Monday, July 25, 2011

Happy Town, USA

On my list of favorite things in the world, vintage Fisher Price Little People rank high.   I played with these when I was growing up, bought several sets for Beeper (okay, for me, really) over the years as gifts, and could easily name my favorite sets today (the A-Frame, the pop-up camper, Sesame Street, and the hospital, if you must know).  So, of course, when I first saw these prints by Happy Town, USA, it was all immediate adoration.  I love the bright acid-colored photography, and how the messages are either sweetly positive, or discordantly modern--but also just plain funny.  

They offer 4x5, 5x7, or 8x10 sizes of all of the prints.  They also offer prints customized with your own message, or a name.  Sweet.  You can find all the designs above, and many more, here.

12 comments:

  1. ohmygoodness...These would be perfect in my son's room. Thanks for the tip!!

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  2. Love it! These were my favorites when I was in kindergarten, I may just have to invest in some prints for nostalgia.

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  3. Love these! One of my customers asked me a couple of months ago why the people in my designs rarely have arms. I think I'm still influenced by those early Little People I loved so much!

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  4. Those are so great -- now I want to go up to the attic and get my Fisher Price houseboat!

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  5. I remember these as well - I think my brother had the yellow school bus.

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  6. I want to marry the creator of these prints!

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  7. I had the pop-up camper! And a grocery store, I believe

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  8. Awesome post! Thanks for sharring the happy!

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  9. Oh man! These are just too much. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. I am still in love with Fisher Price people too. I love this shirt from Threadless, and I have been petitioning for about five years for them to reprint it. I keep telling them that a certain generation of folks would really love it: http://www.threadless.com/product/299/The_Family_Portrait_Had_To_Be_Rescheduled

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  11. That did something weird to my link, but if you google "Threadless" and "The Family Portrait Had to be Rescheduled" it will come up. So funny!

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