PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE SIGN

It's always fun after Memorial Day, when the yard sale stuff that didn't sell winds up back at the Gift House. Here's a picture of ever-cheerful Bill Reiher trying to wade through the things that were dropped off this morning before we opened.  Hey, it would be so sweet if people paid a little attention to the sign. 

ICE CREAM MAKER

Dual use: Exercise machine and hand-crank ice cream making

DRAFTING TABLE

Fantastic drafting table -- simple, smart, still works.

COUNTRY STYLE CHAIR

I can see this right under a gun rack.

INSANE AMOUNT OF FURNITURE

What is this called? An American "dough" cabinet? 

Very piney and Cape Cod.

Just waiting for you next to the dumpster 

SUMPTUOUS '70S VINYL

Don't be the last human on earth to return to vinyl.

Start your collection with this choice "easy-listening" artifact from Ambrosia. And if you don't care for the sound, let us know.

EASY-BAKE PIZZA

Remember how lousy the Easy-Bake cakes tasted?

Here is the pizza equivalent.

Bon Apetit!

MUSICAL LADYBUG

This is a xylophone toy. Tap the colored dots on the back of the bug and they make music. All that's missing is the tapper.

STUFF YOUR FACE GAME

I'm sure there are worse looking games in the world

but at the moment I can't think of one.

WEAVING - WALL ART

This home-made wall art has the round shape of a Dreamcatcher, but it could be causing nightmares instead.

It arrived a week ago. 

Come try it out.  

ANCIENT NORWOOD SEWING MACHINE

Gorgeous and haunted but not in working order.

According to Dave Carderelli, engineer extraordinaire, ( see below ) it is 100 - 120 years old.

FOLK ART LAMP

Another amazing instance of Cape Kitsch arrives at the Gift House. This isn't one of those fake Christmas Tree Shop numbers made in China. This is the real McCoy, handmade and conceived by a Cape Cod nostalgia nut.  Nevermind that the seagull and ship are totally out of proportion.

ROOSTER PLATES

Classic folkware -- with roosters and hens

VINTAGE POTATO HEAD

He's covered in dust. Come by and grab this old Mr. Potato Head in golfing attire. Clean him up and make him yours.

ELECTRIC WOK!

This is a classic electric wok, probably purchased while watching an informercial on TV. These woks work well!

PRAISE THE KITSCH GODS

We see loads of lighthouses at the Gift House. And we get tons of Christmas stuff year long. But rarely do these two themes come together in such a beguiling way. Even a full moon! Praise the Kitsch Gods.