What Did We Get For Christmas?

 

 For the holidays, I  got a respiratory infection, an asthma flareup, and the flu...but I also got:

 

-an 1870s children's sleigh

-an antique German wooden toy village

-a 1906-1908 teddy bear with photographs of its original owners

-a set of 1916 Schoenhut Alphies blocks

-some antique photographs of children with their toys

-some beautiful Victorian scraps

-and a new Peng Peng bear

 

Pictures to come soon...

 

What did you get? Tell us in the comments!

 

 

Vintage Snowmen

From my collection of vintage Christmas, these two little snowmen, just a couple of inches tall, are some of my favorite pieces. The smaller snowman has a peel off sticky label on the back: he was meant to be attached to a package as decoration. The larger snowman is made of mica-covered cardboard with a spun cotton head, and carries a pipe cleaner candy cane.

Vintage Santa Claus

This tiny Santa, about 3 inches tall, has the same molded plastic face as the Christmas elves posted yesterday, and dates from the same time period. I believe those are supposed to be candles he's holding.

Pine Cone Elves

These little Christmas elves sitting on pine cones were made by the millions from the 1940s-60s, and can be found today in lots of variations.  Some are singing carols, some are working on toys, some are reading books...these are two of my favorites. Made from cotton batting, chenille sticks, felt, paper, cardboard, and plastic, the elves measure about 3 1/2 inches tall.

Merry Kitschmas!

Happy December! We've come to one of my favorite times of the year: Kitschmastime! I rabidly collect vintage Christmas decorations from the 1940s-1960s, the kitschier the better. This month I'll highlight some of my favorite pieces.

These are some small ornaments and decorations that I wired onto a vintage bottle brush wreath.

 

 

A plastic snowman that looks a bit like Jimmy Durante,

along with a rather creepy elf. 



 

A super-cute cotton batting and glitter snowman,

just 2 1/2 inches high.

 

More Christmas kitsch to come this month...