This was a gift from a friend. It once belonged to his grandmother who lived most of her life in the old Mexican barrio neighborhood here in...
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I’d return this gift if I could…
A gift ya really don’t want to see again. I doubt if anyone has EVER bought something like this for themselves....
Grandma’s rec room and wet bar
Even growing up, I knew my grandparents where sophisticated. They’re house was decorated like no other I’d ever seen, or, frankl...
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...
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...
Kitschy TV Lamp
I got this super-kitschy TV lamp base at an antique shop this weekend, it has no light in it, but I aim to fix that asap. I’ve seen th...
Head Vase Pretty In Pearls
Love these little fashion beauties …..vintage head vases!! Great for all things, to kitsch up your home! Here is one of mine! I use he...
Chef Girl Cookin’ Planter
Oh heck, this is co cute! Looks like little chef girl has been neglecting cleaning her floor, though. She’s just overjoyed! Cooking up...
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...
Apology Statue
I found this odd little guy at a dark and dusty antique shop in Savannah, Ga. I was drawn to him because he looks like an old friend of mine...
Little Man Ice Cream
Doesn’t everybody love it when a business looks like this? Little Man Ice Cream is in the Highlands Historic district just west of dow...
J.D. Salinger’s Toilet – Buy It Now On eBay!
Here’s your chance to own a piece of literary history! http://cgi.ebay.com/J-D-Salinger-PERSONALLY-OWNED-USED-Toilet-Commode-/37041696...
Wide Eyed Girl – plaster wall hanging
I found this today at one of the “Out of the Closet” thrift shops here in LA. I hit 3 of the stores and purchased this one at th...
Pipe-Smoking Gentleman Cat Planter
You know that guy who is at every flea market? You know the one. The guy with 80 cardboard boxes full of breakable goodies in the back of hi...
Bill The Beamer
It’s April 14th, 1910. Our 27th President William Howard Taft is at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC, attending the opening day base...
CROCODILE ROCK….
InThe biggest kick I ever got… was doing a thing called the Crocodile Rock… A little kitschy highway art…made from striped...
Bunny Planter
Lovely bunny planter I found this weekend. I like the flower on his head. Gold details. Fence-like object that Mister Buns is leaning agains...
Kapa’a, Hawaii storefront art
Kapa’a is a funky little town on the Island of Kauai. These two ladies don’t seem to have much to say about the place they’...
Coughing Dog
When Barking Coughs Accompany Colds…Naldecon-CX This very dapper canine from the 1970’s is the Naldecon-CX cough syrup dog. Made...
Accidental Vacation Kitsch
I’m really not a shopper. But a place that I stumbled onto on vacation this year didn’t feel like a store. Everywhere I looked, ...
Gigantic Golf Ball Trash Cans At “Cape Escapade” Mini Golf Course
I saw these trash cans at a local miniature golf course located a few miles from my house. The first few pictures are of the biggest golf ba...
Telephone Girl Dresser Dish
Found this Telephone Girl this past weekend and totally FLIPPED out. Couldn’t fork over my money fast enough. The real hair is a nice ...
Little Boy Peeing figurine
This little figurine has been in the family for many years. It stands about 3 1/2 inches tall and was made in Japan circa 1950’s. It i...
Feeding the kitty-
Momma ordered this bank for me in ’81. She was a coupon-clipping, mail-ordering, label-saving guru and goodies were always showing up ...













