Golden Age Comic Book Stories has an awesome collection of sci-fi Christmas illustrated covers by Ed Emshwiller.
Space helmets on reindeer!
I love this series so much. See the rest here.
Category: christmas
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Just a few snapshots of odds and ends…
I dug out the holiday lollipops Louisa gave me last year, to find that they had been exposed to too much heat and had melted slightly. This only adds to their greatness.
Santa candle got it too (check out that leg)…
If you’re curious about how Hubert Cumberdale is doing (which you probably are not), he’s enjoying the festivities in his new residence:
And last but not least, we have our nativity scene, SheWalksSoftly style:
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And now we have the inanimate Scary Santa results…
(photo by Martin Palmer)
At least this one is intentionally freakish…
The Jesus/Santa combo always irks me. Get your myths right, people.
If you actually enjoy looking at things like this, definitely check my posts for Holiday Horror Week ’08:
The Evil and the Unborn
Drowning Santa
Shiny Ceramics
Thrift Santas
The Jesus Megapost
Cake Wrecks
Cake Wrecks Pt. 2
Kasio Kristmas
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Here are the living, breathing versions of Santa Claus who showed up in a fun little image search (some are pulled from my old collections). Tomorrow, the non-humans…
I’m not digging this guy’s murderous Charlie Manson glare.
Rob Zombie?
Taken about two seconds before he blacked out from the booze…
The masked Santa always looks like something directly out of a serial killer movie.
Stay tuned…and feel free to contribute more!
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I apologize for bringing this album into your life. It’s an item best left for collectors of seriously horrendous oddities.
Something about Woody the Woodchuck is a little bit…off. This album was not produced correctly, giving the whole thing a slightly warped, off key tone. The “speaking” parts sound like they were cobbled together by a manic robot, the singing is often incomprehensible, things move a little too slowly, and you pretty much finish the album relieved that it’s over.
If you finish. Which is unlikely.
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This is some of the greatest gift wrap I’ve come across in a while.
I’m almost tempted to just put this in a poster frame on my wall.
In addition, the company was developed for a great cause:
Joey’s Corner is a non-profit design studio within MOD. We provide pro-bono, strategic creative services to non-profit groups focusing on health care, children’s and social well-being issues.
Michael Osborne founded Joey’s Corner in 2006 to honor the memory of his son, Joseph Michael Osborne. At our first fundraiser, Michael and other artists donated artworks for auction. All of our sales on Felt & Wire Shop, including art, will go directly to Joey’s Corner.
Go to Joey’s Corner
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How could I not love these science themed holiday cookies?
Petri dishes!
Gel electrophoresis!
Gingerbread scientists!
Lab mice!
It looks like a lot of work went into these. Very nice.
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The luxury London hotel Claridge’s Christmas tree takes the form of fairy tale foliage this year.
Bare, twisted branches, blue leaves, snow leopards, dragonflies (and gorgeous shadows cast on the walls)…
Although I wouldn’t necessarily want this as a Christmas tree, it’s a cool piece in itself. I’d even like a print of the original sketch:
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It’s that time of year again! That joyous time in an oddity blogger’s life when awful religious parephrenalia starts popping up in relation to the holidays (and time for disclaimers about how this blog does not intend to offend or insult anyone’s faith).
The other day I somehow found myself internally exclaiming the phrase Christ Cakes! when someone cut me off in traffic. Don’t ask me why.
But now I give you…CHRIST CAKES!
I encountered a number of images wishing Jesus a happy birthday, like this 1970’s plastic doormat…er…cake. Someone got a little crazy with the star shaped icing tube attachment.
I think I saw this guy at Whole Foods…
Eat this hazard at your own risk. May cause severe hemorrhaging.
Literalism.
Are you ready for this? Wait for it…
RED SOX CHRIST! (Johnny Damon Cake)
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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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