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vintage recipes for children

  • ludwig von drake animal pancakes
    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..
    ~ copyright 2012 all rights reserved

kids' meals

  • pokemon/hello kitty
    kids' meal boxes, buckets, bags & cups for various promotions from over the years ~ (a work in progress, there are more of these to come..)
Alice
ghost pix album ~ rpg videogame screenshots, lol kitties & all kinds of goodies..
Brenwashere
toxic was here album ~
vintage socal birthdays & halloweens, etc..
~ copyright 2008 all rights reserved

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Spotlight Posts

  • monster crunch game
    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
    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
    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
    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
    golden magazine ~ october 1969
    a vintage golden magazine today ~ from october 1969 ~ remember oldschool journalism when they'd report the news based on the facts? ~ & even on paper ~ ooh, a .10 cent apollo lunar module! ~ fall comfort food ~ a witch story ~ nice name, kid.. lol ~ meet...
  • halloween shopping
    halloween shopping
    at our house halloween season means shopping time ~ because keeping halloween decor around the house year round requires maintenance ~ besides the usual pumpkins & ghosts, there are household things like soap & tea towels ~ & of course i'm an easy target for seasonal marketing, so food &...
  • halloween comicfest
    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
    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
    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
    nightmare before christmas anniversary
    it's hard to believe the nightmare before christmas is now 25 years old ~ i think the first dvd i owned was the movie, which i got for xmas ~ in honor of the occasion, this halloween season i've upgraded my coffee mug & pjs to nbx ~ sally &...
  • nightmare before christmas pop-up book
    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
    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
    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
    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
    jack & jill magazine ~ october 1961
    another vintage halloween issue of jack & jill ~ from october 1961 ~ a skelly story ~ a pumpkin cutout ~ a look at jerry mathers ~ from leave it to beaver ~ cool skull model :) ~ the mystery of fall ~ a raccoon story ~ little yellow bird...
  • dennison colorful costumes
    dennison colorful costumes
    a vintage costume book by dennison today ~ easy to make ~ the joys of crepe paper ~ bunnies & birds ~ the land of make believe ~ for special occasions, entertainments & parties ~ holidays ~ let's have a masquerade party ~ around the world ~ fly away wings...
  • halloween shopping
    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
    jack & jill magazine ~ october 1964
    another cool vintage halloween issue of jack & jill ~ from october 1964 ~ buffalo bee ~ halloween party time ~ extra fun skelly cutout ~ a ghost story ~ halloween recipes ~ card games ~ plenty of black cats :) ~ gramps' nature tales ~ ziggity zoo ~ toxic...
  • flashback friday favorites ~ monster week
    flashback friday favorites ~ monster week
    it's october, our favorite time of the year, & the halloween countdown! we'll have all halloween, ghosts & monsters here this month, starting with a week of universal & classic monsters. first up, dracula, of course, because we're partial to bela ~ bela lugosi as dracula from the 1931 movie...
  • jack & jill magazine ~ october 1962
    jack & jill magazine ~ october 1962
    another vintage halloween issue of jack & jill magazine ~ from october 1962 ~ toxic was once a tiger for halloween ~ things to make for halloween ~ the witch who sneezed ~ i suppose feline allergy can strike anyone ~ more witches ~ halloween masks to make ~ games...
Gumby
if you love gumby, then you'll love my friend zane loco's youtube channel 'all things animated'
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Collector's Corner LBPT
Gumby's childhood home
visit gumby's childhood home..
Bakerslarge
baker's tour painting by bren..
Trappedonthemoon
gumby trapped on the moon..
Rainspirits
gumby rain spirits by bren..
Snowman_x
the snowman by bren..
Bluestar
blue star drive-in (toxic toys)
Blackbird's outpost
blackbird's outpost dollscape..
Halloween house icon
ghost's halloween house..
Floorsleeper (blue house)
floorsleeper/blue house dollscape..
Lilac house
lilac house..
Raven's rest
raven's rest house..
Charlotte house
charlotte house..
Zombarbies
caution! zombarbies!
Box of bees
box of bees installation..
Patchwork playhouse
patchwork playhouse..
Xyz
xyz dollscape
Annie's saturday house
annie's saturday house..
Hiding places
hiding places installation..
Autumn butterfly album
autumn butterfly installation..
Doll medicine icon
doll medicine dollscape (warning graphic content)
My friends
monkey lab installation
Toxic dollies
toxic dollies dollscape
Never open your eyes
never open your eyes dollscape (warning graphic content)
Collidescope icon
collidescope dollscape (warning graphic content)
Migraine dolls sickroom
migraine dolls sickroom dollscape
The haunted forest
the haunted forest installation
Pandora
pandora installation
Arm
lost hollow digital art album (warning graphic content)
Spooky trees
january trees photo album
Ghostxmasdayicon
cemeteria photo album
Ghost garden
ghost garden album
Butterfly trials
butterfly trials album
Mr horse
halloween photo album (warning graphic content)
Brenda
dreamcatcher/dreamkeeper (warning graphic content)
Bad blood icon
bad blood by bren
Ld icon
little deaths
Wonderlandx
kaleidoscopes
Spiroscience icon
spiroscience
Closet skeleton icon
closet skeleton
Spiders
in a ghost house..
Little dolly
doll chest
Little miss diagnoses x
little miss dx

