Happy New Year
Each year some friends of mine hold a brilliant party, a post-Christmas pre-New Year white elephant where you can rid yourself of any bad gifts you received. It makes getting bad gifts almost desirable, and it serves as a happy way to prep for the New Year. This year we received this, um, decoration? It's a five-headed dog made from a glove and glued onto a plastic base of some sort. We heard that it was chosen by a six year old. Notice one of the dog heads is backwards? Awesome.
Here is to hoping your upcoming year is free of backwards headed dog things, and full of yummy things to eat and good hair days.
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ROFLMAO. That is a fabulous find! Too bad you don't have a set, you could actually wear them! Maybe you should anyway, a-la Michael Jackson.
Comment by Stephanie — December 31, 2006 @ 2:16 pm
Thank-you for all the fun links and a happy new year free of kitchen fiascos, bad hair days, and strange gifts!
Comment by Mim — December 31, 2006 @ 2:21 pm
Wow. I'm stunned by this item. Amazing. Just when you think you couldn't possibly find anything crappier and stranger...someone shows up with a dog glove display. CRAZY!
Comment by carolbrowne — December 31, 2006 @ 3:49 pm
Oh that is just....darling?
Best wishes to you in the New Year as well! Keep crafting! (And blogging about it!)
Comment by Emily — December 31, 2006 @ 7:08 pm
We received a hideous genie lamp. It doesn't look at all like the lamp in "I Dream of Jeannie".
Comment by Andie — December 31, 2006 @ 7:27 pm
A friend of mine throws a Lotteria party with the same idea in mind! We always have a bilingual good time!
Comment by Stephanie — December 31, 2006 @ 8:53 pm
i actually made one of these when i was a child. the base was an empty tuna can. at one point my brother picked off all the googley eyes.
Comment by kat f. — December 31, 2006 @ 9:05 pm
More details please! Do you bring the unwanted gifts to trade, or take them to Goodwill, or what? Is it a free-for-all, or do you pick things you want--how does it go? This sounds like the kind of party I'd like to host next year!
Comment by miriam — December 31, 2006 @ 9:21 pm
Its adorable! I love how there are 5 hearts for all the 5 heads. Have a great 2007
Comment by sp0z — January 1, 2007 @ 9:27 am
Wow... do you think someone actually paid money for that? I enjoy your blog- thanks for all the nifty crafty stuff!
Comment by Randa — January 1, 2007 @ 9:41 am
Miriam - The participants wrap up whatever they want to bring to the party (you can bring a bad gift or just something strange), and then the rules for a typical white elephant exchange are followed. Essentially everybody leaves with something different from what they brought.
Kat - I figured it was a vintage craft of some sort! I'm pretty sure this was bought at a school craft fair.
Comment by megan — January 1, 2007 @ 12:11 pm