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my ghost toy catalogue ~ an inventory of ghost toys & collectibles old & new including toxic toys, toxic's library & halloweeniana..

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(blood & butterflies..)

these are excerpts from the book toxic & i wrote about our childhood... it's called 'brenda was here'.. let me know what you think/comments? p.s. stories here are non fiction/true. (privately hosted ~ if you're interested in reading this just ask:)

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flashback friday favorite ~ charlie brown xmas tree
this is a flashback friday favorite post from december 2014.. with christmas only a week away i thought i better share the little xmas tree we set up this year ~ i always wanted to have a little tree just like the one in the charlie brown xmas special ~...
holiday stickers
sticker time! ~ it's almost thanksgiving ~ which means christmas stuff is everywhere already ~ here's a bunch more stickers from my scrapbooking box ~ for all the holidays ~ uh oh i used up all my rudolph stickers :( ~ & most of these vintage xmas ones too ~...
flashback friday favorite ~ saturn press
it's october 1st & i'm declaring it autumn here in portland, heatwave over, back to rain yesterday & i'm on pumpkin watch now, counting the days till Halloweeeeen!! ~ due in part to this fun saturn press packet sent to me by a friend ~ she's been hiking up in...
kid stickers
it's sticker week again ~ all us vampires have survived the freakish Heat Event here in portland ~ toxic prefers oldschool sesame street ~ sorry elmo ~ winnie the pooh ~ not so popular anymore ~ dr seuss ~ i miss winter ~ classic mickey mouse ~ chronicles of narnia...
flashback friday favorite ~ songburst
another family game night favorite today ~ songburst, this is the 70s & 80s edition, there are others ~ half of toxic's brain is taken up by 70s song lyrics as she grew up with the stereo & 8 track tapes playing constantly at her house ~ play teams or...
journals
so it's new year's eve & time for me to decide which new journal to use for 2021 ~ some choices include this little nightmare before christmas one ~ it comes with letter stickers.. but i've been using an nbx journal now for the last 3 years ~ or maybe...
my life doll
so now's the time i get to share my new christmas present from santa :D ~ it's a new doll! ~ she's a my life doll ~ my life & my generation are more reasonably priced 18" dolls not unlike the deluxe american girls that i've posted here before ~...
gumby in christmas crisis
for throwback thursday a little gumby adventure i created years ago ;) click images to see the larger size ~ bren (ghost)
elf
an old wendy's kids meal prize today from 2004 ~ based on the fun movie, elf ~ it's a checker game :) ~ with will ferrell ~ hey, it's christmas eve eve ~ bren
golden magazine ~ december 1970
haven't posted a golden magazine in a long time ~ here's december 1970's issue ~ with recipes & riddles ~ christmas stories ~ mythical monsters ~ knights & kings ~ galloping gobies? ~ & cats & more cats :) ~ mistletoe ~ & the story of hanukkah ~ little golden...
holiday express
it's the holiday express ~ christmas themed happy meal toys ~ from 2017 ~ train cars link together & include barbie, jurassic world etc ~ more holiday kids meal prizes to come ~ bren
thomas nast drawings
more thomas nast christmas illustrations today ~ book of drawings ~ more vintage images ~ another kitty ~ a merry old santa ~ were you good this year? ~ bren
thomas nast christmas
it's christmas week ~ this book features vintage christmas illustrations by thomas nast ~ cool old-fashioned santa ~ & victorian scenes ~ & kitties ~ drawings for the human race ~ more tomorrow ~ bren
flashback friday favorite ~ illumarooms
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 & electrical lighting issues ~...
flashback friday favorite ~ bing crosby
there is still no one i'd rather hear singing xmas tunes than bing crosby, this morning we have xmas music playing here at our house.. i just love this vintage one pint size ice-cream carton ~ from valley farms licensed by bing crosby sales inc, hollywood ~ the cream of...
nightmare before christmas 12 days of socks
one more nightmare before christmas item ~ so i always think of nbx items as halloween collectibles as much as they are xmas ones ~ in part because my inner child cannot wait all the way till xmas to get & open these cool things ;) ~ as a believer...
nightmare before christmas coloring book
continuing with the nightmare before christmas ~ here's an official nbx coloring book ~ jack & sally ~ oogie boogie ~ the whole halloweentown gang ~ click pix for the large size for coloring ~ more tomorrow ~ bren
barbie accessories
happy meal barbie prizes continue ~ barbie can accessorize ~ because we all need a car with stickers, a guitar, a horse ~ lipstick & glasses ~ these are from the barbie fashionistas, spy squad & my dreamhouse promotions ~ & here's the special holiday express barbie train car ~...
flashback friday favorite ~ weird pokeys
following up on last flashback friday's weird gumbys post today with weird pokeys ~ i've found many weird pokeys that have pinpoint pupils this way ~ weird fun xmas pokey ~ he's not looking well here ~ that's better ~ the cutest weird pokeys are the ace novelty company plush...
flashback friday favorite ~ weird gumbys
as host of gumbyland i've seen a lot of weird gumbys ~ sometimes they're kinda adorable like these tiny plush toys ~ sometimes downright weird like this big shaggy gumby ~ i've been scanning the ebay listings since ebay first came around & i've seen all kinds so i thought...

