The Wait Is Over!

So it has been a full week since my house has been fully decorated for the holidays.  I have been so busy posting my thrift store finds and trying to be crafty that I haven't shared any of my decorations with you. 

 

**Warning:  If vintage Christmas makes you gag, you may want to close down this site immediately (and seek immediate psychiatric help).

 

These picks are the lone decoration in my bedroom.  They may just have to stay there year round.

This shelf is Maddie's creation.  Simply called, "The Gurley Candle Shelf".

This is my dining room table.  I love how I can use my small Jadeite collection in my holiday decor.

Maddie calls this shelf the "Magpie Ethel/Golden Egg Vintage Erica Shelf"

 

I call it perfection.

I got Brian to paint the ugly copper colored Cosco cart I got at an estate sale last Spring.  Although I love my turquoise one for everyday, I really needed a red one for the holidays! 

This is my little pixie shelf.  I love the ones hanging off the end.

 

 

Maddie and I love to collect holiday angels.  Some of them are bells.

This ceramic tree is my absolute pride and joy.  My Grandma Gloria had it made for me the year that I was born.  She had several others made but mine was the only one with the toy base.  My mom had such a hard time letting me take this with me when I grew up and moved out that my grandma had another one made for her by the same lady (18 years later!).  Now Sister has that one. I still have the only one with the toy base though.

This shelf holds the random stuff that I couldn't find a specific display for.

Quite the display of plastic reindeer, don't you think?  Deer Gloria has found her family!

 

I decided this year that my 4' vintage aluminum tree should have a pink theme.  I just need to find a pink tree topper!

 

 This is my entry way table.  It houses my ever growing Santa figurine collection.

 

 

 

The majority of these were thrifted!

I found this giant blow mold Santa at Goodwill.  He comes up to my waist he is so tall!

 

More angels and a couple of knee huggers.  One of my most favorite decorations ever is the Lefton kids on a candy cane.  I got it from my favorite aunt.,

 

Don't you love how amazing the graphics on the old Shiny Brite boxes are?  Perfect for displaying!

This is where I display some of my vintage Christmas cards.  See that little mouse in the back?  It has a slot in the front to hold cards.  My Great Grandma made it for me when I was little.  She was super cranky and really didn't like me very much.  This is the only thing she ever gave me.

I've picked up a few more Santa boots since I've taken this photo.  It all started with the one that Brian's mom made for him when he was little.  I love them!

 

These are the giant Gurley candles I posted about a while back.  They anchor the Santa boots on the mantle.

This table is another spot for me to put random things that don't go into any particular display.

The top of my Pyrex cabinet houses all of my Santa mugs

 

Ready for the showpiece in all of my Christmas decor?

 

It's an 11' tall Noble.  Thank goodness we have vaulted ceilings!

 

See that amazing little shadowbox ornament in the front made from a tiny ornament box?  That is made by the super creative Erica from Golden Egg Vintage. 

 

 

 

It took me almost 5 hours to decorate it!  Maddie abandoned me for You Tube videos about 10 minutes in.  Alex told me that he knew how much I enjoyed decorating and he didn't want to take that away from me.  Want the truth?  He was watching Sports Center.

I love it at night time when the rest of the house is dark and the only light is from the tree.  I could stare at it all night.

 

Hope you all enjoyed our holiday home tour. 

 

Linking up over at Apron Thrift Girl, Sir Thrift-A-Lot, and A Living Space.

 

Happy Holidays, Everyone!

 

Erica