The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

“Happy Man” (a painting by me, inspired by Aldous Huxley’s novel “Brave New World”)

I painted this in the summer, right around the time of having to read “Brave New World” for a psyche class I was taking. Wasn...

by denny

Getting Ready For Valentine’s Day LPs 3-4

Mood music for upcoming love day:...

February 8, 2011 by Allee Willis

Getting Ready for Valentine’s Day LP 2

Mood music for upcoming love day:...

by Allee Willis

Leftovers and left out

This is sacreligious. Scandalous. These cakes must be crying their eyes out from such negligent rejection. Give me a fork and I’...

by snappyp

Woodland Elf or Tabitha Coffey?

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by Dennis

TicTac PIE = DEET

Came across a recipe for a TicTac pie on a site called Tacky Living and gave it a try. Deet is a new word I learned earlier this week̷...

by Patty McDonald

Knitted Booze Cozy

Says “Happiness is a bottle of booze”. This was part of my bar collection for a very long time. Now, I want to share it with the...

by Rusty

MITCHMELLOWS! are Kitschelicious

For me, there’s always been something inherently kitschy about marshmallows. Whether I’m around a campfire and toasting them, ...

by stevenw

Flo (she’s a waitress ya know!!) – 14 x 11 (a painting by Denny)

I love painting big hair....

by denny

More Wonder Bread Goodies!!

I found more Wonder Bread kitsch and thought I’d share them: http://www.boxvox.net/2011/02/wonderbread-bag-rug.html http://www.boxvox....

by kawachi

Forever Ricky….

If you ever get a chance to see “Ozzie and Harriet”‘s black and white reruns from the ’50s, you’ll see a you...

by MyFunCloset

Getting Ready for Valentine’s Day LP 1

Mood music for upcoming love day:...

by Allee Willis

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Detroit Zoo Hat and My Homegirl, Lily Tomlin

When I grew up in Detroit I went to the zoo on 10 Mile and Woodward at least a couple times a year. Although I got this particular chapeau ...

February 7, 2011 by Allee Willis

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 98 – August 2010)

I...

by denny

‘Make Your Own Nail Polish’ packaging

This seems like a REALLY bad idea. First of all, it wants children to make nail polish. That alone would be enough for me to never to buy it...

by Rusty

Ohayocon 2011

Nessa here, just back from Ohayocon 2011 in lovely Columbus, Ohio! I’m not on staff at Ohayocon but I love to go there because it...

by Nessa

Tribal Man – 14 x 11 (a painting by Denny)

Well, I don’t know where to start with this one but I can tell you that I really do love anything with a tribal beat. I had no idea ...

by denny

Football Football Whiskey

Instead of watching the Superbowl, I found this 1972 Jim Beam whiskey decanter. That’s the face concussions (and black-out benders) ar...

by Mooshe

“Four Freshmen” a signed photo to Liz

This was part of the unforgetable mound of “trash” left by the curb the night before it would be gone forever. The family was cl...

by MyFunCloset

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Edible keyboard

Talk about distraction. This keyboard would be eaten in 2 minutes upon sitting before it and preparing to write. And if I did use it, I ...

by snappyp

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Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – There’s More Cheese On Super Bowl Sunday Than What’s On The Pizza

In the lexicon of kitsch, ‘cheese’ and ‘cheesy’ are words often used to describe objects that grace the highest eche...

February 6, 2011 by Allee Willis

Cheeseheads!

Allee and I were sorority sisters at the University of Wisconsin. I had no idea until her last visit to Madison (where I live) that she had ...

by Muffin

Fez Topped Shriner With Magnetic Personality!

I don’t recall where I picked up this shriner with a magnet base but he’s one of my absolute favorite kitchen magnets- of which ...

by Mod Betty RetroRoadmap.com

Truck Antlers found in Sky Mall

Found these lovely redneck truck adornments in an issue of Sky Mall. It says, “A fun way to run with the herd” and I’m not...

by Rusty