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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

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

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  • flashback friday favorite ~ vintage xmas
    flashback friday favorite ~ vintage xmas
    a flashback friday favorite post today from an old christmas, this time a sweet little vintage xmas assortment of gift trims just in time for last minute xmas eve presents ~ this gift label assortment by kaycrest originally cost only 10 cents ~ for 50 seals, cards & tags just...
  • holiday survival madlibs
    holiday survival madlibs
    win a snowball meatloaf! ~ sneeze a present without wrapping paper ~ it's worst case scenario holiday survival madlibs ~ madlibs have always been popular at our house ~ how to silence a group of carolers! :D ~ i've posted madlibs here at the lost & found many times before...
  • it's a wonderful christmas
    it's a wonderful christmas
    if you love vintage xmas you'll enjoy today's book ~ it's a wonderful christmas by susan waggoner ~ a retro compilation of xmas goodies from the 40s through mid 60s ~ from 2004 ~ we always have vintage glass ornaments on our xmas tree, & toxic loved woolworth's at holiday...
  • fiber optic xmas
    fiber optic xmas
    it's already xmas eve :) ~ do you go all out with your xmas decor? ~ these fiber optic yard display guys get harder & harder to drag out of the snow each new year.. lol ~ so this year they're staying dry & warm ;) ~ but here's one...
  • richard scarry animals merry christmas
    richard scarry animals merry christmas
    something from richard scarry ~ on this xmas eve eve ~ the animals' merry christmas ~ 21 stories by kathryn jackson ~ a nice giant golden book ~ a very small xmas ~ terrible teddy bear ~ mr lion's plum pudding ~ i always like richard scary illustrations ~ the...
  • rudolph goodies
    rudolph goodies
    rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is classic xmas ~ & every year i pick up a few of the new retro xmas items ~ like this imagine ink coloring activity book ~ winter chapsticks ~ & bandaids ~ made by bendon ~ one last activity book ~ rudolph standee ~ including...
  • vintage xmas postcards
    vintage xmas postcards
    more vintage xmas cards & postcards today ~ of course kitty cards are best ~ & butterflies ~ vintage portland ~ happy new year ~ birds & bunnies in the snow ~ 1 cent post ~ dear aunt mary ~ well goodbye ~ timeless sentiments ~ i always enjoy these...
  • flashback friday favorite ~ vintage santa
    flashback friday favorite ~ vintage santa
    this is a flashback friday favorite post from a xmas past.. Merry Christmas! i hope everyone's having a wonderful xmas ~ a sweet little vintage santa claus wind-up toy today ~ unmarked, he looks 50s era to me, his beard is kinda worn from age but it just makes him...
  • wii rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
    wii rudolph the red-nosed reindeer
    so last night we ended up watching most of rudolph the red-nosed reindeer on tv ~ again ~ so i thought i'd share this wii game i picked up & tried recently ~ from nintendo ~ you can play as a helper elf ~ misfit hermie ~ santa ~ yukon...
  • children's playmate ~ december 1972
    children's playmate ~ december 1972
    kitties are my favorite playmates ~ here's a nice vintage issue of children's playmate from december of 1972 ~ the one & only xmas ghost ~ santa's spaceship ~ stand on your head in a spoon ~ drawing fun ~ santa shuffle & dreidel games ~ north pole animals ~...
  • flashback friday favorite ~ lost modrod
    flashback friday favorite ~ lost modrod
    leading up to xmas i wanted to devote a few posts to my favorite xmas toys (this is toxic with baby brother way back in 1970..) ~ for xmas 1969 santa came through with this awesome vintage plastic mod rod kiddie pedal car for toxic ~ i loved my modrod...
  • flashback friday favorite ~ illumarooms
    flashback friday favorite ~ illumarooms
    flashback to xmas 2000, 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 &...
  • xmas ornaments
    xmas ornaments
    our tree is all decorated now & we've just had our first snow ~ suddenly it's xmas ~ it's a wonderful life was already on last night too ~ i thought i'd share some of our favorite xmas tree ornaments ~ besides elmira gulch & the wicked witch ~ there's...
  • flashback friday vintage recipes for children
    flashback friday vintage recipes for children
    it's flashback friday & i hear there's a #disasterdinnerparty going on ~ i just peeked out the downstairs window to see our backyard wild kitties eating their turkey & gravy feast :) ~ we'll be having thanksgiving leftovers ourselves for a while ~ i thought it was a good time...
  • retro collector cards
    retro collector cards
    what collector cards are your favorite? ~ i like vintage & retro like wacky packs & horror classics ~ toxic used to buy wacky packs for a nickel ~ 80s era creature feature by topps ~ classic monsters ~ hey, it's harry nevus! ~ you'll die laughing ~ fright flicks...
  • tiny books
    tiny books
    2 tiny books today ~ on the farm ~ published by platt & munk ~ illustrated by andrea brooks ~ & here's in the city ~ on a snow day ~ illustrated by jessie spicer zerner ~ old fashioned days ~ xmas is already in the stores ~ these are...
  • nightmare before xmas pjs
    nightmare before xmas pjs
    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...
  • fall library sale
    fall library sale
    yesterday i hit the fall friends of the library sale downtown here in portland ~ it's book nerd heaven ~ & it's like my xmas ~ wonderful old fashioned & vintage books ~ i always scoop up the dover coloring books ~ kittens & butterflies ~ vintage wonder, elf &...
  • the third grade art projects guide
    the third grade art projects guide
    the third grade art projects guide ~ published by denison ~ from 1966 ~ sketching & color ~ color kaleidoscopes ~ trees in 4 seasons ~ xmas, it'll be here before you know it ~ bluebirds in the birdhouse ~ totem poles ~ toxic approved ~ bren
  • toxic coloring book
    toxic coloring book
    i'm kinda miserable with classic migraine today ~ that started yesterday as a disconcerting aura & blindspot after doing a wave of springcleaning ~ so i'm in pain & feeling a little pukey ~ mr dad's nickname for me is li'l pukey, since i say that often enough.. lol ~...
Lbpt
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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..
Rx
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

