Vintage Ornaments - Shiny Brite, Indents, Lanterns

Like most other vintage Christmas things, I am obsessed with ornaments!! I started collecting vintage ornaments in 2003, at just 23, and have amassed a nice little collection in the 14 years since then. 

It wasn't until 2008 that I really started decorating my trees (yes, plural) with vintage ornaments. That year I bought my first white tree for my then minty blue office. My office was all pastel pink and green and blue and the white tree with the Shiny Brite ornaments just seemed to work. I instantly fell IN LOVE!! 

When I moved into the first of 2 farmhouses in 2013, I decided to decorate the "main" tree in all vintage ornaments too. Up until that point, my main tree had always been more formal -- ornaments that matched the decor and color scheme of the room. But that Christmas I decided that a colorful tree filled with vintage ornaments would be perfect for a 100+ year old farmhouse. 

Each year since, I've decorated my main tree in hundreds of Shiny Brites and other special ornaments from places like West Germany and Poland, adding the indents and lanterns last so that they'd have prominent spots on the tips of the branches. 

I put up my aqua tree in my dining room and fill it with pale pink and mint green and Robin's egg blue balls, then fill in with the older, delicate special ornaments. Each year I find a couple of new-to-me ornaments that I simply can't live without. 

I don't have the space to put up enough trees to display all of my vintage ornament collection, but they're tucked safely away in storage tubs for my "someday" house which will have a couple thousand square feet and plenty of rooms for more trees. For now, I enjoy the 2 full size trees and the hundreds of ornaments that are on display for 8 weeks every year. 

This picture shows the new-to-me ornaments I've recently acquired that I'm hanging on the living room tree this week. I am totally in love with those pinecones and tear drop shaped ornaments!! 

What's your favorite ornament on your tree? 

Vintage Poodle Christmas Gift Wrap

One of my favorite things to find while I'm out thrifting is vintage wrapping paper. Last week I stopped at Salvation Army and found an entire unopened package of vintage Christmas wrapping paper. One of the sheets inside was this -- vintage poodles!! I immediately fell in love, because POODLES!! I love poodles, especially vintage poodles. But Christmas poodles? Be still my heart! This wrapping paper is going into my "keep forever and ever" pile. I can't even bring myself to use it, but I very well may frame it and hang it on the wall somewhere!! 

Very Kitschy Christmas New Tag Designs

The countdown is on!! Only 25 days until Christmas, folks. I've added new tag designs to my Etsy shop, using my personal collection of vintage cards. These tags are perfect for adding a touch of retro charm to your packages, your scrapbook pages, tying to a bottle of wine as a hostess gift, adding to homemade cookies to give your neighbors, and tons of other uses! 

These and other new designs are listed in my Etsy shop. Use "Instagram15" during checkout for 15% off orders of $10 or more. Very Kitschy Christmas Etsy Shop

New Tag Designs

Hey folks!! After taking most of last Christmas off to get settled into my new house, I am back to making awesome vintage-inspired gift tags from my personal card collection. I'm adding new designs this week, like this awesome Santa: 

Stop into A Very Kitschy Christmas to see this tag and lots of other designs as well. These tags are sure to add the perfect touch of retro charm to your gifts this holiday season. Use the coupon code "Instagram15" to receive 15% off your purchases of $10 or more!