The Allee Willis Museum of Kitsch

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – What The Kitschiest House In LA Looks Like At Christmas

Anyone who’s ever driven past Norwood Young’s house in LA knows that it’s a prime candidate for a Kitschmas smorgasbord un...

December 14, 2010 by Allee Willis

Holy Crap!

The most astounding thing about this piece of Christmas kitsch is that for something so totally cheap and crappy, a helluva lot of labor and...

December 13, 2010 by Douglas Wood

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Elvis the King Chanukkah Bush

Yes, it is- this is our Hanukkah Bush, embellished with punch-out Elvi taken from our book, “Elvis Your Personal Fashion Consultant...

December 12, 2010 by oliveparrot

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FLORIDA…GREETINGS FROM

FLORIDA….GREETINGS FROM.. I LOVE this great Florida Souvenir plate. It’s 8-1/2″ with lots of colorful detail, and the reli...

December 9, 2010 by k2dtw

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1940’s Ceramic Vase

6″ x 4″ and found for $3.00 at the flea market several weeks back. I have several of these vases that have similar floral design...

by denny

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Vintage Bar Ware

All my bar ware comes from my favorite Goodwill for about a buck a each, The frosted glass with the leave motif I recently saw at an expensi...

December 1, 2010 by Dennis

Behind the 8 Ball Card Game – 1969

The best thing about this 8 Ball card game is the photo on the cover. I love that the whole family got all dressed up to play it together. I...

November 29, 2010 by Douglas Wood

Desert Garden

I realize that one usually finds gnomes and fairies in flower gardens, but we have them here too in Tucson rock gardens. As you can see, my ...

November 21, 2010 by Michael Ely

God Bless our Mortgaged Home…

Created in California, perhaps the early 50’s, this hand painted plate is just as timely today. I love the eyes on the windows, but wi...

November 2, 2010 by MyFunCloset

Gigantic Bush trimmed to resemble a WHALE

This hedge sits out front of a bed n’ breakfast in Chatham. The best part of it is visible here in this photo…....

October 30, 2010 by denny

Going Ape in the Rose Garden

It’s a bit startling to be strolling through the idyllic grounds of the Motion Picture and Television Fund (the “Old Actors Home...

October 23, 2010 by Douglas Wood

An Avenue of Topiary Trees. Clipsham UK

Yew tree trimming was started by Amos Alexander in 1870 whilst living at the gatehouse. The Forestry commission took over the avenue in 1955...

October 19, 2010 by shirlie williams

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California Redwood Ashtray

This is not a keeper and was only purchased to post here. It was $1.00 and I do love anything with it’s original stickers....

October 5, 2010 by denny

More insane mini-golf sculptures…

Wooden cut out of a hat wearing horse! A little too shiny for me but he’s one gigantic horse! Donkey? Chick and rooster bench. Scary t...

September 22, 2010 by denny

Saguaro Kitsch

First some facts about saguaros: The giant cactus tree often associated with the West grows only in the Sonoran Desert here in Arizona and M...

September 16, 2010 by Michael Ely

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Denny’s Adventures in Prudence Fenton’s “The House of Prudence” (Part 8 – August 2010)

This is Tri-Kitty. He or she (I didn’t get enough time to get to know the felines here) had a leg removed and is quite comfortable in ...

September 7, 2010 by denny

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Christmas in July…

At Saturday’s estate sale, a spot light was shining on this 5 foot high aluminum tree with detachable branches just waiting for a luck...

by MyFunCloset

Denny’s Adventures in Allee Willis’ “Willis Wonderland” (Part 8 – August 2010)

The smoke of whatever is resting in this ashtray billows out of the top of the volcano. I don’t know the company that made this or the...

September 4, 2010 by denny

Denny’s Adventures in Prudence Fenton’s “The House of Prudence” (Part 6 – August 2010)

BEAUTIFUL! I’m a huge fan of TV lamps and this ceramic lamp sits on a long cabinet with a few other pieces featured in this post. I lo...

September 3, 2010 by denny

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Monkey Bank

The little monkey climbs the tree, deposits the coin when his head hits the slot, then continues up till he hits another thing, and it relea...

August 20, 2010 by ginger

Allee Willis’ Kitsch O’ The Day – Tree Growing Out Of Traffic Cone and Palm Trimming Nightmares Abated

Yesterday, all 31 palm trees that surround my house were trimmed. I’m used to this being a total nightmare. As much as I love my Palm ...

August 12, 2010 by Allee Willis

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Campbell’s Tomato Soup Vase

This old, oversized (4X6) soup can comes with a removable lid with a hole in it. I thought the palm tree seemed so El Lay....

August 8, 2010 by Michael M.

Cactus Cabin Lamp

This rustic little cactus cabin lamp was made here in Arizona (sometime during the 1950’s or 1960’s). The cabin itself is made f...

August 7, 2010 by Michael Ely