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Are my Vintage Christmas Santa’s Worth any Money?

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Holt-Howard Starry Eyed Santa Collection
Holt-Howard Starry Eyed Santa Collection

Don’t miss out on the chance to snag a piece of vintage Holt-Howard Christmas decor this year! Prices for some of the most sought-after pieces are expected to rise in the coming months, so now is definitely the time to start planning your holiday shopping. Our updated Christmas Price Guide can help you get started. Today we’re taking a look at one of our favorite Holt Howard pieces: Starry Eyed Santa. This adorable Santa comes complete with his signature atomic Starry Eyes and is sure to add some extra magic to your holiday decorations. Keep reading for more information on pricing and availability. Happy holidays!

Welcome to the vintage Christmas collecting series. If you’d like to review our multi-part guide you can find that here and learn about vintage Christmas collectibles from the 1950s-1960s.

Holt-Howard Starry Eyed Santa Collection
Holt-Howard Starry Eyed Santa Collection

You can’t have Christmas without Santa Claus and there is no Santa as whimsical and charming as the Holt-Howard Starry Eyed Santa line of Christmas ceramics. It’s easy to see why, with his amusing charm, Mid-Century atomic starburst eyes, merry whiskers, and gold flecks, Santa Claus exudes wonderful kitschy cuteness, and many can’t wait to grow their collections with this range. The Starry-Eyed Santa has always been incredibly collectible and highly desired by collectors but this year his popularity has dramatically increased, and prices have skyrocketed.

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Collecting Vintage Christmas Year Round

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Yasmina Greco Crazy4Me Vintage Christmas
Yasmina Greco Crazy4Me Vintage Christmas

Hello again my friends, I hope you all had a marvelous Christmas and that Santa was good to you all!! As I put the finishing touches on post number six, the final post of our Vintage Christmas Collecting series, it’s New Year’s Eve as I sit at my desk surrounded by my vintage treasures (vintage Santa’s, snowmen, shopper girls, bottle brush trees and my vintage candy cane holders) and want to thank you all for your lovely comments and questions along the way of the collecting series. I have truly enjoyed putting the series together and hope you’ve benefited from some of my tips and enjoyed seeing pictures of my collections. I wish you all a Happy New Year and hope that 2021 is good to us all!!

Collecting Vintage Christmas Ornaments
Collecting Vintage Christmas Ornaments

I collect vintage Christmas all year round. As you know from my previous posts, I am obsessed with vintage Christmas items and the hunt is really part of the fun. As our digital worlds keep moving forward, it actually makes searching for vintage Christmas items a little easier and simpler as we have access to wonderful resources that are available 24/7 and 365 days a year and spans the entire globe!! 

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Vintage Christmas Beaded Ornaments

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Sales in my area have been terrible; nothing but trash/junk to sift through. I am looking forward to next weekend as their is an antique faire in the neighboring town of Healdsburg and we are very excited to be attending that. We went to a rummage sale this morning at a local church and I had given up all hope of a treasure when I tripped over something poking out from under one of the skirted tables. To my amazement it was a bag of vintage beaded ornaments!! I love the vintage beaded ornaments and have such appreciation for all the hard work and efforts that went into making them. Here is a picture of half the bag of ornaments and I was cleaning them and inspecting them when I brought them home. Only a few beads missing here and there and over all really great. Yay!!

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Vintage Christmas Ornaments – A *Top Ten* Item To Collect

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Did you know that Vintage Christmas Ornaments are reported to be a “top ten” collectible in the next year? Collectors are seeking these vintage treasures so if you are lucky enough to come across some, you might consider getting them as they are already becoming increasingly difficult to find. Vintage Christmas Ornaments are a great collectable because they can actually still be used for the holidays rather than being a “display only” item. Vintage ornaments have so much charm and detail and evoke the nostalgia of Christmas’s past.

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There are many different types of ornament collectors, some will select ornaments based on shape, some on manufacturer and some by materials the ornament is made from and some even by date periods. There are also an endless number of figural ornaments such as Santa’s, Snowmen, Elves, Angels, Reindeer, and more that are gaining in popularity. Some vintage and antique Santa ornaments can fetch a pretty penny in today’s market!

 

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Pink Vintage Christmas Ornaments

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Today I am thinking about vintage pink Christmas ornaments. I am finding so many beautiful shiny brite ones on Pinterest. Maybe I will decorate a special tree this year just with pink ornaments!! Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. Please visit us at Crazy4Me Etsy to see our Christmas collectibles.

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