Christmas Treasures from the Thrift Store

Hello!

I hope you're doing well and ready to stuff yourself on Thursday and shop-till-you-drop on Friday. This time of year, I crave pumpkin pie (especially for breakfast with a cup of coffee). Well, I couldn't wait until Thursday and made one today 4-days-early (to the excitement of the guys in my house). It totally hit the spot with a dollop of whipped creme and will be even better in the morning!

I stopped at the thrift store on the way home from work on Friday and found the cutest Christmas treasures. A few will stay home-for-the-holidays at my house, but most will go to the antique mall and wait patiently to be adopted by other vintage loving gals like myself.

The first is a 1960s vintage plastic light-up Santa (I remember these. Maybe you do too!)

An adorable 1960s metal snowman tray with white rick-rack and red plaid and polka-dot trim. The deal of the year-a beautiful cast iron ornate red tree stand (for $6.99)!

A cheerful Christmas tablecloth with red rick-rack trim. It would be sooooo cute on the kid's table.

A pretty hand embroidered Dutch Christmas linen that says, "Boas Festas" (Happy Holidays).

I was feeling festive and put up my tiny red Christmas tree with silver and white penguins and black sparkly balls. It's not too early is it?

Have a good night and get some rest. You'll need it this week!

Di

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Hello!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas-at the Antique Mall.

Christmas seems to come earlier and earlier every year. Our Christmas open house at the Antique World Mall in Boise, Idaho (where I have a booth), was November 1st!

I love the charm of vintage Christmas items. If you haven't Christmas shopped at your local antique store yet, you need to grab your best gf and go. You can find adorable santas, angels, and sparkly silver aluminum trees that will whisk you back to Christmases past. Here's the added bonus: vintage items are usually less expensive, better quality, and much cuter than anything you can buy at a department store.

I snapped a few pics of my antique booth to share with you. I hope they have you humming Christmas carols in no time.
















The "JOY" is made of old plastic store letters I found at the thrift store for .25 each. I dug through the pile of broken and scratched ones until I found a J O Y and a N E S T.
A sweet shabby white baby doll crib waits patiently to be taken home while a 1950s ladies blue hat with dotted lace sits on it's edge saying-please wear me to town.
Several old black vintage birdcages are all dolled-up with silver stars and white dove inhabitants.
A pretty pink tea set and pink jewelry box sit in front of a shabby white spice shelf.
Vintage garden items hang with Santa on the top shelf.
The glass display case is filled with blue world globe banks, sweet pastel children's planters, and flower hankies.
A New York snow globe rests next to the Eiffel tower and Christmas cookies sit on a black and white enamelware plate. Will Santa ever come?

Happy dreams of a vintage Christmas!

Di