The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Six shooter cowboy decanter

This is an art deco style cowboy decanter and shot glass caddy produced in Germany (circa 1930’s). He has a pretty face that looks mor...

June 27, 2010 by Michael Ely

Poodles!!! (Part 3)

This one is a dog, I guess, but it looks like a bunny. It apparently had a chain and presumably had little ones, but I don’t have them...

by Nessa

Ceramic Kali head

Kali is a Hindu goddess. She is the ultimate warrior goddess (once destroying a regenerating demon by drinking his blood, hence her protrudi...

June 26, 2010 by Michael Ely

One more head vase…

The only head vase I have ever found at a reasonable price. This Relpo 5 3/4″ beauty was hidden on a back table, in the middle of the ...

June 23, 2010 by MyFunCloset

60’s Kokeshi Doll Bottle – Menthe-flavored Saki

Apparently, airlines used to give these figural bottles of flavored Saki to First Class customers in the 1960’s. This one is Menthe (M...

by Douglas Wood

Two Sides Of “The Krankies” LP

This really, really scares me....

June 22, 2010 by denny

If Seurat had a cable show on Comedy Central…

The artist of this oil-on-canvas portrait was told by her art teacher to create a painting in the style of the French Impressionists. ‘...

by Douglas Wood

Plastic Ventriloquist Dolls – $5.00 each

I found these cleaning out my friend Roger’s storage unit. He purchased these years ago for $5.00 each. They are light weight plastic ...

June 20, 2010 by denny

Tiki bathroom

This is a tiki bathroom, a room filled with tiki mugs, vintage aquarium ornaments, model ships, tiki masks, ceramic mermaids, plastic fish w...

June 18, 2010 by Michael Ely

6 comments

Sweet Girl Planter

A sweet girl planter with a hat. She’s actually another yard sale score from this weekend....

June 17, 2010 by Nessa

Women with things on their heads – vintage ads

I love these!...

June 16, 2010 by denny

Loretta Lynn Ranch souvenir guitar

Loretta LynnRanch souvenir guitar. Why did I let myself pass this up???...

by kookykitsch

Chef’s shopping list rarely used….

Nice as a design piece. I think this is the same original paper from 50 + years ago. I still don’t make a list when I shop. I will one...

June 12, 2010 by MyFunCloset

A little bit of Nashville…

By getting to the rummage sale Saturday morning before they were ready to sell, I snapped this 10″ serving tray with a Hong Kong label...

June 11, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Knitted Mini Men

This knitted Sailor from HMS Rock Bottom and his companion from the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution )..(I love the detail of the s...

by shirlie williams

Twin Planters, Part 2

More fairly politically-incorrect boy-and-girl pair planters. They must have made a jillion of these because I almost never see the same one...

June 9, 2010 by Nessa

6 comments

Macho Man cookie jar

Macho, macho man. I’ve got to be a macho man! I’ve had this construction worker cookie jar for about 15 years. When I originally...

June 7, 2010 by Michael Ely

The Girl With The Cart

This one is particularly delicate. Nice lace and gold-flecked details. No gold on the back tire, though....

June 6, 2010 by Nessa

5 comments

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Toilet Paper Cozy

If one were to pick up doing crafts as a hobby one of the easiest things to make would surely be this happy little gal toilet paper cozy. A ...

June 1, 2010 by Allee Willis

7 comments

Finely sculptured chef…

A surprise yard sale find last summer. So well done and in pristine condition. Only 6″ high. Researching what I find is the most fun....

May 28, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Green Ceramic Dog Man Horse Thing

What do you get when you cross a dog with a man with a horse? You get this pea green ceramic thing that just screams kitsch. I found this pi...

by Michael Ely

5 comments

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

Cowboy lunchboxes

Yahoo! Here are some cowboy lunchboxes. My favorite is the Chuck Wagon dome box at the top (from 1958). The wagon is under attack and you ca...

May 22, 2010 by Michael Ely

Graham Forbes & The Trio “The Martini Set” LP

I love the records where we always seem to see cigarettes burning, makes me wonder what is really being implied here? Where did everyone go?...

by denny