The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Allee Willis’ Kitsch’ O The Day – Mr. Mother’s Day Cup & Saucer Sculpture

I love, love, love crafts projects, especially when they go awry, and this coffee cup with saucer collar is one of my favorites. That it say...

May 9, 2010 by Allee Willis

Mom’s Seashell Collection

This is so everyone can see where I get my “collecting” bug from. I get it from Mom. Here is a small (believe it or not) , displ...

by denny

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Moments Harsh, Moments Gentle by Joan Hohl (a romance novel starring my mother – well kind of…)

My Mom has read romance novels for years, still does and still collects them but not as obsessive now. This book came out in 1984. My Mother...

by denny

Mother’s Day plate

Again, a $2.00 item....

by denny

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Mother and Daughters (a vintage 60’s pic)

This is my Mom on the left and my Aunt Loretta on the right. My Grandmother who is now 97 is in the middle. They are not twins and I have no...

by denny

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Mother’s Day and Washington DC Souvenir Combo

This is a gift for Mother’s Day AND a Washington DC souvenir. This kid must have been on a limited budget to come up with this winner....

by MyFunCloset

Alice Williams Sings With Mom & Dad – Inspirational LP

I think they are all wearing my Grandmother’s draperies. Look at Dad’s shoes! Don’t have much info on this one....

by denny

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Hungry Mother Park Post Card With Handwritten Message

This was my little scribble on a post card I sent to my Grandparents while they were in Florida....

by denny

Class of 1958 – My Mother’s year book

This is my Mother’s high school year book. I went to this same school for 8th and 9th grade…anyway, I am digressing a bit here&#...

by denny

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Mom & Me picture

Mom’s hair just kills me with the headband and that stripey shirt! The baby is me....

by denny

Happy Mother’s Day from Mr. T!

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by Allee Willis

Helicopter Hair weave

I love the weave and this one makes me nuts. A friend sent me this random picture, this runs a close second to my other post “The East...

May 8, 2010 by denny

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Mr. Mustard Jar

He looks like he might have had plastic surgery!...

by Planet Joan

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Tower of Sour Liquid Candy Urine Samples

It’s candy! Packaged in sterile urine sample containers, this sour liquid candy won’t cause stage fright at the doctor’s o...

by kookykitsch

The Supremes On The Go!

Definitely the Little Handbag compliments the Trio!...

by Zeppy

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Fun, wild, crazy pattern, denim & rhinestones…

A visit to an upscale resale shop run by the American Cancer Society yesterday begged me to return with a camera. I knew right where to go. ...

by MyFunCloset

“Like, Man, Lend Me Your Ear” Beatnik Statue

I collect anything Beatnik, especially when the colloquialisms of the day accompany it. “Like, man, lend me your ear” was in hea...

May 7, 2010 by Allee Willis

Vintage Spirograph Set

This is the real deal, vintage 1967 original Spirograph by Kenner No. 401. Although the resulting art was too precise and anal looking for m...

by Allee Willis

1960’s Artist Beard and Mustache Disguise

I can’t imagine that many people working at Bayshore Industries, the company responsible for this follilicular fun for the face, knew ...

by Allee Willis

Vintage Ceramic Poodle Pitcher Bank

Poodle anything almost instantly qualifies as Kitsch. This one is a double K because for years I thought it was a pitcher until I finally we...

by Allee Willis

Outdoor Transistor Radio-Mania

I love actual owls and ladybugs but none so much as these transistorized versions. I have entire zoos and forests of these things but these ...

by Allee Willis

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Pink Poodle Magazine And Book Rack

Made of spun spaghetti metal, this poodle is one of the most popular pets I’ve ever owned. I almost didn’t buy it because poodle...

by Allee Willis