Cool and Creepy Stuff I Own! (Part 2)

Another set of cool and creepy..or at least spooky-themed…stuff I own kicks off with this Fuzzy-Felt playset ‘fuzzy-felt Monsters’!  I used to own lots of these Fuzzy Felt playsets when I was a toddler, and for years I joked I was going to buy some and relive my younger days by playing with it!

And then I found a teddy bear set in a charity shop, and gifted it to myself one Christmas! And then I got this one, from Ebay, I think, the following year! I mean…I had too! Look at it!! So yeah, it was no longer a joke….using the above ideas included in the box as mild inspiration, I created….this!!

A whole host of Monsters wondering what the initials stand for (Deadpan Flook, of course!) ..

Not much felt left after creating those Monsters, as you can see above….maybe I should mix in the felt from my Teddy Bear set? Oh…I could have a Monster Bear picnic set!! Guess thats me busy on Halloween then! 😂

These odd coffin things had a very specific use, that is no longer apparent…because I consumed the contents! Yes, that’s right…they held candy! Or sweeties as we call them in my neck of the woods….

If I remember right, the pink coffin held the usual sweetie skeleton that was common when I used to get these as a kid…a collection of bones that you could fit together into a full skeleton…..But I think the big D-embossed black coffin actually contained a chocolate vampire, which was a bit of a novelty!

Some research tells me that the original skeleton sweets were called ‘Bone Shaker’ candy and were produced by Swizzels Matlow in the Uk, and were the British version of the US’s ‘Mr.Bones’ by Fleer….you can still buy some called ‘Bone Breaker’ from online retro sweet shops, as seen above!

Last for today, we have this odd Egyptian Skull snow globe, that has had a bit of an accident….

As you can see, I accidentally dropped something on top of it and smashed the globe, unleashing a small puddle of glitter-filled water, and goodness-knows-what-else upon the world! Maybe that is what’s wrong with the world these days….sorry, I guess! 😬😅

A lot of the glitter still sits on the smaller version of the skull, which I believe was supposed to look like a reflection of the bigger skull in the globe….but it looked pretty cool! A little odd for there to be snow in Egypt though, I always thought….

Although, apparently it can happen! It’s just very rare….the above picture of the camel was taken in 2013 when it snowed in Cairo for the first time in 112 years!!

Getting back to my Snow Globe though, and yeah, despite it being dangerously jaggy in places, I couldn’t find myself able to dispose of it, and I keep telling myself that I’m going to find another small glass globe that I can glue on in place of the other one and repair it someday….

But if you’ve followed this blog for a while, you’ll know how often my plans come to fruition… 😂

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I hope you enjoyed this selection of stuff..I’ve still got more to share, including a few books, so keep an eye out for those soon! In the meantime, the other Cryptkeepers like Guillaume over at Vraie Fiction have  plenty of posts to keep you entertained, and if you click the badge below you’ll head to the hub where you can find links to all the Countdown participants!