Other than fabric stuff, we have no idea what Petalescense really is… Oddly enough, we do understand what the Pretty Petals are. Both were made by by Siro Craft (Division of Signiago & Rossi, Inc.). Ad on back page of the June 1987 issue of Crafts magazine.
This funky album cover was my first introduction to the Parchis. According to Wikipedia, “the group’s name is a reference to the board game, Parcheesi (translated as ParchÃs in Spanish), where each player represents a different colored pawn (red, yellow, blue, and green). In the same way, each member of the group dressed in one of these four colors with the fifth member representing the dice.” The vinyl was too badly scratched for me to buy it. Maybe next time.
Straight out of the 1988 Sears Wish Book, these animal hats are not quite like those which are all the rage today — but these retro versions also came with miniature stuffed animals!
A Strawberry Shortcake ragdoll stares down Snake Mountain on top of our case at Antiques On Broadway. Kinda looks like a living room might have in the the 1980s after mom picked up the toys after the kids went to bed. And prompts a story or two in the secret lives of toys.
I want a Shasta!
It captures everything about the 1980s.
You can hide your obsession for the original Daisy Duke and your completely natural but perhaps embarrassing activities with said photo by scrapbooking the photos with 3-D paper embellishments. There are even Hoggco Gas Pumps for her to pose by.
She calls Duran Duran “DD”; does that make these DD cups?
Mr. Sharpy, the retro pencil sharpener from Sunbeam.
