My Vintage Christmas Tour

Welcome to my Christmas tour, hosted by Boomama.

Come in!

The entryway- sparkly letters thanks to JoAnn's, made even better with some old glass bead garland!

The table in the entry. This poor reindeer's antlers only stay put for about 2.5 seconds at a time thanks to a run in with our 75 lb weimaraner last year. That's okay, though- 2.5 seconds is long enough for a picture!

The dining room:

A closer look at the dining room table decor- these little vintage characters are so much fun to collect. Look at those ones on the right- they are full of mischief.
Part of my vintage Santa collection:

The garland on the mantle (made from the branch remains of an aluminum tree). I asked my husband if this was a little too crazy, and he said yes. Mabye I shouldn't have asked.

A closer look...

My vintage chalkware nativity set. If you look closely, you will notice that we have twin wisemen. When it comes to vintage decor, sometimes these things happen. :)

Our pink "Charlie Brown" tree! :) Oh, and some more of those crazy little characters.

My wonderful 12 Days of Christmas plates that my mom gave me last year.

Santa's watching!

Thanks you for coming and Merry Christmas!

Fun with Numbers

Numbered pillows:

Numbered chairs:
Numbered vases:

Match Your Room

Do you ever match your room?
I think my daughter needs this dress so she can match her room:
Makes sense, doesn't it? Does anyone else think that way? :)

What to do with a Niche?

One of my favorite bloggers, The Pioneer Woman, talked about a niche in her lodge remodel project today. We have a niche in our new house, and honestly, it kind of stressed me out. Since it's a niche, something worthy, special, and important should go there right? Well, honestly, I don't think so- it's my house, not a museum! I just arranged several interesting and old items together. I piled on a few miniature pumpkins and gords for the season, and it works. Worthy, special or important? I don't know, but at least it's one of a kind!

Things with Faces

I've always had a thing for vintage things with faces. Whether they be animals, statues, dolls, or even doll heads (see above), sometimes they just need to come home with me.
My mom knew I would love these, but she found them after they had already been sold. They were sold on Raised in Cotton, a neat online vintage shop. I do love them, and in fact, I have to keep going back to look at the picture and reminding myself that they are already sold.
They haunt me- not in a spooky beheaded doll kind of way (as one might think), but in a "why didn't I find them first" kind of way. Weird, I know.
I like weird things.
In fact, my Etsy shop is full of things with faces since I can't keep them all. And PS, I'm adding one new thing to my shop every day in October!

Back with More Mirrors!

As I get all of our decor settled into our new house, I realize that I have some holes to fill. Of course, I can't just go get everything I want at once. Besides, it's fun to be on the hunt for that perfect thing for a while. Last week, I did luck out on a couple of good deals for things I needed.

First: $2 Estate Sale Mirror...$2! It's old, with a slightly cracked and chippy frame, and the mirror has a scratch or two- perfect!

Second: My Michael's find. It was less than $40 with my 40% off with my coupon, and it reminds me of something Horchow would have (like this one for $395).

Mirror, Mirror, Not on the Wall

I like mirrors with neat old frames. They are so hard for me to pass up! Since we are moving, we just took down all of our wall hangings so we could patch up the walls. Do you think I have enough? (Never!)