Little Kitschy Hula Doll

It certainly been a long time since Agent 137 brought any new miss fit toys to the shop. There will be plenty of new listings heading to the shop this week and this adorable Hula dolly is a preview of what will be available for adoption :)

This year has been a rough time for the Agent family, but as 2013 comes to a close I look forward to being much more involved with the shop and finding and rehoming many more toys and dolls in the future.

Hula Girl Doll

A Kitschy Animal Zoo

I love kitschy animals, and although my affections for one kitschy animal in particular may have gotten out of hand (think deer) I always seem to make room for more. I cannot stop searching the web for more cuteness to add to my collection. I an effort to stop myself I have created a little collection of some adorable finds available on Etsy right now for very reasonable prices :) If they can't find a home with me maybe someone out there can adopt them!

1. Kitschy Lamb  2. Wide Eyed Chicks  3. Okay, so a tea pot is not animal- Amazing Kitsch Tea Pot  

4. Vintage Animal Cards

5. Dream Mouse  6. Sweet Kitten  7. Bunny Girl  8. Smiling Whales

An Apology

I realize that my postings in the past have been intermittent at best and that lately they have been non existent. I am not sure if anyone even reads this blog anymore.

This year, err, last year, was full of change for me personally- I was married and survived many family tragedies, as well as a few other things... and my Agent 137 shop and this blog took a back seat.

I recently found my childhood journal. A diary that recorded my activities, thoughts, and emotions from 4th grade until my senior year of high school. Exploring my thoughts and documenting my adventures was exciting and rewarding and I think that this blog could serve that function too.

I the coming weeks, months, and hopefully years, I plan to fill this blog with what are hopefully well constructed and engrossing posts. I do apologize for the absence.

Just a Reminder...

Just a reminder..... I was lucky enough to be interviewed a few months ago by the talented Pamela Klaffke for her new book, Hello Cutie!. As a result I have a copy to giveaway to a blog reader!

 If you are interested in winning this copy leave a comment in the comments section. One comment counts as one entry! Good luck!

Kitschy Deals of the Week!

I have decided to start a new blog section each week appropriately called Kitschy Deals of the Week! Every Sunday I will feature a few items of kitschy goodness and tell you where to find them. 

If you find any kitsch goodness that's too good to pass up, but you decide not to add them to your collection comment here and share the love! 

Find Here

Adorable vintage decals for use in your home, on furniture, art, etc. for only $9.00!

Find Here

I love these sweet deadstock kitschy pins. Only $9.80 for 12! 

Find Here

The sweetest little kitschy mid-century modern wooden doll for only $6.00!

Find any amazing deals? Share them in the comments section! 

Hello Cutie!

Big news! Agent 137 is honored to be featured in the new book, Hello Cutie! penned by the lovely and talented Pamela Klaffke. The work features more kitschy cuteness than you could shake a stick at and Agent  137 blog readers have a chance to win their very own copy! 

Excerpt from Hello Cutie!

To win a copy of Hello Cutie! just comment on any new blog posts starting today. You can comment as many times as you like. Each comment will count as one entry in the drawing for the new book. Names will drawn from a hat at random and a winner will be selected on Oct. 22nd. 

Here is a sample from the summary: 

"Pamela Klaffke, author of Spree: A Cultural History of Shopping and herself an avid collector of cute since she was a child, takes readers on a rainbow-and-unicorn-filled journey through cute culture, from its origins in Japan where teenaged girls help drive the “cute” economy, to its modern-day manifestations in the bubblegum-coloured careers of performers like Katy Perry."

Agent 137 is back!

After a long hiatus Agent 137 is back! After a year of planning for my wedding and celebrating and returning from my honeymoon I am so excited to spend more time hanging out online and sharing cuteness from my personal collection of kitschy goodies.

I have some exciting news coming soon and a chance to win a special prize! In the mean time I took some pictures today of this lovely chap, one of my favorites- a vintage doll house doll. He looks so jaunty in his knitted wool sweater and trousers, don't you think?

Favorite Finds

This guy has to be one of my favorite finds ever! He is in perfect condition and super tall. Marked Made in Hong Kong. Does anyone have any info on this guy? I love his spiffy yellow suit. 

Flea Market Finds

This weekend I visited our local flea market looking for kitschy toys, and other vintage goodness. I have really been searching for a vintage desk to complete my office/toy room. Packing toys on the dining room table just isn't going to work anymore! I have boxes, tags, and tissue paper everywhere.

So after searching high and low for the perfect mid century desk with no success I ran into one of the strangest toys I have ever seen. I know that this guy was created in 1988 by Mattel, but that is all the info I have. Does anyone know his name? I can imagine that an anthropomorphic chicken leg must have an interesting history.

