A Vintage Christmas

If you love vintage and antiques as much as I do, you’re on the hunt year-round for vintage Christmas items. Lately, I’ve been finding more of those on Zibbet. If you haven’t had a chance to stop by Zibbet, I highly recommend that you do so. More and more items are being added daily, and the selection is getting better by the minute.

Here are some of my favorite vintage Christmas items currently for sale on Zibbet. Whether you are looking for an elf, a Santa, Christmas jewelry, or home décor, there’s something for you. Just click on the picture to go to the item.

I’d also like to encourage you to visit these Zibbet shops which sell lots more than just vintage Christmas:

Any Old Time

Heirloom Angel

Om Again Vintage

Wildlifegardener

Spanky Luvs Vintage

Sweetie2Sweetie

Selections by Susan

Dixie Dime Store

Cozy Attic

Touching the Past

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Christmas light bouquet

Ever wonder what to do with those old strands of Christmas lights?  The ones with the really big bulbs?

Here's an idea - make a bouquet out of them!  I've put them in a vintage enamel container, but you can use almost anything as a vase to hold the light bouquet. And, they're lovely displayed year round.

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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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