Way-Out Wednesday: Veg Is Murder

Welcome to Way-Out Wednesday!





Today's pick is something I've never had the pleasure of seeing before. It's a perfect mix of wacky-meets-macabre and therefore I adore it. It's a vintage bank -- but not just any ol' bank. A bank of doom.




Not so fast there, sparky. Don't be deceived at first glance of Doom Bank. It seems innocent enough at first. A bunch of cracked-out, possibly schizophrenic, likely acid-tripping, hippie vegetables. (I like to imagine they have voices like Janice from the Muppets. "Like wow." ) You know, just hanging out, pondering some of life's big questions like why the beet in the middle apparently has a set of cajones.


But then, turn it around and you'll see that they're actually sitting IN A POT...



...that's ON FIRE...



That's right, kids, the vegetables are being COOKED and they probably don't even know it. And if they do, the illicit narcotics they're on are making it OK. At first I felt bad for the poor unsuspecting critters, but now I secretly find it amusing that they're an hour away from being borscht. Is that wrong? Then I don't wanna be right.


Freaking awesome Vintage 60s Chalkware Neon Veggie Soup Bank is currently available on Etsy from seller Daisy Fairbanks.

Prints Charming Sunday: Luck You

Happy New Year and welcome to the first Prints Charming Sunday of 2011!




2011, good grief. It's weird writing "2011". It feels so wrong. All those ones make me uneasy, like computer nerd speak.

Nerd 1: "What did the 001101011011000100 say to the 111001011011101010?"
Nerd 2: "I dunno, what?"
Nerd 1: "2011."
Both nerds: "hahaha"

Whatever. But mostly what gets me is that it's gonna take me the next 6 months to stop writing "2010" on all my checks and just when I'm finally ready to accept it's 2011, it'll be 2012. And then the world will end so I guess I won't have to worry about screwing up any more checks. Well played, 2012! Well played.

Since it's the wee beginnings of the new year, I thought we could use a hearty dose of good luckery and positive mumbo jumbo, considering 2010 lacked sooo much of it. So while this vintage novelty print may be more suitable for, say, St. Patrick's Day, a good luck charm never hurt anybody. Unless you're the leprechaun from Lucky Charms. Poor guy had to live in constant fear of the hit out on him, with everyone always after his lucky charms. So unless you're a leprechaun from a cereal box, I suggest you behold this Vintage Vested Gentress 4 Leaf Clover Print Wrap Skirt, available on Etsy from seller Clovas:

3...2...1...Happy New Year!

Just wanted to pop in here and wish all my amigos in blogland a very Happy New Year! I've had a good week- busy as all getout- but good all the same. Got to visit with friends and family I haven't seen in forEVer and got my paws on a boatload of a vintage haul! Sa-weet. So once again my sad little blog had to suffer, but so goes life, right? At least I'll be ringing in the new year with a lot of work, so huzzah for being buried in vintage! (And PS: I'll be be back this Sunday with our usual Prints Charming Sunday theme- tomorrow is one very last day of slack. So sue me.)

Anyway, my warmest wishes to all of you for a safe, healthy and prosperous 2011. 2010 may have sucked it BIG time, but I am SO fortunate to have gotten to know alot of you and many of your seriously cool blogs. Cheers to a better year!

Way-Out Wednesday, Holiday Horrors: We INSIST You Have A Merry Christmas.

Welcome to the last (?) Holiday Horrors edition of Way-Out Wednesday for the year! In case you were wondering, I "question marked" that because I miiight be able to continue Holiday Horrors until New Year's, depending on whether I can find any "New Years-y" vintage horrors. That'll probably be a long shot, but I'll try my darnedest for you guys! (Just don't hold your breath, is all I'm sayin'.)





For our last (?) (there's that infernal question mark again) Holiday Horrors, I though a cheerful vintage album cover would be just great. And I mean cheerful. Painfully cheery. Like, crack-induced happiness.




If there's one thing that bugs the bejesus outta me, it's people who insist their happiness upon you. With song. And sometimes jazz hands. But this kind of happiness is usually always for show, because you just know they're getting all Bing Crosby on their families behind the scenes. Is it just me, or does it seem like their names should be, like, Carol and Bob? Or maybe that's just what their stage names are. Something nice and stupid. But look at their faces! Who knew singing would be so orgasmic? Had I known that, I'd have spread some damn Christmas spirit long ago. On second thought, singing carols in public makes me the exact opposite of cheerful. "Murderous rampage" some might say. I'll save the drug-addled singing to the pros. Take it away, Carol and Bob! No really. Take it away.

Happiest People Alive, Carol and Bob, can be heard on this Vintage "Favorite Christmas Carols" album, currently available on Etsy from seller Johnny Vintage.

Prints Charming Sunday: Cabin Fever

Welcome to a special, Christmas-y edition of Prints Charming Sunday!




Today's vintage novelty print pick is this charming Vintage 50's Winter Cabin Print Lanz Dress available on Etsy from seller Swing Kats Vintage:




It's so cute for Christmas and all of winter, even, with its quilty-ness and red & green-ness and pine tree/cabin-y print, um, -ness. Almost everything by Lanz is sure to be a winner, and this is no exception! Unless of course you have something against quilted things. Or red & green. Or cabins. Then you're out of luck, my friend.

A close-up of all of the "ness-es" of which I just spoke:

Way-Out Wednesday: Holiday Horrors: Santa's Little (No) Helper

Welcome to a holly, jolly Way-Out Wednesday, Holiday Horrors edition! (FYI: There is no holly. And the "jolly"? Well, that's debatable. Doubtful, even. You've been warned.)




Clowns are universally grotesque, no question. Scary, creepy and altogether not amusing. But elves on the other hand? They're adorable! Charming! Santa's little helpers! Happy little imps, they are. Or, you know, when they're not.





At first, you're all: "Aww, what a cute little Vintage Homemade Elf Doll! I want one!" But then upon closer viewing, you'll get a feeling of despair. Like that time you got a little too friendly with the Peppermint Schnapps at the office party and did the "Elaine" dance, only you weren't quirky and ironic, just drunk and slaggy. There's just something so...what's the word...uber depressing about this guy.



Not evil. Not exactly a creep either. But he sure as hell ain't jolly! Just...wrong. Off. Fakakta. Maybe it's the carrot-like nose. Maybe it's the mis-matched ears. Maybe it's the "Liza with a "Z" makeup. Or maybe it's the pictures?




Ahh. There we have it.

Prints Charming Sunday: Christmas Wrapping

Welcome to a Christmas-y edition of Prints Charming Sunday!



Today's vintage novelty print pick is not only spectacularly fantastic but it's also fantastically *perfect* for Christmas. Heck, the print could even work for my Hanukkah-celebrating peeps. Mazel tov, yo!





It's hard to make out, but it's actually a Vintage 40's Present Novelty Print Rayon Dress, available on Etsy from seller Mid Century Antiques.





Can you see? Red & green presents! Merry Christmas, bubalas!