Getting Ready For Christmas

I love getting ready for the holidays! I always get excited when I pull out my big bin of Christmas décor. Most of my Christmas décor came from thrift shops or estate sales. I seldom by anything new to put up around the house because the vintage items fit our style so much more. I don't really put out much as I don't like a lot of clutter but I do like to be festive!

Christmas Cocktails anyone?

 

 

I had everything already. The vintage glasses I got at a thrift store many years ago and the glass martini pitcher was part of a set my mom gave me awhile back. The tree swizzle sticks I got at the 99 cent store last year and the paper Santa coasters I got at an estate sale. The bamboo tray I had and do not remember where I got it. I just added some silver garland inside the pitcher for a more glitzy look.

 

 

 

The sounds of Christmas

 

I know I bought this album mainly for it's awesome cover. I had it for years and felt it was just what my bar needed. The vintage Santa was a candy dish. He sort has Gnome like qualities but I love him all the same!

 

 

Mistletoe and Holly

 

I has this vintage plastic wreath in a box in my garage. I believe it's actually meant for

a table centerpiece in which you put a candle in the center. My kitchen needed a little Christmas-ing.

I thought this looked like a wreath and so it is. The vintage gold Mod angels I found this year at Goodwill.

 

 

Vintage Art

 

I had found this sweet vintage card in a thrift store and wanted to send it out to my

BFF. I never got around to doing it because I loved it too much to write inside it. I figured it would look great as some art work on my bare wall. I just placed inside a vintage frame and added some

green felt like material.  Now it hangs above my record player.

 

 

Decking the shelves

 

More purchases from thrift shops many moons ago. I decked out one shelf on my little bakers rack in the kitchen.

 

 

 

Feeling crafty?

 

I had this Santa tray that I knew I wanted to do something with. I decided to turn it into a wreath. I used a mixture of vintage glass and non vintage plastic silver balls. The Merry Christmas and silver star on top I bought in packs at a dollar store.

 

Just a few simple vintage things to bring the Christmas feeling and spirit into our home!