Have you perused through this site? It’s along the lines of the Weight Watchers recipe cards classic, and all of James Lileks’ books on America’s most kitschy side.
Here is her section on “bizarre crafts“. (Example of her prose: “This child looks old enough to know the apron is dorky, not cute. Check out his facial expression. He’s looking forward to his teen years, so he can experiment with drugs and alcohol. Then when his parents ask where they went wrong, he can hand them this picture.” or “They’re not stupid. They know that a snowman doesn’t need six arms, all embellished with mismatched mittens.”) Etc.
So much fun.
I love this site. Those cakey pin cushions just give me the shivers.
The whole disembodied hand thing kills me – also go check out the “health” books she found for teenagers in the 1940s, I think. Genius!!
http://www.stitchymcyarnpants.com/moks06/ is similar site, mostly of knitted goods.
Melissa – I just discovered that site about a month ago, and it is genius!!!
Stitchy McYarnpants? Does the owner of that site hang around here at all?
hahahaha I know!!
i jsut read an article about people who dip old teddy bears in wa to make candles…um what??? why not just buy a candle????
in wax…really my typing sucks!