These cheap, flimsy plastic fake pens were all the rage as similar ‘joke’ toys made in Hong Kong like snapping packs of gum and ...
Kitsch » February 2010
Dinah Shore Cook Book
I am to young to have been a fan of Dinah Shore the singer – but I was and still am a fan of Dinah Shore the talk show host – th...
Beaded Wallet
This beaded wallet reads genuine leather on the inside. Nowhere does anything say that anymore? That was the whole kitsch factor for me, bes...
Happy Sculpture
This sculpture of the photographer was from Los Olivos, CA. I LOVE photography so that just made me happy. All the sculptures were wonderful...
Capt’n Elmer’s SEAFOOD Restaurant (in Orleans, MA on Cape Cod)
Main entrance. Lobster traps purely for roof display with 5 plastic lobsters attached. Sign close to the road with a rusty anchor. Sign on t...
Franco American Louie Anderson “Life with Louie” Shaped Pasta in Can
Nothing says appetizing like this can of “Life with Louie” Franco American pasta with meatballs in tomato sauce. 1999. It...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Vanessa Williams Kellogg’s Corn Flakes Box
When Vanessa Williams snagged the Miss America crown in 1984 one of her first honors was to grace this box of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes. B...
Owl Necklace
My grandmother used to wear this pendant all the time. I think it is totally kitsch....
Ann-Margret Canada Dry
In 1968 Ann-Margret had her very first TV special in December on CBS -the sponser of the special was Canada Dry – she filmed comercial...
Kennedy Half Dollar Chair
Chair spotted in a hotel in the Beverly/La Cienega area — made completely of welded Kennedy Half Dollars and wire....
The Flying Nun Board Game
The original Flying Nun Board Game. Yes, it’s Sally Field as Sister Bertril flying high over the Convent San Tanco. Who knows if she i...
Degree Delicious Bliss perfume – “Exquisite scents. Exceptional protection”
Who wouldn’t want to wear a fine fragrance by the makers of womens’ deodorant – “Exquisite scents. Exceptional prote...
60’s kosher sign
I found this kosher sign in a thrift shop on Fairfax about 20 years ago. It was exactly like the one my mom had in our kitchen in the 60R...
The Search For The Kitschiest Valentine’s Day Anything CONTEST!
Holidays, especially Valentine’s Day, bring out the kitsch in everyone and everything. I’m especially partial to this little tuf...













