lost & found vintage toys

a flashback friday favorite post today from an old christmas, this time a sweet little vintage xmas assortment of gift trims just in time for last minute xmas eve presents ~ this gift label assortment by kaycrest originally cost only 10 cents ~ for 50 seals, cards & tags just...

win a snowball meatloaf! ~ sneeze a present without wrapping paper ~ it's worst case scenario holiday survival madlibs ~ madlibs have always been popular at our house ~ how to silence a group of carolers! :D ~ i've posted madlibs here at the lost & found many times before...

if you love vintage xmas you'll enjoy today's book ~ it's a wonderful christmas by susan waggoner ~ a retro compilation of xmas goodies from the 40s through mid 60s ~ from 2004 ~ we always have vintage glass ornaments on our xmas tree, & toxic loved woolworth's at holiday...

it's already xmas eve :) ~ do you go all out with your xmas decor? ~ these fiber optic yard display guys get harder & harder to drag out of the snow each new year.. lol ~ so this year they're staying dry & warm ;) ~ but here's one...

something from richard scarry ~ on this xmas eve eve ~ the animals' merry christmas ~ 21 stories by kathryn jackson ~ a nice giant golden book ~ a very small xmas ~ terrible teddy bear ~ mr lion's plum pudding ~ i always like richard scary illustrations ~ the...

rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is classic xmas ~ & every year i pick up a few of the new retro xmas items ~ like this imagine ink coloring activity book ~ winter chapsticks ~ & bandaids ~ made by bendon ~ one last activity book ~ rudolph standee ~ including...

more vintage xmas cards & postcards today ~ of course kitty cards are best ~ & butterflies ~ vintage portland ~ happy new year ~ birds & bunnies in the snow ~ 1 cent post ~ dear aunt mary ~ well goodbye ~ timeless sentiments ~ i always enjoy these...

this is a flashback friday favorite post from a xmas past.. Merry Christmas! i hope everyone's having a wonderful xmas ~ a sweet little vintage santa claus wind-up toy today ~ unmarked, he looks 50s era to me, his beard is kinda worn from age but it just makes him...

so last night we ended up watching most of rudolph the red-nosed reindeer on tv ~ again ~ so i thought i'd share this wii game i picked up & tried recently ~ from nintendo ~ you can play as a helper elf ~ misfit hermie ~ santa ~ yukon...

kitties are my favorite playmates ~ here's a nice vintage issue of children's playmate from december of 1972 ~ the one & only xmas ghost ~ santa's spaceship ~ stand on your head in a spoon ~ drawing fun ~ santa shuffle & dreidel games ~ north pole animals ~...

leading up to xmas i wanted to devote a few posts to my favorite xmas toys (this is toxic with baby brother way back in 1970..) ~ for xmas 1969 santa came through with this awesome vintage plastic mod rod kiddie pedal car for toxic ~ i loved my modrod...

flashback to xmas 2000, the american girls line made minis back in the early 2000s, including these fun illumarooms ~ lil's diner lunchcounter ~ this girl's bedroom set has a kitty with her own little house too of course ~ by 2003 they were discontinued due to product breakage &...

our tree is all decorated now & we've just had our first snow ~ suddenly it's xmas ~ it's a wonderful life was already on last night too ~ i thought i'd share some of our favorite xmas tree ornaments ~ besides elmira gulch & the wicked witch ~ there's...

it's flashback friday & i hear there's a #disasterdinnerparty going on ~ i just peeked out the downstairs window to see our backyard wild kitties eating their turkey & gravy feast :) ~ we'll be having thanksgiving leftovers ourselves for a while ~ i thought it was a good time...

what collector cards are your favorite? ~ i like vintage & retro like wacky packs & horror classics ~ toxic used to buy wacky packs for a nickel ~ 80s era creature feature by topps ~ classic monsters ~ hey, it's harry nevus! ~ you'll die laughing ~ fright flicks...

2 tiny books today ~ on the farm ~ published by platt & munk ~ illustrated by andrea brooks ~ & here's in the city ~ on a snow day ~ illustrated by jessie spicer zerner ~ old fashioned days ~ xmas is already in the stores ~ these are...

i'm warm & snuggly this crisp cold morning ~ thanks to my new nbx pjs ~ scary old goth lady ahead (sensitive viewers avert your gaze) ~ check out these super long socks that are included ~ yep, i'm all ready to hibernate now ~ the cold season is the...

yesterday i hit the fall friends of the library sale downtown here in portland ~ it's book nerd heaven ~ & it's like my xmas ~ wonderful old fashioned & vintage books ~ i always scoop up the dover coloring books ~ kittens & butterflies ~ vintage wonder, elf &...

the third grade art projects guide ~ published by denison ~ from 1966 ~ sketching & color ~ color kaleidoscopes ~ trees in 4 seasons ~ xmas, it'll be here before you know it ~ bluebirds in the birdhouse ~ totem poles ~ toxic approved ~ bren

i'm kinda miserable with classic migraine today ~ that started yesterday as a disconcerting aura & blindspot after doing a wave of springcleaning ~ so i'm in pain & feeling a little pukey ~ mr dad's nickname for me is li'l pukey, since i say that often enough.. lol ~...