Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood?

Photos from a walk around our neighborhood:


Moving? No other signs of it; but who can tell?

Coolio spray-painted trash can.

Because All Men Still Look Up To See Planes

And because all men are about 8-12 mentally, the Louise Antoinette Adams Airplanes Chandelier (found via A Tad Too Tan For Taupe) works for boys of all ages.

High-Fives On Fridays

Want to give high-fives too? Sure you do!

But read & visit mine first!

1) Two words: Babee Tenda!

2) Canadians were in WWII? Who knew? (It's like they're an independent country or something!)

3) Rian Fike made The Miami Herald!

4) A general shout-out high-five to A Tad Too Much Tan For Taupe.

5) MrsTattooedGeek for her Skull with Butterfly Wings in Black Natural Cotton Tote.

Vintage Rocket Toothpick Dispenser

If you need something to boldly go between your teeth and remove that annoying piece of corn you dislodged from the cob at dinner, why not launch the tool in style?



Once filled with toothpicks, all you need to do is press the top down to pop up a toothpick. It's neat no matter how you define it.

via

Nothing Says, "Welcome, Spring!" More Than A Skull Birdhouse

Stefan Gross presents the "REBIRDY Skull Nesting Box".

Via A Tad Too Much Tan For Taupe.

Weird But Good

Today's Mute Monday is Weird But Good. If ever there was a theme for this blog, huh? *wink*


Weird Science with Muppets via.


Weird Al & Storm Troopers via.


Weird medical marketing piece via.

High-Five Fridays #6

1) A high-five for Rian for having the patience of a saint school teacher during my interview with him.

2) Believe in UFOs? Maybe you should. Unidentified Family Objects is a cool blog -- and who knows, maybe your family's objects are there?

3) Now there's a Wiki for Vintage Sewing Patterns. A serious way to kill at least 24 hours. (Found via Tad Too Much tan For Taupe's TT post.)

4) Scott McLemee's Quick Study, a blog on books, ideas and trash-culture ephemera. (Gotta wonder why he's not been here before -- perhaps because he considers himself a 'feuilletonist' rather than a blogger.)

5) Spare Mindy's Easy-Make Oven is super cute -- and clever!

Want to give high-fives too? Participation is a lot like Thursday Thirteen, only your post is links to who and what you like. (Plus, it's only 5 instead of 13!)

Find out how to give your High-Five Fridays here!

The purpose of this meme is to give high-fives to 5 people, posts, blogs and/or websites you've admired during the week. I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 5 high-fives on Friday. Trackbacks, pings, linky widgets, comment links accepted!

Visiting fellow High-Fivers is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your High-Fives in others comments (please note if NWS).

Find more High-Five Friday folks here!

High-Five Fridays #5

1) William at Hang Fire Books overheard this conversation between two Salvation Army workers.

2) I mock a lot of crafts here, but as you've likely expected I am also charmed by many too -- I must be at some level to save all the stuff I do. *wink* For those who admit their problem hobby, check out Vintage Craft Patterns for free old instructions.

3) Somewhat related is Make. It's not always 'old' but it's of the same DIY spirit that you see in Popular Mechanics, Work Basket etc.

4) High-fives in general to coisas do arco da velha "bizarre - burlesque - freaks - circus - kitsch - pulp - mexico". Don't worry, it's in English -- but even ifin t'weren't, you'd enjoy the images & understand it all the same. (Like you understand what I say here half the time anyway.)

5) Most of you probably know of the Vintage Ad community at LiveJournal, but it's worth a high-five for its continued dedication.

Want to give high-fives too? Participation is a lot like Thursday Thirteen, only your post is links to who and what you like.

Find out how to give your High-Five Fridays here!

The purpose of this meme is to give high-fives to 5 people, posts, blogs and/or websites you've admired during the week. I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 5 high-fives on Friday. Trackbacks, pings, linky widgets, comment links accepted!

Visiting fellow High-Fivers is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your High-Fives in others comments (please note if NWS).

Find more High-Five Friday folks here!

Things That Are Living In Your Pockets

... Our goal is not only bring all this objects into light but show the owner of them.

Place the objects on the scanner. Place your face/part of it on the scanner as well. Aaaaand scan it!

