My eldest sister may have had the most discerning palate, rejecting figures that were not realistically baby-formed, but I was a child of generous and inclusive love, grabbing any unsuspecting plastic-furry-neon dolly in my tight embrace. The doll is a creature that mischievously dangles her toe over the precipice of the uncanny valley, reflecting our bulbous cheeks and blinking eyelashes back at us, but with the cold, limp affect of insentience. Keep It Weird has returned, and is making a mess of your toy chest.
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Michelle Traub is an editor for Etsy.
137 comments
Sign in to add your ownemilybidwell says:
wow!
1 year ago
sparrowgrey says:
Love the vintage doll wall art. Creepy and fascinating. Great post!
1 year ago
auntjanecan says:
I love weird!
1 year ago
MegansMenagerie says:
Weird indeed!!!
1 year ago
Mistresswolff says:
Rotten tooth fairy! I love it. Every dentist's office should have one!
1 year ago
greyedout says:
Definitely creepy.
1 year ago
DUSKtillDAWNvintage says:
Creepy in a good way!
1 year ago
GardenApothecary says:
the hoarder doll house is the creepiest of all!
1 year ago
TheLadySlipper says:
Yikes! But ever so weirdly cool and fun!
1 year ago
LilMommaDesigns says:
The Barbie doll shoe necklace is beautiful!! Wish I had that on my wedding day. Barbie Rocks!!
1 year ago
hoganfe says:
FUN!
1 year ago
TheScarfTree says:
So weird - but creative - but also creepy - but we still have to call it creative! Love your finds and photo's!
1 year ago
greeneyezdesignz says:
The hoarder doll house is great with a story that is all too true for many people. My mother lived in the same house for over 50 years. It took many weeks to clear it out so it could be sold, and she could move into a senior citizens apartment complex that was sponsered by HUD and several churches. The apartment was only about 500 square feet. I had learned a lot from watching about hoarders on TV. We made different piles: keep, donate, trash, and storage. I know that in her situation, hoarding was a trait from growing up in the depression, you keep EVERTHING! Glass jars, coat hangers, egg cartons, etc, etc, etc. And when you finally had extra money for things, you started collections. China, glass,dolls,doll furniture, doll houses, fabric, quilting books and supplies, the list goes on. She was very artistic and taught me how to sew, crochet, quilt, and many other crafts. I too, have ended up with a house full of stuff! If you have ever visited my shop, you will notice that I am slow to list things because I am trying to let go of a lot of stuff, while training two miniature dachshund puppies! If you know someone who is a hoarder, I pray that you will have the kindness and patience to help them.
1 year ago
HibouCards says:
awesome :)
1 year ago
rarebeasts says:
Awesome weirdness!!! I missed you keep it weird.
1 year ago
vinskord says:
The rotten tooth fairy is sooo funny! Love it!!
1 year ago
TheBlackOnion says:
Keep it Weirds are my absolute favorite!
1 year ago
beliz82 says:
Very interesting finds Thank you for sharing !!
1 year ago
pannikin says:
Pretty neat! Dolls are super creepy though if you ask me...
1 year ago
VintageEye says:
The more weirdness I find the more comfortable I feel....Hmmm....
1 year ago
opendoorstudio says:
Michelle, you always find the coolest things! love earthseawarriors finds! nothing like a glass jar full of old doll parts. ( not the plastic kind)
1 year ago
TheBerryPress says:
great items but that rotten tooth fairy cracks me up!
1 year ago
NecessiTees says:
Love it! Love it! Love it!
1 year ago
redhardwick says:
Weird but cool!
1 year ago
blueridgewoodworking says:
I love it! The barbie bridal shoe necklace is beautiful. My daughter and I had to take a closer look, it is so well done. Keep it Weird!!!
1 year ago
lulusnest says:
I'll admit that it's different but thank goodness for beauty lying in the eyes of the beholder! Great article too!
