Vintage Christmas Monday!

Posting just a tad early.  It’s nice and quiet around here this afternoon so I thought I would take advantage of it.

This week, we’re moving upstairs.  To the den, family room, media room, what ever the heck people are calling it these days.  I call it the family room because it’s where we all gather to watch television and all of my Christmas decorations in this room are more of a homey family oriented type.  Which to me……translates into classic red and green!

I’ve done a lot this year in trays and boxes.  I feel like you get a lot of “bang for your buck” so to speak for very little trouble.  This little vintage box holds vintage shiny brite gold ornaments, the cute little vintage mouse, and a little vintage German rocking horse.  The box was large enough that I sat my lamp down in it and at night, it illuminates everything, really drawing attention to all of my goodies.

I love my little vintage mice.  As with many of this years vintage ornaments, I found them at my mother’s house.  Here is the rest of the collection.  They are happily decorating my upstairs tree!

Aren’t they just the cutest little critters?!

This next vignette is on my upstairs coffee table. 

Also in a vintage box, it contains things like a vintage sequin and felt ornament, my husbands Hop Along Cassidy cup from his childhood.  And a vintage airplane that I purchased for him some years ago because he had one similar to it as a child.

I also tucked in a vintage tree and a piece of an old vintage camp blanket.  This is one of my favorite vignettes.  I really liked the way it turned out with the non-traditional Christmas elements mixed in.

On to another tray on an end table.  This one contains a cute Bakelite Mr.. & Mrs.. Santa.  They’re so cute tucked right in the front kissing!

You can’t see it well in this picture, but tucked in the right side back is a vintage cream and red souvenir metal ash tray from Yellowstone National Park.

So……I can create vignettes like this all day long.  Just throw containers and trays my way and a box of goodies and I’m off and running!

But…….when it comes to craft projects, I don’t know what it is, but I’m often just stumped.  I may just think about it too much instead of just doing it.

Yesterday, I was really in the mood to craft and was bound and determined to create something that was original and really reflected my taste.  My brain still hurts!  So here it is.  Oh, and one more thing!  I had to use things that I already had.  No cheating and going out to buy supplies.

So here it is.  I must say, that in the end I was pretty pleased with myself.  The red trim, reindeer, and postcard are vintage. 

In true “me” fashion, the thing is pretty good sized.  Although I used a saucer for the middle, by the time I added the crepe paper and tulle, it was a little ginormous!   And  yes, Miss Heather, I’m making you your very own!

Glitter glitter!!  I can never get enough glitter!  And to finish it off, mica flakes!  It’s reaaalll purrty girls!

Which brings me to…..my Friday purchase at the Rink!

This here new hat!

I figured anything that fancy deserved two whole pictures!  Ain’t that just about the gaudiest thing ever?  Even if it don’t have no glitter!

Better watch out family!   I may just wear it!

Happy Monday!

Denise