I have no idea why this picture is horizontal. I have tried to rotate it several times with no luck. My usual camera is being repaired. Apologies....

I also have a little preview for this week. This sweet pose doll will be listed this week along with other goodies including a trio of kitschy mod mid century cats. 

Hello Out There!

Hello! I am still here!

My grandmother, who I am very close to, had a stroke at the beginning of January and I have been taking care of her so I have been pretty absent from blogging and the shop, but things are getting better with time and I am now back :) I have been so excited to get back to posting and sharing my vintage finds!

So I have a little preview for next week:

Preview

Sweet little finds from kitsch land! I was super lucky to find these cuties this week and I will be listing them tomorrow in the shop.

Oh No!

So no one wanted this super cute holiday mouse and little knee hugger elf? No one at all? I am assuming that everyone was away baking cookies, decking the halls, and getting caught under mistletoe....  One more chance to win this unlikely duo.

Enter this week by following Agent 137 on Twitter or mentioning us on FB and then comment here. The winner will be drawn at random and I am guessing that your chances will be quite good!

Merry Kitchmas Contest

The holiday contest is here! Up for grabs are this sweet wide eyed elf mouse and his little knee hugger friend. To enter just mention this contest on your blog, Twitter, or Facebook then comment here. Contest ends this Friday, December 9th and the winner will be announced Saturday December 10th! Best of luck and Happy Holidays!

Agent137 in the 21st Century

After much hesitation and procrastination I decided to start a Twitter account where I will offer quick tidbits of information about upcoming items, special deals, and stories. I will definitely still be blogging for longer messages, but I will use Twitter as as way to convey quick Agent 137 messages :)

Check Twitter tonight for a secret coupon code that will be valid for this Friday through Sunday only.

I will also be posting info about the Agent 137 holiday contest starting on Friday (tomorrow) on the blog in the morning. 

Hope you are all having a great holiday season! We are just starting to experience winter temperatures here in upstate NY.

Better Late than ?

So I know that its a little late...Precipitated on an early morning run for an incredibly low priced Kindle Fire... But I thought that it might be nice to post a little sneak peak at the items I will be listing today at 11:30. I think these guys are seriously cute, if I do say so myself...

Also, I launched an Etsy store for my awesome 83 year old grandmother today called Chickens In The Kitchen featuring her handmade vintage reproduction aprons and vintage kitchen wares. Please check it out and give her some love!

Thankful

Sorry for the long delay here in blog land. Things have been so busy here that I forgot about my poor little blog. I  promise to be better about this in the future. Blogging is so freeing for me, like writing in a journal, that I really should be more diligent about posting.

In any event, my Thanksgiving holiday was if anything very interesting. Agent 137 is now engaged and I spent the holiday with my future in-laws who are Chinese American, eating different festive Chinese dishes. As a vegetarian I definitely appreciated the alternatives to the more traditional turkey. I laughed this year, remembering how my veg brother and I retreated during previous Thanksgivings to Chinese restaurants seeking refuge from our family's meat laden table.

This has been one of the best years of my life and I am so thankful for my amazing fiance and all of my friends who I have met through the wonderful Etsy community. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone and I hope that you have all had a great holiday as well!

Kitschy Cute Halloween

In celebration of my favorite holiday my friends and I carved jack-O'-laterns tonight with many different designs and themes to decorate for my annual Halloween party being held tomorrow.

This cute guy, carved by the most awesome boyfriend turned fiance, was my favorite:

Just wanted to share :)

Holidays are Here!

As a lover of all things vintage I have a hard time letting anything go. I have been hoarding holiday decorations, cute winter themed pose dolls and mountains of deer for years....Today I have listed the first of what will be many kitschy holiday items.

If you are searching for anything in particular please let me know. I just might have it!

<3 Agent 137 

Oh Deer

I had the amazingly good luck to happen upon a large collection of sweet deer recently! After harvesting the cuties that I needed for my own collection I decided to share them with the Agent 137 shop :)

Here is a preview of the cuties that I will begin to list starting tomorrow:

Shelf Elf

When is it too early to break out the holiday decorations? This has been my debate... It always disturbs me when I am shopping for Halloween decorations and then, low and behold, I find Christmas decorations strategically placed throughout the displays. It isn't that I am not looking forward to the kitschy holiday deer and Santas that will become the centerpiece of my home, but that I am such a fan of Halloween that I would like to appreciate the fall season completely before moving on.

That said, I am now forced to decide when Agent137 should release the many many kitschy holiday items that have been kept top secret for months and I wonder when is exactly the right time?