x-posted to vintage_adsI love Toy Galaxy because host Dan Larson and producer Greg MP delve into half-forgotten toys and gimmicks and dig up a surprising amount of history. This recent video is all about a Chex cereal premium based up on Doom--no kidding! I had no idea this game would be so popular or so well-produced for 1996. I played many a crappy game ( Read more... )

We had a surprise visit last weekend from a friend who brought us a copy of a card game called Trash Pandas, some chocolate and the awesome budgie plushie below. It's Sweetpea from The Secret Life of Pets! I just love it :-) My friends know me so well!


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Geez, take a week off from Facebook and this ad popped up. Man, I could be so rich if I only knew the right person to pitch a pooping, talking, dancing flamingo to!

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This is the first of two posts about crochet and cockatiels and both kind of happened at the same time. I just happened to be across from a vendor named Jubblier and she had crochet budgies and a cockatiel. You can bet I bought one of each! They are as just as cute as they are on their Etsy listing ( Read more... )

Not sure what to think or say, so I'll just leave a screengrab here :-) Apparently the new cartoon is called Pony Life.

I understand that things needs to be kept fresh in the toy world and if you stop moving, the toy line dies...but...this feels like a remake no one asked for!


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I can't even remember how I found out about this series, whether it popped up on Netflix or the MLP collector group that I'm on - but I watched one episode and I was hooked! I told every collector friend I knew about it and even if you don't collect toys, the show is an awesome nostalgia trip. The first four episodes are on Netflix - GI Joe, Star ( Read more... )

Something neat I found at the antique mall, but didn't buy. She was $10 as is and there's actually a big spot of pony cancer on the leg I'm holding. Apparently pony cancer can spread, so I really didn't want her around, sadly. To be honest, I thought she was a fakie, but she's actually called Princess Royal Purple and from year 9. The eyebrows were ( Read more... )

The Christmas drawing will be late this year...thank goodness for photographs :-D Have a lovely holiday and thanks for being a part of my year peeps.


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This would have been a fun gift! I bought myself Spirograph Cyclex Kit
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