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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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flashback friday favorite ~ marx tin house
let's take the vintage tin marx house off the shelf for a closer look today ~ this vintage tin house is 50's era ~ with cool lithography on all sides ~ this style of dollhouse was very popular in toxic's day ~ toxic never had one then, so we do...
flashback friday favorite ~ cardboard playhouse
this is a flashback friday favorite post from 2013.. several people showed interest in the vintage giant play inside cardboard house that i posted up way back in summer, but it's almost impossible to find another one these days it seems. this new one from discovery kids is really cool...
flashback friday favorite ~ vintage giant playhouse
this flashback friday favorite post from 2012 features miss pickles, our sweet babycat who is in kitty heaven now ~ i bought this giant cardboard 'play-inside' dollhouse more than 30 years ago.. here's the mail-in offer & instructions ~ my kitties approve of it ~ it came with wildly off-scale...
vintage wooden putz toys
i love little vintage wooden toys like these ~ these little erzebirge village buildings are sometimes called putz toys ~ they've been made since the 1800s in east germany ~ i can't be sure how old these particular ones are, they were still being made in the 60s ~ mr...
fisher price little people
it's been awhile since i posted some vintage fisher price little people ~ i recently picked up this grab bag of parts & pieces at an estate sale ~ it included this nursery set that i didn't have ~ backyard bbq table, a car & some extraneous furniture ~ but...
emerald city of oz
back to book month with another treasure i picked up at the last friends of the library sale ~ another cool dover publication~ cut & assemble the emerald city of oz ~ a must for any serious wizard of oz fan ~ check out the oldschool style characters ~ there's...
ghost house
beware of ghost ~ hey, this feels just like home ~ knock knock ~ let's look inside ~ an interesting bookshelf ~ that turns into a spooky mirror ~ i see a ghost! ~ this haunted house is made by hasbro ~ from 1976 ~ i picked this one up...
halloween week!!
halloween week is finally here!! ~ the house is looking spooky with decorations like this vintage ceramic light-up ghost ~ & this ceramic ghost house ~ a ghost house within a ghost house, you could say ~ here's another ~ a cozy little ghost cottage ~ a tall skinny one...
giant house of cards
a vintage giant house of cards today ~ das bunte kartenhausen, or the german edition by ravensburg ~ these seem 50s or 60s era ~ inspired by american designers charles eames & his wife, ray eames, architectural & graphic design artists, ray also designed toys ~ 32 slotted cards have...
Happy 5th Birthday Lost & Found!!!
Hi & Welcome to the Lost & Found Vintage Toy Blog! i'm bren & this is the lost & found's 5th birthday post ~ i'm a collector of vintage toys, books & pop culture items, including holiday, retro or even contemporary toys that i particularly like. i host a website...
miniature houses
you may notice the prevalence of miniature houses in the sidebar & in my toyroom photos, that's because mr dad & i like to create dollhouses together :) ~ this yellow dollhouse was our first ~ found at a yardsale down in socal, it had obviously had a mouse living...
the enchanted dolls' house wedding
i'll be focusing on doll posts for a bit here at the lost & found ~ starting with this nice big enchanted dolls' house wedding book ~ with all kinds of extras & goodies inside like this invite ~ mr dad & i like to make dollhouses together, so there...
the world of louisa may alcott
did you notice yesterday's google doodle? ~ it was in celebration of louisa may alcott's 184th birthday ~ so i thought i'd post this book of her life ~ of course she was the author of the book little women ~ this book has great photos of her homes &...
scooby doo mystery mansion
i promised a haunted house, how about this cool scooby doo haunted house playset ~ it opens up to reveal all kinds of clues ~ let's join shaggy & scooby as we search this kooky creepy old mansion ~ zoinks! ~ watch out, scoob! ~ wonder what's in that trapdoor?...
ghost gallery goodies
most who visit the lost & found know that i host gumbyland, but i have another side that loves everything halloween, cemetery & vampire ~ for example, i've been photographing cemeteries & trees for many years & have albums up at my gallery at gumbyland ~ this album is called...
in my house
a rand mcnally ding dong school book today ~ a word about miss frances ~ vintage 1954 ~ herbie tells us all about his house ~ it's the 50s so mom's in the kitchen & dad goes off to work ~ i'll be posting more ding dong school books later...
bates motel
i was saving this cool light-up bates motel sign for next halloween season but have changed my mind since i am so thoroughly enjoying recent episodes of bates motel on a&e, so here in the middle of a month of plush toys is a taste of darker things.. if you...
american girls ~ mini 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 ~...
lost toys
long post ~ toys that remain Lost today ~ this was toxic's favorite lunchbox ~ tin aladin early 70's era dr seuss ~ with the grinch, horton the elephant, the sneeches & the cat in the hat ~ i see it on ebay here & there but it's pretty pricey...
lost & found christmas
we're all ready for christmas here at the lost & found ~ our lights are up & even the mini houses have some tinsel ~ & the little charlie brown tree is all set up ~ vintage decorations are here & there ~ along with more modern favorites like this...

