Vintage Christmas Monday - Oldies that are GOODIES

CHRISTMAS GOODIES

That's what's I'm

talking about!

And

VINTAGE GOODIES

are not

OLD FRUITCAKE!

Do you have any

vintage recipes

or traditional foods

that you

MUST

make for Christmas?

Amaretto Truffles

would be a good tradition.

These are from

Sweet Paul

his blog is here.

These cinnamon buns

are Sweet Paul's too.

I love his blog

and have read it for

a couple of years.

Do you make cinnamon buns for Christmas Morning?

It's a GREAT tradition!

(If no time for scratch ...

the frozen Rhodes' are super!)

How about this yummy dish!

Doesn't Mari take wonderful pictures?

If you are not familiar with her work

from other sites

go to her own blog

An Angel at My Table

here.

Mmmmm!

I want to wipe up

the extra glaze

with my finger ...

just a taste!

Text is in Swedish ....

but the language of

food, photos and children

is universal!

And besides,

google translate is

ALWAYS

good for a laugh!

Shortbread?

It's one of my son's

two favorite holiday sweets.

Don't cook or have

food traditions?

There are always

non-edible holiday goodies ...

like amaryllis!

OK!

Now it's time for me to

confess.

It's true I love to cook ...

but what I love

most

in the photos

are

the

VINTAGE

COOLING RACKS!

The shortbread pic is from

Country Home

Holidays at Home

magazine from

1997

It is still

my favorite

after all these years.

And my holiday baking

would look FAB on it,

don't you think??

Tomorrow?

Not baking.

I will make

homemade mayonnaise

for my dad.

His special request for

Christmas.

I won't use the vintage

Wesson Oil gadget ...

but will put in lots of

Holiday Love!

Hugs and hope your Christmas is surrounded by Holiday Goodies and lots of love!

SAMMY GIRL :)

For more Vintage Christmas Monday .... click on the red door icon in the right column to go to Joan's blog "Anything Goes Here" (or click here). Lots of FAB stuff each week! Thanks for being our hostess, Joan!

White Wednesday - Very Merry!

Do you like

GLITTER

and

SPARKLE?

How about

Vintage Angels?

or a

small

forest

of

white

trees?

(don't you

LOVE

the vintage

white tree

candle??)

Is your

Merry

Merry

Merry

Christmas

Chippy

white

French

pots?

I love it all!

Wishing you a

glittery, sparkley, chippy

(and angelic)

White Wednesday!

Visit

Kathleen

at Faded Charm

for more WW!

Hugs and have a VERY MERRY day!

SAMMY GIRL

note: sorry for some poor quality pictures ... that's what happens when I wait until the last minute! (and no photo editor until I get a new computer .... Santa ... you listening??)

Vintage Christmas Monday - How Do You Feel About Red?

When a certain

little girl went to

visit granny

she had her

FAMOUS cloak ...

When Dorothy

needed a boost

she wore a

FABuLOUS

pair of shoes ...

Prince?

he sang about this

sweet ride ...

And

YOU

my dear?

Ever considered the

equivalent of a

little black dress

for your

traditional

holiday home?

Look no further

than the

still-going-strong

after 100 years

in the spotlight

Pointsettia!

Well,

maybe not

REAL

pointsettias!

I love

vintage Christmas

pointsettia postcards

These cards are from

my collection.

Postmarks from the

early 1900's.

(postage - one cent!!)

HISTORY LESSON

(ok to scroll past)

We owe the Pointsettia to a southern gentleman.

Dr. Joel Roberts Poinsett introduced America to the poinsettia in 1828,

after discovering it in the wilderness in southern Mexico

while serving as the first US Ambassador to that country..

Dr. Poinsett, who dabbled in botany when he wasn't politicking between nations,

sent cuttings of the plant back to his South Carolina home.

I love the

colors and typestyles

of vintage postcards.

Hope you like these, too!

Hugs and Happy Vintage Christmas Monday .... hope these "reds" chased your "blues" away!!

SAMMY GIRL

Feel free to use these images for your projects! (please send me a photo or link if you do!!)

White Wednesday - Dying for the Holidays ... mini tutorial

Dying for the holidays

and a White Christmas?

Come on, Sammy Girl!

Christmas is coming ...

Oh, wait .....

Dying ... as in dye-ing??

Well

Sorta!

More like "un-dying" ...

All right, all right ...

it's bleaching!

I just can't think of any 

catchy puns

to go with bleaching

so we are "un-dying"

green sisal trees

Old hat for some -

maybe something new for you!

Here's a veritable forest

I bought for under $1!

First step

pour water and bleach into a

non-reactive container.

