Vintage ornaments can be used for every holiday, which makes them the perfect craft tool for a wreath. Vintage ornaments come in all varieties of shapes and sizes, making them the perfect choice to craft a unique wreath. This is the first year that I created a wreath for Valentine's Day and I am OBSESSED! The heart shape and vintage trinkets that I added to the wreath make it so special. Follow along for the easy how to! A few helpful tips: Glass ornaments work the best to adhere to the wreath. When I have used plastic ornaments they tend to melt. Plastic style ornaments COULD be used but using a lower temperature glue gun or E6000 may work best. Don't skip the tinsel! The tinsel ...
How to Make a Vintage Ornament Wreath
Best Vintage Inspired Valentine Decor
It's almost that time, the season of love! It seems this lovely holiday creeps up quickly after Christmas and I love to decorate early so I can enjoy all of my fun vintage Valentine decor for a few weeks. This year I've rounded up the cutest, most adorable vintage inspired Valentine decor for you! There are SO MANY great options for vintage inspired Valentine decor, so these are just a few of my favorites for this year. I have a few fun craft projects in the works too, so stay tuned for those! ONE | TWO | THREE | FOUR | FIVE | SIX If you are looking for fun ways to display reproduction or vintage Valentines, here are the two blog posts I shared last year with the most amazing ideas for ...
Target Winter Finds 2023
It is so bizarre to be typing 2023 already, but it's that time of year to charge forward into the new year. There is something so rewarding about bringing out all the stops for holiday decorating, but then starting fresh in the new year. This year for my winter decor I will be incorporating more wood tones, brass, shades of deep green and blue. I love to add a few new pieces as a base to start the season. In doing this it offers a clean slate to incorporate and mix-in vintage elements and it really helps those classic pieces shine. I absolutely love the mix of brass and warm wood tones for winter. I think the shimmer adds such a beautiful, cozy glow. I have been seeing lots of the ...
Christmas Home Tour 2022
I feel like I am living in my own real life Groundhog Day movie feature. This is the third time we have been snowed in this Fall and we have had to cancel lots of plans. I hope sharing my Christmas spaces brings you joy as the country embarks on this nasty snow storm and cold temperatures in the next few days. Christmas Family Room The real centerpiece of the family room this year is the Santa wall. I rounded up all of my vintage Santas and put them along one wall in our family room. I used various cubbies and crocks to showcase them all in a whimsical way! Can you really have too many Santas? The vintage ones are just so charming! I wanted to keep the fireplace more simple this ...
Plaid on Plaid on Plaid Christmas Bedroom
For some reason I always envision that my Christmas bedroom needs to mimic Kevin McCallister's parents bedroom. I love the deep red and green tones, the plaid and the stunning wallpaper. This year, I believe our bedroom gives that same cozy feeling, with more a more modern feel. Don't worry, there are lots of vintage elements sprinkled throughout too. Plaid This bedspread was a huge inspiration for this bedroom, it had all of the perfect colors for my room. It included the deep greens and the soft blues that coordinate with our Sea Salt (SW) walls. The bedspread also has a soft, cozy furry side too, which will be perfect all winter long. A winter bedroom is not complete until you have ...
Merry Grinchmas Bedroom 2022
Do you remember the girls' Grinch bedroom from last year? We had so much fun with it last year, that we decided to recreate the look in the nursery for this year! We found the most adorable Grinch blow mold at Walmart and we had to have another fun Grinchy bedroom! I can still remember watching the Grinch on cable television every Christmas and how excited I was to read the story in school too! It is such a colorful story with a wonderful meaning. One of my favorite additions to the bedroom this year was a sign that reads, "“Maybe Christmas he thought doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more.” Click any of the photos below to shop some of the ...
Best Vintage Inspired Holiday Sweatshirts
It's that time of year again, time to sport the adorable vintage inspired holiday sweatshirts all day and every day! The vintage graphics on these holiday sweatshirts are so adorable and lend so much nostalgic character. Check out my favorite picks below and scoop up your favorite design. I love to pair each sweatshirt with cozy leggings and my favorite pair of mini Uggs (reliving my glory days when I wore Uggs when I was 17!) ...
Colorful Vintage Inspired Christmas Decor
This year I am bringing in ALL the colors to my vintage Christmas decor! Typically I am a traditional red and green gal, but my King of Christmas pink flocked tree has convinced me that color is everything this year! Think bright, colorful Shiny Brites, Christmas trees in every color, and the most adorable Putz houses in every shade of the rainbow! I have rounded up a few of the amazing vintage inspired finds that are inspiring me for my colorful, holiday decor this year! And if you are in the market for a new Christmas tree, this pink Christmas tree is so, so good. It is a marvelous shade of pink and the flocking makes it look so vintage. I can not wait to outfit it in some dazzling ...
The Best Vintage Thanksgiving Decor
Thanksgiving is that unique middle child holiday that seems to get forgotten sometimes. It follows the spookiness of Halloween and precedes the wonder of Christmas. I am here to tell you today that Thanksgiving decor is worth the time and has many beautiful, warm notes to add within your home. Vintage decor is my favorite, as you all know, so I thought it was worth sharing my favorite Thanksgiving inspired collectibles with you all during this season of gathering. I hope they offer a sense of cozy and bring light to your family gatherings this Thanksgiving. Vintage Gurley Thanksgiving Candles Gurley candles are special holiday pieces anytime of the year, but the Thanksgiving ...
Harry Potter Whimsical Bedroom
My oldest daughter is very into Harry Potter everything right now and she has been begging me for a bedroom makeover. I was a little on the fence, but then I starting looking around and I realized I had a lot of great vintage decor items that would work seamlessly for this makeover. I think Harry Potter lends itself nicely to spooky season but then it carries over naturally to Christmas in a unique way, so I talked myself into creating this Harry Potter whimsical bedroom. Floating Candles Every Harry Potter theme starts with the floating candles. There is just something so amazing about the view of their dining hall and those thousands of candles floating every which way. To create ...
