Oriental Candy dish

I found this at the thrift store Friday. I loved it for several reasons...the bright colored sections that come out and can be washed, and the fact that the whole thing turns like a lazy susan. The bottom is red plastic and the top is clear with little oriental people on it. I don't think it's that old, but it fits in! If I don't want it for a candy dish, I could use it for jewelry.. My first purchase for a while! I also got a great vintage table cloth, Christmas, for around 50 cents..everything Christmas was marked down.
Can't wait to see all the new year's finds, and can't wait to find my own! Zootsuitmama

Christmas goodbye

 Mr Elf sez: "Check me out in the kitchen window shot! I'm the star of the show"!! Once again, I looooove the boxes, especially when they are in this good of shape!

 Flossie was my Grandma's name. I bought this funnel cake mix just for the box.

 I'd never seen an elf apron, or any Christmas material - like this before.

 There's my hometown hero, Harry Truman! This pix was taken at the Square, in the 40's, when it was the heart of the shopping district. It's getting back to being a great place to visit!

 Crocheted red and green apron.

This apron is so pretty! It reminds me of my Grandma's kitchen curtains. Minus the glittery sparkle of course.

One last peek at the Christmas linens, aprons and "stuff" before it all is tucked snugly away til next year. I always get sad, but also excited to try something new after the holidays. I've been scouring magazines (I saved ALL my Mary Engelbriet and others) and yes, even all of your blogs -for ideas. Pix soon!!! Happy New Year...and hope all your days are Merry and Bright...even if Christmas is over. Love to all! Zootsuitmama

I forgot about the outside! I will post some super duper "blo-mold" pix tomorrow~Zootsuitmama

Love these old plastic holly wreaths! Here's what I've been doing for two days straight...

making a ton of pumpkin bread. All that Fall decor came in handy, fresh pumpkin makes the best bread!

Yes! I found my old camera and got some Christmas pix, finally!!!!

My bedroom is the first picture. I found this white vintage wreath with glitter on the free table at my work! It goes with my lil fiberoptic tree perfectly!

The wreath has vintage plastic Santas, but my fav is the lantern. The Santas and lanterns came in a bag o' Christmas at the thrift store!

The tray is vintage Christmas. I love the graphics on the old stuff!This isn't a vintage aluminum, but it is cute! It's fiberoptic and looks awesome in the dark. The Santa is early plastic, and has been in the family as long as I remember!

I filled my china cabinet with lots of vintage Christmas. Mostly Santa Claus, but some old ornaments and boxes. I love the old boxes almost as much as the ornaments.

My back room/dining room window. Lots of silver and red vintage garland with lights! That's no curtain! It's a vintage tablecloth. Shhhh!

My son got this "It's  a Wonderful Life" village a few years back.

More china cabinet fun!

This is by my stove in the kitchen. I try to cram lots of potholders and other little felt items on the towel holder.

I love my metal porch glider inside! It worked great for extra seating around the table Christmas Eve!

My kitchen window. I spend a heck of a lot of time staring out that thing while doing dishes, so I try to make it happy and interesting. I found this Elf wreath last minute this year. I have the box it came in, too.

My blog friend Mick from the Casablanca sent a pix of his place...how cute and clever! More to come! It's so fun sharing my stuff, I go into withdrawals with no camera!!

Still no camera so reruns of pix continue

Well sista's - I have screwed up another camera...trying to ..ahem...fix it. I am bursting to take more Christmas pix, before it's time to take it all down. I have a challenge! I am trying to think of a bright, colorful way to decorate the dining/back room after Christmas. Show me  yours if you use color. Or, send me cool sites or pictures of brightly colored rooms, think '40's Fiesta, cute graphics etc...I really need the input. I seem to decorate over and over the same. Thanks! Zootsuitmama

Snow family Greetings

I went to Weston Missouri yesterday on my annual trip with my best friend. It wasn't even supposed to snow, but it did! It made the day so magical, with the little crystal like flakes falling around all those 1843 buildings! All decorated so lovely and Christmasy. Go to the Weston Missouri website if you've never seen the town. It is the coolest!

http://www.westonmo.com/

Well, I took about 100 pix of Christmas decor....but all turned out dark!

So...I guess I'll show ya the one's that you can kinda see! The top is my pastel glittery bells. They have lights inside. New this year from a little thrift store in my college town.

My son bought me the "It's a Wonderful Life" houses a couple of years ago. I've added a few since. This is the Bailey's Building and Loan.

I love this pop bottle, so I made a laundry sprinkler out of it. The little bird match holder is metal..so cute! I decided to take a dollar store screen door sign, and add a lil wreath.

These candles are my fav, I think. It's hard to pick a fav, but these SO remind me of Woolworths!

This little plastic white tree with red berries is so sixties! Again, I could see it on the shelves at Woolworth.

This is Martini's - the bar where George Bailey had his drinks before deciding to jump off the bridge, when Clarence (the angel) saves him!

Not a great picture, but it's an old matchbook from a motel that I found.

 Hope everyone is doing well. I plan to get back in the swing of things this week, one more final and I'm through...Friday was my Master's Grad, but this is another Associates I started during the same time. Then, I'm free to celebrate. Going to Weston Missouri...the coolest town. I'll take pix, and let's hope they turn out! Zootsuitmama