Vintage Christmas
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catwalkcreative
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Ooohh, I'm just about to start decorating our Christmas tree so will post photos later. :xmas3:
catwalkcreative
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I've just about finished decorating the lounge. Martha loved helping with the tree of course. We've got a mixture of ornaments, some are old and some much newer. A couple of them were made by my daughter when she was in nursery. Looks a little bare under the tree but we have to leave room for Santa's presents!!! I feel very festive now.
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fauxbrit13
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Lovely! Santa will approve! I see the little elf is right at home!!! Your photos are excellent! Makes me wish ...
xox
xox
catwalkcreative
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Thank you very much. I'm definitely in the festive mood now! :christmastree:
I'm going to get my Christmas tree out and decorate it tomorrow :xmas3: , as soon as I got this chaos here sorted out. My place is a mess right now... I'll post pics later - I love colorful vintage ornaments and have quite a few of them. I always buy them at charity shops in summer, when nobody is looking for those :lol:.
Karin
Karin
JulieW
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You asked for it.
I always take pictures so I can remember the next year what I did that I liked and what I have.
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Yep those Noel Poodles are awesome.
The poodles have a story.
My mother has had my grandmothers Noel Poodles ever since my grandma died and long have I coveted them.
(not for sentimental reasons, though that is a plus, but because I wanted those poodles.)
So this year i was bound and determined to get myself a set and kept pouting to my mother that I could not find any.
I watched on eBay all year and none came up until the week before Thanksgiving and I was ready to bid when I decided to call my mom and ask if I should put a $50 bid in for a set of poodles (which they ended up selling for $137) or not.
She said no because she had already wrapped the Noel Poodles up for me and was bring them with her for Thanksgiving.
Now I don't have to fight my sister for possession of the poodles when my mother is gone.
Yep those are some creepy Santas with the poodles which is why I have them, my son hides the head off and on.
I always take pictures so I can remember the next year what I did that I liked and what I have.
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Yep those Noel Poodles are awesome.
The poodles have a story.
My mother has had my grandmothers Noel Poodles ever since my grandma died and long have I coveted them.
(not for sentimental reasons, though that is a plus, but because I wanted those poodles.)
So this year i was bound and determined to get myself a set and kept pouting to my mother that I could not find any.
I watched on eBay all year and none came up until the week before Thanksgiving and I was ready to bid when I decided to call my mom and ask if I should put a $50 bid in for a set of poodles (which they ended up selling for $137) or not.
She said no because she had already wrapped the Noel Poodles up for me and was bring them with her for Thanksgiving.
Now I don't have to fight my sister for possession of the poodles when my mother is gone.
Yep those are some creepy Santas with the poodles which is why I have them, my son hides the head off and on.
Louise, your mantel is GORGEOUS!!!! and your home, divine~
and yes, Julie, those Poodles ARE KiLLER!!!! so glad you have them safe and sound in your own home now!! and you've got one of those really old small cardboard villages!! my FAVorite kind!!! sigh!!
Ookoo, you monkeys and kitsch are great with your contemporary stockings, what a hoot!! i love it!!
oh, and that reminds me, does anyone have a copy of MC's nativity somewhere???
and yes, Julie, those Poodles ARE KiLLER!!!! so glad you have them safe and sound in your own home now!! and you've got one of those really old small cardboard villages!! my FAVorite kind!!! sigh!!
Ookoo, you monkeys and kitsch are great with your contemporary stockings, what a hoot!! i love it!!
oh, and that reminds me, does anyone have a copy of MC's nativity somewhere???
:elf: thanks, Ookoo!!
catwalkcreative
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Eeek! Thanks Mary! Oh I'm so in love with those gorgeous little poodles too, and the Christmas tumblers and plates, oh and the table cloth! And your fireplace, ookoo is fabulous! Loving the manni head with Santa hat. It looks so warm and inviting. Love it all! Ho, ho, ho! :xmas3:
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catwalkcreative
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Your balls are divine! hehehe! :xmas3:
lkranieri
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Oh, WOW! These vintage Christmas decorations are fantastic--and you are all so inspiring. Thanks for the warm, fuzzy, holiday feelings in the midst of this snowy, icy cold weather.
