Heads Up for Collections at Christmas

Hi friends, a quick shout out for tomorrow's Lifestyle of Love edition where we share how we incorporate vintage items in to our decor. This will be a super fun gathering because we'll be sharing our collections at Christmas. Being a vintage lover and having had vintage market booths in the past just makes me all the more prone to hoarding collecting fun vintage Christmas items. 

so, see you tomorrow along with 8 other collectors to Celebrate Christmas!

P.S. I'm still on pins and needles waiting for the Bebe to arrive...!!!

Did you catch my last post with Greetings from the Christmas Garden Room?

Decking the Halls with My Christmas Collections

Vintage White Pottery

I did a pretty good job of packing and labeling all my breakables. Boxes of Transferware (brown, red, and green) ironstone, majolica, china, etc... and several boxes of White Pottery. At the previous place I kept it put away in the basement bar area because I just didn't have room to display it. So now that I have the garden room, I'm making a seasonal spot for it here. I may rotate it after Summer is over, but for now I've gathered all the white pottery pieces together for a little collection.

ReUnited...

I have a meager collection of mix and match small vintage ironstone pitchers and creamers, that I started about 15 or so years ago. Like all my collections, they are congregations of "old things" that I value, not for their monetary value or rarity, but because they are sentimental and visually pleasing. The wonderful concept of "collections" is that a single element may not have much impact, but when you bring several pieces together, the "group" takes on new life.

 

Life is like an old cupboard...

(feeling a little Forrest Gump-ish today)

Inevitably, when you move and downsize many of the furniture pieces you love and have collected have to be sold. Or in order to make the cut, they have to be relegated to different purposes and function. I can't tell you how much was sold last year, but let's just say it was literally truckloads. A couple of pieces that I could justify keeping were for storing things. I bought this piece to use at my antique mall space before I started blogging, but once I finished it, I realized it would be perfect for quilt storage in the downstairs guestroom. Now, it's in the basement/lower level kitchen nook next to the bar, displaying some of my odds and ends "collections".

Here at the new house

Black Tole Trays

I started collecting black tole trays about 12 years ago when my son-in-law brought me a large reproduction one back from England. He had found it in the gift shop at Buckingham Palace, and from then on I was smitten. Some can be pretty pricey, so I try to look for the bargains. My little collection has steadily grown, but this last few weeks I've been on a roll.

 I found this one on Etsy here at a great price, and was so happy to find it, despite the small areas of rust. It's a pretty good size, and if perfect, these can set you back a penney or two.

I'm sticking with hand-painted ones for now, even if they're a little rusty.

( a little rust never hurts anything anyway! right?)

It's now setting on my double ovens, making a pretty statement.

Before, this smaller one just didn't show up enough.

Then, this last week when Anne and I were out scouring the shops,  I found this one with pink flowers. It's in the Dining Room for now on an old black wooden folding luggage stand.

Then, in St. Louis I came across this one that had pink roses. 

I found a spot on the kitchen counter for this one.

And then a baby one from St. Louis too...

Anne put it here on top of the scales and I think it looks so sweet!

right behind one of my chalkware lambies.

I found this other smaller one a while back,

and it has made it's way to the countertop.

This was from last Fall,

love them lined up on the backsplash.

I've been tempted with other background colors, but there's something about the black ones that just grabs me. I think it's that they remind me of an English Country kitchen, and I love the contrast of the black with the antique white cabinets.

I'll be joining in for these parties this week:

Thrifty Finds at Southern Hospitality

Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Table Top Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Nifty Thrifty Tuesday at Coastal Charm

Tuesday Treasures at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Cowgirl Up at Cedarhill Ranch

Knick of Time Tuesday

Ivy and Elephants

Primp

Very Merry Vintage Style

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

A Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson

No Minimalist Here

Brambleberry Cottage

The Vintage Farmhouse

The Charm of Home

Sweet and Simple Friday at Rooted in Thyme

At the Picket Fence

French Country Cottage

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Stuff and Nonsense

And be sure and come back Tuesday afternoon for the Blogaversary Give Away. I'll be giving away 3 (yep, 3 of them) copies of Carolyn Westbrook's new book, Through the French Door. See you tomorrow for Monday Marketplace!

xoxo,

Have you herd...?

Yes, it's a "herd", cause there are more than just a few.

They've been congregating in their favorite spot...

on the buffet in the Dining Room.

And then I realized a have a few others here, too.

Some elk and deer on my German die cut calendars.

It's a beautiful day here,

hope yours is as well.

I'm letting my sheep distract me,

'cause I have a painting decision to make for my Hall Bath.

I needed touch up paint...

what they mixed for me isn't "touch up" paint!

It doesn't match at all,

so now I have to decide what to do.

I'm not a happy camper...

joining in with:

Between Naps on the Porch for Met Monday

A Stroll Thru Life for Table Top Tuesday

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday's Treasures

Knick of Time Tuesday

Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style

White Wednesday at Faded Charm 

Share the Love Wednesday Very Merry Vintage Style

What's it Wednesday at Ivy and Elephants

Thriftin' on a Thursday at Savvy City Farmer

xoxo,

Collections Show and Tell

I have a lot of "collections", but one of my favorites

I keep all together on my studio shelf.

And now that I think of it, my chipmunk and squirrel collection

probably has been around the longest of anything that I collect.

Today I'm joining Suzanne over at Privet and Holly

for her Collections Show and Tell Party this week.

These little cuties usually spend their time here on the shelf,

but come Fall, they scamper around the house

hiding in many of my Fall vignettes.

It's about time to start dusting them off and watching them find

a temporary new spot.

This is one of my favorites, a new paper mache box,

that my daughter bought for me several years ago.

Some of the stuffed variety...

A birthday card from a few years ago,

Salt and pepper shakers,

creeping (not creepy) chipmunk planter from Japan,

Most of the figurines are vintage Lefton.

love the detail...

a Japanese Majolica planter,

These two on my front porch started it all.

A very old chalkware bank,

and a silver art deco/modern piece from my older daughter.

Hey!... what's this?

Sorry it's blurry, I grabbed this photo quick.

We have an abundance of both squirrels and chipmunks.

I feed the birds so they enjoy the leftovers.

The kitties would love to "enjoy" them.

Hope you'll join Suzanne for the linky party starting Tuesday July 26.

see ya there!

and Marty for Table Top Tuesday

and Kristin for Tuesday Treasures

links on sidebar buttons

 

love,