Few Christmas decorations capture the nostalgic nature of the holiday quite like blow molds. These iconic decorations first came about during the 1940s and have transformed over the decades. Despite ...

It didn’t take long for the angel blow mold Christmas decoration Laura Kochasic dropped off for sale at L&L Fleatique II in Adamsburg to find a new home — someone bought it the same day. The vintage ...

A close-up of a Union snowman blow mold. This blow mold came with sunglasses and was titled “Hollywood Snowman.” He’s put his sunglasses away with the winter weather and cloudy days upon us. Every ...

How much meaning do you ascribe to a piece of plastic? To the collectors of blow molds, the answer is: a lot. A glowing and painted piece of Christmas plastic, these unsung heroes of holiday decor ...

Forget the blow-up Santas for your lawn. A new generation of old-fashioned blow mold decorations have come to town. By Frank DeCaro Move over blow-up snowmen. This year, hollow plastic light-up ...

TITTABAWASSEE TOWNSHIP, MI — For 17-year-old Brandon Bishop, his collection of hundreds of plastic holiday blow molds began with a few decorations abandoned by a neighbor. With the holiday season upon ...

Janet Betts’ friend had come over for a visit, but she was out of sorts. Then she stepped out the back door. “She goes, ‘I walked into the yard, and I went, why am I grumpy? I love being out here,’ ” ...

Driving through the streets of Manatee County, you’ll see plenty of them. Nativity scenes, or crèches as they’re also called, are placed on front yards for the holiday season. Some are blow mold ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They were practically like relatives as Nick Bottiglieri grew up, the kind who show up every holiday season, smiles on their faces ...