Welcome to Vintage Thingies Thursday, hosted by Suzanne @Colorado Lady. Since it is now October, many people are thinking about Halloween decorations. I don't do a lot of Halloween decorating, I'm more of a fall harvest decorator, and I shared all my vintage Halloween thingies last year, so this is a repost.
I don't know the proper name for these decorations. My family always called them the melted plastic popcorn decorations. They are made of thousands of little confetti-like pieces of plastic that have been slightly melted and molded into a design. These were bought in the early 1970s. They were difficult to find back then, and I haven't seen new ones for sale anywhere in the last 30 years. I decided to be a little "teacher-ish" and share some info I learned about these awesome decorations.
Originally I had asked if anyone knew where I could buy more of these or what they were called. But, being the researcher that I am, I checked out these kitschy items myself. People actually DO call them melted plastic popcorn decorations! I googled the term and got 87,000 hits! Most were from people looking for these decorations or selling them. They sell for about $3.00-$10.00, depending on their rarity, on eBay and other sites. My pumpkin and witch were all over the place, as were lots of cute ones for Christmas. I also found the name of the manufacturer, which I have since forgotten, but they went out of business 4 years ago.I hope these guys brought back memories for some of you! Be sure to visit Suzanne and the other Vintage Thingies Thursday participants at ColoradoLady.
I don't know the proper name for these decorations. My family always called them the melted plastic popcorn decorations. They are made of thousands of little confetti-like pieces of plastic that have been slightly melted and molded into a design. These were bought in the early 1970s. They were difficult to find back then, and I haven't seen new ones for sale anywhere in the last 30 years. I decided to be a little "teacher-ish" and share some info I learned about these awesome decorations.
Originally I had asked if anyone knew where I could buy more of these or what they were called. But, being the researcher that I am, I checked out these kitschy items myself. People actually DO call them melted plastic popcorn decorations! I googled the term and got 87,000 hits! Most were from people looking for these decorations or selling them. They sell for about $3.00-$10.00, depending on their rarity, on eBay and other sites. My pumpkin and witch were all over the place, as were lots of cute ones for Christmas. I also found the name of the manufacturer, which I have since forgotten, but they went out of business 4 years ago.I hope these guys brought back memories for some of you! Be sure to visit Suzanne and the other Vintage Thingies Thursday participants at ColoradoLady.
12 comments:
Tacky as they are they are classic... wish I had a few.
xx
We had a couple of these when I was a kid... I think a snowman and a santa. I specifically remember being drawn to a holly leaf with berries (I think it was on the snowmans hat). ~Kari
Did you decorate your classroom in
themes for the year? Your witch is
cute!
I have quite a few of these things including this witch! They were always fun for the kids. I haven't used any of mine in years except for a simple large red heart with a white arrow that I often hang on one door in February.
I never knew what to call these things either. Gosh, I am old. I bought things that are now vintage! Yikes! LOL!
Yep, I remember this post from last year!
Justine :o )
I remember those, but never knew what they were called, either! You've got a dandy there!
Elizabeth, I added your link for today, if you emailed me to do it, somehow I did not get the email....Love these old decorations....love your witch.
Happy VTT!
I was thinking plastic confetti... and then you said it. I can't believe they haven't been made in 30 years. Oy - I feel old all of a sudden.
Cute witch. I remember this type of decoration too.
Those plastic thingies are new to me.
I remember 'em too. Seems as we could buy them at Rose's and Sky City. Sorta cheap/inexpensive chain stores before we had Wal-Mart and Target.
Cool that you kept 'em Elizabeth.
Happy VTT!
Becky
It looked fantastic!!
Happy VTT
Thanks for the sharing
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