The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Covered Wagon Lamp

I’m not sure of the year of this lamp but as Allee says, “it knocked the breath out of me”. I spotted this at a new thrift...

May 25, 2010 by denny

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – 1950’s BonAmi “Push Button” Cleaner and A Smatering of What It’s Cleaning Up

This vintage cleaning product can may be a little worse for wear but so am I as I hobble around my house shining it back up to its usual sta...

May 24, 2010 by Allee Willis

A Coke is a Coke is a Coke

Combine the world’s most iconic flower and the world’s most iconic soft drink and you have the above, a Coke rose. The rose is m...

by Douglas Wood

Piskie Garden Mevagissey Cornwall UK

My second visit to the Piskie Garden…I engaged he lady in conversation and she has been here for 25yrs having moved down to Cornwall t...

May 23, 2010 by shirlie williams

Beany Barnyard Craft

I made this rooster as a craft during Brownie Scouts back in the 60s – also made a hen to complete the set but unfortunately she later...

May 21, 2010 by sharon50s

Anatomically Correct Devil Couple

I know so little about cars, I could be way off-base, but I think the bulk of these metal devil characters is made from some sort of car par...

May 15, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Towel Owl

I suppose my grandmother made this towel-hanger owl at some point. It isn’t macrame’d, it’s crochet. Owls are kitschy. I l...

by Nessa

Fashion Templates from 1977

I see these all the time and never realized how fun the covers are. Vogue for size 12 and bust 34 and large men from 42 – 44....

May 14, 2010 by denny

Resin Watermelon

Cut to precision, this slick and shiny melon wedge is made of crushed glass imprisoned in perfectly buffed resin and rests on a light wood r...

May 11, 2010 by Allee Willis

Handmade “Especially Blended” Chef Jar

Not sure exactly what blend Tony Whan stashed inside when he made Murray Yunkers this jar featuring a removable chef’s cap with holes ...

by Allee Willis

Libby The Lovely Liberated Lady and the Black Power Statuette

Popular causes have always been prime breeding ground for Kitsch but none so powerful as the first wave of products that spin out of these P...

by Allee Willis

the ladies inside me and my friends

this started out as bi polar, then tri polar, then bi polar x2..but it seem perfect this is the final and one i call perfect. but its no lon...

by monica johnson

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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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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Doll Collection

Scary dolls I saw at a local thrift shop. I actually like the guy in the mohair sweater, the other two, well, not so much....

May 4, 2010 by denny

Paint Stirrer or S & M Paddle? You decide!

Only in West Hollywood could one find a paint stirrer that doubles as a spanking paddle. Measuring 2′ in length, this one is from the ...

May 3, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Purple Plaster Finger Sculpture

This is in a display case in a building on the campus I am currently attending....

by denny

A 1950’s 2-piece swimsuit…

Still conservative by what was to come just 10 years later. Fashion was starting to break out in the 1950s’ for small towns across Ame...

May 2, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Ceramic Pine Scented Poodle Statue

Also on the bottom is “Buffalo Bill Nebraska”. The pine scent is long gone but the kitsch factor remains. I have NEVER seen a pi...

by denny

Whip up a glam apron in an afternoon…

Home-ec classes never really prepared me for this kind of challenge. The teacher’s idea of an apron was a terry cloth dish towel with ...

May 1, 2010 by MyFunCloset

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Men’s Knit Hats

I love this ad but I don’t know the brand name of these festive head accessories....

April 27, 2010 by denny