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Littlegumby

visit gumby's childhood home..

Baker's tour

baker's tour painting by bren..

Gumby moon

gumby trapped on the moon..

Rainsprits

gumby rain spirits by bren..

The snowman

the snowman by bren..

Bluestar

blue star drive-in (toxic toys)

Blackbird

blackbird's outpost dollscape..

Jol

ghost's halloween house..

Bluehouse

floorsleeper/blue house dollscape..

Lilac house

lilac house..

Raven's rest

raven's rest house..

Charlotte house

charlotte house..

Zombarbies

caution! zombarbies!

Beebox

box of bees installation..

Playhouse

patchwork playhouse..

Xyz

xyz dollscape

Annie

annie's saturday house..

Toyroom mouse

hiding places installation..

Autumn butterfly

autumn butterfly installation..

doll medicine dollscape (warning graphic content)

Lab

monkey lab installation

Dollies

toxic dollies dollscape

Never

never open your eyes dollscape (warning graphic content)

Collidescope

collidescope dollscape (warning graphic content)

Sickroom

migraine dolls sickroom dollscape

Haunted forest

the haunted forest installation

Pandora

pandora installation

Arm

lost hollow digital art album (warning graphic content)

Lonely trees

january trees photo album

Cemeteria

cemeteria photo album

Ghostgarden

ghost garden album

Butterfly tryals

butterfly trials album

Mr horse

halloween photo album (warning graphic content)

Little sister

dreamcatcher/dreamkeeper (warning graphic content)

Bad blood

bad blood by bren

Little deaths

little deaths

Wonderland

kaleidoscopes

Spiroscience

spiroscience

Closet skeleton

closet skeleton

Ghost house

in a ghost house..

Doll chest

doll chest

Little miss dx

little miss dx

Toxic inner child icon

toxic inner child dollscape

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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my comic book page..

Gumby's xmas crisis

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

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

pages from toxic's own autobiography & schoolwork..

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our kitties ~

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

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04/05/2019

flashback friday favorite ~ wizard of oz

i particularly like this enormous wizard of oz book ~

it's almost as tall as the playhouse behind it ~

if i could choose any single movie prop to have, it would be the haunted forest sign from the wizard of oz with the spook on it, the way to the witch's castle & the warning 'i'd turn back if i were you'.. :) i do believe in spooks!
did you ever notice at this point in the film that the scarecrow has a gun & the lion has a poison sprayer that says 'witch remover'? hehe..

what a world.. what a world..

there's no place like home..

from big face books 2000 ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from years ago, if you like this you might also enjoy these other lost & found posts:

happy birthday wizard of oz
wizard of oz doll
graham rawle oz
wizard of oz rolling toys
tin scarecrow in the box
dorothy barbie doll

& you should check out my toxic inner child dollscape at the ghost gallery too!

toxic inner child
(sound up!)

ghost & toxic

Posted at 09:55 AM in barbie, books, dolls, fantasy, movies, wizard of oz | Permalink | Comments (0)

02/10/2019

the snow queen

the snow queen ~

from hans christian andersen ~

part one: the looking glass & the broken bits ~

old nick ~

vintage from 1972 ~

part two: a little boy & a little girl ~

this old tale has inspired everything from cs lewis's 'the lion, the witch & the wardrobe' to disney's 'frozen' ~

a perfect story to read on this snowday ~

white bees & snowflakes ~

part three: the flower garden & the old woman who could do magic ~

& there's a crow ~

crows have their own language ~

part five: the little robber girl ~

illustrated by marcia brown ~

the snow queen's palace ~

'except ye become as little children, ye shall not come into the kingdom of heaven' ~

more like this to come ~

bren

Posted at 09:58 AM in birds, books, fantasy | Permalink | Comments (0)

01/23/2019

harry potter & fantastic beasts legos

more legos, this time a blind mini toy ~

which one will it be? ~

it's another harry potter figure ~

put him all together ~

draco! ~

warning, these loot box style blind mini toys are addicting ~

bren

Posted at 09:21 AM in fantasy, miniatures, movies | Permalink | Comments (0)