What better accoutrement than geeky tissue boxes could there be for those video game nights at the height of cold and flu season?
Classic video games, new ones, and even the Rubix Cube of yesteryear are represented in this awesome set.
See closeups and tutorials of the crafting process here.
In 1979, Matell released this wonderful toy: GRE-GORY THE BIG BAD VAMPIRE BAT.
Though the concept is rather arbitrary (never in all my years of being a bat connoisseur have I seen one with a translucent chest), kids must have loved this thing.
If I hadn’t sworn not to add more clutter to my house until I can get rid of some things, I’d be tracking this guy down on Ebay right now. Every grown woman needs plenty of monsters in the house, right?
And now for a look at Gre-Gory himself:
Does anyone have Gre-Gory? Did you have him as a child? Anyone just dying to get rid of one? 
Brace yourselves, folks. I’m about to post something exceptionally rare for this blog: neon colors. Zim and Zou have won me over with their outrageously skillful paper sculptures.
This color scheme actually reminds me of my wardrobe as a child of the 80′s…before I wore more dark apparel than any human reasonably should.
And speaking of the 80′s, be sure to explore the closeups in Back to Basics to remember our prized devices of yesteryear.
Happy 2012, folks!
I enjoyed this vintage glimpse of New Years past as the clock wound down last night.
Followed by the smooooooth sounds of Trololo:
Here’s a nice little 2012 collage by Marko Purac:
The companion piece actually reminds me a bit more of my feelings about 2011:
Here’s another that’s been circulating, by Trevor Brown:
And this is one of my all time favorite New Years cards (date unknown). Judging from the picture, “the pace that kills” is probably about 15 miles per hour.
WordPress sent me a note chronicling my top 5 most popular posts of 2011. I was kind of hoping I could find my top 5 LEAST popular ones and list them here for the fun of it…but there’s no easy way to access that. So, in case you missed them, the “top 5″ (not necessarily written in the past year) are:
Pumpkin Megapost
Ernst Haeckel
Halloween Wedding Cakes
Owl Tattoos
Sushi Cake
Hope everyone has a lovely day today…
Behold, the Castle Grayskull igloo!
Source
I vaguely remember this special…
Aww…look at this little gentleman from Handmade Stuffs:
A little metallic minimalism:
And for those who don’t want minimalism, a giant ball of Christmas pudding:
Absolutely no comment here. This blog is a family establishment.
Hey…Santa isn’t supposed to be a rugged lumber jack! If this version of our beloved St. Nicholas showed up at my house, I’d give him yard work to do.
If Santa were a Shih Tzu:
And this one appears to have had a run-in with some pepper spray.
He sees you when you’re sleeping…
Now for some beautiful sweets, a gingerbread typewriter:
If anyone has either of these musical gems, please share!
On the other hand, please do NOT send me this album. Oh Scott Weiland…why? I gave STP quite a few spins in my adolescence, but Weiland’s crooning on this album makes me sad, uncomfortable, and a bit embarrassed for him. Go ahead and listen to some samples if you want to see why this is what the bad children should get for Christmas.
Speaking of sad, it looks like this Santa was just released from the burn unit:
One of a series of Christmas illustrations by Graham Wilson (he does some great Christmas/Halloween mashups too).
Proportion? Never heard of it. Santa is magical. He can do what he wants.
A decoration for the Trekkies!
Kitteh refuses to be your holiday prop (I love the hand on the left, presumably going to help…a little too late).
This X-ray tree by Nick Veasey (whom I could have sworn I posted about before, but is not turning up in my searches) would make a wonderful holiday card.
Or if you prefer a glow in the dark variety:
We’ll finish with this amazing Harold Lloyd Christmas tree, recently posted by my friends at Unusual Life.
This informational film came up in most of my searches regarding vintage representations of atomic energy (yes, I search for things like that in my spare time).
Do not miss this one if you enjoy that mid-20th century PSA feeling. Great retro animation. I’m sure many people today do not know as much about nuclear energy as this video covers.
Aww…how precious.
Of all potential purposes for a saw, I’m surprised they took the “make a life sized fake woman” angle for this ad.
In the many idealizations of beauty I’ve seen from every era, I believe this is the only one that involves having a giant pastry head. When will the media stop setting unrealistic standards?
Victorian photo manipulations…take THAT, Photoshop!
I’ve heard the term “putting on one’s face” but…
Oh boy, do I love this…
And this…
I relate to you, 70′s Textbook Girl.
Keep up with science? Don’t mind if I do!
I quite enjoy this Capybara illustration. It’s got AT-TI-TUDE! Wish I knew which artist to credit…
Oh hi, little fella…love your curlicue nostrils.
I refuse to believe that isn’t a real ad because it is entirely valid medical treatment.
And while we’re on the subject of cats, I’ve seen this scratch pad in a few different places and it fills me with extreme joy every time. I will one day hand make this for cats in my life.
This post was brought to you by Satan’s mop.
This very image heavy (but worth it) post over at Monster Brains contains a large collection of work by Ken Reid.
This World Wide Weirdies series is saturated with puns (of varying cleverness and success). Either way, these are very fun to look at.
See the rest here.
This little baby buggy tends to circulate every year on various sites. Awww…precious.
Swoon-worthy decoration…
I’d like to see real photos of these:
These as well…
A lovely sculpture by Kate MacDowell:
Ugh…there were always the dreaded houses that dispensed awful Brach’s candy when I was a kid. No one even wanted to trade this stuff.
And arguably even worse…
(I’m not anti-raisin, but this is HALLOWEEN…who wants to gather typical lunchbox fare?)
Definitely an inspirational image for awesome kitschy decoration:
Best passive-aggressive note card ever:
Well, hello there.
One lump, or two?
This is either pretty great, or a sad sign made by a dyslexic man named Brian:
Hang on while I hyperventilate because this collection is so fantastic (wish I had the source!):
Groovy retro style pattern:
Not intended for Halloween…but amazing:
Also unrelated, but this octopus looks monstrously friendly. He’s smiling. At you.
