I really enjoy decorating with vintage Christmas ornaments! So why were my vintage pink Christmas ornaments just languishing in a storage box?
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Before We Get Started!
As an added bonus today, I am joining several of my blogging friends in a Merry & Bright Christmas Blog Hop. You will find links to a variety of ideas including craft projects, entertaining tips and decorating ideas, at the end of this post! I hope you will consider visiting each of the ladies posts for an array of amazing Holiday inspiration!
No matter how you arrived here today, whether you are one of my regular readers or you “hopped” over from Crystal’s blog Sweet Valley Acres, I am so glad you are here! My name is Kimberly and I have a passion for flowers (a former florist) and flour (a former pizzeria owner) and many things in between! Especially rusty and chippy items!
You may also notice that I like to spell time as thyme! If you are curious why I do this, please check out this post Sprout Grow Bloom!
Are you ready to find out why the vintage ornaments got left in their boxes year after year?
Decorating with Vintage Christmas Ornaments
Inspired by various people sharing their pink trees on Instagram, I decided to decorate a 2nd tree using vintage pink ornaments. The pink vintage ornaments belonged to my Mom. She purchased them in Chicago at Marshall Fields in the early 60s. Most of the other glass ornaments I have collected over the years. I haven’t used the pink ones in years. After I was finished, I actually found I missed decorating with vintage Christmas ornaments!
Why had I stopped using them? Truthfully, during the years I was a florist, I was usually exhausted by the time I had time to decorate my own tree! It wasn’t uncommon for me to be decorating the tree on Christmas eve or even Christmas morning! I simply didn’t want to drag them all out for such a short time!
Pictured below is a portion of my collection. I was trying to organize them after Christmas one year. I thought it would be fun to organize them by color. It wasn’t…..
Making Room for The Tree
Making room for a tree seems to be a familiar theme now that we live in a much smaller house! I wrote about Where to Put the Tree in an earlier post.
Since the process involved moving furniture and figuring out how to raise the tree up so it could be seen from the street, I waited till Dave went to church one Sunday. He gets nervous when I start moving furniture around! Whoever invented the furniture slider is a genius! They make moving even a heavy couch a breeze! Once you get the sliders under the feet of course!
I needed to move the couch out from the window and put something behind it to hold the tree. In order to raise the tree up, I placed this white bench on top of a slender long folding table. I brought this bench back from Illinois during one of my trips back and forth while finishing up the downsizing process. I found it at my favorite Central Illinois antique store.
The 3 foot tree fit perfectly on top of the bench. Things took longer than I planned and I only got the tree in place before Dave got home. Isn’t that how it always goes?
I decorated the tree completely before carefully picking it up and placing it on top of the bench .
close up of the tree
The tiny pink baby shoes were mine as a baby. If you have been following the blog, you already know my Mother saved practically everything! If you are just getting started with my blog journey, you can read more about my Mom and her propensity to save things here: She used to tell people to check with her first before purchasing something as she probably had what they were looking for! And a lot of the time, she did!
There was room on the bench to display the Nativity set that was Dave’s. I added the “He is Born” block to the top of the manager. I made it in art class or for 4-H when I was growing up. I found it when I was cleaning out the farmhouse.
In the next picture, you can see the pink celluloid camels that also belonged to my Mom. Dave is not a fan of the camels, but I think they work well with the Nativity and my pink theme.
The pastel box in the corner is a vintage box that originally held cards. My Mom had saved it… I know… you are shocked! I couldn’t bear to throw it away. It has such a sweet scene on the front!
After decorating the tree, I had a lot of ornaments left over! I guess my Mom wasn’t the only one who liked to collect!
A Simple Still Life of Vintage Ornaments
One Last Look:
For More Inspiration for Your Holiday Decorating, Please Follow the Hop!
Simply click on the links below to be taken to my friends’ posts! Thank you for hopping along with us today!
Kristy from At Home With Kristy French Country Vintage Christmas Decorating Ideas
Crystal from Sweet Valley Acres An Elegant Winter Door Wreath
Cindy from Cloches & Lavender Spice Up Rusty Jingle Bells with Mod Podge Now!
Carol from Blue Sky at Home 5 Steps to Plan Your Christmas Decorating
Rosemary from My Home & Travels Setting a Christmas Table Without Christmas China
Rachel from Tea & Forget Me Nots How To Make Dehydrated Oranges Slices For Decorations
Alicia from Design of Your Life DIY Pottery Barn Dupe: Demi Village Wreath
Sherry from Housewize Best Christmas Mantel Decor yet
Mary Anne from House of Mar How to Host a Fun Christmas Luncheon
And a bonus vintage ornament decorating post from me!
Decorating the Tree with Vintage Christmas Ornaments
Remember to relax and enjoy the holiday season! Merry Christmas, everyone!
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Your tree is so pretty! I love the vintage ornaments and pretty in pink!
Thank you so much! It was fun hopping with you today! Have a wonderful holiday season!
Those little shoes of yours are just adorable. What a special way to keep your mementos alive.
Thank you , Rachel! I cherish all the things my mom saved! It was fun hopping with you!
What a beautiful collection you have! So happy that your mom saved things for you. I adore those pink camels – they would make me smile everytime I walked in the room. Your baby shoes are sooooooo cute! Your mom had great taste. You should see my baby shoes – they are plain white and look like I played football in them. Thank you for sharing your memories and family history. I like your mom (hahaha I am a saver too).
Thank you, Crystal! My Mom was a character! Sometimes she was best taken in small doses! LOL
Kimberly, your vintage collection and Christmas tree are stunning! It’s such a gift that your mom kept these precious pieces for you.
Thank you , Kristy! It was fun hopping with you ! Thank you so much for organizing this hop for us!
Oh my goodness Kim, your baby shoes are so cute! That is so nice you still have them and use it as an ornament for your tree! Love all the vintage ornaments, so pretty!
Thank you, Sherry! My Mom was quite the saver! Have a blessed Holiday season!
I love your pink Christmas tree with vintage ornaments, Kimberly. I have one, too, and it adds a magical, whimsical touch to the holidays. It’s so fun to find and collect them.
I have always loved the Shabby Chic look – thanks to Rachel Ashwell back in the day. Plus I do love pink – maybe from living with guys so much. Love the ideas. Merry Christmas.