When I was a little girl my parents never put the tree up until the day before Christmas and it was only up about a week, in rebellion I now like to get my tree up early and keep it up as long as possible. In similar rebellion my mom loved a Victorian style Christmas, which is very beautiful,
but not for me. I am firmly a fan of atomic style 1950s and 60s mid century Christmas Kitsch. The faker, pinker, and silverer the better.
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| My late mother in law gave me some really adorable 1960s ornaments. Sadly a bunch of them broke when we moved to our house, but this mushroom guy is still intact. I love him so much. |
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| These talking Star Trek ornaments are my favorite, so much fun! |
I've never had much luck finding vintage stuff around me which is why I'm often forced to buy it on Etsy and Ebay where it can be quite pricey. So I was so excited to find a thrift ware house five minutes from my home, I can't imagine how I never new this place, Thriftique, existed:
Finally, here is my favorite tree decorating tradition. Watching MST3K's Santa Clause Conquers The Martians and listing to Joel and The Bot's sing their Christmas Carol tribute to the movie Roadhouse: Let's Have a Patrick Swayze Christmas.
I grew up with an aluminum Christmas tree along with the rotating color wheel. Yours looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteYour tree looks fabulous and a bit of kitsch is just right for the season.
ReplyDeleteHave a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly
Love, love, love this site! and now we are following!
ReplyDeleteYour tree is beautiful! My grandmother had a silver tree and I always wanted one. Now we opt for live trees, but that silver tree ... ah!
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Of course we will follow you :) You have been one of our oldest blogging pals and we love all the retro..Just wish you lived near me :) xxooxxx
ReplyDeletePe-ez.. Life is so short, do what makes you happy :) When I get through the list of all the posts I have to do, will let everyone know where to come to see the best retro :) xxooxxxx
Mollie and Alfie
You have such splendidly fun, adorable decorations! I love that you put your tree up well in advance of the big day. Most people in Canada tend to do so around now, too, though some start even earlier, as (save for Remembrance Day) we're holiday less in November and it can be fun to get an especially early start on the season if you're in a festive mood.
ReplyDeleteWishing you the merriest of Decembers!
♥ Jessica
*PS* Thank you very much for your awesomely nice blog comment today (it's soooo good to have a computer again!). I'm excited to see the changes you have in store here.
Wonderful! Growing up in the 60's and 70's one of my aunts had a silver tree, which she then made change colors with a rotating light on the floor. It was pretty cool.
ReplyDeletelove the pic with the three pugs infront of the silver tree. so fun and cute.
ReplyDeleteThe Star Trek ornament is AWESOME!!!!! Wow... what a cool collection you have of vintage stuff for your kitschy tree. Meghan from 2catsandacattledog.com
ReplyDeleteLove your blog and your Christmas is cool!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving your gorgeous silver tree. It looks sensational!
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