Post pictures of those knick knacks you got lying around the house. Yours are cooler than mine, I bet. Here's one I picked up at the Savers. Look at how determined he is to kick that ball with his fist all clenched!

i like to pick up little ceramics for the house when thrifting

Anna's got some weird old ceramic Asian girls (totally not dolls) and some metal elephant, all from her grandmother's collection.

All I've got besides the vinyl toys is mugs/cups, I guess - but I have NOTHING on hateball just 80's cartoons cups, comic movies cups, and Darth Vader mugs.

i get all this shit from the thrift store also! why's it that we're so prone to buying weird old stuff?

cute kitties & great collection of vintage owls, i have a few plus some others too

i'll snap some pics..

thanks! you should post em, kichi! the cats are big salt and pepper shakers and i actually have a larger owl collection, it's kinda sad really!
p.s. thanks for putting up this thread blake! i'm sure you have more knick knacks than that!

Heres a few ceramic trinkets I have around the house, some Tanuki I got in Kyoto, and a beat up Maneki Neko ive had forever.

^^ Those tanuki are awesome! I knew about the shapeshifting tanuki from the book Yokai Attacks!, but I didn't know until now how widespread in Japan the figures of Tanuki were. RealxHead just revealed a new Tanuki mini that looks a lot like your ceramics. Andy posted about it on Kaiju Korner.

Classic Maneki Neko, too. Nice stuff!

not a knick knack hunter, but i have aquired these pieces...

Thanks Blake, yeah they are all over the place mostly outside traditional restaurant/inns. Not to derail the thread but heres a shot I took of a huge four foot one outside a restaurant.

Is that kid supposed to be peeing into a glass? So weird!

Have you been to Asahi Imports? If not, they have many a traditional Maneki Neko in stock.
Momoko often has some more fun & cute ones.
I just want one from a closed restaurant or something, the ones who hold a beer. I'd like to stick a rootbeer in it's hand instead.

Found this in the attic at the last place I lived.

hey dean! I have one of those jesus helps steer the boat pictures too. mine is framed though, not on a piece of tree trunk which is superior in terms of kitsch.

Jesus looks to be about 7' tall!!

This is a photo of my new hallway of knick knack shit !:

Is that Ken and KFC man in the back? -Whose the dude next to KFC man? Haha! Nice little star wars nook and I like the big pigs also!

It is Ken and Colonel Sanders! The dude next to the KFC man is just some tribal-dressed african doll I found at an antique place!

I like how the big madball is giving the stink eye to that G.I. on the lunch box.

the big mad ball is "rude ralph " and is a talking toy.

My mom get me these a long time ago and I still love 'em!

A regal doll I just got today!!
She's very cute and creepy!

hahaha, football w/jesus.

I didn't know that Momoko was still around. I pass Asahi almost every day, but I haven't been in there in a long time. I'll check 'em out!

a section of my extensive knick-knackeries