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Desktop Goodies 5/25

Posted in absurd, Books, comics, craft, humor, meat, monsters, retro, sculpture, toys, vintage with tags , , , , , , , , , , 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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Bride of Frankenstein

Posted in monsters, retro, vintage with tags , , on May 19, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

And Everything Else Too posted this great Bride of Frankenstein paper doll set, made in 1964.

See many more lovely outfits here.

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Radiation and Man

Posted in comics, retro, science, vintage with tags , , , on April 12, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

Here is a lovely pro-nuclear comic book from 1972. Though it predates The Watchmen by more than a decade, check out the Doctor Manhattan-ish figure on the cover.

Description from the source:

Produced by The Canadian Nuclear Association and given away by the local Hydro-Electric company. Discusses what nuclear radiation is and how it affects humans, plants and animals. Radiation poisoning and alternatively it’s uses in medicine are shown, the anatomy of an atom, Albert Einstein, fission, the nuclear industry and why it is safe, the positive effects of radiation on the growing of vegetables etc., etc. A two-page centerfold discusses how the nuclear industry is helping to protect Canadians.

I admit I went through every page of this retro-licious science gem.

Love the maple leaf nucleus!

You can see all the pages here.

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Superhero Cookbooks

Posted in Books, comics, food, retro with tags , , , on March 9, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

These were slightly before my time so I didn’t own them as a child, but in the 1970′s DC and Marvel released the culinary secrets of their famed superheroes.

Here are some bits and pieces of them, in no particular order.

Did anyone have these? I wasn’t able to find too many scans or decent sized images. I would absolutely LOVE to see the rest of these books so I can take ALL of my food recommendations from superheroes.

Gooey cheese, folks! GOOEY CHEESE!

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Geek Tissue Boxes

Posted in craft, geek, retro with tags , , on February 20, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

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.

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Gre-Gory the Big Bad Vampire Bat

Posted in monsters, retro, toys with tags , , 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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Zim and Zou

Posted in craft, design, paper, retro, sculpture with tags , , , , on January 25, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

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.

See more sets of work here.
Originally seen on Alter Ego

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New Years Miscellania

Posted in art, ephemera, food, humor, music video, retro, video, vintage with tags , , , , , , , on January 1, 2012 by shewalkssoftly

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…

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Holiday Desktop Goodies Part 2

Posted in absurd, advertising, candy coated nightmares, christmas, craft, creatures, decoration, ephemera, food, humor, illustration, kitsch, music, photography, plush, retro, TV, vintage with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on December 23, 2011 by shewalkssoftly

Behold, the Castle Grayskull igloo!

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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.

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A is For Atom

Posted in animation, film, geek, retro, science, vintage with tags , , , , , on December 8, 2011 by shewalkssoftly

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.

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