Archive for the retro Category

12/30

Posted in anatomy, art, astronomy, craft, day of the dead, kitsch, monsters, photography, retro, toys, undead, vintage with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on December 30, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

Medical hiatus no-typing mix…I read and appreciate all comments…Apologies for not being able to respond at the moment.
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The Weather Girls: Dear Santa (Bring Me a Man This Christmas)

Posted in christmas, humor, music video, retro, video with tags , , , , on December 24, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

I think it is physically impossible to be in a bad mood while watching this (after it gets going a minute in…):

How full of smiles and laughter are you now?

Medical hiatus…I read and appreciate all comments…Apologies for not being able to respond at the moment.

11/30

Posted in art, Books, death, humor, retro, street art with tags , , , , , , on November 30, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

Medical hiatus no-typing mix…
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USA. Pasadena, California. 1963.

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I read and appreciate all comments. Apologies for not being able to respond at the moment.

Halloween Countdown: Desktop Treatbag #2

Posted in advertising, animation, anthropomorphic, art, creatures, food, halloween, pinup, retro, sea, video, vintage with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on October 31, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

I started this post before falling increasingly ill. May still be gone for a bit…I had SO much to share this Halloween…but it’ll just have to wait for now. Here’s what I had so far…

Rockabilly Bride of Frankenstein. Awesome!

I want this shirt:

Sweet…

No one will suspect a thing.

Amazing roundup of Halloween creatures here.

Two great cakes from Cake Wrecks.

And…not so great…

You go, little fella!

Fellow 80′s kids…remember these?

And lastly, the always hilarious AXE COP (featuring Nick Offerman)!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN from SheWalksSoftly!

(Thanks for this image of my likeness, Bettie!)

Halloween Countdown: Desktop Treatbag

Posted in anatomy, Books, comics, craft, death, halloween, humor, lighting, monsters, retro, undead, vintage with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 16, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

Been re-watching The Munsters this month…

Drink up!

Gorgeous.

And speaking of bats…

Hadn’t seen this vintage bag before:

Fresh baked…

Love these covers.

Beautiful bride:

Costume WIN!

Here’s lookin’ at you, kid!

Nintendo Knitting Machine

Posted in absurd, advertising, geek, retro with tags , , , on September 6, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

I would love to get my hands on some more old and/or rejected pitch ideas from famed toy and gaming companies. The Nintendo Knitting Machine has been described as “one least genuinely enthusiastic demos” in NES history.

But the catch phrase is just so priceless:

Would you want to turbocharge your knitting with electronic assistance, or is this the very antithesis of knitting’s leisurely nature?

Short blurb on the product here.

Andy Denzler

Posted in art, retro with tags , on June 20, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

Children of the 80′s (like me) will most likely get a pang of nostalgia when looking at Andy Denzler’s paintings. They resemble the still frames on a TV screen when one pauses a VHS tape.

Love the black and white ones…

See more here

Classic Batman Nail Art

Posted in art, comics, fashion, geek, retro with tags , , , , on June 14, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

Just a quick post to showcase this amazing Batman nail art (if I ever did this, I would have to paint on fake nails because I couldn’t stand to see these designs chip away and fall off!).

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Trapped in the Web of Love

Posted in humor, kitsch, music video, retro, video, vintage with tags , , , , , on June 13, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

This post comes after realizing there’s a bit of a spider problem in my home that must be dealt with.

Don’t be fooled by the fluffy Little Bo Peep outfit, Ann Miller and her crew are ready to shake a leg in this awesomely kitschy routine.

Spider inspired tap dance!

Desktop Goodies 6/4

Posted in absurd, art, Books, death, decoration, fashion, food, halloween, home, humor, introvert, meat, photography, pinup, puppets, retro, taxidermy, toys, vintage with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on June 4, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

Does anyone know the artist responsible for this (I bet one of you will!)? I swoon every time I look at this piece.

The lesser known alternative to “shooting lasers from one’s eyes” is shooting pinup models.

My fellow introverts, here is a fabulous KEEP AWAY sign!

Who wants a start a club with this name with me?

From Cake Wrecks comes this awesome reproduction:

Hey, want some fashion? Here goes…

Hairdo hall of fame!

Excellent costume idea:

And while was not intended as a Halloween costume, I think it would work wonderfully as one.

Great alternative to to poodle skirt:

Just make sure you’re not dressed for trouble.

Lovely Crazy Cat Lady:

This has been circulating a lot, but I just have to make sure you’ve all seen it.

Two loves had he…

“Lite Brite, Lite Brite…turn on the magic of colored lights!”

[Imitates Todd Flanders] “Is your source on this reliable?”

This kid is going places in life…

Old Sunday School postcards are always cheese-tastically awesome.

The word of the week: HAMAGINATION.

I love hints of barely detectable darkness amidst standard prim and proper design.

Well done, taxidermist. Well done. Does anyone remember the Ren and Stimpy “Log” commercial that featured “Ultra Log” (which just had a hideous dead squirrel nailed to the top)?

Coincidentally, I also came across what might have been the goal of the project above:

Can this be me, please?

Okay…time to get some reading done…

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