I don’t care if the tip of his tail is missing, I would gladly display this fish anywhere in my house. This is a planter, white in col...
Kitsch » Animals & Birds
My yiddishe grand-momele, and her tchochkes
last in the series from my grandmother’s house, the items around the house that weren’t easily categorized by theme or location....
The jungle is getting smaller…
The jungle has gotten smaller, each less than an inch high. The whale, octopus and a seal slipped into the picture. Snapped at wonderful loc...
Tom N’ Jerry Radio
I was never a fan of Tom N’ Jerry (preferring Itchy and Scratchy), but this vintage plastic Marx radio (from 1972) is pretty fun. The ...
Denny’s Adventures in Prudence Fenton’s “The House of Prudence” (Part 6 – August 2010)
BEAUTIFUL! I’m a huge fan of TV lamps and this ceramic lamp sits on a long cabinet with a few other pieces featured in this post. I lo...
Horse Radish Container
Cute container for your Horse Radish with a malformed hybrid horse/horseradish head on top. It doesn’t have any marks, but I assume it...
mom’s paintings
not kitsch, but from a very kitsch heavy era – my mom was a prolific artist from when she was a young girl, creating many paintings. S...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Goofy Squirrel Planter
I got this squirrel planter last week when I was up in Sonoma recording. At least I think it’s a squirrel. Maybe it’s a gopher, ...
I only have hubcap eyes for you…
Snapped at a street fair yesterday. In front of a branch library, this 12 foot high frog, made from reclaimed steel, with hubcaps for eyes w...
The Jungle Room
NOTE: My grandparents built their house in the mid 1960s. They decorated it well, then pretty much kept it as is. So, my grandmother, now 94...
TV personality coloring books …
This was a fun estate sale filled with kids toys that filled the rec room. Nothing was cheap and photos seemed the way to capture these trea...
Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s Good Housekeeping Appetizer Book
By the number of post-its that I’ve stuck in this book, 41 to be exact, it’s obvious that I’m as much a fan of the recipes...
Denny’s Adventures in “The House of Prudence” (Part 2 – August 2010)
When I was at the “House of Prudence” I was unprepared for such a whirlwind tour of this fabulous house that was once home to So...
Lion’s Lair Bar
I’ve driven by this bar many times, but today I decided to drive over and take a couple pictures of it. I don’t think I can desc...
Rocky Mountain Rhino
Living in Evergreen, Colorado gives one a sense of alpine wonder. Last week I stopped counting when I got to 120 elk walking through our bac...
LED Door Hangers- Flowers & Frog
This was a display at the mark down store “Christmas Tree Shop”. They have a little switch and they light up and glow. These thi...
Acme Lofts
Anybody that watched cartoons as a kid in this country is probably familiar with The Roadrunner and Wile E. Coyote cartoon. Every product th...
Little Bird Dresser Dish
This sort of wall pocket/dresser dish isn’t my usual style, this is my mother’s find from this weekend. It’s cute, no mark...
Turtle Wax
Turtles and wax collide once again with this hand made wooden crayon holder souvenir from El Salvador. It has a very arts-and-crafts look to...
Cyndi’s College Owl
Cyndi made this in college after we married. I will never forget how hard she worked on it for a class she was taking (grades mattered to he...
PRESENTING: DOLLHOUSE DRAMA!! by Lauren Duarte
Presenting DOLLHOUSE DRAMA by Lauren Duarte! I am way into dollhouses, and I can’t get enough. I buy or acquire dollhouses and dollhou...
$2.00 stuck on his head…
Jungle Boy is large enough to fill a full size chair. He must weigh 15 pounds. The story is this…he was a gift to a young couple start...
Herky Jerky Drunken Rube Rabbit by Mattel!
I wish all of you could see how this pathetic “Rube Rhythm Rabbit” looks when you turn the knob on this vintage 1950’s Mat...













