to see original photo SOOC)

    From the photos it looks like a full size vintage phone, but it's only 5" long by 3" tall. Very petite for a toy phone, I think.

    It almost looks like the phone I grew up with. Black with rotary dial.

    Please tell me I wasn't the only person that used to get their fingers caught in the holes in the rotary dial. Maybe I just had pudgy fingers?

    I'm shopping for a new cell phone today and the decisions are endless. Am I an iPhone person? Am I am Android person? Do I stay with Blackberry? Who has cooler apps? Which carrier has the better plan? Just buy the darn phone already!

    Back in this phone's time you had one choice. Black. AT&T. Take it or leave it, lady!

    Do you live and die by your cell phone or could you just as easily survive without it?

    For my photo effects, I used Pioneer Woman 's Action Set - Boost at 100% opacity, Kim Klassen's Pumpkin Grunge texture in Soft Light at 100% opacity and her Simplicity texture in Multiply at 40% opacity for all these photos.

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    1. ❤ Mrs. Sinyan ❤

      January 29, 2013 at 4:30 pm

      This is so cute! I found a phone very similar, check it out!!! But I ended up painting mine and it came out perfect!!
      http://dinedesignwithsimone.blogspot.com/2013/01/hold-gold-phone.html

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    2. SavannahGranny

      February 21, 2012 at 10:15 am

      I love this phone. I am looking for the original one. Boy, are they pricey. I can remember listening in on the party line til mama caught me.
      I can take or leave the cell phone. I don't use unless I am away from home. Even then it is turned off or has a dead battery. Go figure.
      Hugs, Ginger

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    3. Debbiedoo's

      February 02, 2012 at 9:14 pm

      Love the phone Pam! The only reason I have a cell phone is for school contact, otherwise I could totally live with out it.

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    4. Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces

      February 02, 2012 at 6:49 pm

      That is so cute, Pam...what a deal! I love old toy phones! Your photos are lovely!

      Reply
    5. Diane

      February 02, 2012 at 8:42 am

      What a sweet little deal you got there. I remember having a toy phone similiar to that when I was a young girl. Sweet post, brings back some memories! Following you. Diane

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