I'm Having a Christmas Draw...

It's time for a Christmas draw and it's not just any draw - it's a vintage Christmas draw.   Please leave a comment to be entered - if you're not already a follower, now's a good time to start...  The draw will be open to all residents of Canada and the United States, sorry, international readers - it would be just too heavy to mail...  The lucky winner's name will be chosen on December 4th..

I've blogged about most of these things over the past while - I want to share them with someone out there who loves vintage Christmas, just like me...  The showpiece is the music box which plays Jingle Bells - I found two - I don't need two!  It's sweet.  How about a Shiny Bright??  Or a vintage corsage, still in the box.  If you're looking for some great Christmas recipes, you'll be all set with Good Housekeeping's Christmas Cook Book, copyright 1958.  Don't these sound like Christmas - Fluffy Fig Pudding, Holiday Kringel, oh, I think I want a piece of Jingle Cake....

Good luck and thanks for visiting my blog and to my regular readers, I so appreciate you reading my posts and leaving comments - it makes it all worthwhile!

Some Christmas from Home

We're back from another trip to Prince Edward Island - hopefully, the sad events are over and we can really enjoy a vacation when we go back the next time.  

I scrounged through the house for Christmas items and this is what I came back with...sometimes it just feels like an antique market there -  but way better, it's free and I remember all these things being used at Christmas when I was a little girl.

I'm showing the three sides to this music box that plays "Silent Night" - it belonged to my grandmother and is still in the original box.

There was a red candle in the middle but it was in rough shape so I'll have to get a new one.

Isn't it the cutest thing? The figures are rubber.  Made in Japan

These tiny little gift bags were in the box with the music box - they have string at the top and are stamped - Made in Korea

Santa and his Reindeer  - stamped - Japan

DoubleGlo Tinsel Garland - 39 cents - as advertised in LIFE

After Christmas we would go to visit my grandparents in New Brunswick, Mom always had to get to the after Christmas sales at Woolco, I remember the popcorn machine there, that's what I wanted, I didn't want to be walking around looking at Christmas ornaments, but I sure like them now!  The sale price on these glittery balls was 74 cents.

This box was marked down to 53 cents

Two of Mom's Christmas corsages

I never heard of the term Putz until I started reading blogs, I guess that is what these are - we always had these, I have a bunch more - stamped - Japan.  I love the big Christmas tree, it even has real balls on it.

Pinecone Snowmen

My first stocking - I had this forever, until Mom made us all stockings

I bought this at a little shop in Maine on the way home - everything upstairs was half off - I  paid $1.00 - I guess it's an ashtray, I just thought it was so cute.

I was so happy to find this Santa blowmold at an  antique shop in Vermont - he's about 13 inches tall - I paid $15 - it's stamped - Empire Plastic Corp, 1968.  I never see things like that around here, I didn't mind paying that for such a nice Santa.

Today I'm linking up with the Thriftosaurus Thrift Haul and Apron Thrift Girl.  And, of course, lots of reds - so, linking up with Rednesday