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 ...

Chances are Christmas figures made of hard plastic are popping up somewhere in your neighborhood. Sure, they’re tacky. That’s what makes them so irresistible. We Christmas fanatics love them. They are ...

At Hog Creek Antique Mall in Hillsdale County, the vintage plastic Santa sleigh lawn ornament is going for $325. Too much? Don’t even think about trying to haggle, especially this time of year. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Don't be a Griswold A blow mold Santa and reindeer set gained notoriety in the 1991 holiday movie classic "Christmas Vacation," starring Chevy Chase as Clark Griswold. When Griswold's elaborate light ...

ACROSS ILLINOIS — They’re hauling out the holly, the plastic blow molds, LED lights and synchronized music from Cary to Oswego to Glencoe and all the way out to Peotone. Why? Because we all need a ...

They were practically like relatives as Nick Bottiglieri grew up, the kind who show up every holiday season, smiles on their faces and ready to party. For Bottiglieri, the huge, eclectic and electric ...