Scooter Swag

Go Get Girly!

Tracy — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:00:44 +0000

Peggy Jane is a character created by artist Maggie Mattioni. She is a mod scooter girl with a properly surly mod scooterist boyfriend. You can order everything from cards, art prints, shirts, bags and other accessories in the price range of £10-15.

Thanks to Julie G. for this find!

peggyjane.co.uk

Mod, yes, but also moderately priced. Prices range from $18.99 to $44.99. Thanks to Heather M....
Scootermercato Shirts Scooter Mercato is in Georgia and has a slew of...
It's a mod, mod world: Fawn Gehweiler at nocandy.org Here’s a collection of British Mod Girl accessories, including a...

This Week’s Rare Bit O’Swag: Maple Town Toy Scooter

Tracy — Tue, 15 May 2012 20:00:19 +0000

If you like bunnies on scooters (and who doesn’t?) be on the look out for the “Maple Town Stories” toy sets and in particular Papa Rabbit’s scooter. Airing in Japan and parts of Europe in the late 1980s, Maple Town was an anime series about a small utopian city of rabbits and bears. Below is a link for a playground furniture set and the scooter. The rabbits can be had on the same site in a separate listing.

Thanks to Julie G. for this find!

rubylane.com

Wikipedia Entry on Maple Town Stories

This Week’s Rare Bit O’Swag: The Ultimate Cat Toy Glen B. in Ontario, Canada found these at a dollar...
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Vintage Scooter Toy Blog Better put on a bib before going to this site....
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“Big Mac Tonight” Scooter Toy “Big Mac Tonight” was a popular McDonalds campaign in the...

Show Us Your Scooter Quilts!

Tracy — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:00:51 +0000

Gitta in San Diego shared a photo of a quilt a friend made her after she sent her the link to the scooter quilt pattern we posted here. And her friend did the quilt in the colors of Gitta’s own chariot. I particularly love the button (or button hole?) headlight.

Have you made your own quilts? Let’s see them! Send photos to tips AT scooterswag.com.

And then craftiness ensued. For 3.5 Euros or about 4.60 US you can download...
Sew great … Ready to change up your bedrooms or your kids bedrooms?...
It’s the love pug! On sale now is this cute kid’s t-shirt at Gymboree....

Art in your garage and art in your home.

Tracy — Sat, 12 May 2012 20:00:55 +0000

Dublin based artist (and fellow ScooterSwagger) Brian Gallagher wanted to let us know about his very cool scooter art available for sale on line. Prices range from 20 euro for mouse pads, 30 euro for prints and a very reasonable 85 euro for painted canvases.

scooterprints.com

Check out Deviant Art! > DeviantArt.com has a ridiculous quantity of ridiculously great artwork!...
Better than a soup can. This bright bit of Pop Art is by artist Valerio...
Home scooter home. ...

Upwardly mobile.

Tracy — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:00:02 +0000

Finn & Emma is organically grown clothing & bedding shop for kids that seems to have just a little bit of a scooter fixation. (Yes, that little baby is playing with wooden scooters on his mobile!) They have rompers, coveralls, footies featuring their scooter as well as bedding and some toys. There doesn’t seem to be one online shop that has all of their goods but if you visit their retailers’ site you can get an idea of what’s available. One of my favorite shopping tricks is to search for the item in Google Images. Just type “Finn Emma Scooter” and see what you find.

finnandemma.com

Home scooter home. ...
Falling asleep at the wheel. Target has introduced a new children’s bedding collection and yes,...
The Land of Nod (Your Head Yes!) The Land of Nod has a line of adorable bedding...

This Week’s Rare Bit O’Swag: Full Scale Lambretta Paper Models

Tracy — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:00:50 +0000

Chris Gilmour is a UK artist based in Udine, Italy and who makes a wide variety of highly detailed full-sized paper sculptures of everyday objects. You can visit his site below to see other models, see “work in progress” and read an interview.

Thanks to Julie G. for this fabu find!

chrisgilmour.com

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Recollections Scale Models These handbuilt models come up occasionally on eBay. They look...
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Britains Ltd. Lambretta Scooter In a recent auction, this little trio fetched close to...
A good source for Maisto and Cararama scale models? Maybe it’s different in the UK, but over in the...

“Goin’ Places” Scooter Fabric

Tracy — Sun, 06 May 2012 20:00:57 +0000

We featured other designs of this fabric but at the time I didn’t realize how many there were! There are several designs and several color choices so click below to see them all. The official name of this line is “Now We’re Goin Places” by Timeless Treasures and it retails for around $6.99 a yard.

thequiltedcastle.com

Not sure who to credit with this find: let me know!

Your very own highway system! Finally, you can make your own playmats complete with scooters....
More Monaluna Scooter Fabric! Just last week we posted about some adorable Monaluna fabric...
New Scooter Fabric from Repro Depot and Super Buzzy! Thanks to Emily R. for this find. And also to...

Still cold where you are? Crochet yourself a scooter!

Tracy — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:00:34 +0000

If you’re in intermediate crocheter or can understand basic crochet instructions, you can make your very own soft cuddly fenderlight Vespa scooter. It measures approximately 8″ long and it’s just $5.99 to download the instructions. Please send ScooterSwag a photo if you make one!

Thanks to Julie G. for this find.

Scooter Crochet Pattern on Etsy.com

It's cold outside! Crochet yourself a scooter. For $2 you can download a PDF pattern to make...
And then craftiness ensued. For 3.5 Euros or about 4.60 US you can download...
Scootery Stitch Witchery Here’s an embroidery pattern for $8.00. Wondering if you need...

Collector’s Corner: Daniel Smith in Waxahachie, Texas

Tracy — Thu, 03 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000

Thanks for sharing your amazing collection with us Daniel! I don’t remember ever seeing an Vespa Ape model before.

Daniel’s Photo Album on Facebook

Collector's Corner: Martin Long in the UK Martin lives in Portsmouth (Hampshire, England) and was kind enough...
Collector’s Corner: Laurent Liesse in Germany Thanks for all the great photos Laurent!...
Not a Lamb-retta. Thanks to Damion F. for this photo of a figurine...

This Week’s Rare Bit O’Swag: 1980s Lindsey Motor Scooter Toy

Tracy — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:00:19 +0000

Here’s a bit of rare swag you can own for $75.77. “Lindsey” was Sears’ own answer to Barbie. So if your doll measures 11.5″ she can ride this scooter. It’s friction powered and apparently from another planet as well because the only two-wheeled vehicle I’ve ever seen remotely like this would be in the blaxploitation movie “Darktown Strutters” which I’ve included a link to below.

Thanks to Julie G. for this find!

Lindsey Friction Scooter on Amazon

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Vintage Scooter Toy Blog Better put on a bib before going to this site....
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Motor Scooter Samantha Doll Portland Scooterist Noah E. found this doll for me at...
This Week's Rare Bit O'Swag: Hitchhiking Bunny Friction Toy These come up on eBay a few times a year....