other cool sites ~

ANIskeletonEyesC
friendlyghost gamepage..
Autumn1
my comic book page..
Xmasgum
gumby in christmas crisis (powerpoint show by bren)

ghost stories
(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:)


mindless art

  • the tingler
    an album of mindless random drawings including vintage television & retro kid shows ~ old vhs tape covers etc..

    ~ copyright 2008 all rights reserved

toxic tricks & treats

  • ghost & toxic
    pages from toxic's own autobiography & schoolwork..

the kitties

  • boopy
    our kitties ~

backyard birdies

  • autumn
    i love all the different birds we see here in portland..

cards

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

pogs

  • pogs
    assorted pogs..

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dolls

11/16/2018

flashback friday favorite ~ vintage giant playhouse

Cardboard play inside dollhouse

this flashback friday favorite post from 2012 features miss pickles, our sweet babycat who is in kitty heaven now ~

Giant play house

i bought this giant cardboard 'play-inside' dollhouse more than 30 years ago.. here's the mail-in offer & instructions ~

Giant play inside house

my kitties approve of it ~

Cardboard house

it came with wildly off-scale furniture & dolls ~ lol!

Vintage cardboard house

cardboard kitchen with all the mod cons ~

Cardboard kitchen

also parts, lightbulbs & seeds for a 'real working greenhouse' ~

Cardboard house etc

instructions & pieces ~

Greenhouse

it's quirky, but we enjoy it ~

Cardboard kitchen

ghost & toxic

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11/07/2018

monster high minis

Monster high minis

another cool blind mini toy surprise ~

Monster high minis 1

a monster high mini this time ~

Monster high minis 2

who is it? ~

Monster high minis 3

a sporty little monster ~

Monster high minis 5

this is season #2 with 70+ total ~

Monster high minis 4

trade & collect them all ~

Monster high minis

bren

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10/31/2018

uncle fester puppet

Vintage mask 2

happy halloween!!

Ideal uncle fester puppet

i like to post a good vintage toy each halloween ~

Ideal uncle fester puppet 4

this old uncle fester puppet is the newest resident in my toy room ~

Ideal uncle fester puppet 2

a fun find for only a few bucks ;) ~

Ideal uncle fester puppet 1

there were also gomez & morticia addams puppets ~

Ideal uncle fester puppet 3

from ideal toys 1964 ~

Ideal uncle fester puppet x

please keep your kitties safe inside tonight ~

Ideal uncle fester puppet 5

bren

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