It's Almost ChRisTmAs... ViNtaGe Pink!*!*!

It's Almost Christmas... The last of my "girlfriend" packages were shipped yesterday... I wrapped the final packages for under the tree this morning... The grocery list is made out... AND now I have a 12- hour work day ahead of me...

Best Ever!*!*! ViNtaGe Pink Bottle Brush Tree & Clip-On Birdie...

My GoRgeOuS Pink Bottle Brush Wreath...
I may have to hang onto this one!!!

I sold this wreath a few years back... ~ What was I thinking???

Isn't this the sweetest pic of a "Himalayan Kitty"????
I miss my Himalayan Cat sooooo.... "Kitty Mocha"...

*** The Year it didn't SNoW *** in Wisconsin...

Like many people at this time of year ~ I tend to take a "look back" at my life ~ ponder... think... review... Since creating eye-catching vignettes is such a passion for me, I find great joy in re-visiting past displays... Some I look at and say ~ "really, what was I thinking"!!! -OR- "I've lost my touch - haven't done anything that creative in years"... -OR- "I had to be CrAZy to have SoLd that item"... Any which way, these are all just observations/opinions... In this struggling economy, with many a magazine ceasing to be published, I do hope some of my vignettes inspire others as much as YOUR pics have me...

This vignette was near the roadside by our driveway entrance about 4 years ago... With a Garden Theme in Mind, I wanted to honor "ViNtaGe Christmas" ... It eventually did snow AFTER the Holidays, that year... I found that when ornaments get wet in cold and snow ~ it creates a wonderful time-worn patina!!!

Sorry to have SoLd this!*!*! I would just die for this now!!! ~ infact, I've looked for other old victorian "bird-nest" ornament - not finding one as nice as this...
I sold this during my winter Ebay SaLes - 2 years ago...

Wouldn't this have looked beautiful by our front door with a dusting of SnOw???
My Cousin in Nevada dries these Pommegranites for me & ships them to Wisconsin... They last in storage for quite a few years... I've tried drying them here - but it's just toooo damp... I love the true Red/Green "Christmas Holiday Flavor" they lend...

I put this wonderful Fruit Wreath on our front door just about every year around Holiday time... I bought it from my friend Julie mega years ago... With it's Fruit Theme, come January - it's still nice to have it displayed...

SHaBBy "ViNtaGe Christmas" BiRds!*!*!

As I was enjoying all of my Christmas Vignettes this morning ~ I didn't realize how many Vintage Christmas birdies I really do have!*!*! ~ It must be my love of "vintage garden"... (click on pics for a more detailed view... click on comments to leave feedback...)

This darling little paper bird cut-out is made from "old sheet music"...
The PeRfeCt adornment on our Christmas Table Centerpiece!*!*!

Is this basket PeRfeCtLy Chippy or what!*!*! Just love the patina on the corner ornament...
The old clip-on bird is perched on white tallow berries...

This little green birdie is actually a "vintage light bulb"!!!

If you look close ~ there is a vintage bird hanging in the cage!!!
Don't you just LoVe the old column with original barbola trim!!! ~ An AwEsoMe Fall Find from Peterborough, New Hampshire...

This little clip-on bird is resting in a NEST MADE FROM "Alyssum"...
My friend Sally, in Nevada, shared this secret with me!!!

Sally's house is a "must see"!*!*! MAJOR SHABBY WHITE-OUT!!! I'm planning on visiting Sally this winter & would so much like to blog about her AwEsoMe "White-Out"!*!*!

Small SHaBBy Watering can with clip-on bird...
I love my ViNtaGe Chenille Tree!*!*!

Bird is the word...

Another FaBuLouS Small Watering Can Find this HoLiDaY Season...
This Vintage clip-on bird has the best patina! ~ Unfortunately his tail is not original...

***ViNtaGe Birdie Post Card***
I Photo-copied vintage holiday post cards with birds & pasted them to the outside of my mailing packages!*!*! ~ ***Makes for a nice touch*** arriving on someone's door step!*!*!

Cedarburg WI - "Old Stone Buildings in the snow...

