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flashback friday favorites ~ nightmare before christmas
this flashback friday favorite post is from december of 2012 & starts off 11 days of nightmare before christmas posts full of all kinds of goodies! continue to the rest of the old posts by clicking here or just click nbx in the category list for much more.. now that...
mad magazine
back in may i posted about the 1st issue of the new mad magazine ~ here's another new issue worth sharing ~ with up to date humor ~ & if like me you did binge-watch stranger things ~ you might appreciate this binge-mocking ~ ads ~ mad tips for making...
monster crunch game
if you're like me, you probably buy these guys every halloween ~ but have you played the game? ~ the retro monster crunch board game ~ from general mills & big g creative llc ~ it features count chocula, booberry & frankenberry ~ & also the rarer yummy mummy &...
flashback friday favorite ~ 1916 halloween party
a flashback friday favorite post from halloweens past while we're still in the glow of halloween '18.. my favorite vintage halloween item in my collection is this dennison tri-fold party invite, i just love this old-fashioned style of ghost (i myself am an old-fashioned style of ghost..) ~ (appeared in...
uncle fester puppet
happy halloween!! i like to post a good vintage toy each halloween ~ this old uncle fester puppet is the newest resident in my toy room ~ a fun find for only a few bucks ;) ~ there were also gomez & morticia addams puppets ~ from ideal toys 1964...
golden magazine ~ october 1965
another vintage halloween issue of the golden magazine for boys & girls ~ this time from october of 1965 ~ witch wood ~ '65 was a good year for vintage ;) ~ more witches ~ make a calendar ~ woodpeckers ~ with woody woodpecker ~ we've had a northern red...
golden magazine ~ october 1969
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halloween shopping
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halloween comicfest
so did you get some free comic books today for halloween comicfest? ~ we filled up our cool comicfest trick-or-treat bag with goodies ~ & bought some mini comics for our own trick-or-treaters ~ i got my comic con passport stamped at each comic book shop we visited.. if you...
flashback friday favorites ~ halloweeniana
from the ghost of halloweens past, a plethora of halloween goodies vintage & new ~ here's a carl's jr treat bag, let's fill it up ~ this tiny candycorn plush is supposed to be a cat toy.. (sorry, kitties..) vintage dennison's seals ~ a mini dracula figure ~ 1990 universal...
grimm's ghost stories
another cool vintage big little book from whitman today ~ grimm's ghost stories from 1976 ~ hepzibah's favorite book ~ the ghost of simon smith ~ he's dead! ~ call a doctor! ~ a ghost ~ letters appear mysteriously on the tombstone ~ a killer ~ fort lincoln ~ i've...
nightmare before christmas anniversary
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nightmare before christmas pop-up book
tim burton's classic nightmare before christmas is now 25 years old ~ just click on nbx in the category list in the sidebar for my many posts on the subject ~ this is the super pop-up book version ~ with special hot spots for you to look for ~ they're...
playmobil halloween
i just loved this halloween playmobil set when i saw it ~ i had to bring it home to my toyroom & open it up ~ because that's just how i roll ~ i think this is the first playmobil dracula made ~ & his buddy, the frankenstein monster ~...
jack & jill magazine ~ october 1960
one last vintage halloween issue of jack & jill magazine for now ~ from october 1960 ~ an owl story ~ we're up early to take a long drive today to look for fall color ~ south toward mt jefferson ~ peter rabbit ~ stargazing ~ a bear in the...
flashback friday favorite ~ haunted mansion toys
it's another flashback friday favorite post, this one from october of 2012 includes cool kid's meal toys based on disneyland's haunted mansion dark ride ~ 2003 haunted mansion mcd prizes ~ 1 ramsley's trunk (wind it up & when you open it up a hand reaches out to grab you...
jack & jill magazine ~ october 1961
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dennison colorful costumes
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halloween shopping
at our house halloween time is when we do our household shopping :) ~ for things all around the house ~ as a longtime scrapbooker, i was thrilled to find such good retro vintage style items at michael's this year ~ including all these cool paper goodies ~ halloween &...
jack & jill magazine ~ october 1964
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baker's tour painting by bren..

gumby trapped on the moon..

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blue star drive-in (toxic toys)

blackbird's outpost dollscape..

ghost's halloween house..

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raven's rest house..

charlotte house..

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box of bees installation..

patchwork playhouse..

xyz dollscape

annie's saturday house..

hiding places installation..

autumn butterfly installation..

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monkey lab installation

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bad blood by bren

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stars antiques portland
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culture of comics blog
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bright & tiny gems blog
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dinosaur dracula
cool site i just discovered on twitter..
mystic halloween blog
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jnk davis ~ celebrating creative togetherness
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view from the birdhouse
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vintage teen books
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ravensblight haunted paper toys..
one of my favorite sites..
zombo's closet
a scary cool blog..
the collinsport historical society
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little people meet mr potatohead
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tracy's toys
a cool toy blog..
retroland
everything retro
timewarp toys
buy old toys here ~
vintage valentine museum
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dis forum
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vintage halloween toys
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kathy's fastfood toys
kid's meal prizes
online antique mall ~ toys
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imaginary world
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halloweentown
nightmare before xmas site
doombuggies
haunted mansion site
this old toy
fisher price store
enchanted world of rankin/bass
rick goldschmidt ~ rankin/bass historian
scar stuff
vintage halloween blog
greenleaf miniatures
for dollhouse enthusiasts
little golden books
steve santi's store
sam's toy box
cool old toys..

friendlyghost gamepage..

my comic book page..

gumby in christmas crisis (powerpoint show by bren)

ghost stories
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11/03/2012

gumby & pokey

these vintage lakeside toys were made in 1966 ~

gumby is a roller toy ~

pokey spins around & around ~

both are around 4" tall & made of plastic ~

the wind-up mechanism is missing from this gumby ~

i have a few of these but they're often broken ~

made in hong kong ~

ghost & toxic

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Beautiful pieces you have here.

Posted by: JohnnyDYR | 11/03/2012 at 03:55 PM

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