ghost gamelinks..

ghost's top eleven rpg's:
#1 ~ down the rabbit hole... "here's a riddle.. when is a croquet mallet like a billy club? ..i'll tell you... whenever you want it to be..." cheshire cat to alice (american mcgee's alice: the original) this game is my favorite above all others...
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you thank you mr mcgee for alice madness returns!!! (with the original i still rate these the best!)
#2 is primal, especially the wraith world where i felt right at home.. what a relief to play a strong female for a change, and with scree the gargoyle at my side... loved this game and want more!!!
#3 is fable/fable:lost chapters/fable 2.. get lost in this incredible world and determine your own fate... good or evil.. or somewhere in between... fable 3 is out!!!
#4 city of lost children.. based on the french movie of the same name.. you are miette, an orphan, use your thieving and sneaking skills to free the childrens' souls from the evil inventor who is stealing their dreams...
tied at #4 the kingdom hearts games (2).. disney meets final fantasy! play in disney worlds alongside jack skellington in halloweentown, jack sparrow in the caribbean or alice at the mad tea party..
#5 is van helsing.. if you liked the movie, play this gothic masterpiece and face werewolves, the frankenstein monster, mr hyde and count dracula himself...
#6 are all of the lord of the rings games, which are all worth mastering, including the hobbit game.. (watch out for the spiders!)
& the old classic snes lord of the rings.. (another good old favorite.. i spent forever lost in the barrow downs...)
#7 are all the ultima games.. my favorites were 'quest of the avatar' and 'the false prophet'.. but if you like the classics try out 'black gate' and 'exodus' and the other oldies..
#8 is the original nes game shadowgate.. the one that turned me into an rpg junkie in the first place all those years ago.. hunched over my controller in the dark in my camper in the middle of the night.. still a classic...
#9 is final fantasy, but i'm an old time gamer, so i mean the original final fantasy games on nes/snes like 1, 2, 3 + mystic quest.. still the best even without the graphics of the newer games...
#10 is lemony snickett's series of unfortunate events.. ok, so this game is not terribly hard..
(i was able to complete it even while fairly intoxicated..) it is still creative and fun if you enjoyed the movie, which i did...
i needed a #11 on my list for all the honorable mentions.. unforgettable games like wizardry, king arthur's world, tombs & treasures, deja vu, faxanadu, the immortal, breath of fire and the dragon warrior games.. also baldur's gate, the ren & stimpy games that wrecked my nerves, zombies ate my neighbors, fester's quest, maniac mansion!!! ...gasp... too many to remember... aargghh! all those years spent in the dark deep in some labyrinth scribbling cryptic notes and maps.. is that what is was that made me mad? or did they save me from madness...? the world may never know.. (p.s. i never made it without biting..)
!X! a bonus: i absolutely approve of the gamecube's eternal darkness: sanity's requiem.. lovecraftian & hallucinogenic.. i dare you!
the post-apocalyptic fallout games, F3, new vegas & F4 coming soon!
dante's inferno ~ go to hell!
gothic victorian lovecraftian bloodshed :D bloodborne!
i highly approve of the other from software games besides bloodborne, demon's souls & dark souls 1, 2 & 3.. not for the faint of heart, gotta get good for these!

vintage recipes for children

deliciously classic or wonderfully gross, these vintage recipes for kids from the golden magazine for boys & girls or jack & jill magazine are fun even if they don't make it to your table..
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kids' meals

kids' meal boxes, buckets, bags & cups for various promotions from over the years ~ (a work in progress, there are more of these to come..)

cards

collector cards, trading cards, card games & stickers etc..

our game gallery..

my comic book page..

