A few years ago, I volunteered for a charity activity with a co-worker I knew hardly at all, and we had a lot of time to chat. Well, he chatted, I listened, and his stories were fairly entertaining because every single one of them began with the words, "I used to date this girl who ..." He dated a lot, and I mean A Lot. The only reason I'm telling you this is because sometimes I think every one of my blog posts begins the same way.
Which is, "I went to this sale last summer and I bought this box of stuff ..." This particular post involves a box of Easter stuff which had some fun things (like these chicks) and some other things that are just this side of vintage. Kind of from the era when cotton went polyester and pretty went plastic. Some of these things have a certain goofy charm. Others I leave to you to decide.
Like these cockeyed flocked plastic chickens. I'm leaning toward liking them, but I think it's just the pipe-cleaner hats. Every chicken needs a hat.
Cute or tacky?
Unusual, or just plain disturbing?
A Christmas bunny, or an Easter candy cane? Is there an Island of Misfit Holiday Decorations?
I'm OK with these pink flocked chicks. I'm sort-of OK with the flocked plastic cart.
What I'm really not crazy about, though, is that bunny.
I picked a winner for Part 1 of the giveaway by using a random number generator to pick a number between 1 and 56, which was the number of different people who had left comments in the past week or so. Beth at Gathering Dust will be relieved to know that her package of springtime goodies will not include anything in this post. (Unless she asks for it.) There's still time to enter Part 2 of the giveaway if you leave a comment on this post by Friday. And again - unless you really want it, I promise not to send you anything you see here.
Yeah, that bunny pulling the cart is creepy!
I like the ducks.
Posted by: Elizabeth | March 04, 2009 at 11:47 PM
If I happen to win the 2nd part of your contest *crossing my fingers and toes* I'd put up a big fuss, BUT I suppose I could be coerced to have the bunny with the cart sent to me too :-) I think it's adorable...why'o'why can't I find stuff like that where I live??? Thanks for sharing all your fun treasures. I'm hooked! lol
Posted by: Cheddarhead | March 04, 2009 at 11:49 PM
Lol. That's one scary Easter bunny hauling cart. But, I think most of the above decorations are cute...esp. the trio of rooster/bunny/owl.
Posted by: tammyCA | March 05, 2009 at 02:35 AM
There is something disturbingly cute about these. They are just so dime store kitsch. Gotta love 'em. xo, suzy
Posted by: GeorgiaPeachez | March 05, 2009 at 07:09 AM
LOL OMG. I'm laughing so hard I almost choked on my Moon Pie. Island of Misfit Holiday Decorations. Hahaha Thanks for giving me a much needed laugh tonight!
Lori
Posted by: Vintage Whimsy | March 05, 2009 at 09:53 PM
I won I won I won! I'm holding my swine trophy over my head and doing the Easter bunny hop.
Cute or Tacky? I'm saying cute, because you treat them with respect- if they were all tossed in a box together, they might be tacky.
Posted by: Beth Leintz | March 06, 2009 at 08:12 AM
WHOA! ...and some people are scared of 'Clowns'??!
Posted by: svelteSTUFF | March 06, 2009 at 03:55 PM
ok, that bunny with the patchwork ears is downright scary......and wrong
it should be buried in your back yard...quickly...before anyone else sees it
the chicken/birds with the pipe cleaner hats are adorable
Posted by: susan | March 08, 2009 at 12:51 AM
How sweet! You have so many pretty Spring things! Congrats to your lucky winners! And I'm enjoying seeing all your pretty things! I LOVE your blog! Off to see more!
Posted by: Lavender Dreamer | March 14, 2009 at 07:41 PM