This season I made two vintage Christmas ornament wreaths, using our famous tutorial, How to Make a Vintage Christmas Ornament Wreath. Right now, the tutorial..
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Ornament wreath #2 for 2018 — tarnished “Old World” Christmas
I’m wrapping up my crafting for 2018, I think. For my vintage ornament wreath #2 this season, I started with a similar red-green-silver-goal base/back/bottom as..
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Vintage Christmas ornament wreath #1 for 2018
Wreathmania 2018 is under way. Here’s my first of two, maybe three, I’ll make this year. I counted 89 ornaments overall — if you want..
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[Entries now closed] Win a vintage Christmas ornament wreath made by Georgia Peachez
Update 11/28: Congratulations to winner Ginny, who won when I spun the random! Thanks everyone for playing! Come back next year for Year #9! [Entries..
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Miniature snowballs for your putz house
I held a putz-house making party at my house last night, more info to come, it was So Much Fun! Meanwhile, as I gather my..
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Best bottlebrush trees for putz houses and other Christmas crafting
I needed to buy miniature bottlebrush Christmas trees in bulk for an upcoming project involving our putz houses. So, I shopped around Amazon and ended..
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Will 2018 be “Peak Retro Christmas” — I think maybe so
Retro Christmas crafting and decorating stories have been a staple of this blog and our community for 10+ years. And, as with all things midcentury,..
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Retro Renovation putz house patterns — transformed to quarter-inch scale doll houses
Over the past several years, readers have made hundreds (thousands) of tiny cardboard putz houses aka glitter houses aka Christmas villages. Now, Kathryn has taken our..
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Pink ceramic reindeer Christmas ornaments — they’re back
They’re back — the cute little ceramic reindeer ornaments great for your vintage ornament wreaths! Get the pair for $10 at Target. Thanks, Laura Jean,..
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The story of Art and Mary’s Santa & reindeer display — and of the guy who liked them
Gerry — knotty pine salvager — has saved another treasure. This story is just… so wonderful. CategoriesFeatured Holiday
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Kitschmas dog
On the 3rd day of Kitschmas, I finished the new sweater I had going for Astro. His old one was worn out, and about a..
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Midcentury modern mini Putz house with Roman Brick wrap-around planter — Free Downloadable Pattern
Howdy Hudee — it’s me, Katiedoodle! I’m back for a brief visit to share a new free downloadable Retro Putz House Pattern! Seeing Erika’s collection inspired me..
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Erika has made all of our mini mid mod putz house patterns !
Reader Erika says she’s made all of our mini mid mod putz house patterns. Super impressive – this photos will make Katiedoodle super happy. Hey...
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Making art from broken vintage costume jewelry — Denise & I share our tips
Making gorgeous one-of-a-kind works of art from broken, vintage costume jewelry is not "difficult" -- but it requires a lot of patience -- a lot of jewelry -- an artful eye -- and the appropriate adhesives.
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Make a Lindt chocolate truffles wreath for Valentine’s Day
Less than a month ’til V-Day, wanna plan ahead? Some World of Tile liquidation sale BFFs, who knew I loved making ornament wreaths, stopped by to show..
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My vintage Christmas ornament wreaths for 2016: “One is silver, and the other, gold”
I now have been making several vintage Christmas ornament wreaths for four years. Last year, I gave away two from my stash, this year, three. Then,..
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12 retro decorating ideas from readers
Readers submitted 375 photos of their vintage Christmas decorations via last weekend’s uploader. There was so much deliciousness! It was a crazy difficult task, but I..
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Last minute Kitschmas crafting: Easy DIY diorama in a napkin ring
Not a confident crafter? Don’t own a glue gun? Or simply running out of time but still have the itch? I was kinda pleased with this..
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Costume jewelry Christmas trees — 17 glittery glamorous photos
I saw my first framed vintage costume jewelry Christmas tree — pearls, rhinestones, brooches, earrings, bracelets, charms and pins all artfully arranged and glued onto..
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Nathan’s plywood Santa, sleigh and reindeer lawn display made from New Old Stock patterns
Oh, how clever our dear readers can be, with their eBay searches. Nathan made a wonderful score with a whole bunch of New Old Stock..
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375+ photos in our holiday decor uploader!
Uploader now CLOSED. How did you retro-decorate this holiday season. Here’s your chance to show off: Continue to our famous uploader, a dandy 1-2-3 tool..
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