Using vintage in Christmas decor

I'm featuring items from Etsy sellers in this posting. There are some really beautiful vintage items offered on Etsy and I love making treasuries which showcase them. It also allows me to pair items and colors that are definitely out-of-the-box for me.

This treasury showcases items that are primarily purple, red and white.

'Purple and red for Christmas' by TouchingThePast

Vintage Doilies Lot of 5 - V... AVintageSerend... $10.00	Stunning Lot of Antique Amet... OldJunkAmbitio... $36.00	Vintage Christmas Ornaments ... lakeuka $32.00	antique lace trim lot 15 des... fabriquefantas... $28.00
Lot of 5 Vintage Salvaged O... SavageAttic $7.50	Antique and Vintage Large an... AnAntiqueAffai... $18.99	Vintage Millinery Fruit Made... 32NorthSupplie... $5.95	48 Vintage Red Colored Mercu... beforehefindso... $6.00
Perky Purple Poppies - Embro... aquamarinedrea... $25.00	Milk Glass Wedding Centerpie... LadyMonette $44.50	Vintage Christmas Mercury Be... pumpkintruck $15.00	100 Vintage Cards - 1930s-50... ManyHappyRetur... $19.95
8 Crocheted Christmas Orname... aesthetikara $15.00	plum candy dish/bowl ThinkOldThinkN... $15.00	Pair of Vintage Needlepoint ... KKPWantiques $250.00	Hand Blown Purple Salad and ... MyAtticFinds $21.00

Treasury tool by Red Row Studio.

Here is how I would use these items.

For my Christmas tree, I would use the doilies, chandelier prisms, skeleton keys and red umbrellas as ornaments. I would string the buttons together to use as a garland. I would also use the lace trim as garland on the tree. I would make a tree topper out of the purple fruit and red mercury picks. Then, I would put the tablecloth under the tree as a skirt.

For my mantel, I would start with the milk glass vases. I would put red candles in different shapes and sizes in some of the vases and also directly on the mantel. I would use the red mercury glass garland to string the Christmas cards across the mantel. Above the mantel, I would hang the seven purple saucers in a Christmas tree formation.

 

I love using pillows in my holiday decor, so I would put the two needlepoint pillows on my couch or chairs. I would fill the purple bowl with the crocheted red ornaments and sit it on a table.

This is just a beginning. I know there are lots more purple, red and white items I can find on Etsy that I would also be able to incorporate in my holiday decor.

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And so I begin . . .

Not only do I display vintage decorations during the holidays, but I try to incorporate some of my other vintage items into my holiday decor.

DINING TABLE CENTERPIECE

As I was thinking about a centerpiece for my dining room table this year, I had the idea of using one of my flow blue pieces as the base. The piece is a planter that I normally use in my living room.

I have a vintage Coby tree cluster. It is a tree made of ornaments that slide onto a center support. Because of its size, it makes a perfect centerpiece. It sits perfectly on top of the flow blue planter that I wanted to use as the base of my centerpiece.

USING VINTAGE LINENS

I also wanted to incorporate some vintage linens into my centerpiece. I could have just covered my table with the linens but I decided to take it a step further and use some vintage doilies tucked into the planter at the base of the cluster tree.

I tried a couple of different variations. The first is using a white and a blue doily tucked into the planter.

In the second variation, I've tucked the golden yellow doily into the planter at the base of the tree and I've added a red striped tablecloth below the topper.

Using vintage items in such a fashion allows me to better coordinate my holiday decor and it also means that I don't have to store so many items after the holidays are over.

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