Cedarburg - Wisconsin IS SOOOOO BEAUTIFUL WITH A DUSTING OF SNOW on the old 1800's stone buildings...Cedarburg is located about 25 miles north of Milwaukee, and about 3 miles from Lake Michigan... Our main street is "2" very long, city blocks... Cedar Creek runs behind all of the stores on the east side of the street, with a historic old mill on both ends... Yesterday I spent my lunch hour taking some festive holiday stone buildng/snow pics for you to enjoy!*!*! (click on any picture to enlarge... feedback/comments is appreciated...)

I just had to toss-in this heart warming candle vignette that Diane dreamed up last weekend! ~ how creative!*!*!

We had a cozy winter's fire a few nights ago at our home...

One of the store's on Cedarburg's main street - Lillies, had some festive fun!!!

Backside view of the Cedar Creek Settlement - Cedarburg's main draw to town with a Winery... The Anvil restaurant has tables outside in this area come summer...
http://www.cedarcreeksettlement.com/

Another view of the Cedar Creek Settlement...

Cedar Creek Antiques, where my husband has a booth, is located in the this old mill... I have a very tiny-tiny area of "CHiPPy!-SHaBBy! Finds" in the hallway...

This area is the "heart" of the downtown - where Washington & Columbia streets meet...

Amy's Candy Kitchen has "The BeSt" Carmel Apples on the planet!*!*!
Incredible UpScale Candy Store ~ FaBuLoUs Presentation...
http://www.amyscandykitchen.com/page.cfm/241

Stagecoach Inn Bed & Breakfast ~ where I work part-time...
http://www.stagecoach-inn-wi.com/

The Washington House Inn Bed & Breakfast - also on the main street in Cedarburg... http://www.washingtonhouseinn.com/

The Old Feedmill houses an architectural firm and a store for pet food/bird seed etc.
The lower level has a micro-brewery...

One of the many older homes in our quaint historic town...

ViNtaGe... "BLUE ChRisTmAs"!*!*!

I have a wonderful collection of "Vintage Blue Christmas Items"... In years past I have decorated our guest bedroom with these "retro" ~ 1950's vintage trees... Word has it I might be selling my blue collection on Ebay come mid January???? Here's a sneak peek of years past...

The old blue mixes soooooo well with shabby white!*!*!

I love incorporating birds & vintage garden in my vignettes...

The little blue bird candle is from Anthropologie - about 3 years ago...

This GorGeOuS Blue Bottle Brush Wreath SOLD at the Holiday Show...
I do have another one - just as nice...

Tabe-top size ~ ViNtaGe Silver & Blue Aluminum Tree!!!

"Old-Fashioned" BEERNTSEN'S CANDY STORE...

Cedarburg , Wisconsin (where I live) is such a quaint old historic town... Most of the old stone buildings date around the mid 1800's... Our main street - 2 long city blocks , is just gorgeous all decked out for the Christmas Holiday Season... A dusting of snow is the icing on the cake... Inside the Stagecoach Inn Bed & Breakfast - is 'BEERNTSEN'S OLD-FASHIONED CANDY STORE'...



Here is a night view of the Stagecoach Inn... The building dates from 1853... I've worked there as an Innkeeper off and on for about 16 years... Beerntsen's Candies is inside to the right of the front door... I eat about "6" delicious candies just about every time I work!*!*! Thank goodness for 3 flights of stairs...

The old stone walls are amazing...

Beerntsen's always displays seasonal decorations "hanging from the ceiling wires"...

Beerntsen's main store is about 1-1/2 hours north of Cedarburg, in Manitowoc - Wisconsin... This little independent shop has been in business for generations...

Sooooo many people come in year after year "sharing their candy shop memories"...

Santas... Nutcrackers... Snowmen...

ViNtaGe Christmas ~ Past...

I've been going through some of my "old photos" of Christmas Past this morning... Here's a quick glimpse of some darling items & vignettes...

I sold these little vintage whimsies last January on Ebay...
Perfect for a crafter adornment...

This has been one of my favorite vignettes... Everything seemed to fall in place that year... ~ A strong red/green bling-bling impact... Don't you just LOVE the ChiPPy Metal Vase!*!*! The Santa has taken on a perfectly chippy time~worn patina... (click to enlarge)

Sweet! - Sweet! -Sweet! Vintage Tree in time~worn Santa Mug...
Another January Ebay Item I sold from last year's listings...

This awesome pottery platter sold at one of my sales a couple years ago...