Kitsch » October 2009

The Great Pumpkin

This is me livin’ large back in the late ’60s. My favorite “times-sure-have-changed-since-then” thing about this is ...

Courvoisier Cannon

As a companion to the tequila pistol I posted earlier, here is my Courvoisier cannon. You know this mini-bottle holder is fancy, because on ...

Mad, Mad World

I freely admit, no, I proudly admit, that my worldview was largely formed by the wit and wisdom of Mad Magazine. Growing up in the 1970s and...

Kitsch Witsch

This witchy planter is marked Samson Import Co., 1967. Her broom is broken off at the top, but I always bring her out for Halloween. I wonde...

Poodle Tub

I had been collecting “spaghetti” poodles and other animals for a while when I found this one in a back-woods antique shop in th...

Clackers!

MY CLACKERS!!!! I had some bruises on my Wrists in the early 70’s when these came out…I still have a package of of un-used Clack...

Kitschy Cat Painting

I saw this fantastic one-of-a-kind painting of a smoking cat in a hat at an estate sale. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the good sense t...

Take the Plunge

This white bathroom plunger has rice in its handle, and bride and groom figures on the top. The rubber is white, which automatically makes i...