Our collection of aluminum Christmas trees huddle against a wall, a tall green tree, next to a shorter gold tree, pink tree and silver tree. The trees are covered with glass ball ornaments of various colors. Wrapped presents sit below.

Never Too Many Christmas Trees

December 4, 2019, 10 Comments

It’s hard to believe it’s December. I feel like Halloween was just last week! We recently decorated the house for Christmas, which took a little longer than last year, as between then and now we acquired another vintage aluminum Christmas tree, a four foot gold tree. So this year we decided to move out some…

Cover of The Evergleam Book on blue fabric. Text reads "Just Finished"

Book Review: The Evergleam Book

November 8, 2019, 5 Comments

In 1959 one of the most iconic pieces of mid-century Christmas decorations was introduced, the aluminum Christmas tree. Once it stepped on the scene, many companies ventured to produce variants, but one was king, Evergleam. In The Evergleam Book, 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, author Theron Georges dives into the origins of the aluminum tree, its…

A girl in a green shirt and black pants sits on a purple couch, she is on the phone and playing with her cat who is on the floor. Across the top it reads"and have a Merry Christmas"

Vintage Christmas Cards

December 20, 2018, 9 Comments

Recently I started collecting vintage Christmas cards, and decided, like many of my other ephemera collections, I should share them with you! Perhaps this will be another Christmas time tradition on the blog, as my collection grows. With this last one I also have to share the inside of it as well, because it’s just…

An overall shot of part of our living room featuring the six foot tall green aluminum tree on the right, a four foot tall silver aluminum tree on the right. A mauve colored chair sits against the wall in the back with small, vintage stuffed Santas.

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

December 4, 2018, 7 Comments

We just wrapped up decorating for Christmas last week! So it’s time to share how we have decked our halls this season. And for the first time, we decorated a just little bit in the kitchen with some small ceramics and bottle brush trees. Long time readers of the blog will know my passion for…

Cool Yule

November 28, 2016, 3 Comments

Last week Patrick and I blasted some Christmas tunes and decorated for Christmas. It takes a couple of days to get everything sorted and put up. Between last year and this, we acquired some more vintage Christmas decorations, including a vintage wall-hanging aluminum tree! As well as some more delightful vintage ceramic pieces that belonged to…

Christmas Cheer

December 3, 2015, 3 Comments

When it comes to decorating for Christmas, I used to be of the opinion strictly no Christmas decorating or music until the day after Thanksgiving. Over the years my love of decorating has increased (as has the amount of decorations), and I hauled out the Christmas boxes in mid-November, so our place has been decorated…

Merry Kitschmas!

December 2, 2014, 13 Comments

While I finally finished decorating awhile ago, I hadn’t felt up to photographing, especially since the living room had become a bit of a sick bay for me, complete with blankets, humidifier and mug of tea, Jamba Juice, bottles of Gatorade, and a massive pile of DVDs. But I’ve been feeling better, and as December…

Ring Those Christmas Bells

December 1, 2013, 20 Comments

December has arrived! And with it, the anticipation of Christmas. Today I finally wrapped up decorating and am eager to put presents under the tree, that is after I get myself Christmas shopping! Last year a Christmas dream came true when we bought a pink aluminum Christmas tree, and I was so thrilled to put…

The Most Wonderful Time of Year

December 4, 2012, 10 Comments

Happy December everyone!! After a bit of shopping this weekend we put the finishing touches to our Christmas decor… Then we had our friend Anthony (who also shot our Halloween photos) come over to shoot our Christmas photo. The above photo is what we will be sending out to friends and family this year, however,…

Santa Claus is Back in Town

December 18, 2011, Leave a Comment on Santa Claus is Back in Town

With Christmas just a week away, I’m still frantically making Christmas cards to get to friends and family, but I am pleased to say that I have completed my Christmas shopping, and now all my presents sit wrapped under our tree… This year, I hand made each Christmas card I sent out. Some I buy,…