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The hunt for the Merry Mushrooms of our Northern Neighbors continues! Earlier this year, I snagged the 1976 Spring/Summer, 1978 Fall/Winter, 1979 Fall/Winter, and 1980 Fall/Winter Simpsons-Sears catalogs for decent prices. Based on the catalog listings so far, the Canadian collection wasn't nearly as extensive as the US one. However, the difference in style and coloring is lovely and compliments any mushroom collection. For more on the Canadian Merry Mushrooms, see Family Album: Canadian Connections and Family Album: Meet the Canadian Cousins.     Last week, my husband, Nate, and I headed southwest from home to Branson, Missouri. Billed as the country music capitol of the U.S., we were instead lured to the area by the combined siren songs of the wax museum, the Titanic museum, many rounds of mini golf, Table Rock Lake, roadside attractions in Missouri and Arkansas, and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum in Mansfield. It's like the Wisconsin Dells and Helen, Georgia put together.    By our last day, the weather turned unseasonably hot, well into the 90s and humid. Looking for indoor activities to pass the hottest part of the day, we turned to our old friend, thrifting.
This is it! It's down to just two Merry Mushrooms pieces, the Ice Cooler/Stool and the Knife Block. Which one will be voted the most sought after, the most intriguing, the most unique Merry Mushrooms item for 2022? This is all in good fun, so vote away! Don't forget you can vote every day. Final Round voting is now closed. Final Round Results The 2022 March Mushroom Madness winner is the Ice Cooler/Stool! Over the last day, there was a valiant rally for the Knife Block but it just couldn't overtake the Ice Cooler/Stool's large lead. Thank you to everyone who participated. May your Merry Mushrooms dreams come true! There were 76 responses. Ice Cooler/Stool: 46 Knife Block: 30 Select Merry Mushrooms pieces are going cap-to-cap to find the most sought after, most intriguing, and most unique Merry Mushrooms items. This is all in good fun, so vote away! Download and fill in your own bracket to play along! Come back to this blog each week and vote. For reminders, like and follow A Collector's Guide to Merry Mushrooms on Facebook. Round 3 voting is now closed. Final Round will be open Monday, March 21 at 10am, closes 8:00PM CST Saturday, March 26. Round 3 Results
Things are heating up with 73 responses. Look who's heading to the Final Round next week.
It's the second week of pitting selected Merry Mushrooms pieces cap-to-cap to find the most sought after, most intriguing, and most unique Merry Mushrooms items. This is all in good fun, so vote away! Download and fill in your own bracket to play along! Come back to this blog each week and vote. For reminders, like and follow A Collector's Guide to Merry Mushrooms on Facebook. Round 2 voting is now closed. Round 3 voting will be open Monday, March 14 at 10am to 8:00PM CST Saturday, March 19. Final Round will be open Monday, March 21 at 10am, closes 8:00PM CST Saturday, March 26. Round 2 Results
It was a tight race between the casserole and the cutting board. Thanks to Nate, my husband, for casting the tie breaking vote. In a great upset, the skillet clock (my pick to win) lost to the wood canisters! Thanks for playing - stick around for Round 3 on Monday at 10:00AM CST. There were 51 responses.
Each week, Merry Mushrooms unicorn pieces are going cap-to-cap to find the most sought after, most intriguing, and most unique Merry Mushrooms items. This is all in good fun, so vote away! Download and fill in your own bracket to play along! Come back to this blog each week and vote. For reminders, like and follow A Collector's Guide to Merry Mushrooms on Facebook. Round 1 voting is now closed. Round 2 voting opens Monday, March 7 at 10am and closes 8:00PM CST Saturday, March 12. Round 3 voting opens Monday, March 14 at 10am and closes 8:00PM CST Saturday, March 19. Final Round opens Monday, March 21 at 10am and closes 8:00PM CST Saturday, March 26. Round 1 Results
There were 66 responses for Round 1A, but only 62 for Round 1B.
Perusing eBay today, I came across a listing for a new-in-the-box rectangular slow cooker. Never one to pass up a chance to check out a box or packaging for details and clues, I clicked through the pictures.  Mark your calendars! Starting next week, Merry Mushrooms unicorn pieces will go cap-to-cap to find the most sought after, most intriguing, and most unique Merry Mushrooms items. There are so many to choose from, so your favorite may not have made the cut. This is all in good fun, so vote away!
Download and fill in your own bracket to play along! Come back to this blog each week and vote. For reminders, like and follow A Collector's Guide to Merry Mushrooms on Facebook. Back in November, my attempt to unravel the large/flour canister and cookie jar conundrum turned out to be just the first step of what will likely be a long journey. As part of that investigation, I discovered that the lids of the embossed ceramic canisters were constructed in two different ways.  |
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