We buy Christmas ornaments all year long, but there are rules: they have to be old...and CHEAP. Never more than $1.00. It makes the hunt more interesting, and honestly we don't need any more, so it cuts down on buying. We usually find a few at every flea market, so by the end of the year we have a little stash. Here are some of my favorites from 2010. How shocking that they're all pink!
Elizabeth found this MOTHER one for me...and these with glittered roses and polka dots...
If you know me at all, you know I loved the cotton string and rusted hook just as much as the ornament...
oh, and this one too...
I wonder how many Christmas's these ornaments have seen?
And I found these for Elizabeth...she loves figurines...
The little angel with a bird is fitting because her nickname is "birdie"...
and the little angel with an "E" was part of a set that spelled NOEL, but a few letters were broken, so I was able just to buy the E, for Elizabeth. Still decorating around here, I'll take pictures when I'm done, but it's pretty much the same as last year. I started to say, how boring, but I'll just say, it's tradition. Yeah, tradition. I find comfort in that...
Love all your pretty ornaments!!! Happy Holidays!!!!
Posted by: Cindy (Junque Art) | December 07, 2010 at 11:37 PM
I love your purchasing rules.... sounds like mine! These are beautiful....the one with Mother on it is a real FIND!
Posted by: Linda Richter | December 08, 2010 at 03:37 PM
Wouldn't those pretty ornaments make a fabulous wreath :-> You could hang it up all year long too.
xo, suzy
Posted by: georgiapeachez | December 08, 2010 at 05:33 PM
This is the best time to go blog hopping! They are all so yummy!!
Posted by: Gabrielle Messina | December 09, 2010 at 06:01 PM
Suzanne, Those are such lovely ornaments. They look like ones my mom brought from her tree -- I'm guessing they've seen at least 60 years. Kind of amazing that something so delicate and used can last so long. I love that the more faded and scratched they are, the better!
~Marilee
Posted by: Rose Brier Studio | December 11, 2010 at 05:37 PM
Me, too, Suzanne -- I could have written the beginning of your post, about no more than $1, and buying them all year...so fun to look in the Christmas box and see how it's all added up! Your ornaments are gorgeous, and the figurines are sweet!
Posted by: Laurie | December 12, 2010 at 07:40 PM
beautiful photos!
Posted by: Debra Schoch | December 14, 2010 at 09:15 PM
Funny, I'm always on the look out for vintage Christmas ornaments at cheap prices throughout the year, too. I love to put the old ornaments on my tree and redeem them!
Thanks for showing off your pretty collection.
Merry Christmas!
~ Dawn.
Posted by: Dawn | December 15, 2010 at 11:24 PM