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Posts tagged ‘crafts’

August 23rd, 2011

Long Live Radio

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

As A Tad Too Much Tan For Taupe reports, Gilt Group has a sale on 3ryan Radios: Antique Tube Radios retrofitted into One-of-a-Kind Antique Docking Stations for iPods®. What’s most shocking to me is the number of these pieces which have sold out already.

July 29th, 2011

Whatcha Makin’?

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

Vintage photo of a woman seemingly crafting next to a Mexican doll, circa 1940; via Lynnstudios.

July 20th, 2011

Sew, You Like To Garden?

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

Via The Dream Merchants II, this kitschy retro watering can and floral print fabric — suitable for gardening garb.

July 9th, 2011

Trans-FOUR-mers When You Turn Four

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

The spread at Camden’s Trans4mers birthday party, which includes the incredible cake and inspired paper Transformer cards etc. from Paper Robots 1999. (Photos by Rebecca Watkins.)

July 1st, 2011

Craft Scan Friday: Nifty Nerds & Space Age Puppets

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

Nifty nerds posting with groovy kitschy puppets; photo found inside Space Age Puppets and Masks by M. C. Green and B. R. H. Targett, published by Plays, Inc, 1969. (My copy, a stated First American Edition, is available.)

June 17th, 2011

Doll Heads Doll Heads

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

Five rolly polly vintage doll heads from The-Cats-Pajamas-Vintage.

June 17th, 2011

Creepy Crepe Crusader

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

Crepe Paper Party Hats, Germany Early 20th Century Collection, part of the Jim Linderman collection.

May 20th, 2011

Craft Scan Friday: Glitter Snoopy Plaques

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

Do you remember when those melty-plastic-chip things were popular?  Hey, they were “America’s Hottest Money-Makers.”

As published in the February, 1971 issue of The Workbasket.

May 10th, 2011

Hello, Toilet Roll Pixel Boy!

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

See the complete instructions for this kitschy DIY project — and let us know if you to make other characters. It rather begs to make retro video game characters and even whole gaming screens, doesn’t it?

May 3rd, 2011

Let Go Of My Lego

by Deanna aka Pop Tart

Shoes.

Via.