lost & found vintage toys

spookytown

we have our spookytown set up this halloween ~

lemax has been making spookytown miniatures for many years & you can always see the latest pieces at your local michael's store ~

on the top are some more modern sets ~

like doctor stretch'n'pull's torture factory ~

when activated the gate lifts revealing a poor torture victim spinning on a rack ~

a ghost tree ~

& a little grim reaper graveyard ~

with plenty of ravens ~

these miniatures are lots of fun ~

especially when you turn the lights off ~

the larger pieces have their own lights & sound like this monster's ball ~

my favorites are these are older ceramic sets that are on a slightly smaller scale ~

the little witch pops in & out of the black cauldron inn ~

& when you hear thunder dr tingle's laboratory lights up accordingly ~

the funeral parlor is haunted by ghosts that float past its windows ~

an old fashioned hearse ~

the pumpkin patch ~

i've kept the vampires & their 'wine tasting' fountain on my bookshelves for a while now ~

lemax packages & catalog ~

there's a youtube here of just the older pieces so you can hear the sound effects ~

boxes ~

my hubby & i have been working on trying to finish our latest mini halloween house by the big day ~

you'll need a good power strip to operate an entire set up of animated pieces ~

bren

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hershey's cocoa mugs

is it hot cocoa weather yet where you are? ~

we're getting there ~

i love these retro hershey's cocoa mugs ~

it reminds me how toxic use to make her hot cocoa with hershey's cocoa powder :) ~

reese's peanut butter cups are still a favorite here ~

keep warm, here comes winter ~

bren

halloween decor

have you done your halloween decorating yet? ~

we have :) 

as i mentioned yesterday i enjoy skeletons ~

especially when they glow ~

glow in the dark box of bones ~

put together forms a 12" tall skelly ~

turn off the lights ~

ohhh! ~

there he is with his friend ~

they like the kitty nests ~

i always find cool stuff at michael's & spirit halloween stores each year ~

skulls & skelly hands ~

always cool ~

ghosts ~

& trinkets ~

black cat trick or treat bag ~

black cat erasers ~

bats of course ~

there's an eyeball ~

cats & candles ~

my china cabinet holds halloweeniana year round ~

because that's just how i roll ~

halloween butterflies? ~

why not? ~

just a ghost ~

vampire skelly ~

look who showed up right on cue ~

this year's luminary ~

a haunted house :D ~

spooky ~

halloween will be better next year once we've adopted kitties again ~

glowy skull lurking in the closet ~

we love halloween ~

here's a cool old kid's meal bucket ~

with more glowy skellys ~

from jack in the box ~

more halloween goodness to come ~

bren

musical sheriff gumby

another new addition to gumbyland ~

i recently picked up this ceramic-like gumby collectible ~

it's sheriff gumby ~

like in one of the earliest original adventures in western town ~

from 2002 nj croce & prema ~

wind him up & he turns back & forth to home on the range ~

i seem to recall he sings this in one old episode ~

if you haven't yet, why not come visit gumbyland? ~

bren

phrenology cat

i dearly miss having kitties around the house ~

so until we can remedy that i'm a soft mark for kitty item ads ~

like this little ceramic phrenology cat ~

from running press ~

ever wonder what is on your cat's mind? ~

this should help ~

(& it goes with my phrenology head & ceramic palms etc) ~

i've always thought cats are alot like people ~

it comes with a tiny handbook ~

to help you understand your feline better ~

of course world domination is always on the front of their minds ~

click cats in the category list in the sidebar for more like this anytime ~

bren