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".

Eye Adore You

I just can't get enough of these Dilly Bean Voodoo images!

They are perfect as a less than traditional V Day card

for all the angst ridden teens and weirdos in your life.  

I Stickled the heads of the pins and highlighted the pins

themselves using a Stardust Jelly Roll pen. 

I did some layering of a couple border punched trims and 

a cool sparkly spider tape.

The sentiment was a total no brainer. 

Perfecto!

I would like to enter this in the

Dilly Beans challenge - FREAKED!! 

Some Dunny to love!!!

Don't worry, I spelled it right.

This is my newest Dunny.

I collected Dunny's a few years ago and just recently

started checking them out on eBay again.

These are a blind box collectible, vinyl toy.

Each Dunny has been designed by a current pop artist,

and then the boxes are unmarked, so you never know

which Dunny you will receive. Some are more rare than

others, some are a complete mystery, and some are insanely

collectible and high priced.

  

Gotta have my Tokidoki fix.

Did you notice the face on the wiener? So cute!! 

This is my Hannah Aitchison Tattoo series Dunny.

It was designed by Hannah (of LA Ink fame) and was

a CHASE which meant there were an unknown number

released.  

This is a Joe Ledbetter designed Gryphon Dunny.

Had to have it for my son, who's named Gryphon Hunter. 

This is DuPac/Hug Life, designed by Nico Berry.

Here they come little Spider Baby Boom guy

(from the designers of Ugly Dolls)!

And they look hungry....



Voodoo part deux

This was actually my first version of the cool

Voodoo Lady image from Kraftin' Kimmie.

Once I had her all colored, the map part of the 

Haunted Design House challenge didn't really work. 

I totally love this image! So cool!!!

I did struggle with what color to color her face.

I decided to go with a charcoal face and a white

mask like the Voodoo Priests in Nawlin's.

I think I ended up with more detail on the one I colored

with colored pencils. I'll keep them handy just in case I decide

to practice some more.

Wretched Wednesday - Get Lost!

I have been having a hard time focusing on the

task at hand lately.

Lots of life changing experiences hapening lately.

The dust has started to settle and the healing has

begun, so it's time for the big girl panties and let's

get back to business. 

I finally managed to create my Get Lost! project

for this week's Macabre Monday challenge.

As soon as I saw this Voodoo Lady image

from Kraftin' Kimmie,

I knew she would be mine. Yes, she would be mine... 

I took an Old World map I found on Google

and chopped it in half and distressed it. 

I used both halves to layer behind my main image.

I also made my own background paper with an

ancient clear stamp of a compass and some

Sepia Versamark, some clear embossing powder,

and some Stickles.

And then for my big "step out of my comfort zone",

I colored with watercolor pencils on kraft paper.

It was fun and different to use the pencils. It seemed to 

take longer, but the end result is pretty cool.

I need some more pencils, but I am not into the whole

Gammasol and baby oil blending, so it's cheapy

Coloray or Col-erase pencils for me!

There is still plenty of time to enter

this week's Macabre Monday challenge!!!

ParaNorman

New movie coming out soon....

Gotta see it!!



Um, I'm gonna need that back.

Just a quick post to show off a cool

Valentine's Day card I made using

the killer Bat-like Wings from Stampotique and

the creepy little Heart Monster from Dilly Beans.

I was asked to make a VDay card for a customer through Etsy.

She pulled various samples of my cards from my blog and

requested elements from each project.

I hope she likes this one.

If not, I will be listing it in my Etsy shop.  

I am really digging these fancy tags (#3) from Spellbinder.

They layer up really well with my other non Spellbinder dies.

I used a rubber stamp sentiment from Paper MakeUp,

who are now almost completely digital. They still have a decent

selection of deeply discounted rubber images to choose from

under their Specials tab though.   

When I received the Bat Wings from Stampotique,

I colored up like six pairs using different color schemes.

Now I think every image needs cool bat wings!

The Heart Monster from Dilly Beans looks fabulous

sporting the red pair of wings. And a bit of a bloody face too!  

More die cut mania with vintage silver wallpaper moon and skull border.

The MS bat fence punch is a favorite of mine. 

I added some half pearls and some Stickles for a little

manly tolerable bling.

"You have stolen my heart" on the outside,

"Um, I'm gonna need that back" on the inside.

I like it, but I hope this is what my customer had in mind.