What I did with all those estate sale Christmas stockings...

I borrowed this idea from Magpie Ethel. 

 Over the past two years, I've been rescuing handmade Christmas stockings when visiting estate sales.

They are now hanging up in my kitchen as a festive Christmas valance.

Now, I wonder if I could get some elves to help keep my kitchen clean?

Happy December 1st!

 

Vintage Christmas in July

Before I went on our two week road trip, my swap partner Linda from "Lutka and Company" exchanged our "Vintage Christmas in July" packages.
   
 The swap was hosted by Erica from Golden Vintage Egg.   Thank you for coordinating this, Erica!

When Linda's package arrived, I nearly fainted at the size of the box.  

She sent me so many treasures I could barely imagine the amount of time she spent putting everything together. 

 I love everything.  

She even tucked in a miniature piano that's a music box.  

Just the right size for one of my many doll houses.

 As you can see, we both enjoy vintage Christmas.

Such fun!

The girls were especially pleased to see that they were also included in the swap too. 

Here's a shot of the package I put together for Linda. 

 If you'd like to see what Christmas goodies that made their way across the country from my house to Linda's, you can find it here on her blog.

THANK YOU, Linda! It's been a pleasure getting to know you!  I promise if I ever get to CA, I will take you up on your offer of fresh squeezed orange juice.  You can find Linda's blog here and her etsy store here.   Merry Vintage Christmas in July!