Mike makes a U-Bild Santa and reindeer lawn display from scratch — vintage plans still available today
Reader Mike is wowing his neighborhood — he had a carpenter build and install this U-Bild Santa and reindeer lawn display on his front lawn...
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7 great retro holiday craft tutorials — Merry Kitschmas fun
In the past few years, we’ve built up a collection of quite a few Kitschmas Krafty tutorials — eight so far — ranging from cheap, cheerful and..
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Shiny Brite ornaments — good prices on reproductions at Home Goods and T.J. Maxx
Alert: Great prices on reproduction Shiny Brite and Kurt S. Adler ornaments — I found boxes galore at Home Goods while out and about last..
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Palm Springs rick rack roof putz house — download our free pattern
This putz house is what I like to call the Palm Springs rick rack roof ranch (try saying that three times fast!). This model is..
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Kahiki tiki putz house — download our free DIY pattern
Our trip to The Hukilau — which immediately transformed both Pam and me into tikiphiles — left little doubt that one of our new Putz house designs would be..
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Christmas threw up in my living room — and then this happened
I collected lots and lots of vintage Christmas ornaments at estate sales this year — so this past weekend, I unpacked the stash and invited three friends..
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer stamps — pre-order now
Get ’em fast: Pre-order now: The U.S.P.S. is paying homage to the 1964 classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer — the longest running, highest rated holiday special..
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Tinselmania: 219 vintage aluminum Christmas trees
I am enjoying a bit of Christmas morning by looking through our galleries of readers’ Christmas decorations and then, by consolidating new photos of aluminum..
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Merry Mamie Christmas, everyone!
Holidays are all about tradition, and I love this one: Featuring Christmas cards from Mamie Eisenhower — our patron saint of the pink bathrooms —..
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16 retro Christmas decorating All Stars — and a krampus
It took several hours to look through the 600+ reader photos in this year’s holiday decorations uploaderand narrow it down to the top 16 all-star..
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Sarah makes a round house putz house
It has been delightful to watch readers happily crafting mid century putz houses from my free downloadable patterns over the holiday season. What’s been the..
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Ornament wreaths made from new Christmas ornaments — I shop Target, Big Lots, Michael’s and K-Mart and make two wreaths
I am a completist. So even though everyone may be tired of hearing about making vintage ornament wreaths <– tutorial here, I need to do this..
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Christmas craft: Make shadow box dioramas using vintage Christmas ornament boxes
Will the Kitschmas Krafty Kraziness never end, here on Retro Renovation? What can I say: It’s a blog, so it tracks my obsessions. And right..
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Video tutorial — Make a vintage Christmas ornament wreath — 3 hours into 4 minutes time lapse wow!
With all the fun Pam is having making vintage ornament wreaths, I wanted to get in on the action too. So I reread her tutorial..
With so many readers ohhh-ing and ahhh-ing over the 740 s.f. “Tom Thumb” Cape Cod American dream house that we recently featured, it made sense to..
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Gone Kitschmas Krazy for ornament wreaths
Do you ever get so crazzzzzy obsesssssed with something that you lose an entire week of your life? Call me binge-crafter, because this week I..
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Easy craft project — Upcycle a vintage metal souvenir plate into a showy serving plate — quick video, too!
Kate has been so retro crafty lately that, I admit, I got kinda jealous. I can be retro crafty, too! Really! I was a Girl..
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5-minute Kitschmas: Make a mini Evergleam Peacock tree out of pipe cleaners
This holiday season has been a particularly crafty one at my house. Between making the three mini putz houses, the yule log centerpiece, and the..
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Vintage Putz Houses — A history and online guide
Popular from 1928 through the 1950s Also known as Glitter Houses, Christmas Villages, Christmas Gardens and Train Gardens Setting up tiny, glittery houses during the..
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Video: Kate makes a retro modern holiday yule log centerpiece
During the holiday season, making decorations is loads of fun. And, it is a great way to decorate your house on the cheap — just..
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A-frame putz house — downloadable pattern
Making my the first retro Christmas ranch was so much fun — why not design and make another house for the neighborhood? After contemplating several..
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