Tag Archives: scary

How to Horrify an Eleven-Year-Old

Posted on July 31, 2012 by findyourfloor

This adorable little fellow turned up in a client’s attic in Somerville. As you can see from the scale of the Kleenex box, he is really teeny. Nevertheless, he is powerfully offensive, at least according to my daughter, who is … Continue reading →

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Gimme Some Sugar

Posted on June 18, 2012 by findyourfloor

It just wouldn’t be Christmas without a woodland creature bleeding from the eyes. This video features my lovely assistant Ilana. This sugar dispenser was given to my client by her mother-in-law. It features a holly motif painted over some bulges … Continue reading →

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Sweeney Beard

Posted on January 28, 2012 by findyourfloor

I’m sure James Beard was a lovely fellow and a great chef. So I can’t understand why the people of Cuisinart would choose to use this bone-chilling photo of him as a cover for their 1976 cookbook. I realize they … Continue reading →

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Raar.

Posted on September 17, 2011 by findyourfloor

This adorable creature was found in Newtonville. My client tells me she made him as a child. He is certainly scary. Fortunately, he has no legs, so he can’t chase you. He’s being kept, of course!

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Everyone Loves a Clown

Posted on April 24, 2011 by findyourfloor

Items like this are the reason some people have clown phobias. This paint-by-number kit came from a home clean-out in Billerica, the same origin as the scary eyeless bunny. It came complete with ancient, dried up, never used oil paints. The … Continue reading →

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Hey Baby; What’s Shakin’?

Posted on February 6, 2011 by findyourfloor

This special set of salt-and-pepper shakers turned up today during a closet cleanout in Cambridge, MA. The client said it had been a housewarming gift from his college buddies when he got his first place of his own. His wife … Continue reading →

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Scary Bunny Wants Your Soul

Posted on December 5, 2010 by findyourfloor

I gave this darling ceramic bank to my daughter as a joke Chanukah present, grime and all. She actually started to pretend to like it before I told her it was a joke. She was quite relieved, and immediately went … Continue reading →

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