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Showing posts with label Santa. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 5, 2017

The Christmas Waltz

It's that time of year when the world falls in love, every song you hear seems to say Merry Christmas, may your New Years dreams come true.
                                    from The Christmas Waltz






Christmas is almost here again! Today we had a nice frosting of snow and the temperatures dropped about 30 degrees over night! It feels like winter and now it looks that way too! Add a bit of Christmas music and I'm getting in the mood! If you're viewing on a desktop pc, you may be listening to my Soundcloud Christmas playlist. The first song on the list is The Christmas Waltz, not too many current performers have recorded it but it is one of my all time favorites! Love the vintage image above of the animals waltzing around the tree!



Hope you all have your Christmas lists filled out and presents purchased. Better not be on that naughty list!






This old vintage Rudolph book will be added to my scrap pile of vintage "things to do". Some projects didn't get completed this year. Maybe I'll have them done by next Christmas! 





My post wouldn't be complete without a cat in it, so here you go. A lovely vintage postcard of an adorable little girl and her kitty!  

Merry Christmas to all my friends and customers. 
May the joy of the 
season be yours forever! 
~~Diane~~




Saturday, December 8, 2012

Nostalgic Christmas . . .

I found this photo in a box when I was going through my Mom's things a few years ago. I am the sleeping lump on Santa's lap.   My two brothers look thrilled to see Santa!



I was prompted to pull this out because of some not so pleasing, but extremely funny photos I've seen on Pinterest.  Here are a few for your enjoyment. BTW...  If I had been older, I would have screamed too. I don't think I was much in to sitting on Santa's lap!




It's a family tradition!

I hope this poor kid survived this trauma!  They apparently are OK, because their relatives all posted their pictures on the internet!

Anyone had a similar experience?




Friday, November 4, 2011

Retro Vintage Santa's Workshop

The days are flying by and soon it will be Christmas day...humming holiday tune...

I know you're saying "Wait, we haven't even gotten through all the Halloween candy yet!" Yes, yes I know, but really though we do need to start thinking about Christmas and I want to start with a little retro fun item.

Now while I am old enough to remember paper dolls and the punch out paper doll kits that were around, I was never fortunate enough to ever see one of these when I was a kid. I would have been over the moon if I had ever received something like this under the tree! These are pretty rare, and to find one that had not been touched, even more so. Here it is!!













Santa's Workshop to push out and put together! With Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus, his helpers and reindeer, furniture, toys to make and dolls to dress. These books were a welcome treat in homes of the late 50's and early 60's. Children could spend hours punching out and playing with these charming paper doll/house kits. It is from Whitman Publishing Company Racine Wisconsin, 1960.

This book is in excellent condition, the pieces have never been punched out! The book is a tri-fold with pockets to store the pieces. The book opens up and there are pieces to attach that make it into a 3-D winter wonderland of  Santa's Workshop. As you see from the photos there are many figures and pieces for furniture and even curtains for the windows! I have not seen an original of this for sale anywhere else, so I feel it is pretty rare.

 If you love the retro look of these images, just think how cute they would look put together and displayed up on a  bookshelf or mantel! This would make a wonderful addition to your holiday decor. Add a little faux snow, mini twinkle lights and your scene will be complete.

Just an update, this cute vintage playbook sold to a collector.

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