I was pleasantly surprised when this bucking beetle elf duo became house guests yesterday.
I had been eying this vintage Japanese figuring at my favorite antique mall for a while now and my bf unexpectedly bought it for me. I had a major case of FML yesterday but it all went away when I spotted these guys waiting for me in the built in. Now, let me explain that I'm not normally one to flip over tchotchkes but seeing that I think my boyfriend is half gnome it was natural that I felt an affinity to this piece.
My case in point:
I whipped this up a few years ago to show him how I see him.
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Now he's a little tougher by learning to ride beetles and growing a mustache:
