Evil Little Duckling

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I could have squealed with excitement when I found this little chap on eBay. I was even more excited when I won him!
Seller donz.pod is also auctioning a little Christmas duckling this week. I got in contact with the seller who turns out to be Dan Stox, the guy behind http://www.shrunken-head.com/

He has some terribly wonderful taxidermy pieces in the pipe line, which I'm very happy to announce will be featured here on The World of Kitsch. Keep watching.

Vintage Halloween Decorations 2010

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The Smyth household Halloween Decor has now gotten so vast, I can't feature it all in one blog post.

I've only a few pieces up so far, so I'll share with you the true retro looking items.

The Halloween block set is very 1950's Americana, and was bought this year from TK Maxx. It's a great place to get hold of the more extravagant US style decorations. They seem to go more all out over there, rather than the UK way of paper skeletons and streamers.

The Beware plant stick & Trick or treat plaque are both from Pound shops, again bought this year.

The knitted Halloween toys are from Oxfam in Bangor, Northern Ireland. Haven't noticed if they have them on sale again this year, I'll let you know.

More to come.

Vintage Halloween Decor 1980s

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In the last four or five years, thanks to TK Maxx having US stock, we UK folks have had the more Americanised Halloween decor. I mean the large, glittery or twee figurines, heavy ceramic pumpkin bowl, big candle accessories.

Back in my childhood days, halloween decorations were made of cardboard & that was it. You had some ripped up cotton wool as spider webs if your mum was being a bit festive.
I have fond memories of the same skeleton & witch hanging in everyone's house, I'm sure you too can picture them.

I tried to recreate that 80s Halloween feel along side the over the top American decoration which I can't help but also want to buy.
I found this pack of two door hangers in a pound shop in Bangor.

Claire

Genuinely Spooky Child Painting, possibly Haunted

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Terrifying isn't she? Those shadowy, pool-like eyes.
Don't think I've blogged her before as she doesn't actually have a home on the wall at the moment. She freaks me out a little too much, she's a step beyond the sad gypsy children of Dallas Simpson. I can imagine her painting being the subject of a Stephen King short story.

Claire