1 year ago
NangijalaJewelry says:
Awesomely weird :-)
1 year ago
myvintagecrush says:
Love the baby doll succulent ..planter? Ha!
1 year ago
NacreousAlchemy says:
Dolls! They creep me out and fascinate me. Love this one. :)
1 year ago
PoetryofObjects says:
Wow!
1 year ago
reflectionsjewelry says:
creepy.......
1 year ago
Earleyimages says:
these are great
1 year ago
archaicdesign says:
lol! great picks! love rotten tooth fairy!
1 year ago
stepbackink says:
Love the doll's dress Great read.
1 year ago
EcoChicHandKnits says:
Very interesting finds!
1 year ago
JessaIreneGifts says:
A little to weird for me, but certainly challenges the norm.
1 year ago
jenjenpb says:
I'm just fascinated.
1 year ago
CLDecoDesigns says:
Great Blog! Thank you
1 year ago
mroses says:
Love the rotten tooth fairy!!! *giggles & smiles at fabulous weirdness*
1 year ago
lauraprentice says:
scary!
1 year ago
HouseOfMoss says:
Oh my goodness! So creepy!
1 year ago
gothB4play says:
Wonderfully weird wit and words of wisdom!
1 year ago
TheMysticCircleArt says:
awesome! Love the air plant doll head ;)
1 year ago
kadydesigns says:
These are not the kind of dolls I played with when I was little. Weird and scary all at the same time!
1 year ago
Iammie says:
Spooky!
1 year ago
TheIDconnection says:
Cool!
1 year ago
EarthSeaWarrior says:
unreal… thank you sooOOOOO much Michelle! this post is FUNTASTICALLY weird and absolutely perfect :)
1 year ago
TodaysFelicia says:
i love this best thing i seen all day
1 year ago
Maulani says:
This is the best post of keep in weird section. I love dolls. And creepy dolls too.
1 year ago
byjodi says:
This is awesome!
1 year ago
AlphaSoupPhotography says:
dolls always creeped me out as a kid - this didn't help :)
1 year ago
decohearts says:
Creepy, weird, but fun!
1 year ago
PricelessBelongings says:
The hoarder dollhouse is a hoot. I loved reading about Maybelline's story. I record that show and watch it when I can't sleep sometimes at night. I guess I knew there were people who had a hard time getting rid of stuff as my sis seems to have emotional attachments to so many of her items growing up and things people have given her even when she doesn't really need them, but it is just a storage issue with her and her house looks normal. But I feel for the people on that show that have this disorder. They literally save trash and dangerous stuff and seem to be overwhelmed with decision making. Glad there are people out there that can help them. It seems a disorder that is very tough on the family members just like someone with an addiction. Very sad!
1 year ago
BeadedEclectic says:
cool and creepy
1 year ago
Parachute425 says:
Hey! Long time, no see. Love the doll parts bracelet.
1 year ago
LiddoKiddo says:
OMG !! Love It !!!
1 year ago
LittleBeanPrints says:
This rocks. Great story - great finds. M
1 year ago
LittleBeanPrints says:
This rocks. Great story - great finds.
1 year ago
KKCollectibleCollage says:
Love the hoarder doll house, some of my rooms are starting to worry me...
1 year ago
cupcakegangster says:
creepy but i can't stop myself from looking and then looking again!
1 year ago
SeeDollyRun says:
Teehee! Hoarder dollhouse!
1 year ago
Tanith says:
Wow! Great selection this time! Love the Barbie shoe necklace!
1 year ago
moonstr says:
loves!
1 year ago
loonarfox says:
I'm scared of dolls in general.
1 year ago
choisette says:
i think i need a hug.
1 year ago
SCAVENGENIUS says:
It's all so weird! ;)
1 year ago
VethBlack says:
Weird for the win! <3
1 year ago
bedouin says:
I'd leave money under my pillow for that tooth fairy to take if she promises to stay away ~ hugs choisette
1 year ago
crazicandi says:
Like Like Like
1 year ago
redemptionart says:
love it...anything obscure and odd..like my kids..lol!