That means

NOT METAL!

glass or plastic okay

(Mine is a plastic garbage can.)

Toss the green gems

into their beauty spa!

Do not include any plastic trees!

Stir to ensure

complete coverage.

Use a non-metallic spoon --

This spoon was my gramma's ...

thought it would add the right

holiday mojo!

Stir occasionally to check progress.

The bath will turn 

GREEN.

When you think they are ready,

take trees out to check color.

The large tree is splotchy ... needs more soaking!

(note: the Dept 56 trees were tough cookies ..

they have white plastic bases.

The cheapies with wood bases were 

fast and easy - hussies!)

When color is what you want

rinse to remove bleach.

I sprinkle on baking soda

before rinsing

to neutralize the bleach.

After the beauty spa?

Why a nice visit

by the fire!

Hugs and Happy White Wednesday!

SAMMY GIRL

Notes: 

green looking tree on the far left is Dept 56 and not quite as green in person 

dark green tree near middle is "control tree" with original color

first photo of white goodness is from Holiday Treasures sale Molly Mo's and Vintage Trifles, taken by Joy (Auntie Joy) - visit her blog here.

Pink Saturday -- Yummy Pink Inspiration

One my

favorite

SOURCES OF INSPIRATION

Handy

and FULL of 

PINK!

BUT ...

Not everything pink

and cute

works for me.

I am owned by a cat

and he cat would 

NEVER

wear this outfit ...

So ....

what DOES

work for me?

 

How about this pink room?

well, lots of good pink fun,

but not sure I could

LIVE with it 

EVERY DAY.

Maybe pink in

small doses

is what I feel like

at least for today!

What about these small bits?

These turn of century

pink sentiment cups?

Yep!  

LOVE EM!

and reminds me I have some ...

somewhere here in Whoville.

Oooo ...

 bottlebrush trees!

Do I want

(or need)

some in pink??

Maybe!!

How about a

light in the window?

Pink, of course!

Like this wonderful creation by

Laurie (Magpie Ethel)

Who would've thought

plastic vintage lights

could be so

SPECTACULAR!

How about a few

sweet pink floral touches

like

pink roses?

Perfectly pink for 

any season,

especially

Christmas!

Now maybe just a bit more ...

a few 

pink ornaments

and

pink depression glass.

Like this?

Yep ...

I could have a holiday brunch

at a table like this!

And speaking of brunch ....

now that's what I call

pink inspiration!

Hugs and have an inspirational Pink Saturday!

Sammy Girl

pink and white bottle brush trees - Pink Buttercreme's Pink Saturday Inspriation from last week here

vintage decorated light at Magpie Ethel's etsy here

yummy brunch goodies (and recipe!!) courtesy of Sweet Paul here

BLACK FRIDAY!

No I'm not depressed.

My Black Friday

is not referring to the 

Financial Crisis of 1869 

where the market crashed 

because of attempts to corner and control 

the gold market .... 

or the 

day after Thanksgiving shopping binge 

which has been called Black Friday 

since policemen used the term

due to the difficult traffic Philadelphia

in the mid 60's  ....

BUT ...

We have White Wednesday

and 

Pink Saturday

Isn't it TIME for a

BLACK FRIDAY?

It is said

black "grounds" a room and

every room needs a little black.

I have a lot of black bits in the

Who Villa ...

But let me share some images 

from some other folks.

image from Better Homes and Gardens

Vintage Simple Home

lots of lovely pics ...

GO!

Even if you are CONVINCED

you HATE black.

The Lettered Cottage

BTW

if you haven't been following the

ADVENTURES 

of their reno

you are missing some great stuff!

Black plays well with others.

Whether on the front stoop in London

or a living room.

Black doesn't eliminate your flexibility.

Look at this room from 

Hooked on Houses

here's a basic room ...

nothing crazy

add orange for fall ... still works!

What about Christmas?

Trendy spring colors?

Yep - that too!

This quote

from Southern Accents

"Black is the new Black"

Gotta love it!

"Fasten your seat belts: Black is the new black. Decoratively speaking, it's been known as somber, soigné, and serious. But when you want to pull out all the stops, you pull out the black."

Bottom line ...

isn't it time for a little

DRAMA

in your life ...

your DECORATING LIFE

that is, lol!

Invite black into your home

and have some fun!

Candlesticks - any style! 

A dresser, perhaps?

Ask your house ...

what kind of LBD is it waiting for you 

to find (or paint!)?

Hugs and have a stunningly wonderful "Black Friday"!

Sammy Girl

Does anyone else like black bits?  Can you do a post with pics and tell me about it?