Seasons Greetings

Obligatory holiday post here. We decked our tree this year in a lovely mix of red and turquoise. These are my two most favorite colors, and since then I have added quite a few presents wrapped to match the tree. I bought several vintage shinny brights off etsy this year to fill in my tree! I love old glass ornaments. Sadly I didnt get to have my aluminum tree, as it sold from my work before I could afford it. It must not have been meant to be. So here is our tree and family picture. Take note at how cheery the men look...





Hope you all have a lovely holiday! I am off to finish my shopping, and get ready for the crazy weekend coming up.

Rooted

I am sure you remember the places you went as a teenager. The places you probably didn't want your parents to know about. It strange to me how tiny insignificant things can trigger whole floods of memories. I remember staying out too late, with too many friends. I recall bonfires, and music from car stereos echoing through the fields. The spooky tree is one of those places.
I went there today and after reading signs about live gun-fire and target practice during open season I couldn't help but be amazed we all came home alive.

Let's see, how can I tie this into vintage? I don't rightly know, but I am sure teenagers of the 1950s had plenty of secret places to hang out. So there is the correllation. It's not a good one, but it is what you get.

Of course, you are seeing a reappearance of the shoes.. I really must get a pair in a different color, so you might see some diversity on this here blog. But for now, I will continue to build entire outfits around them, like my favorite brown 50's wool skirt, and black cardigan.
For those who don't know I am a complete sucker for sweater clips. I don't like to button cardigans. Why would I when I can have cute little clasps holding my covering together?

I also think it's about time for a bang trim, why must the grow so fast?

An Heirloom Xmas

As promised, here at the pictures of our tree completed. We always use ornaments sparingly. We always decorate with red and silver, with a mix of vintage and modern glass balls. The Stockings are hung by the chimney with care... Stockings handmade by me! I made them last year out of wool felt, and I love the way they came out. I really feel that making your family stockings, is a simple way to make an heirloom piece that will be remembered for many years.
I still have the stocking my great grandma made me as a baby. My grandma has the one she made her as well, (circa 1955!)

I found many cool resources online to make my own stockings, and just kind of blindly jumped in and went for it. I think they turned out quite festive!

(click to enlarge all images!)

The following morning we set up the wooden trains on the coffee table, and when I came back in the room Margaux had climbed into the center and was going Godzilla on the poor wooden people. It made for a lovely picture though.

Stay tuned! Tomorrow holds a post about our new house. The inspection was yesterday, and the appraisal is next week! I have pictures of us hanging out for the inspection of our 1941 bungalow. It's all extremely exciting. See you tomorrow!

Hunting the Elusive Noble Fir

I know a lot of you likely do the Aluminum tree thing, as that is pretty retro, and well, we are all pretty retro. I however, love the thrill of the hunt for the perfect tree, that fills my house with a aromatic pine scent. It feels especially christmas-y in my house at the moment, the new tree is by the fireplace with stockings and ornaments.

We took the kids up to the mountain where there is a delightful tree farm with a warm bonfire blazing, and hot cocoa for all. We picked our tree and the kids had cocoa and candy canes by the fire. I kicked the mud off of my high heel shoes, while all the mountain ladies looked at me like I was pure mad for wearing a skirt & petticoat to the tree farm. My hair was once in victory rolls which started to fall out when we got there, but you get the idea...

(click to enlarge.)

The full tree in decorated glory, and home-made stockings post will be up tomorrow. Sorry friends, you are going to have to wait. For now, enjoy the sassy little kids and my lopsided victory rolls!