Month: December 2009
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I never quite understood the human drive to serve things in Santa heads, yet there has always been a decent market for the decapitated icon.
Most of the mugs and punch bowls I’ve seen have an eerie cold, dead look in their eyes. Why?
GAH!
Some even have a sickly “overdose” kind of look…
What SPECIES is this one?
At least this vintage one look happier, if not a bit surprised.
I had collected a bunch of these images on my hard drive, but a few are from this awesome site dedicated entirely to Santa mugs.
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Bathing caps were quite popular decades ago when women were reluctant to dunk their nicely curled and styled hair under water (lest they have to return to the beauty parlor). My grandmother used to wear them, and the look/smell of bright rubber flowers atop a head brings back memories.
Swiss Miss just featured this newfangled take on the classic design. I can’t think of any reason I’d ever need to wear one, but this would probably be my choice.
Okay, so it’s a tad clinical. But I still like it.
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On any given night, I’m liable to stop what I’m doing and just churn out something like this. Here is a quick Hubert Cumberdale sock puppet, based on the character in the delightfully creepy Salad Fingers cartoons (originally posted on Fat-Pie with other David Firth cartoons).
My speedy, off-the-cuff rendering looks lumpy, but such is the nature of socks…he can be smoothed. If you haven’t seen Hubert Cumberdale in action, I won’t spoil anything. Watch the cartoons!
Hubert was quickly adopted after his creation. I do hope he’s enjoying his new home.
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Here are some skull themed selections from a wonderful series by James Hopkins: Vanitas.
See the rest here.
I recommend checking out the other sculpture sets on the site as well.
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From Neatorama
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I love hard copy books, so I will not be undertaking this project. But I have to share since it’s rather amazing.
Bioephemera drew my attention to this tutorial on how to make your own book scanner.
Look at this thing! It’s like a robot overlord! Do you dare create one?
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Morbid Anatomy recently posted about this amazing collection of antique European mannequins, covered and forgotten for decades in a Detroit warehouse until recently.
They are made of wax, like the expressive anatomical models made centuries ago to aid in medical education.
Most of these figured were modeled after specific women, aiming for a true likeness.
Made with human hair, each strand inserted with a hot needle, teeth made from denture material, glass eyes, and realistic expressions, these figures possess a haunting, enigmatic aura. Indeed, without their facial imperfections caused by heat and jostling, many of these ethereal beauties could be mistaken for their real counterparts.
See more in the collection here.
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Well, this is really a two for one special since I also searched “awful nativity.” The season of premium holiday kitsch is upon us, so I figured this is a great way to get in the spirit.
Shall we start with some animal versions? Dogs + religious scenery = instant kitsch.
Then we have the light up variety…
Lite Brite…Lite Brite…turn on the magic of colored lights…
I love this one. Curbside.
I think these were baked a little too long:
This was bound to be made…
For the Creationists out there, I present Dinosaur Surprise Party!
Is that a palm tree?
Here we have some nativity “live actors:”
And the sartorial equivalent of the scene:
I actually kind of like this one because it epitomizes the vintage plastic artifact:
Pre-made commentary!
If anyone has other examples, feel free to submit them for me to add.
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These are pretty great:
The Ninja Coat Hooks will transform your hallway into the scene of a Shanghai back street stand-off. Each metal Ninja Coat Hook has one corner cleverly engineered into a screw, which allows you to fix securely to your wall or door, whilst making it look like it has been hurled from the hands of a deadly Ninjitsu assassin.
Not sure if I believe the site’s claims that they are “completely coat friendly” (having personally torn fabric on far less weapon-like objects), but still…
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