Lucky #13 Day 13

Today is starting out to be quite the busy day for me.

I have a Halloween themed Delicious Darkness art project to share.

I will also be sharing my latest and greatest Universal Monster

procurement from ebay.

I made another tabbed insert to go in my paperbag album.

I'm going to finish that thing this year if it kills me.

And it just may.

I used the Aquarius image from Delicious Doodles Horrorscope line.

She just oozes Halloween doesn't she?

Among other things....  

I used the Stampin' Up tab punch and added a big ol' jack-o-lantern 

brad to make it super Halloweenie. And let's not overlook that

fabulous ribbon. It's one of my favorites for Halloween projects. 

I added the Black Bat label that was cut out of some random dp.

I like the look of that label. Makes the whole page look like a spooky

advertisement in a Halloweentown paper.  

And that's my project for this month's challenge at

Delicious Darkness. Drop by and check out the other

Halloweenie makes from the rest of the DTs.

 And as promised....

Here is my new treasure!!
I am a collector of many things, and one of them is vintage metal lunch boxes.

I have many non-vintage ones as well, but the old ones are my true gems.

This one is only 9 years younger than me. 

I think that qualifies as vintage. 

It's in pretty good shape considering most kids used to bowl

with theirs on the blacktop, and in the concrete halls at school. 

I know I did, anyway.

Super nice graphics. Bright colors.

And there he is! All smiles, and waving like a sweet lagoon creature. 

Slight dent, but not too bad. I have some boxes in worse shape.

These two make me giggle.

And I just had to share the inside. Most lunch boxes look as

though someone left a dirty diaper in it, and then closed it up for 

20 plus years. I have scrubbed such boxes before. 

I just keep telling myself, "It's just sandwiches and bananas."

Even without the thermos, I am thrilled with this purchase. 

See ya tomorrow with another Halloween art project for 

the 31 Days of Halloween and the Countdown to Halloween.  

And more of my Halloween hoarding collectibles. 

Don't forget your lunchbox!!

All the smell and feel of a vintage lunch box...

memories.

I'm going to share yet another "collection "

(you say hoarder, I say collector) with you today.

Lunchboxes!!!

First up are the most coveted of my collection,

The Sid and Marty Krofft lunchboxes!!

I think watching the Sid and Marty Krofft shows is my fondest

childhood memory. I even have the episodes on VHS.

I have a Lidsville box, an H.R. Pufnstuf, and my newest addition,

Sigmund and the Sea Monsters.

Now I just need a Bugaloos and a Krofft! Supershow box to 

complete the set.  

The box on the left is from my favorite Disney cartoon,

Robin Hood.

I had the record as kid, so I know all the songs by heart.

"Robin Hood and Little John walking through the forest..."

The Disney box on the far right was my first lunchbox as a kid. 

I almost cried when I found it on eBay. I said almost!

Isn't it funny how you won't even slightly recall something

from your past until you see a picture of it somewhere? 

I think I saw all of my previous lunchboxes on eBay at one point.

Wags n' Whiskers is still on my wish list...

There on the bottom left is my Dark Crystal lunchbox.

It even has the thermos still intact.

The upper right is my cherished Buckwheat box. Otay!

Some of my boxes aren't "vintage", but they are still cool anyway.

Love me some sock monkeys, Willy Wonka and the
Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo.    

Here is my homage to my Lord and Saviour,

Jim Henson.

The Kermit with the fangs is my original stuffed Kermit from 1980.

The Pigs in Space box is kinda covered by the Star Wars

Muppets action figures on the right. 

Here is my bookshelf which seems overloaded, and it is.

There are a couple of Hello Kitty boxes and a

Cheech and Chong lunchbox too.

Here are my tiny boxes:

The Munsters, The Gashlycrumb Tinies,

Wendy and Casper, Top Cat, and Snagglepuss.

Up top is my Lenore box and various vinyl toys.

More "collectibles", including my Toxic Toons vinyl figures,

my Little Apple Doll - Umbrae, and some Skelanimal goodies

including a lunchbox. 

I look at collecting as an investment for my son's future.

My son can't wait for me die so he can finally play with all

of "Mommy's toys".