The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

“The Allee Willis Double Chocolate Chip Cookie Supreme” – Part 1

Here we are getting ready to start the process of making “The Allee Willis Chocolate Chip Cookie Supreme”. Since I am complete...

March 7, 2011 by denny

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Strange Costumes

As a total sucker of old photographs I was very excited to find an old dusty paperbox with pics in the house of my husbands grandpa. There w...

by BeeJay

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Del Rubio Sock Monkey

When I got the word that Allee and Hidden Los Angeles were collecting valentines for the beautiful Milly Del Rubio, I wanted to something sp...

March 5, 2011 by windupkitty

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Lamp made out of a vintage iron

On sale for $40.00 at an indoor co-op/flea market where I will be renting space soon. The rent is cheap and I never have a shortage of items...

by denny

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More of the Kitsch you requested – More shoes!!

Hello again Allee, And thanks for such a cool site. As per your request, I’ve uploaded another photo of my custom modified Lucifer Laz...

by LuciferLazerus

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Pigmy Will In Space – 2010 (a painting by Denny)

Go Pigmy go!...

by denny

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Kitschy Crafts: Making Pigmy Will

After watching a few of those awesome videos I made promise to myself that I will have my own Pigmy Will…. So I popped on my fav...

March 4, 2011 by Jaymes Mansfield

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Rice KrispyHENGE

I saw this and was immediately jealous that I didn’t conceive and build this myself. I think it is brilliant. I’m inspired t...

March 3, 2011 by snappyp

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Cowboy Adventures To Color

I love vintage unused coloring books. This is a Gene Autry ” Cowboy Adventures To Color” coloring book published in 1941. The ...

February 28, 2011 by Michael Ely

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Fashions of the Past, Part 2

Let’s start with some vintage maternity wear. That’s right, maternity! Lots of these old patterns have special stretch tummy...

February 26, 2011 by Nessa

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Fashions Of The Past, Part 1

I have over 1000 vintage patterns, which I buy and sell and trade with my friends like baseball cards. I’ve got some … inter...

February 25, 2011 by Nessa

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Carved tree outside of a local deli…

It’s very expensive to have trees removed so this business decided to make it a permanent piece of art. This deli is on route 6 here o...

February 22, 2011 by denny

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Happy Presidents’ Day From Marx

Meet the presidents. These figures by Marx were sold in grocery stores and hobby shops.. and came in several versions, white, tan, and pre...

February 21, 2011 by Nessa

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Blame it on the Pamphlet!

Why spend a lot of money on expensive dance lessons when you can learn to dance the Bossa Nova from a 1962 pamphlet for only 50 cents? Appar...

February 17, 2011 by Douglas Wood

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Tirau, the Corrugated Iron Capital of New Zealand

I’ll keep this one brief and let the photos speak for themselves. There is a town in New Zealand that is full of corrugated iron art. ...

by Rusty

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Flock Of Flamingos Sighting

Looks like the first flock of flamingos has arrived in time for the Spanish Town Mardi Gras Ball and parade here in Baton Rouge. These were ...

February 10, 2011 by BRBill

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Motivational saying on a pillow (about friends and bras)

I think I saw this pillow at the “Joan of Arc” thrift shop....

by denny

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3D PORTRAIT OF NADINE

My friend April alerted me to this on ETSY. INSANE. I wonder if purchase would be permissable at $409.00???...

February 9, 2011 by snappyp

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Knitted Booze Cozy

Says “Happiness is a bottle of booze”. This was part of my bar collection for a very long time. Now, I want to share it with the...

February 8, 2011 by Rusty

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Ohayocon 2011

Nessa here, just back from Ohayocon 2011 in lovely Columbus, Ohio! I’m not on staff at Ohayocon but I love to go there because it...

February 7, 2011 by Nessa

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Maddie Mod

Barbie doll has had many competitors, or “clones” over the years. The grooviest of these is surely Maddie Mod. Made by the Princ...

February 6, 2011 by Nessa

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Framed bird sculpture made from spare jewelry parts! This is a good one!

I snatched this within seconds of walking into Joan of Arc thrift shop. It’s price tag was $3.00 and is spare jewelry parts on crushed...

February 1, 2011 by denny

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Androgynous Fiddle Chick

The tag really says it for me… Wow! Easter Fantastic Condition $16.99 Firm Expertly carved out of Styrofoam, pipe cleaners and stick...

by Mooshe

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Kitschtastic East LA and My Saturday Ride with Charles Phoenix

As many of you know, one of my favorite things in the world to do is to take rides with my BFF, Charles Phoenix, and go to places in and aro...

January 31, 2011 by Allee Willis

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Wonder Bread Raincoat

I saw this and thought it would be perfect for Allee’s site! http://www.boxvox.net/2011/01/wonder-bread-raincoat-etc.html...

January 29, 2011 by kawachi

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