Face Your Pockets Project, via That Grrl.

High-Five Fridays #2 (But My First On A Friday)

1) Rian Fike of Full Body Transplant says that I am "the Snark MASTER!" Likely this post disappoints in that regard, but there's always another post to be made...

2) Suburban Diva asks, "Does this room make me look fat?" I refuse to answer on the grounds that it may incriminate by association.

3) Reading The Past On Postcards (at CQ; but not by me) discusses more than the pretty pictures -- but yes, it shows neat old postcards too!

4) Did you know that the Library of Congress had a blog?

5) The "Top Ten Science Based Predictions that didn’t come true" has been selected as much for the science kitsch as for the fabulous Wayne's World graphic.



Find out how to give your High-Five Fridays here!

The purpose of this meme is to give high-fives to 5 people, posts, blogs and/or websites you've admired during the week. I will link to everyone who participates and leaves a link to their 5 high-fives on Friday. Trackbacks, pings, linky widgets, comment links accepted!

Visiting fellow High-Fivers is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your High-Fives in others comments (please note if NWS).

Find more High-Five Friday folks here!

Keep A Gnome In Your Pocket

With this 2.5 inch pocket mirror with vintage gnome illustration.

Arg!

Seems here they won't sell to US customers -- and while they say nothing of prohibiting such things, (this) one imagines it has something to do with the cord/plug/socket/electricity. Bummer.

Because nothing says 'breakfast' better than skull-and-crossbones toast & a GnR ref on my toaster.

The Slippers That Got Away

They lured me in, with their sweet kitschy goodness...

And the $95 price tag meant all I could get was these photos.

Go Ahead, Pull His Nut

This vintage celluloid squirrel is a tape measure dispenser -- just pull his nut and see how long he gets.

Amy Vanderbilt Success Program Ephemera

The Amy Vanderbilt Success Program For Women was a membership club, like the book of the month club, from Nelson Doubleday. According to this card from the Department Store Division (for the July Selection: Parties With A Theme), membership was run through department stores:

This card is not a bill. Charges for all purchases will be included in your regular statement from the Department Store through which you enrolled for membership.

Members were mailed the latest booklet along with Amy Vanderbilt's Newsletter -- which was several pages of ads.



This example is from 1971, and contains pitches for Pritt Glue Stick, Cutex lip colors, the Museum of Modern Art, and UNICEF Birthday Cards along with info on saving electricity, a recipe, and this interesting note on "Unusual Fabrics":

Whenever I go to Vermont, I try to stop at Putney to visit the home shop of Carol Brown which, for so many years, has featured Irish handwoven tweeds and other fascinating farbrics in materials by the yard, as well as clothing and furnishings. She also has Irish and Scottish shawls, throws, blankets, and stoles, including the delightful little blankets and throws from AVOCA in Ireland. I love the little knee rugs, 38'' x 54'', comfortable to throw over your legs if you're watching TV or to take to sit on at a picnic, or to keep you warm in an open car. Mrs. Brown has a little folder that tells about her shop and what she sells (she is very patient and understanding about selling by mail). Send her a postcard and ask for the folder, saying that you read about her in this newsletter. Her address is: Carol Brown, Putney, Vermont 05346.

This was all I could find on Carol Brown and her shop.

See also my CQ article on How To Be A More Interesting Woman.

I'll Get You, And Your Pretty Pink Puppy Too

I promised Thom of Fabulon I'd steal his pretty pink poodle. He found it via Flickr, but it apparently followed him home. And now I have stolen it.

This Just In... Truck Stop Has Elvis' Family Jewels

Cheetah Velour reports that Sierra Sid's Casino & truck stop has the guns and jewels of Elvis.

One Problem Solved

You'd think that in a house full of 'stuff' -- both from personal collecting and swallowing the inventory from our former booth (as seen in this photo) -- finding an object to bring to the appraisal this weekend would be easy. Or at least that the problem would be how to narrow down the pile to a short list, right? But no.

While I've finally decided what to bring to the appraisal, this object was a recent purchase -- discovered just this past Saturday. I'm not going to show it to you now. You'll have to wait. But for those who hang on my every word, now you know I've solved that problem.