Betty Boop Christmas Ornaments

It's Christmas time again, and this year, partially thanks to this blog, I was inspired to decorate our tree with a couple Betty Boop ornaments. There were so many to choose from online, but I went with the 'Santa suit' and 'black dress' Betty ornaments (seen below) from Kurt S. Adler, mainly because I thought the black dress was cool and because they were sold as a set on Amazon. The Black Dress Betty has a bit of a bling to it from glitter coating the jewelry and silver regions of the dress, and those red shoes on Santa Betty are just adorable.

So I figured I'd stop after the first two ornaments, but, while Christmas shopping at the mall, I came across a section inside of a Hallmark store that featured glittery, colorful resin Betty Boop ornaments (pictured below) from Westland Giftware that were too irresistible to not buy a couple.

I once read about a 1931 Christmas card from Fleischer Studios, drawn by Willard Bowsky, that shows Betty Boop supposedly in bed with Santa Claus. Well it wasn't that difficult to find, as it is featured on the Fleischer Studios website. At first glance, it might appear that Betty is about to retire on Christmas Eve, giving a goodnight wink, with her winter boots and festive apparel neatly folded, but the parked reindeer outside allows the imagination to run wild... Oh Dear, Santa! What would Mrs. Claus think?

Image Source: Fleischer Studios Incorporated