HOLIDAY SNOW VILLAGE

Every year I put out my village. I made the houses and church and I love to add beautiful bottlebrush trees. I try to add some new vintage items and this past year was no exception. I added all sorts of vintage snowmen and some lovely snow babies!

VINTAGE SNOWMEN

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am crazy for vintage items. I especially love vintage paper and spun cotton. This Holiday Season I added some really sweet vintage snowmen to my collection. I just love these little guys!

SNOW ANGELS

Today I was happy to get my vintage snow angels in the mail.  They looked a little worse for ware so I had to freshen them up.  After some love and attention they came out looking good as ever. So without further adieu here they are in their new home.

HOLIDAY DECORATING WITH VINTAGE LOVE

More decorating....

My Holiday Table and my vintage pink bottle brush wreath!!!!

This is my vintage dolly all dressed up for Christmas.

My new vintage pink angels. They have spun cotton heads and were made in Japan in the 1960's. I have 5 in all.

Here you see my vintage snowman, angle, reindeer, Santa and one of my paper houses in my village.

Here you see my tiny little vintage pink angels also from the 1960's.

NEEDLE FELTING

I am still busy as a bee with my needle felting and decorating. I finished my needle felt SNOW LADY on 11/15/2011. She turned out really sweet. Here are a few pictures of her.

HOLIDAY CRAFTING

Along with the Holiday decorating that I love to do, I usually feel the need to craft something new for the Holidays as well. This year I am working on some new needle felt items. I just finished my first Santa. He is course fashioned to my taste - Shabby Chic of course. I wanted to share some pictures of him. Now I must go rest as it is very late but I had to get him all done.

CHRISTMAS DECORATING

I like to get a jump start on Christmas decorating. I do several trees so the sooner I get started the better. I like to have everything done by Thanksgiving. I start in my front room and work my way through the house. So this week I got out my decorations for the front room and I am almost finished with that room. Well that is to say if I actually ever really finish decorating a room. So with that thought in mind I must look for some new vintage items. I love to add at least a few special things to my collection each year. The other day I found these adorable little angels which I intend to use for my decorations and I found these really cute little angel paper mache ornaments. I will add the paper mache ones to my little village. Here are a few pictures. I will add more pictures when I have placed my new (new to me) babies where I want them.








First are my little Angel Babies

This is my village. I made all the houses from plain little houses I bought a few years ago. Of course I had to paint, glitter and decorate them each. My vintage PINK Christmas tree and my vintage snowman round out my village. I got the vintage snowmen last year and I so love them.

This is my little church

Happy Decorating!!!

Glam Room

Recently my daughter wanted to redecorate her room. She is getting older and has developed her own style. Sometimes it is hard for a Mom to let go of her little girl and accept that she is becoming her own person. However, for me although it is hard I have found it very exciting. She pick out this dark purple paint for her room and although I wasn't sure about it, I let her get it. Then we started painting. We had collected all sorts of things over the years so shopping for her new room became a shopping trip through our own home. I had purchased some black spray paint because she want her room purple, white and with tons of black accents. So we went to work. I first cleaned, painted and rewired a vintage chandelier for her. Then I sat about painting all sorts of decor items. What we ended up with was a sort of GLAM room. It turned out beautiful/ Here are some pics. Enjoy!!!!!

Vintage Bunnies

I love vintage items

I wanted these little bunnies for a long time

They were made in Japan as were many thing from the 1960s.

Just adorable!!!!

Handmade Valentine

Paper Valentine

Beaded Tree

My beautiful Tree

I added loads of pink beads.

Perfect

A Dragon for Tippy

 

This is my needle felt Dragon I made for my daughter. He turned out really nice and she loves him!

STANDING STILL

This is one of those moments in time when I must stand very still in my mind and my heart. I must place my faith in God and trust that this to shall pass. To all those who are serving their country and those who are standing still waiting, Godspeed.

NANCY ANN MUFFIE 8" WALKER DOLL 1950s

Vintage 1950s

Nancy Ann Muffie Doll

This is my adorable Muffie doll.  She was made in the 1950s by the same folks that made Nancy Ann dolls.  Muffie is 8" tall and is a walker doll.  Her head turns as her legs move. 

When I got Muffie she was naked and in need of some care and of course an outfit.

I made her a cute blue with white polka dots dress.  I gave her new panties, socks, shoes and a slip.  She even got a new bracelet,  some flowers and I topped her off with a pretty matching bow in her hair.

She turned out really cute and I am happy to add her to my small collection of dolls.  I do not collect many dolls but I like to have a few around.

PLAYING WITH MY NANCY ANN DOLLS

Playing with my vintage 

Nancy Ann dolls

I like to play with my dolls from time to time. 

 Recently I made new outfits for two of my little Nancy Ann dolls. 

I gave the blond Nancy Ann a beautiful woodland ballet outfit complete with woodland wings.

She has lots of ribbons and bows.  She is holding a woodland bunny and some flowers.  I think she looks adorable.

I also gave her two vintage flocked deers and a beautiful bottle brush tree.

 I gave my dark haired Nancy Ann a beautiful summer dress.  I made a matching summer bonnet for her.  She is holding a cupcake purse and some flowers as well.  She looks really cute in her polka dot dress.

I gave her two pretty kitty cats and a vintage noise maker that sounds like a cat when you turn it over.  She even has on a little white slip under her dress.

They are best friends!

I really enjoyed making new outfits for my dolls and dressing them up.  Even big girls can play dolls from time to time.  

See you soon,

Beverly

Tea Cottage Pretties

NANCY ANN DOLL FUN WITH OUR FRIENDS

Here is one of my Nancy Ann dolls hanging out with her kitty cats by the Easter house.

Doesn't she look cute? See kitty cats in previous post.

This particular Nancy Ann is from the days of the week collection and she is Sundays Child.

If anyone knows anymore about her please leave a comment.