Holiday Recap.

Happy Day after Christmas!! I really wanted to keep up on posts over the holiday, but as I'm sure most people understand...it got busy. My mister and I had a lovely holiday together...our 3rd Christmas together!! Time flies when you're in love.

On Christmas Eve I went around to some thrift shops in search of cheap retro holiday decor...and I certainly scored. I found so many great ornaments, it prompted me to put up a tree last minute to display my new/old treasures. But before our Christmas Eve tree, Brad and I had some fun making scenes with the ornaments. A few photos from our playtime:

 After we played I ventured over to my hometown of Mesa...Reason #1- to visit my favorite thrift shops on the eastside, #2- to help my momma cook a little for Christmas. 

Man-o-man, my very favorite thrift shop did not let me down!! Check out this load of vintage Christmas ornaments I scored!!

Since I had found such great holiday ornaments/decor all day, I grabbed my mini Christmas tree from my mum's to set up at home. When I plugged it in at home I was disappointed to remember that only a few of the pre-strung lights worked...boo. But that wasn't going to ruin my Christmas Eve! I had thrifted some red poinsettia lights that I wrapped around the top of my non-working tree...it turned out a bit hodge-podge..but I'm fully a fan of perfectly imperfect. 

A crappy phone photo of my last minute tree:

Although it's quite imperfect, it was so great to have a tree to look at on Christmas morning. 

I'm planning on stocking up on Christmas decor today since hopefully everything will be on sale. I will post later today about my handmade holiday gifts. They ended up being a hit with my family, I have three requests to make more!!

Merry Sunday!

xo. Traci

Holiday Rush!

Hi there! Ahh, I've been a bit absent lately, haven't I? 

I've been under the weather for a few days and between recuperating and hustling to finish some handmade holiday gifts, I've barely had time for the internet, or anything else for that matter. I'm not much of a plan-ahead-er, so of course this past week has felt like quite the holiday rush. But alas, I did get to finish some handmade gifts for some of my closest friends. I can't wait to share photos, but of course I don't want to post them before the big day. 

As I've mentioned, this is my first festive holiday in quite some time. My cheery mood came a little late, so I didn't get to make a lot of the cute holiday projects I've come across recently...boohoo. This coming year, I'm going to work on holiday projects year round to be ultra prepared for next year's holiday season! I really want to send my mister's mother a 'Christmas in July' package full of handmade and retro holiday cheer. She is quite the lover of Christmas, and I know how much she would love more Holiday decor. These are a few more project ideas I've come across I want to make happen for next year.

Sources: 1 (unknown), 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

I can't wait to make next year extra special and festive with handmade lovelies!
I'll be sure to share posts about my progress, and any how-to's I come across.

I'd love to hear about your handmade holiday ideas!
xo. Traci

Candy Colored Christmas.

When it comes to cute and kitschy home decor, Danielle Thompson, of Thompson Family Life certainly knows what shes doing. I swoon over her seasonal home displays every chance I get. I love, love, love her pretty kitschy style, I literally dream about her collection of vintage decor and craft goodies at night. I highly recommend that you go check out her blog, and read through her past posts...But beware, you might get stuck for hours gazing at the goodness. She's one crafty momma, and she has certainly become an idol for me. She gives great crafting tips and how-to's all the time. What a lady.

Look at this delightful candy colored Christmas she created in her home[!!!]

Her most recent blog entry shows some pretty, lovely ways to adorn your gifts for the holidays. Check it out if you are struggling with cute gift wrapping ideas!!

I hope your Friday is delightful thusfar.

Toodaloo.

xo. Traci

all images from Thompson Family Life.

Sweaters, recycled.

I came across a great post on Apartment Therapy a couple days ago about recycled sweaters (found here). I really loved some of the ideas and it prompted me to look into more lovely recycled d.i.y ideas. Here are a couple of my favorite:

(from Apartment Therapy)

Bright and frilly accent pillows (I'm majorly swooning over these!!)

Faux Taxidermy= Fully Awesome.


From sweater..to winter handbag, brilliant!


Um, this is the cutest little pine forest I ever did see! (Instructions here.)


Table top tree, precious.


Felted Poinsettia Brooch....Tutorial: here.


The possibilities for re-purposing sweaters are endless...go ahead and google it. There are so many crafty people doing awesome recycled things! It really makes me wish I had more sweaters to get rid of :)

I hope everyone is having a fantastic Wednesday. Tomorrow I will be posting a sneak peek of lots of new vintage goodies headed to our online shop.
Ta ta 'til then!!
xo. Traci

Thrifted Thursday.

Hey there. Welcome to my Holiday edition of Thrifted Thursday!! My recent festive mood must have helped me strike gold in the vintage Christmas decor department. Last time I stopped into Goodwill, there it was, retro Holiday magic....now all mine! This photo sucks so bad (mega sorry), it was a quickie on my phone, then I never had a chance to re-take nicer images before my Butter Toast duties today.

Clockwise:

1. Vintage quilted Christmas tree, complete with bows and bells!

2. A retro 3-piece plastic (lawn?) decorations...Santa in his sleigh and two Snowmen.

3. Vintage painted glass Christmas window decoration.

4. Polka dot Christmas tree salt and pepper shakers.

5. Green plaid Holiday coasters.

6. Retro '12 days of Christmas' themed pint glasses. 

(They didn't have the full set, so I settled on 3 of my faves).

I know it's a little late in the season to start collecting holiday decor, but I couldn't help myself...I'm a vintage addict!! 

I also picked up this little guy for the shop. 

He needs to be cleaned up a bit, but how could I resist?

He's about 3 feet tall, and I want to name him....any suggestions??

Hope you're having a lovely Thursday. 

I'll be back tomorrow!!

xo. Traci