Rockin' around the Christmas tree.

I need more Christmas decorating "junk" like I need
an extra 5 pounds around my hips, but does that stop me from
  eating another piece of fudge buying more old junk?

Of course not!

When I spotted this retro transistor radio,
I couldn't pass it up!

Not only is it cute and red, but it was cheap, too!

Ring it up, missy!

Whilst digging in my mystery bins, as I like to call them,

I came across the perfect duo (also made in Japan) to keep the radio company.

I think I bought this leaning Santa dude to use as a tree ornament, but hey,

 it looks to me like he's getting his groove on.  Tapping his chenille booted toe,
snapping his.......oh, my!  I guess the jolly old feller's missing a few digits.

Well, you get what you pay for.  He was only 5 cents!

You can see the original price printed on the base.

Okay, I confess, the paper mache Santa was priced back in the late 40's or early 50's,
but I'm sure I only paid about ten or twenty times that amount.

Is this not the perfect tree for Groovy Santa to rock around?

Also, 5 cents.

I used the Valentine heart insert for my trumeau mirror again

since the color works for Christmas.  Pay no attention to the Swiffer

 hiding under my watermark.  You never know what's going to

show up in a photographed mirror!

I'm dusting and dancing merrily in a new old-fashioned way!

Thanks for stopping by!
Vickie

*I'm joining the holiday parties at:
Mod Vintage Life Mod Mix Monday
Cozy Little House Tweak it Tuesday
Savvy Southern Style Wow us Wednesday
Ivy and Elephants What's it Wednesday
Common Ground Be Inspired

Frosty's new digs.

The votes have been tallied and

the winner of the Mirror Mirror contest is
  number 7.

For those of you who don't remember 

which mirror that was, good recall!

There was no number 7.    :o)

I was more confused than ever,
after reading your comments so clever,
when what to my wandering eyes did appear,
but a mirror forgotten which I love so dear!

I'm brushing up on my 5th grade poetry lessons.  hehe
Mrs. Bispala would be so proud!

Here it is.

I bought this old church window way back in '99
and replaced the lovely amber textured plastic panes
 with mirrors.  It's been hanging above a dresser in the
 master bedroom collecting dust, so I thought I'd attack it with a
Swiffer and try it out on the mantel.

Frosty is shivering with delight in his new location!

A slight tilt of his head and he can view our

sparkly textured ceiling that looks like snow to him, too.

High five, Frosty!

My Martha Stewart wreath is front and center, 

and I filled up our shallow mantel with red pillar candles on mismatched candlesticks.

The Happy Holidays banner is accented with a cute little red sweater
crocheted for me last year by the talented Tracy of Crow's Feet Chic.
It's wearing my Baba's Christmas pin.

I've covered my wingback chair with a vintage
 corduroy quilt in bright happy colors.

My mother doesn't always know what kind of old junk
I'm scavenging for, but when she bought these red wood clogs
for a few dollars at a rummage sale, she nailed it!

A poinsettia on the hearth and child's rocking chair ready for bedtime stories
with a vintage copy of "Night Before Christmas" and the mantel is complete.

As for the rest of the house.....
be careful where you step.  There's Christmas stuff
everywhere!

I've finished decorating the living room and Mother Nature is
taking care of the outdoor decorating with 6 inches of new snow and more on the way!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!
Vickie

*Come along with me!  I'm joining the parties at:
Cozy Little House Tweak it Tuesday
Savvy Southern Style Wow us Wednesday
Common Ground Be Inspired
Mod Vintage Life Mod Mix Monday