The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Ceramic bald Lionel Richie bust wanted

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October 4, 2010 by steviep

Tin pink poodle handbag

All tin poodle purse except for the straps and lid. Front view, tiny bit of damage to the nose but I still purchased it. Not sure why, it...

October 3, 2010 by denny

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Hand Made Stuffed Bear

I found this at the dump....

October 2, 2010 by denny

Wicker Wheel Chair – Daylillies singing to it

Looks like the daylilies are singing “September” to it. I bought this Victorian Wicker Wheel Chair with a Serpentine Arm in Monr...

September 29, 2010 by debretroeye

Ceramic Afro Mask

African masks are common, but African-American masks like the one above are a rarer item. It’s made out of plaster, then painted black...

September 28, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Walnut Salt & Pepper Shakers

Loved these salt & peper shakers made out of real walnuts – at the Alameda Point Antiques Fair...

by kookykitsch

Lead-footed Pipe Cleaner People

Found these bizarre figures at a yard sale and immediately knew I had to own them. They’re crudely made out of pipe cleaners, yarn, ga...

September 27, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Carnival Time!

This is an entry in our local Carnival. There is an elderly lady who enters each year and dresses up her mobility car and enters the Carniva...

by wendy

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Double decker bottlecap ashtray

I was in Boise this week, and happened to see this curious ashtray. It’s made of bottlecaps and other common hardware. It could be cal...

September 22, 2010 by Markydoodle

The man behind DEVO…

Just this past Wednesday we had creative jolt at “Studio 2091”, a collective group showing at an art gallery in Cuyahoga Falls O...

September 20, 2010 by MyFunCloset

The Model T

I think are quite a few car lovers on the AWMOK and I’m certainly one of them. I grew up working on cars with my dad (or well, getting...

by windupkitty

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Rolling Pin Note Holder

Maybe this was made to hold recipes when you cook? First thing I said to myself was “why”?...

by denny

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barbie girls goes gone wild

we got the beat…these gals: if their not doin housework.they’re cookin’ up something. They have a sweet tooth.And like to ...

September 16, 2010 by john switzer

Unemployment and Decoupage

About 12 years ago, in between gigs, I had way too much time on my hands and was actually starting to enjoy not working. One day I started c...

September 14, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 16 – August 2010)

The close up images here are of the incredible floor in the kitchen. This floor was installed by the man who also installed the floors at Ra...

September 13, 2010 by denny

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Piggly Wiggly for your beef and sewing needs

This pack of complimentary sewing needles (from West Germany, no less) is from Piggly Wiggly grocery stores. The back has the pig mascot pus...

September 12, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Plush Owl with real bird feathers – sitting on “branch”

Cute upon initial inspection but scary in actuality. Plushy (made with pillow filler?) owl made with real bird feathers....

by kookykitsch

Nifty the 60 second glue

“Luxko-Nifty mends and patches tears, holes, burns…”...

September 11, 2010 by kookykitsch

The Happy Rock

Someone a few miles away gave this piece of granite a cute face, and I just had to share!...

September 8, 2010 by imterrie55

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Vogart…for gay kitchen decorations

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September 7, 2010 by kookykitsch

Air freshener doll poopee desodorisant in package

by fibrecraft...

September 6, 2010 by kookykitsch

my flakey family googly eyes on cereal

bunch of cereal flakes with googly eyes and says My Flakey Family...

September 4, 2010 by kookykitsch