A Selection Of Really BAD Santas

A lovely selection of really scary looking Santas and equally frightened tots...

What a better way to remember Christmas from your childhood than being forced unto the lap of seedy old men in red suits?

Love it!!

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Ice Cream Truck In London

I just got these images in the mail yesterday from my sister that was in London for a few days this past week. It reminded me of this post that I had done a short while back and being a sucker for "naif art" had to post it here too. I love these pseudo-good attempts to recreate pop culture icons such as this Disney-inspired ouvre seen above.

More Kawaii-licious Vintage Postcards

I just can't get enough of this delicious vintage postcard images I keep digging online. I want them all and I want them now! I just adore the darling Topo Gigio (images 3-4), that was a childhood favorite of mine. I still have a few of his dolls somewhere inside my storage boxes and a couple of original 45s at my mom's place in Brazil. There were a few Topo Gigio recordings in Portuguese, though he was Italian "by birth" and I even vaguely remember one of his movies that I saw as a tyke. Love it!!

Freaky Kids In Food Ads

I suddenly lost my appetite...

Easter Goodies

A selection of cute Easter stuff that I found while browsing online. Easter is just a couple of weeks away (Sunday, March 23) and I might as well start getting in the holliday spirit. I have no planned celebrations yet - and unlikely I will - but as far as I get to devour a huge chocolate egg I will be quite content!

Featured items US$5.00 to US$15.00 and all available at Pier1 Imports.

Monkey Cup With Banana Spoon

This handy item is used for carrying your dipping sauces and spreads for your lunch box. Shaped into kawaii-licious his and her monkey shapes, this mayonnaise cup measures 2x3 cm (0.78x1 inch) and even comes with a banana spoon, used to scoop up the sauces and apply on sandwiches, making this a cute and useful dispenser for your on-the-go needs. A very cute lunch accessory from Japan that's pretty wacky so it makes a great conversation starter. Comes in a pack of 2. US$2.50 each set.

Available at J-List

Wish Come True - Series One

I just LOVE them!! These six new figures by Wish Come True have weighted bottoms and built-in bell chimes, giving each one a playful rocking motion and a subtle, soothing sound. They are sold in "blind boxes" so you will never know in advance what you might get. They cost US$7.50 each (not bad) and they would be a great addition to my Pumpkin Mansion's decor.

Available at Friends With You website.

Carousel

I am fascinated by carousel animals and these I found at the Palm Beach Zoo really caught my eye. Besides being beautifully done, they have a vintage charm that appeals to my "always nostalgic" mood. But if I were a parent I would be concerned if my little boy - or girl - threw a temper tantrum by insisting on riding on the "big black cock". You know what they say...

Cute & Creepy Bunnies

Oh, how CUTE!!!!!!!!

Oh, how CREEPY!!!! Would you ever let your kid sit on that bunny's lap?

More Theme & Variation

I haven't done any of my Theme & Variation posts in quite a while, but my recent explorations around South Florida have lit up my "frustrated photographer" flame again. As I've said here before I am very attracted to clusters of colorful objects and things, specially when of a similar sort. I love store displays with mountains of eye catching colors, piles of plastic toys and the what-nots. I am sure this was embedded in me way back in my childhood and I haven't recovered yet, hence the Pumpkin Mansion. Here are a few more images of the tacky-licious South Florida Fair, that still will render a few more posts as I was very camera-happy that day. The fair itself was a one-time deal for me, foolishly thinking that would be something way cooler than it was: a white trash grease-fest where carnival folk lacked front teeth, if you get the drift. The teeth part is not a joke by the way. The day kinda of sucked but the pictures made my afternoon worth it.