a couple of years ago I found a 1950's era silver tinsel christmas tree at a vintage/junk shop for a steal. It's perfect for my small collection of vintage ornaments. If I had my way, it's the only tree I'd put up for the season...
(and, no, I don't have the rotating multi-colored light to go with it.....)
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I love this. My grandmother has some ornaments on her tree from when they moved to the US 50 years ago. We have always tried to convince her to get rid of them, we have been so wrong!
love, love, love!! xx
Oh, I LOVE vintage ornaments and collect them, too. I wanted to post a photo of ours today, but couldn't find one so had to rely on good old Country Living. Our tree goes up this weekend, so I'm going to grab a photo or two...Yours are great!
Have a lovely weekend!
Vintage over New anyday for me.
Mr. Goodwill Hunting
http://mrgoodwillhunting.blogspot.com
Beautiful ornaments, we are thinking along the same lines today!! I'm posting about a vintage ornament I have of my grandmothers...have a wonderful weekend!
Janell
Love your tree and ornaments! I just posted about my vintage ornaments too. I agree - if my kids didn't care, I'd just have my small tree and no others.
Merry Christmas!!
Last year my aunt had a little tree up with vintage clip on earrings for ornaments. I thought it was the cutest thing. I love your collection, especially the pink ones!
Donna,
Love the tree and the vintage ornaments. Old ornaments are my favorite.
Have fun decorating.
Teresa
I want to see the whole tree!! Ive been looking for a fun tree like that-I bet it looks perfect mixed with the vintage ornaments.
hi donna...
i love vintage ornaments and have piles of them ... i need to get them out this weekend...
and when i was a little girl... we had the tinsel tree with the rotating light in our basement... i just loved it... xx
Good Morning Donna,
What a lovely tree! And filled with one of a kind treasures. So much more special! (I am thinking I might need to adopt your idea).
Love to you & happy weekend my friend.
Mon
Too fun!
there is something so very special about vintage Christmas Decorations!
I just finished my second tree this morning.
This one has all of my childrens ornaments on it from birth!
(even the macaroni ornaments!)
I hope you share pictures once you are done!
I thought of you alot this week!
I finally found the perfect shade of gray(I hope)
I have tested it on my new (old) dining chairs!
Hugs,
Donna
Hi
Love your little tinsel tree. I have one also. so fun seeing someone else with the old vintage tree up. I made my 6 ft tree a ballerina tree, however I have 2 more small ones.
Janice
Love these vintage ornaments. Love your blog.
Love these vintage ornaments. Love your blog.
I love vintage glass ornaments (especially old German ones)...and your little tree is the perfect way to show them off...what a great find!
xo J~
There's nothing like vintage ornaments is there?
Yours are gorgeous!!!
I bought a silver Christmas tree last year and you've inspired me to do one of my own :)
Thank you!!
xo
I love the vintage ornaments (and the tree!) ... I have the SAME ornament (the first one) - they are so precious to me.
Donna, it look fabulous!!! I'm jealous!
Love vintage - the patina in particular. Enjoy your little tree!
Love the ornaments. I want a silver tinsel tree. Really great way to display the vintage ornaments. Happy weekend!
Amy R.
I treasure our vintage ornaments too! Adds such character to the tree.
xo,
cristin
Donna--Your post is special to me today because the first photo is the exact same ornament as one I have! It is a keepsake from my childhood, and it came in a set with several others. I distinctly remember the Christmas my mother bought them--early 1960s, Coincidential perhaps, but cool to see it in your post today! Merry Christmas!
Rotating multi-colored lights....i forgot all about those!!! Thanks for the flashback!
I love ornaments. These are so fun!
Xo...Linsey
I love it Donna!
Donna my aunt had a tinsel tree and the revolving light, I did a post about vintage ornaments. I have a collection also. I love the colors and how they twinkle in the lights. I have some sweet memories of My grandparents tree. Iposted about it here
http://goodlifeofdesign.blogspot.com/2010/11/vintage-isnt-old-they-are-new-again.html
and here if you have time to take a peek....
http://goodlifeofdesign.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-i-display-my-vintage-ornaments.html
Merry Christmas sweet Donna,
xo KATHYSUE
Count me in on vintage anything especially Christmas decor...so much more interesting!
I am getting out the ornaments today and can't wait to see all of our ornaments!
I love the ornament in the first picture!
I am having ornament envy:)
I love my vintage ornaments the best - they give the tree such a sense of days gone by that I love. Of course they're mixed with all the ones that the kids have received and made over the years so it's not as genteel as it sounds but it helps!
I have a tinsel tree myself, but it's new and thankfully it doesn't rotate either!
I love vintage ornaments!! I just filled tons of jars from Target with them! Gorgeous! Best, CC
I like the first and last ones!
Vintage ornaments are fantastic and I love that they come with such history. Can you imagine..!?!
Beautiful - all of it.
Hugs
xx C
Vintage ornaments are fantastic and I love that they come with such history. Can you imagine..!?!
Beautiful - all of it.
Hugs
xx C
As the finishing touch on my noble fir each year, I always put on 25 or 30 small silver pinecones from 1950s Germany. They're so old that the silver is burnished, verging on pewter, and it's a lovely, lived-in patina that turns my living room into the coziest of holiday spaces.
Great choice of objects here; my grandpa's tree was full of 1940s and 50s ornaments like those.
Take care,
Michael
Hi Donna, there's definitely a place in this world for silver Christmas trees and yours is charmed! Can you believe the vintage glass ornaments have survived all this time...yours are very cool.
Have a great week!
Kit
When I was growing up, our "Kid" tree was exactly like that one. We put all of our homemade ornaments on it. If I ever saw one...I would snap it up too:) LOVE it!
You ROCK that little silver tree, and don't look back! I can't think of a better person to own one of these little vintage goodies!
Donna you are a girl after my own heart. I too 'adopted' a tinsel tree, the date on the box is 1955. I adore it and this Christmas it is the only tree that I did put up. I cherish all those crazy vintage ornaments. I like to think of all their Christmas' past. They all equal to a good feeling.
Sending you much holiday cheer xx
I am looking for a tree just like that for my vintage ornaments!!
Tomorrow on the big search for one!! Your tree looks amazing!
xx
callie
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