Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Christmas Past

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Vintage Christmas or Retro Christmas…I can never decide which makes me happier…

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I guess I’ll just take both of them—equally!  There’s something so elegant and magical about the beautiful Victorian style at Christmas time…

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…and something so wonderfully kitschy, nostalgic & childlike about Christmas retro-style…

DSC01755_edited-1 {fabulously retro bits from Vintage Street Market: old dresden Santa, vintage Christmas seal, old buttons in Christmasy colors, a bingo card & a wonderful, old red plastic “Merry Christmas” hanger}

A couple of projects made this week for the season: a little card all ready to give and an ornament to keep for our tree…

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All bits used for both come from the wonderful Vintage Street Market—chock-full of authentic vintage elements to make any of your projects just right…

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For instance, for the Santa ornament, Santa is an original piece of Victorian scrap—was so hard to glue him in place!  But I love the results…old golden tinsel, vintage Christmas sheet music, and a bit of vintage dresden that I love so much-- “Merry Christmas”, it says…

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Wishing you all a wonderfully festive start to the Christmas season!

Julie

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11 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 4, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    stunning and worth using I love your LO as well always a pleasure to visit xx

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  2. Dreaming of VintageDecember 4, 2012 at 10:16 AM

    Lovely projects Julie! I like both vintage and retro too!

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  3. NanDecember 4, 2012 at 11:09 AM

    Both project are lovely hard to pick my favorite.

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  4. My Vintage MendingDecember 4, 2012 at 5:18 PM

    Darling...I have a picture of Claire pulling out her first doll on Christmas morning...smiles..Renee

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  5. Jenny's HeartDecember 4, 2012 at 7:23 PM

    I love it all, but I guess I tend to lean toward Retro, there is just something about it that I love. Your card and ornament are both lovely and festive.
    Merry Christmas

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  6. vintage greyDecember 4, 2012 at 7:52 PM

    So very adorable and sweet!! Have a beautiful week! xo Heather

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  7. Rose Garden RomanticDecember 4, 2012 at 8:05 PM

    I love both vintage and retro Christmas, too! And I also love reds but pastels as well. I have so many different styles and colors going on here! I just can't do only one because I love it all so much!
    Michelle

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  8. Lynn StevensDecember 4, 2012 at 9:16 PM

    Julie, you had me smiling through your entire post. Memories of sweet Christmas'es so long ago.
    Such a darling ornament and layout.
    Enjoy the season.
    Hugs Lynn

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  9. Sugar Lump StudiosDecember 5, 2012 at 6:39 AM

    What darling creations Julie. They do bring childhood memories to mind. Love your banner with the childhood photo too!

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  10. Sheila RumneyDecember 6, 2012 at 12:17 PM

    Cute vintage creations! They remind me of Christmas past.

    Enjoy your Christmas season.

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  11. Mimi SueDecember 6, 2012 at 7:43 PM

    Adorable objects of my childhood! So much fun to see. Mimi

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