lost & found vintage toys

madame alexander oz

i particularly like the madame alexander oz figures ~

given out as kid's meal prizes at mcdonald's ~

the wicked witch of the west ~

with sleepy eyes ~

wickedly cute ~

& another version ~

oz toys have had several runs as happy meal toys ~

these are from 2007 & 2008 ~

these are extras i have out of their packages ~

they include winkie guards ~

the wicked witch of the east in her snazzy striped stockings ~

& my favorites the flying monkeys ~

mip figures & boxes (shown alongside madame alexander storybook dolls & boxes) ~

dorothy ~

& another ~

out of the packs ~

2007 mip toys ~

2008 mip toys ~

more oz tomorrow ~

mcdonald's happy meal box..

just click wizard of oz in the categories list anytime..

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altar of eclectica

so i was commenting at my other blog about our 'altar of eclectica' ~

this wall unit that mr dad & i bought for $200 way back in the early 80s has come a long way with us ~

& over the years has become known fondly as the altar of eclectica :) ~

in its early days it held books & home taped vhs tapes, our old zody's stereo & the original evil jolly chimp (who i've posted about here) ~

it has always been there in the background through the different places we lived over the last several decades ~

& it has changed & evolved & had many different incarnations ~

all gumby mode for my appearance at collector's corner ;) ~

here's an old family get together down in socal with the a of e included ~

our kitties were always so good & left my collectibles alone <3 ~

i've always loved having it right over my shoulder to look at because every tiny treasure has an associated memory with it :) ~

i tend to stand in front of it whenever i'm getting photo'd ~

so the altar of eclectica basically is a bookshelf, there are art, poetry, horror & classic literature books in the back ~

with tiny treasures of all sorts in front ~

top shelf toys include american mcgee's alice, tolkien & tophats ~

one halloween of old ~

behind raven & sabrina are dedicated nightmare before christmas collectibles including a vampire shelf ~

there's a psych shelf, kids stuff shelf & one for collector card notebooks ~

the latest incarnation includes a wonderland shelf, a halloweeniana shelf & one for kitties & mystical items, as well as a stephen king & zombies shelf ~

i've used the a of e as a backdrop for many of my 'dollscapes' over the years, like 'gumby in christmas crisis' (link in the sidebar) ~

my ghost toy catalogue includes a shelf by shelf close-up breakdown ~

visit my entire ghost toy catalogue here (sound up)..

bren

flashback friday favorite ~ wizard of oz

i only recently came across this book & i think it's a creative masterpiece ~

from 2008 by artist/writer graham rawle ~

i knew by the cover picture that this was right up my alley as a longtime fan of artists like art clokey, jan svankmajer, bros quay, & newer artists like christiane cegavske ~

(you'll understand why if you've seen my dollscapes ~ links down left..) ~

this is possibly my favorite version of the wizard of oz now ~

all your favorite l frank baum characters are here ~

dorothy & toto, the scarecrow, tinman & adorable vintage toy cowardly lion ~

poppies! now they'll sleep.. ~

i just love this book! ~

release the flying monkeys! ~

prints of graham rawle's work are available on his site ~

this picture makes me happy ~

for more wizard of oz just look in the category list on the left anytime & click ~

this has been a flashback friday favorite post from may of 2015 & wraps up wizard of oz week ~

bren

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wizard of oz week continues ~

with another dover book ~

of paperdolls ~

denslow style again ~

king of the forest ~

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munchkins ~

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glinda the good witch ~

yes i love dover books ~

bren