Showing posts from November, 2012

Heavenly Little Christmas Angels

November 29, 2012
One of my favorite vintage collections is my Christmas angel collection. Most of the angel bell/figurines were made by Lefton or Napco in Japan in the 1950's or 1960's.  This year I have chosen my desk hutch cubbies to display most of my little angels: The little guitar angel...(maybe it's a lute), And a little caroler angel,  And a little Christmas tree angel. Do you remember vintage paper glittered Christmas drape?  Dollar Tree sells it.  I cut it to fit the bottom of the cubby shelves.  Bottle brush trees, faux snow and miniature ornaments finish out the display. Another little caroler angel, And there's a little gift giving angel, And a little basket bearing angel. This cubby display has framed retro dotted wrapping paper as a backdrop. This little angel is carrying a candle, And here's another Christmas tree angel, And another with packages. Such little cuties. And anot


Rustic Christmas Gingerbread Vignette

November 27, 2012
I don't know about you but I am overwhelmed already. Taking down fall, crafting, dragging out Christmas, and still working, cooking, and trying to clean and pick up. First I put out the spray painted snow village in the bathroom, then I decorated the mantel in the living room, and I just finished a vignette over the sink in my kitchen. I'm sure that somehow all this clutter will be organized by Christmas! Last summer I found four really neat gingerbread baking pans at the consignment shop for $1 each. I think they are home made, and spot welded. I don't think they are cookie cutters but little pans for actually baking a gingerbread inside. Anyway they are very cool, and I couldn't wait to use them for Christmas. I started out with some vintage sifters. This one has two cloth gingerbread men from a local craft shop, The Tattered Angel. Then I used a larger sifter for a large bottle brush tree, And a medium sized sifter for a medium sized bottle brush


Christmas Mantel 2012

November 25, 2012
I'm back in town after a perfectly delightful Thanksgiving in the Twin Cities with my kids, grandkids, and my daughter-in-law's family. Do you remember the mantel sneak peek? This is the far right of the mantel, with books, a vintage red plaid lunch box and thermos, and my version of a funnel Christmas tree. I used four funnels, a candlestick and a silver glitter star cut off of a Christmas pick. Moving to the left is an old Coca-Cola crate filled with silver and red Christmas ornaments, miniature oil cans, pine cones, a miniature bleached bottle brush tree and a jar of metal buttons. My zinc pots in the wire carrier (a recent $3 find) hold more bottle brush trees. Next is a bike rim that has been spray painted red with vintage Christmas postcards, a photo of my grandtwins, and a vintage look Santa ornament all clothes pinned to the bike spokes. Faux evergreen picks, pine cones, and jars with mica snow and flameless votives. My button Christm