Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 140 - Ghostly Reading Club Pin Halloween Colors

Anoka is the Halloween Capital of the World so it makes sense that a library reading club would have a Halloween motif.

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 139 - 1958 Anoka Minnesota Halloween Capital of the World Pin Pumpkin Bowl

The illustration shows pumpkin football player and the text is, Anoka Minnesota Halloween Capital of the World, Pumpkin Bowl October 31 1958.

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 138 - Anoka MN Halloween Capital of the World Political Pin

Anoka Minnesota is the Halloween Capital of the World and this local candidate appreciated it. Pierce ran for office when my children were young but I don't remember the year.

The 2.5" diameter pin shows a skeleton tipping his top hat while standing in a boiling cauldron. The text reads For a Happy Halloween vote for Pierce.

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 137 - 1984 Anoka Minnesota Halloween Capital of the World Pin

The illustration shows a smiling ghost hugging a winking jack-o-lantern.

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 136 - Vintage Anoka Minnesota Halloween Capital of the World Pin

This witch on a broomstick is also painted on the floor of a local antique shop.

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 135 - 1987 Anoka Minnesota Halloween Capital of the World Pin Pumpkin Bowl

In 1937, a twelve year old boy named Harold Blair was one of 200 newspaper carriers who won a trip to Washington DC. Blair was asked to carry a proclamation to Washington declaring Anoka Minnesota the Halloween Capitol of the World. Here is one of the pins commemorating the ongoing Halloween festivities.

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 134 - 6 Vintage Chipwood Fruit or Produce Baskets

Yes, I really have a room that is painted orange.

We found these picket fence pieces in an abandoned lot and saved them from a bulldozer. We added boards to the support spaces and had instant picket fence shelving units.

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 133 - Vintage Plastic Fox Halloween Mask With Jaunty Hat

The smiling fox is wearing a striped scarf and motorcycle cap. The fox mask is child sized.

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 132 - American Fruit Jar Rings Kitchen Graphics

I bought this box for it's wonderful color and graphics. The motif is appropriate for the 4th of July.

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 131 - Vintage Yellow Canary Figural Christmas Bulb

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 130 - Shawnee Chinese Laundry Planter

 I bought this vintage planter for storing clothes pins in my laundry room but I never felt comfortable with the Chinese laundry imagery.

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 129 - Baseball Player Chocolate Mold

This made a cute mold for paper but I haven't done that in years so "You're out!"

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 128 - Tin Lion Cookie Cutter with Red Handle

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 127 - Agatha Christie Audio Cassette

The spine on this well performed audiobook looks like a tiny book.

It was a pain to make the old audio cassettes digital but I'm glad I did it. I didn't bother with music since CDs have better sound.

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 126 - Vintage Post Card Antoine's Restaurant

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 125 - Keep Them Flying Matchbook

This fun tailoring graphic is on the inside cover.

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 124 - Mackenzie-Childs Tissue Napkins

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 123 - Art Deco Airplane Bridge Tally Card

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 122 - Piper Cub Matchbook

The illustrations show a happy couple loading luggage in their pretty red plane.

Text:
Piper Cub easy to fly...easy to buy Outsells all other light planes combined Dealers at leading airports For only $333 down you can buy a new Piper Cub and learn to fly free Free! Mail this cover for beautiful new free catalog of latest Piper Cub airplanes. And if you want your pilots wings as pictured here enclose ten cents in stamps or coin

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Feng Shui Clutter Clearing Day 121 - Vintage McCoy Hand Base

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