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Desktop Goodies 5/25

Posted in absurd, Books, comics, craft, humor, meat, monsters, retro, sculpture, toys, vintage with tags absurd, art, Books, comics, craft, humor, meat, retro, sculpture, toys, vintage print on May 25, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

I’d love a copy of this.

This was the ONLY way to play with Weebles back in the day!

“Hey…would you cut me a slice of that potato salad?” I’m not sure why the mid-20th Century as a whole felt that all food was better served molded and congealed.

Maybe Snuggles can cook up something better.

Now THIS is a great piece of food!

My kinda cookbook…

Clearly the world’s most amazing self-help book:

And a book I want very badly!

A book that the occasional SheWalksSoftly reader might have actually had:

Why it pays to be nice…

“Hang on…I have to put my face on.”

An accessory for the man about town:

And quite the dress design…

I’m intrigued…

I never expected a Mighty Dark-Winged Avenging Lord of Chaos to be named “Bryan.”

Pleasant dreams, kiddies…

It seems I had a bunch of images lined up to post, so expect another Desktop Goodies installment soon…

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Uncle Fester’s Mystery Light Bulb

Posted in monsters, toys, TV, vintage with tags monsters, toys, TV, vintage on May 24, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

Today I give you Uncle Fester’s Mystery Light Bulb, released in 1967.

This plastic light bulb was powered by one AA size battery. The actual flashlight bulb is a 1.5 volt elongated, frosted bulb. The instructions say to replace the lamp with a standard 1.5 volt flashlight bulb once the original burns out. The flashlight bulb is contained within a non-breakable plastic full-sized light bulb. You can tell it’s authentic if the top of the bulb is stamped “ML” and surrounding these letters are the words “Mystery Light Bulb.”

The trick in lighting the bulb was to make an electrical connection between the bottom of the metal lamp base and the side of the lamp base. You could do this by wearing the special ring included in the box, by using aluminum foil concealed in your hand, or in your mouth if you want to practice the conventional Uncle Fester method.

One of the great dangers of this toy is that the bulb base was not reverse threaded. This allowed the 1.5 volt battery operated bulb to be easily screwed into any 110-115 Volt lamp socket! Knowing this toy might cause a possible fire or electrocution would most certainly evoke a sly smile on the faces of the entire Addams clan.

Did anyone have one of these? Or any other old spooky products you might like to share?

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MST3K Model Kit

Posted in craft, film, sculpture, toys with tags craft, film, sculpture, toys on May 8, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

I must thank my friend Fritz (who is running this amazing event next month) for this link. A rare MST3K model kit was released by the Janus Company over a decade ago.

The kit portrays Mike Nelson, the reluctant commander of the SOL for the last half of the series, tightly gripping the steering wheel and confidently looking ahead while his robot friends Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo, and Gypsy look on in total abject fear.

I wish the photos were larger. I can’t seem to enlarge them and maintain clarity.

Sculptors Tom Seiler and Jeff Yagher actually traveled to the studio in Minnesota so they could accurately construct this wonderful kit.

What a great discovery for a MST3K fiend like myself! Did anyone have this?

See more info here.

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Gre-Gory the Big Bad Vampire Bat

Posted in monsters, retro, toys with tags monsters, retro, toys on January 29, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

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?

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Randy Regier

Posted in craft, satire, toys with tags craft, satire, toys on January 9, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

Short anecdote: in 6th grade my class was asked to construct a diorama based on a book we liked. I recreated the “hobbling” scene from Stephen King’s Misery. I was the only student whose project featured a prostrate Ken doll with a bloody stump where his foot once was, at the mercy of an axe wielding Barbie.

Don’t worry. Despite such antics in my younger (and recent) days, I’m a shockingly well-adjusted human being.

I’ve always had a soft spot for re-purposed and mildly morbid toys, so when I came across Randy Regier’s gallery of vintage style handmade faux-playthings, I was delighted.

See the rest of the toy gallery here.

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Lego Predator

Posted in sci-fi, sculpture, toys with tags sci-fi, sculpture, toys on December 17, 2011 by shewalkssoftly

Yep, we know I have an odd penchant for Predator creations. So now I bring you LEGO Predator!

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Celestial Buddies

Posted in plush, products, space, toys, you can't handle the cute with tags plush, products, space, toys, you can't handle the cute on September 18, 2011 by shewalkssoftly

Dang it. These Celestial Buddies are just so cute.

Sun:

Moon:

Earth:

Mars:

They range from $19-30 (a little pricey if you ask me), but oh…the cuteness…

Celestial Buddies

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Brain Rubix Cube

Posted in anatomy, toys with tags anatomy, toys on September 16, 2011 by shewalkssoftly

This goes on my list of “things I’d love to have in my future office.”

This cube is the work of Jason Freeny, master of fantastic cartoonish anatomical creations.

Freeny’s Website
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Thrift Horrors 9/13

Posted in absurd, anthropomorphic, humor, kitsch, retro, thrift horror, toys, vintage with tags absurd, anthropomorphic, humor, kitsch, retro, thrift horror, toys, vintage on September 13, 2011 by shewalkssoftly

It’s been a while since I’ve done a thrift horror post, so here are a few recent goodies.

Is there a medical condition that causes two-tone bodies?

Two words: Wolf Eyes (and I ain’t talking about the band).

Frankenbunny…the perfect toy for undead children (that “cotton tail” almost looks like something is bubbling out of him *shudder*).

Pilgrim Children…of the Damned.

Ow. It hurts to look at these. Streeeeeeeetch….

“Oh honey…I want a portrait to remember you just as you are now…crying and depressed.”

Santa is either drunk, or serious about his Pilates routine.

And speaking of Santa, here he is incorporated into a mind-blowingly bizarre tribute (I almost feel offended by this…but I’m not exactly sure how).

What the…?

Look at this shifty-eyed, shady bear! Lecherous creature! Hide your children.

I always pictured Jesus as a fat lumberjack.

Today’s forecast: cheesy with a chance of scattered awful.

Some things cannot be unseen…

I find this idea cruel, actually. Don’t tease me with your pastry realism.

Party Aardvark bids you farewell…

Most images taken from here.

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Easter Roundup

Posted in art, candy coated nightmares, comics, easter, ephemera, food, humor, photography, plush, postcards, toys, vintage with tags art, candy coated nightmares, comics, craft, easter, ephemera, humor, photography, postcards, vintage on April 24, 2011 by shewalkssoftly

Easter is high atop the list of holidays I don’t celebrate, but I do love the yearly reemergence of Cadbury Creme Eggs. This image comes from an online game Cadbury launched this season (it needs to me aimed at my mouth).