Kewpies and Butterflies

I don't how many of you know what a kewpie is but I collect them. They are tiny like a fairy, however, they are round little babies with wings. The pics will probably be more helpful than my description could ever be. They were created by Rose O'Neill in the early 1900's. I actally had the opportunity to visit her home which is now a museum in Branson, MO. My grandma gave me my first kewpie and I have been collecting them ever since.
I also love butterflies. I started collecting them a few years back when I ran across a story about the butterfly emerging from its cocoon. Long story short, the struggle to be free of the cocoon strenghens the butterfly's wings so it can fly. The same can be said of humans and our struggles. At any rate they are quite pretty and delicate and colorful. There isn't a room in our home without at least one butterfly.
That's about it for my collections except for my love affair with jazz music, Audrey Hepburn movies, tweety bird.........

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Here's my little collection of Kewpies. You may also see some of my butterflies. If any of you recognize the plate with the blue rim and butterflies please speak up. I understand it is handpainted and made sometime in the 1920's. I've kept my eyes opened and even looked on ebay and the rest of the WWW, but haven't seen any other pieces. If anyone out there has, again, please speak up. Finally just as a send out to my sis, the bouquet is from my wedding and my sister is the creator. It was the sweetest surprise!