1 year ago
couponforzipcodes says:
Weird things are good.I like them a lot.
1 year ago
blessedvintage says:
great collection, read the story on the horder house, funny! blessings
1 year ago
ChattyCatherine says:
Your leading photo is irresistible.. and I found great inspiration in Annie Waldrop's doll dress collection!
1 year ago
LazyTcrochet says:
Whoa!
1 year ago
lunachild says:
Love wierd for some unknow reason. My friends freak out when I sculpt just a head, or bodys without heads, they don't get it, maybe I'm sick? I love your stuff, you have opened your heart and allowed your creativity to fall out onto what ever your working on, well that would make a great picture! Anyway thanks, and I CAN relate, great stuff!
1 year ago
KristyLynnJewelry says:
Great collection of "weird"! lol
1 year ago
MandyBesek says:
Love the weirdness Michelle... Never thought of baby dolls as "plastic spawns"... I think I prefer the term "plastic spawns" now!
1 year ago
PattiTrostle says:
I like the "Vintage Doll Wall Art". Interesting collection.
1 year ago
lemondear says:
amazing! there's something about spooky dolls that just wins a big space in my heart
1 year ago
Rewoodtoys says:
That hoarder doll house is bizarre along with many of the items. .lol.
1 year ago
jorgensenstudio says:
Love this - have to mention dolldisasterdesign here on Etsy - such cool macabe doll jewelry she should be included in this for sure. I love her stuff.
1 year ago
sweetlaraine says:
The horder dollhouse reminds me of visits to my grandfathers farm house. My mothers sister, who was taking care of my grandfather was a horder. We all thought sooner or later the house would implode. Sad to say....several of my aunts were crazy as bedbugs. Laraine
1 year ago
bjerkf says:
Terror
1 year ago
AutumnLeavesJewelry says:
the hoarder art makes me feel sad...
1 year ago
AnnaBelleArts says:
Love all this weirdness!!! Thanks Michelle for featuring my Rotten Tooth Fairy art doll.
1 year ago
3deeglasses says:
so very creepy
1 year ago
QuirkMuseum says:
Fun stuff! Some of this is even too weird for the Quirk Museum.
1 year ago
AlexandraMontclair says:
Seeing that tooth fairy doll makes me want to go brush my teeth. Very thoroughly.
1 year ago
accentonvintage says:
love the dolls! spooky!
1 year ago
takapitcha says:
By far THE best feature ETSY has. I LOVE Keep It Weird!! Such uber weird features today and I wish I could have them all!
1 year ago
hawthornehill says:
Perfect for me for Halloween.
1 year ago
EarthSeaWarrior says:
im still in AW of this AWESOMENESS…. CREEPY CUTE REPREZENT!
1 year ago
SweetiePieCollars says:
I took an old doll from a junk store once and burnt it, put an eye in crooked, and made a Halloween party around it, based on a story I made up about a girl dying in a fire and someone finding the doll, and the doll is now haunted with her spirit, and we will have it at the party, etc etc. It was pretty fun and easy and cheap!
1 year ago
RubySkeleton says:
Whoa! Everything is so damn unique! I love it!
1 year ago
JessicaMatthew says:
This is a scary post...
1 year ago
PuppyLovePrincess says:
What creepy-cool finds!
1 year ago
grouphugquilts says:
This is such great stuff! It reminds me of when I went to see Coraline with my little nephews and the poor guys both burst into tears during the sinister opening credits that show a doll being constructed.
1 year ago
oldworldprimitives says:
Fabulously weird.
1 year ago
rozzie says:
Definitely weird :) Love the doll head cactus eye.
1 year ago
ladyhawthorne says:
Great collection, the vintage doll wall art in white should perhaps be titled son of Han Solo?
1 year ago
tiamagic says:
really cool! love dolls. there was this house growing up in NY where old weather beaten dolls lived on the porch. Very creepy but fascinating at the same time!
