Maybe shoulda posted this at the height of summer,
but I heard it for the first time yesterday.
It stings.
'The Green Mosquito' - The Tune Rockers
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Friday, October 23, 2020
Tickets, please
At first I thought this was the stub for Roger Rabbit, but that second word looks more like an ampersand than an R.
So it's probably my ticket stub from seeing Roger & Me.
I remember liking that movie, but the only thing I specifically remember is the clueless beauty queen.
pillow talk
In which we discuss maaahvelous, awesome, rare, and beautiful throw pillows:
Like this one, featuring a big pig,
captioned 'Berkshire sow, breeder'
Perfect for the country decor, or primitives (i.e. old farm-ey items) decor.
Pig print throw pillow.
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This neat pillow, with a print of early 1950s TV sets matches our Mug of the Month.
Perfect for your TV room, your den, your family room and/or wherever you watch the tube.
Old TV sets print throw pillow
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floral print throw pillow
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Austrian castle print throw pillow.
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The perfect throw pillow for the Hollywood Regency decor, or opulent decor.
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The many moods of Euterpe, the muse of music doing her thing against a white background.
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To see the 1500+ throw pillows in my shop, go here:
Thursday, October 22, 2020
It's very puzzling
Let's see some more super cool jigsaw puzzles from my shop !!
1920s semi-deco mother love
an ad for Gimbels Philadelphia store's bargain basement
totem pole
Looks like that thing at the bottom has pink lips.
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We be having adorable kittens!
Napoleon's troops are in the house
Meet Mr. Stone
See the over TWO THOUSAND puzzles in my shop here:
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Bag o' the Day
We haven't had a Bag o' the Day in awhile.
I'm not talking gift bags, I'm talking tote bags.
I know you know that.
So, here's today's utterly marvelous and totally all that BOTD:
'If You would have a darling Ride,
Try the Catville Toboggan Slide'
How much fun is that???
Oodles, I'd say.
Get it here:
Keywords: cat lover gift - cat lover present - funny cat print tote bag - fun cat print tote bag
Friday, October 16, 2020
Mug of the Month
It rarely takes me this long to select a Mug of the Month, but it did this time for some reason.
But the wait was worth it, because now YOU can have a mug specifically for watching TV.
From a 1956 ad for television sets.
Get one just for you, or a bunch for the whole family !!
It's found for buying - and also for purchase - here:
https://www.zazzle.com/1956_television_sets_coffee_mug-168345552671591797
MORE gift bags !!!
Surely you remember my recent post re: the maaahvelous gift bags in my shop.
Well now there are MORE.
MORE !!!
First amma show you some more Christmas gift bags:
from an early 1950s Christmas
It's Christmastime in the city
Something fun for a couple's first Christmas together
I like this one a lot
Now this is something REALLY special,
with motifs from Christmases from hundreds of years ago up to current day Christmas.
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Next up, some non-holiday gift bags:
What's the news?
Great bag for the dog lover, and/or the lover of adorable dressed animals.
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especially considering that it's a view of Sir Walter Scott's digs, entitled 'Abbotsford.'
Perfect for carrying classy stuff like classical music CDs, fine antiques, and such like.
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a GREAT bag for the military history enthusiast
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The perfect bag if you're gifting your near and/or dear with some gourmet food and/or something you picked up at the Italian Market in Philly. (google it!)
You're probably seen this image in the blog before,
but it's never not a good time to find the perfect wedding gift bag
Lastly, but far from leastly, is a bag with an image you've seen before on the blog.
It's one of the cutest sweetest things I've ever seen in my life.
The perfect bag for anyone who appreciates the cute and the sweet.
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To see more of the the 400+ gift bags in my shop go here:
Sunday, October 11, 2020
The Star Made Me Buy It
Today's star is Jack Benny.
One of his shticks was that he was a tightwad.
Which is why the ad reads like it does:
Jack Benny for Lucky Strikes Cigarettes
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Sunday, October 4, 2020
super-mega-marvelous gift bags !!!
Any day now we're going to be visited by the holiday season.
Gift bags will be required.
You could get gift bags at the dollar store, but you'd be getting dollar store gift bags.
Don't your nears and dears deserve something better?
Yes. Yes they do. They deserve awesome gift bags. Or awesome gift bag.
Which brings us to some marvelous marvels, gift bag-ally speaking.
For Christmas:
The above are only a few of the Christmas themed gift bags in my store. There are several more. Keywords: Christmas gift bag.
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For other events, sentiments, or what have you, these are perfect:
If you're giving somebody a camera
or your giving somebody something golf-related
or your giving somebody something coffee-related or tea-related
There are over 300 gift bags in my Zazzle store, and MANY more coming.
See what we have currently here:
Saturday, October 3, 2020
October's cool ties !! Retro ties !!! Vintage ties !!!!
As ever, each and every one a marvel of marvelousness!
Today's collection is someone literature-intensive.
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Such as old timey romance novel cover prints
old-timey murder mystery pulp novel covers
old-timey sci fi magazine cover prints
We also be having lizards.
And lastly, but far from leastly, one with an image from a late 19th century cigar box...
There will eventually be a LOT of these, since I recently got a whole collection of vintage and antique cigar box labels.
Until then, see more, get more here:
Latest retro sewing patterns
More vintage sewing patterns, and MORE MORE MORE coming !!!
Just this week I was the lucky recipient of a box of SIXTY patterns going back to the 1950s. Maybe even a few even earlier. (I haven't yet looked at each and every one.)
So here's the latest:
We got some stuff for men, including overalls... SOLD
and guhROOVY bellbottom pants with patch pockets, and button front fly...
SOLD
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We have VERY neato retro home decor patterns, including this one, which makes smocked pillow covers, bolster covers, and cafe curtains! SOLD
And, as always, some patterns for ladies:
late 1960s dresses sized for junior petites
AND a VERY cool pattern that makes long tunics - and also a short tunic -- and pants
See more, get more here:
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