Vintage Letters from Santa

December 7, 2023, Leave a Comment on Vintage Letters from Santa

Usually around this time of year I share a sampling from my vintage Christmas card collection, but this year I’m bringing you something a little different…vintage letters from the big man in red himself, Santa Claus! I picked these up at an antique store, and they are letters parents could pick up from the local…

A Christmas card featuring a scene of an old west general store, with a pot belly stove, shelves of merchandise, two cats, a shop owner behind the counter, and a woman with her children standing at the counter. In a doorway to the right there is a Christmas tree being decorated.

Vintage Christmas Cards Vol. 4

December 15, 2022, 1 Comment

Christmas is really all about traditions, even here on the blog, as I have several Christmas time traditions. One of which is sharing a portion of my ever growing vintage Christmas card collection. I really delight in vintage commercial illustration, and greeting cards have always provided some of the warmest, most charming images. This sampling…

Greetings from San Francisco

June 8, 2022, 3 Comments

…Well almost! We are headed there this weekend for a few days, and I thought it was the perfect excuse to share the San Francisco portion of my vintage postcard collection! The historic Cliff House originally opened in 1863, serving as a resort for the upper class of the Bay Area. However it burned to…

Vintage Easter Cards

April 5, 2022, 3 Comments

Since opening my Etsy shop (December 2022 Update: I have since closed my Etsy shop) I found it as an excuse to buy even more vintage greeting cards, including cards I hadn’t previously bought for, such as Easter cards. In the past I’ve shared various selections from my ephemera collection, most notably my annual vintage…

A couple stands at a door, with the gentleman knocking. The blonde woman is dressed in a full skirted red dress with black fur trim, and hold holly. Atop her head is a wide brimmed green hat with a red band. The gentleman with his back towards the viewer wears a black top hat, green jacket, and black pants. With his right hand he knocks on the door, with his left he holds a poinsettia behind his back.

Vintage Christmas Cards Vol. 3

December 20, 2021, 2 Comments

A few years ago, I started yet another holiday tradition here on the blog (in addition to my Christmas playlist posts), sharing a sampling of my vintage Christmas card collection, and with Christmas this weekend, and myself wrapping up getting the last few Christmas cards mailed, it seemed like the perfect time to share this…

A Visit to Disneyland

May 8, 2020, 4 Comments

Let’s take a trip to Disneyland, but Disneyland in 1965… Disneyland may be closed currently, but thanks to a little book called A Visit to Disneyland we can all pretend that we have stepped into a time machine to visit Walt Disney’s original Magic Kingdom. I hope you all enjoyed this little peek into Disneyland…

A girl dressed in a German style dirndl holds a camera on the left. A girl in hula attire holding a camera stands on the right. In the middle text reads "YOUR SOUVENIR PHOTO FROM Clifton's Los Angeles, California." Below a ribbon reads "The Brookdale The Pacific Seas" Images of a deer, church, water wheel, thatch hut, ukulele, and pineapple.

The Lost Art of Nite Club Souvenir Photos

April 29, 2020, 9 Comments

It’s no secret I’m a fan of collecting vintage California souvenirs, and awhile back Patrick and I stumbled upon a souvenir photo from the Hollywood Palladium, which was tucked inside a delightful folder. It combined my love of California souvenirs and his love of photography, so we decided to start collecting vintage nite club souvenir…

Six cameras of various styles are lined up at the bottom. Blue script reads "Patric's Camera Collection Vol. 2"

Patrick’s Camera Collection Vol. 2

April 2, 2020, 3 Comments

Welcome to part two of Patrick’s Camera collection! To recap, when Patrick and I began dating, he was focusing on a career as a photographer, and when I learned he didn’t collect anything, I gifted him a single vintage camera I had purchased years earlier. Over the years his collection has grown. To view Volume…

Six cameras of various styles are lined up at the bottom. Blue script reads "Patric's Camera Collection Vol. 1"

Patrick’s Camera Collection Vol. 1

March 25, 2020, 5 Comments

When Patrick and I first started dating he was well on his way to a career as a photographer, and I soon learned he didn’t collect anything. Now, coming from a family of collectors I was a little shocked. Some years previously I had purchased a cute vintage camera and decided to gift it to…

Grey poodles carry presents, stand near a Christmas tree, hold a stocking, and sit in hat boxes.

Vintage Christmas Wrapping Paper

December 19, 2019, 3 Comments

Recently at a flea market, I spied this super cute box for wrapping paper. I was drawn to the cheerful Santa, and thought he would pair nicely with a vintage box for Christmas cards I had to display (you can catch the box under the “Reindeer Drive” sign in our Christmas decor post here). But…

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found treasures

Vintage Letters from Santa

Vintage Christmas Cards Vol. 4

Greetings from San Francisco

Vintage Easter Cards

Vintage Christmas Cards Vol. 3

A Visit to Disneyland

The Lost Art of Nite Club Souvenir Photos

Patrick’s Camera Collection Vol. 2

Patrick’s Camera Collection Vol. 1

Vintage Christmas Wrapping Paper