Amazon.com Widgets

other cool sites ~

stars antiques portland
featured us at their site :)
pdx estates services/sales
these ladies are the best! i'll see you in line ;)
the bloggess ~ jenny lawson's blog
so much cool & funny stuff here..
culture of comics blog
cool blog by jeff whitman of papercutz..
bright & tiny gems blog
vintage & other cool things here..
dinosaur dracula
cool site i just discovered on twitter..
mystic halloween blog
a cool halloween blog i discovered..
jnk davis ~ celebrating creative togetherness
a cool creative site..
view from the birdhouse
fun vintage to be found here..
vintage teen books
a great site full of young adult books..
ravensblight haunted paper toys..
one of my favorite sites..
zombo's closet
a scary cool blog..
the collinsport historical society
for dark shadows fans..
little people meet mr potatohead
this site is a blast!
tracy's toys
a cool toy blog..
retroland
everything retro
timewarp toys
buy old toys here ~
vintage valentine museum
some good vintage ephemera here ~
tommy's toys
a cool vintage toy blog..
dis forum
for fans of disneyland..
vintage halloween toys
cool vintage halloween stuff here..
collectible vintage toys
an auction alternative to ebay..
kathy's fastfood toys
kid's meal prizes
online antique mall ~ toys
lots of cool antique toys for sale here..
imaginary world
lots of good retro stuff
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..

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dolls

scooba doo beatnik doll

12/27/2014

there's a new vintage chick in the toyroom ~

i said yesterday that i saved the best doll for last & here she is ~

this is a 1964 scooba doo talking beatnik doll by mattel ~

i wanted the brunette version which is kinda rare ~

check out her groovy chain & eye make-up ~

she has sleepy eyes ~

she's around 2' tall with a plush body & plastic head ~

but the coolest part is all the things she says when you pull her string, like:

play it cool, don't be a square!
i'm hip, you know like beatnik..
i dig food, like when do we eat?
hey sweetie, like you're something else, you know..
hey doll, like you're way out!
(scooba doo song) bug me baby..
i dig that crazy beat yeah!
get with it like wheeee!
dig my crazy black stockings..

pull-string & original mattel tag ~

it's amazing she still works given she's older than i am ~

she also sings a crazy scoobadoo song :) ~

that's my favorite bit & it cracks me up, i'll have to be careful not to overpull her string to hear her sing.. lol ~

thanks again, santa! ~

update: i picked up this groovy necklace for my scooba doo doll today :) ~

bren

Posted at 11:13 AM in christmas, dolls, music, novelty, plush | Permalink | Comments (3)

11/26/2021

flashback friday favorite ~ dorothy barbie

i believe it's the start of tornado season, reason enough to post a wizard of oz toy ~

this barbie as dorothy doll is still mint in the package from mattel 1999 ~

when you press her down on her light-up ruby slippered heels she says several different phrases ~

toto too! ~

i could never live in the midwest, although we have lots of family & history there..

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from april of 2013.. update: i let her out of her packaging for my toxic inner child dollscape!

toxic inner child (click here & sound up!)

ghost & toxic

Posted at 10:46 AM in barbie, dolls, fantasy, movies, television, wizard of oz | Permalink | Comments (8)

11/01/2021

treats

it was good to see a few kids out trick-or-treating last night :) ~

here's sad lisa looking out our front window on halloween night ~

& that's her new kitty companion, trickster ~

i'm still sewing things like these vintage halloween themed pillows ~

they're for my dolls ~

along with blankets & sleeping bags made out of spoonflower & vintage fabrics ~

because they like to have sleepovers ;) ~

sad lisa will have her own dollscape album at the ghost gallery soon, so later in wintertime be sure to check the rows of never opened doors..

bren

Posted at 07:33 AM in cats, dolls, ghosts, halloween, holiday, plush | Permalink | Comments (0)

10/30/2021

nosferatu

it's a cold windy halloween eve here in portland :) ~

for this halloween weekend a special toy ~

it is nosferatu himself ~

based on the max shreck character ~

a 2019 mego horror figure ~

& the best part is he glows in the dark :o ~

tomorrow's halloween!!! ~

bren

Posted at 10:17 AM in dolls, halloween, monsters, movies | Permalink | Comments (0)

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