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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

  • 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

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

the kitties

  • boopy
    our kitties ~

backyard birdies

  • red-tailed hawk
    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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music

01/12/2020

barbie sings!

Barbie sings record

6 terrific teen-age tunes sung by barbie & ken ~

Barbie sings record 1

& you can sing along to this vintage 45 book & record from mattel ~

Barbie sings record 2

sadly i only have the book (record status: lost) ~

Barbie sings record 3

recipe for instant love :D ~

Barbie sings record 4

vintage 1961 ~

Barbie sings record x

happy anniversary mr dad! ~

Barbie sings record

bren

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01/07/2020

mini posters

Amav mini posters 1

remember doodle art? ~

Amav mini posters 2

these vintage mini posters by amav from 1984 are in the style of old doodle art posters ~

Amav mini posters 3

of course some vintage kid of the past has colored just a tiny portion on each one.. lol ~

Amav mini posters 4

butterflies, space, plants & animals ~

Amav mini posters 5

dragons & music ~

Amav mini posters 7

maybe i should get out my felt pens & finish these ~

Amav mini posters 8

toxic always loves art & art supplies ~

Amav mini posters 9

mr dad would like this one ~

Amav mini posters 10

on the back ~

Amav mini posters 1984

my favorite is this beatles one :) ~

Amav mini posters 6

bren

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01/05/2020

mr rogers 2020 calendar

Mr rogers 2020 calendar

we're enjoying our new 2020 calendar ~

Mr rogers 2020 calendar 1

it's a mr rogers' neighborhood one ~

Mr rogers 2020 calendar 2

won't you be my neighbor? ~

Mr rogers 2020 calendar 3

here it is in our kitchen (before it gets all written on) ~

Mr rogers 2020 calendar 4

each month has a memorable quote from fred ~

Mr rogers 2020 calendar 5

it goes with our other retro kitchen decor ~

Mr rogers 2020 calendar 6

i hope 2020 brings clearer vision for all ~

Mr rogers 2020 calendar x

earth friendly from brown trout publishers ~

my very favorite ~

Mr rogers 2020 calendar 7

bren

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