1 year ago
corrnucopia says:
omg that rotten tooth fairy makes me want to go brush my teeth! Would be great inspiration for my kids to clean theirs better!
1 year ago
reyespaintings says:
Wonderfully weird! Gotta get me one of those necklaces.
1 year ago
peanut41562 says:
very freaky!
1 year ago
NopalitoVintageMore says:
I LOVE the creepy antique doll. I am new to Etsy and I've got a Cute Creepy Jester Doll!!! You should see it. I also have a Creepy cool Woodsman salt shaker (only one) and I just love himmmm... I don't know why I'm selling him..... If he doesn't sell by December, I'm keeping him... :) The cute creepy things are so much fun to take photograph! Great descriptions!
1 year ago
galiana says:
Palate.
1 year ago
KawaiiBits says:
Wow. Just that's all I can think of. Wow.
1 year ago
MySugarSkull says:
Oh! This is just wonderful! I just adored the story of Maybelline and her Hoarder Doll House! Awesome article!
1 year ago
delightworthyn says:
As Always - the best feature on Etsy,and this one doesn't disappoint! Love the Rotten Tooth Fairy doll,well I don't think I can really just pick one.Nice job.
1 year ago
mathildacraft says:
Love the finds, as usual, Michelle. I especially love the babydoll bracelet and the barbie shoe necklace (good grief! I could have sworn I was looking at shells there, for a second!). The bidet is also known in the US as a bedae... I have no idea if I spelled it right. We have running jokes about that old victorian invention in my house. What a way to clean.
1 year ago
catrocks says:
Weird rocks. Hard.
1 year ago
velvetonthepage says:
I've got to remember to check out this blog- love the odd and creepy.....
1 year ago
siennaorlando says:
That Doll Shoe Necklace is a subtle kind of creepy.
1 year ago
TheOldGlassChipper says:
Perhaps the "weirdness" is actually a small window through which we glimpse a tiny portion of the chaos which exists outside of the comfortable balloon of reality that we have created around ourselves! I like it very much! Thank you!
1 year ago
maggiedolly says:
Weird is normal!
1 year ago
thingsuwant says:
hehehehehehehe!
1 year ago
photographyangel says:
I think the rotten tooth fairy has really scary eyes. Loving the Barbie doll shoe necklace, very clever!
1 year ago
audreyjewelry says:
great!
1 year ago
knitfitt says:
The best Keep it Wierd ever. Found several new favorites and inspirations.
1 year ago
jewelkingthai says:
wow Diffrent thought,
1 year ago
ClassicBag says:
I like your mind. Keep up the awesomeness!
1 year ago
coloradohoneybeads says:
Just like hawthornehill said, perfect for Halloween!
1 year ago
katrinaalana says:
Scary but creative
1 year ago
StreamsofConscious says:
I love the oddities of the art world. People are eccentric, art should be too!
1 year ago
funtland says:
fantastic:)
1 year ago
nutcasefashion says:
Love this post!!! the Doll head plant is creepylicious at its best :)
1 year ago
littlebubble says:
Always love your blog, am so proud to have made it into one of your fantastic collections. Thank you.
1 year ago
ActualFantasy says:
I am loving this!
1 year ago
BanglewoodSupplies says:
Very weird. Almost scary.
1 year ago
wulfgirl says:
Great story!!!
1 year ago
RavenWolfArt says:
I love The Rotten Tooth Fairy!!! How creative!
1 year ago
TNShopthailand says:
Wow!
1 year ago
MarieVaughnDesign says:
I love unusual items!
1 year ago
jungledread says:
3deeglasses your work is so interesting! The disfigurement of the human body really opens the mind
1 year ago
Shallot says:
weird and funny!
1 year ago
AMSkrafts says:
Weird and wow-ness! I love the barbie doll shoe necklace, it looks so elegant. I had to visit the shop to see more!
1 year ago
BrittneyWest says:
Now this is art! Love it! Weird is what makes the world go round. "Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."--Rumi
1 year ago