Here is the only image I could find of Mary Catharine's wonderful creche. I watched one of the videos of her again and realized all over again what a tremedous loss to us all her death was.
Wow, great decorations anyone. I've taken a bit longer to get my photos together - I've been too bizzy doing other things :lol:.
Anyway, here goes:
When I moved to my first own apartment, I bought myself an artificial Christmas tree, as a natural one was just too much of a mess. I also bought electrical lights, but I don't bother with them anymore - I don't really need them.
This tree looks so good that my mom was convinced too and bought one, just a size larger. As long as I lived at home, we always had the "real" thing, with real candles. It's beautiful for sure, but there's always a certain element of danger - though we were always careful, and nothing ever happened.
I love a colorful tree, and initially bought myself these big, matte ornaments with lots of glitter, that came in many colors. Plus there were a few "cast-offs" from my mom, plus a lot of charity shop-finds that I don't know of how old they are or not. There's one big shop, that has loads of ornaments, but it's hunting for them in huge boxes, and one has to go and buy them in summer - that's when they have the most stuff, and the prices are the lowest. :beach:
Favourite ornaments! The silver-white ball is a design we had at home when I was small - but mom through them away later. I was so glad to find one secondhand. The frog is new, but I loooove little green frogs, so I had to buy this fella. I also adore ornaments like the one on the right of the frog, with its many colors. This one is probably vintage.
More favourites, and more of those "cut out" ornaments, pretty surely vintage too. The little angel is a Mattel doll, but she's so adorable!
And my very favourite ornament is this one - Daffy. I think this little figurine perfectly shows his personality - and who's the source of all his "problems" :lol: . Daffy is one of my favourite cartoon characters.
The three "holiday angels" from my doll collection, that always guard the pressies - Hallmarks "Holiday Sensation Barbie", "Ruby Radiance Barbie" (THAT dress!) and Disney's "Holiday Belle" from Beauty and the Beast.
Karin
My three
Anyway, here goes:
When I moved to my first own apartment, I bought myself an artificial Christmas tree, as a natural one was just too much of a mess. I also bought electrical lights, but I don't bother with them anymore - I don't really need them.
This tree looks so good that my mom was convinced too and bought one, just a size larger. As long as I lived at home, we always had the "real" thing, with real candles. It's beautiful for sure, but there's always a certain element of danger - though we were always careful, and nothing ever happened.
I love a colorful tree, and initially bought myself these big, matte ornaments with lots of glitter, that came in many colors. Plus there were a few "cast-offs" from my mom, plus a lot of charity shop-finds that I don't know of how old they are or not. There's one big shop, that has loads of ornaments, but it's hunting for them in huge boxes, and one has to go and buy them in summer - that's when they have the most stuff, and the prices are the lowest. :beach:
Favourite ornaments! The silver-white ball is a design we had at home when I was small - but mom through them away later. I was so glad to find one secondhand. The frog is new, but I loooove little green frogs, so I had to buy this fella. I also adore ornaments like the one on the right of the frog, with its many colors. This one is probably vintage.
More favourites, and more of those "cut out" ornaments, pretty surely vintage too. The little angel is a Mattel doll, but she's so adorable!
And my very favourite ornament is this one - Daffy. I think this little figurine perfectly shows his personality - and who's the source of all his "problems" :lol: . Daffy is one of my favourite cartoon characters.
The three "holiday angels" from my doll collection, that always guard the pressies - Hallmarks "Holiday Sensation Barbie", "Ruby Radiance Barbie" (THAT dress!) and Disney's "Holiday Belle" from Beauty and the Beast.
Karin
My three
These photos are from last year. I have a lot of ornaments that are now "vintage" and also have a pretty large collection of miniature shoes that I display beneath my 5' table top tree. I will edit this post when I get the 2009 version up - hopefully this weekend!
Linn
Linn