My Favorite things- Vintage Wreaths

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  Hello...... December!  

Let the counting down begin!  So excited for a fresh start & a beautiful new month to look forward too. Lots of tradition, family time, entertaining, baking, singing & celebrating will fill the next 31 days.  

This December I thought it would be fun to do something a bit different than what I've done in the past.  Usually I take you on a picture tour of our home all decked out for the Holidays but this year I wanted to do it by showing you a few of my favorite things.  

{Which, just happens to be one of my favorite songs too} 

So for the next 12 days I'm going to introduce to you each day a favorite thing I love to collect, decorate with & just plain enjoy having around for the holidays. So please check each day, leave a comment or two & hopefully you'll be inspired to.  At the end of the 12 days I'm going to announce a fun GiVEAWAY to wrap it all up. So don't miss it! 

Day 1 of My Favorite Things- Vintage Wreaths
They are my latest collection obsession.  
{I also include vintage candle rings in this collection too. Remember those?} 
Since wreaths are usually the first thing to go up when the Christmas decorating begins, I thought we'd start here.  

The more old, covered in glitter, made of thick plastic or bottle brush material, the better.  Simply charming!  Oh, these just make my heart happy & makes me wonder why things aren't made the way they used to be.  The colors of the vintage beads & ornaments are just too much.  Amazingly adorable!  I've started displaying these by bundling them all together & hanging them up in our mudroom.  Just a delightful way to welcome friends & family into our home & a subtle way to say that the Holidays are here. 

- A few of my collection.  The vintage candle rings remind me of my childhood.  We used to have some in our house.  They just look so similar to a wreath shape that I've decided to be on the look out for them too- 

Each year when I get out the boxes & boxes of Christmas decor {I have way too much stuff!}  I try to arrange things differently & set up in a new spot.  This year our nativity collection got placed a little differently on my creeper in the front entry with stacked candles on vintage weight wheel coasters all around & a few of my candle rings nestled in too. Love the way it turned out. 

Such a fun way to decorate & challenge yourself a bit to think out of the box, brake away from the traditional way you've always done things.  A bit of a thrill, give it a try! 

Question of the day:  What's on your front door? What kind of wreath or decor to you put out to welcome friends & family into your home for the Holidays? 

-Just had to show off this beauty one more time.  Dug it out of a box in the upstairs of an antique store this summer.  Been waiting a long time to put it out on display.  Oh, memories of days gone by.  Simply adore it!- 

Thanks for stopping by!  Sorry, I have been neglecting my blog just a bit.  I promise to do better.  Looking forward to the next 12 days to get me back on track. Have a wonderful day! 

{M}