lost & found vintage toys

do you play elder scrolls online? ~ if you do, look for me & we'll kill stuff together (bren-ghost) ~ i just started recently in elsweyr, home of my beloved khajiiti ~ i've played elder scrolls games solo for decades ~ & so i finally took the plunge to mmo...

happy halloween! in honor of this very special day i'm sharing with you our latest mini house ~ it all started with this, what i called, the mystery house ~ we usually build our houses from the ground up, but this yardsale find was too inviting ~ this time mr...

it's halloween eve, let's make some noise! ~ with this vintage tin halloween horn ~ featuring a pumpkinhead, an owl, witch & black cat ~ made by the us metal toy mfg company ~ as are these twist type tin toys featuring another black cat & rather vicious jol ~...

with only a couple days left till halloween i wanted to share the vintage items i've gathered since last year ~ like these fierce little black cats ~ owl & pumpkinhead scarecrow ~ unmarked plastic, i believe these are meant to be cake decorations ~ & these candy holders are...

hello kitty is all dressed up for halloween at mcdonald's ~ in 8 cute styles like pumpkin, witch & skelly ~ butterfly & mermaid ~ each toy has an action ~ for example you can make the wings flap ~ this happy meal celebrates 45 years of hello kitty ~...

with only a few days left till halloween 2019, i wanted to share our updated halloween album ~ we have always thoroughly enjoyed this special holiday at our house, in years past we did our best to terrify the neighborhood back in socal ~ up here where it's usually too...

what a beautiful fall day here in portland ~ perfect for halloween comicfest ~ we hit cosmic monkey & excalibur comics ~ as well as things from another world ~ this is a great event for kids ~ cool kids like to read comic books ~ there's something for everyone,...

a flashback friday favorite post from october 2013.. this is all i have left of my ideal visible head model from the 80's, it's the picture from the box.. sadly mine broke apart after being used as a hatstand for many years & i regrettably sold it at one of...

hey, its only a week till halloween! ~ october is my favorite shopping season ~ i mean there are socks & cereals, cats & pumpkins ~ & frogs ~ new for us this year from holiday home decor ~ ghost & skelly tea towels since it's halloween all year in...

8 days till halloween ~ halloween shopping continues at our local spirit store ~ hey, nice chainsaw ~ i'd put it to good use ~ this year they have a spooky aquarium ~ let's go inside ~ a sign warns you not to tap on the glass ~ biting fish...

yesterday i mentioned my newest dolly ~ but you've not been properly introduced ~ say hi to tammy terror ~ if you liked zombarbies, you'll love this zombie dolly ~ with her evil glowing eyes & zombie cries (just click the links) ~ zombie dolly & feed me! she growls...

halloween shopping always makes me so happy ~ i have a new dolly! more about her tomorrow ~ these are pix from our trip to halloween city in hillsboro ~ feeding the kitty ~ cool haunted projector.. (click me) ~ 10 days till halloween! check here at the lost &...

a ghost story today ~ jeremy & the ghost from 1979 dandelion press ~ poor jeremy is subject to harassment ~ due to his fears, especially of the haunted house nearby ~ but on halloween he becomes a ghost ~ & gets a ribbon for scariest costume at school ~...

i can feel halloween approaching :) ~ how do you like this cool vintage jangly halloween chain i'm wearing? ~ here's the latest vintage ceramic ghost here at our house ~ more here ~ have you visited the halloween house? (sound up) ~ i pick up ghosts & skellies all...

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...

it's the 13th of october ~ let's crack open this new funko oogie boogie cereal for breakfast ~ & there's the prize! ~ a cute little green funko oogie boogie for my halloweentown shelf ~ ok, so i have to say.. ~ this cereal is not very tasty, sorta bitter...

i love the cover of this vintage children's playmate magazine from october 1973 ~ draw me, i'm a bat ~ jack-o-lantern moon ~ tonight is the hunter's moon, it's been glowing in my window at night ~ ghost writing ~ this issue is chock full of oldschool halloween goodness ~...

revisiting last october's dolly freakshow for flashback friday.. happy halloween month! ~ to kick off october you are invited to my latest ghost gallery dollscape ~ the dolly freak show (sound up!) all the vintage toyroom dollies are there for the show, which includes my own freak dolly creations ~...

'tis the season for monster cereals ~ we look forward to these every october ~ frankenberry ~ count chocula ~ & of course boo berry ~ i'm partial to this kind ~ download the addams family pumpkin stencils here ~ more like this to come ~ bren

i particularly like the mini versions of mezco's living dead dolls ~ although i do have a few of the larger dolls as well ~ for the girls ~ each one has a tiny noose around her neck.. how quaint ~ 3 more weeks till halloween begins! ~ although to...