As Christmas approaches, we are preparing to wrap the gifts we have for friends and family and I am finding so much vintage gift wrap paper from the 1950s and the paper is so darn cute and sweet that it will surely add that touch of vintage charm to my packages. I tried to [...]
I always thought that vintage snowman by Napco, Holt Howard and Lefton were so darn cute!! Here are a couple handsome fellows and their matching mates. Maybe I need to start myself a vintage snowman collection now!!
I am loving these cute vintage Christmas figurines that have a “candy cane” theme. Many of these are made in Japan by the great manufacturers of the era like Napco, Norcrest, Lefton Wales, Inarco, Kriess, Holt Howard, Relco, Replo, Ucago, and Commadore. These vintage candy cane themed figurines and decorations are increasing in value each [...]
Dropped our lovely little fluff ball Luna (Bichon Frise) doggy at the groomers and had a few hours to ourselves so we headed to Antique Society in Sebastopol. Antique Society is a multi-dealer mall (my favorite kind of mall) and have been “waiting” for the dealers to put out some vintage holiday items [...]
I sort of have a fascination with vintage Christmas collectibles. I feel such a sense of nostalgia when I see vintage Christmas Napco and Lefton figurines, mercury glass ornaments, tinsel trees and bottle brush wreaths and trees. Here are a couple pictures of bottle brush trees from Flickr and I also came upon a [...]
I absolutely adore 1950s vintage Christmas decorations and salt and pepper shakers. Pictured here are some of the adorable vintage Christmas Santa shakers from makers Holt Howard, Napco, and Lefton. Right now the pic of the vintage “Cowboy” Santa and Mrs. Claus salt and pepper shakers are so much fun with all their details [...]
