A Cozy Rustic Winter Mantel

 Hi Friends,

Time to change up the mantel, I've packed up all my Christmas collections.  To start decorating the mantel, I thought this DIY was very appropriate for this very cold winter season, here in NW Colorado.

I'm still loving buffalo/gingham check so I leave the black check rag garland all seasons, but added the red/black checked rag garland to my winter displays

 New DIY this winter is the wreath with a stick snowflake hung in the center, I like the rustic feel it adds to the mantel. 

This awesome white snowflake I diy a couple of winters back out of popsicle sticks.  One of the new DIY's for this winter are using collected bottle brush trees and wooden vintage thread spools and ABC blocks.

Pines cones always come out during my winter decorating, I found the little cardinal tin this year at the thrift store

I also like displaying the red felt birds that I picked up several years ago I believe from "Dollar Tree?", all throughout the house.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you found some inspiration to decorate a corner of your home for the winter season.

May God you and your family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Winter Décor Vignettes - In the Den

 Hi Friends,

It is time to start pulling out some of my snowmen for my winter décor.  Today I'll been adding a few touches to the red shelves in the den.

I added a "Snow-Baby" figurine to a shelve I display a few of my cigar boxes along with a little snowman with a red scarf. 

I also added a glistening snow flake 

Greenery is also something I like to add here and there in my decorating.

The little bottle tree, pinecones, berries, fir boughs are added to my vignettes.

I found quite a few grab bags last summer with wooden thread spools, while thrifting.  I have been adding the inexpensive bottle brush trees to the wooden spools for Christmas and winter décor when I can.

Here is the little cigar box I thrifted during Christmas break, I filled it with white vintage buttons and sat the blue enamel cup on top.

I brought back the frosted pinecone I DIY last year I think I like the contrast of the natural white frost pinecones.

I hope you found some inspiration and get out your snowflake and snowmen to use in your winter décor.

Thank you for stopping by and until next time

May God Bless You and Your Family

Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Winter Décor Touches in my Living Room

Hi Friends,

I'm slowly put away Christmas décor and just adding a few pine cone and snowflakes around the house for my winter décor. 

 Here on a window shelf by my front door, I've hung a pine cone wreath I made a couple of years ago in the living room. A few bottle brush trees sitting in vintage jello molds and small clear canning jar.

This very adorable pinecone wreath was a diy from last winter ....

You may have remembered me using this brass bucket on my coffee table in the den, I thought a little bit of brass would look nice on this book shelf in the living room, I just added greenery and cinnamon sticks with a ribbon and of course pine cones.

On the salt/pepper shaker cabinet I place a couple of felt birds I got after Christmas sale.

I placed a thrifted pewter tray hoping to bring out the gray felt in the birds.

I hope I have given you a little inspiration to add small touch of winter in your house. 

Adding a few snowflakes and glitter helps me get through the long days of winter.

Until my next post,

 May God Bless You and Your Family.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

First Vignette in January 2022

 Hi Friends,

As you know I did a little thrifting over my Christmas/ New Year break.  Well, now you get to see how I styled some of the treasures in my home.

I found the brown ceramic sugar holder, Aunt Jemma syrup bottle and the Log Cabin syrup tin. I knew they would look great on top of my kitchen cabinets with this brown creamer

I changed it up and added a brown cheese crock and a couple of little white creamers

change it up again and added more bottle brush trees

switched it up again

                             

I just added a couple of amber bottles and a little bit of greenery

I'm so glad you stopped by to see my first vignette of January 2022

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett 

Rustic Snowflake For Winter Décor

 Hi Friends,

Today, I'm just crafting a very quick and simple snowflake made from twigs the tree out back , to add a rustic piece to the mantel.. 

I grabbed a few limbs for the cottonwood tree out back, sized up the sticks and arranged the stick like a star by stacking one on top of each other glued them together.

I had thought about gluing the plastic snowflake on top of stick star but, decided to just add the center piece.

I feel this quick DIY turned out quite nice it definitely added some interest to the mantel.  Thank you so much for checking in to see what I have been doing this week, so until next time.

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Happy New Year 2022

 

Happy New Year 2022

Hi Friends,

We've made it through another year of adventure and wonder. Today is my day of rest and I'm wondering what this new year is going to bring? As we move forward as life goes on....

 I really don't set goals for a new year, I do have ideas I might like to pursue, however never anything set in stone so to speak, some emergency usually come up. LOL 

Some ideas for me to investigate on my path in social media for 2022, is jumping into You-Tube and Instagram.  

As of late I have been following some wonderful, creative, inspiring people on these platforms. I feel I have some helpful ideas to share.

Thank you for stopping by, I always enjoy the thought that I may have given someone a new way of looking at things or some kind of encouragement.

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki,  a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Thermoses - I Had To Go Back!

 Hi Friends,

Do you ever second guess your self on a item you should have brought home?  Well' that was me last night.  

So today I went back to the local Vintage Thrift store and bought these two thermoses for $2.00 each.

Then I also remembered looking at these beautiful emerald green cup they were $2.00 each

 

 While looking around I hadn't seen this large wooden bowl the day before, but it caught my eye. It's not vintage but I like wooden bowls so for $5.00, I picked it up

I had picked this up and wonder how I would use it in my décor, it's pretty rusty don't think I can clean this up much but I'll see. 

Thank You for stopping by to see May God Bless You and Your Family during this special season.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Week after Christmas - Thrift haul

 Hi Friends,

I did get a chance to go by my local antique-thrift store this week.  I picked up some pieces I have been keeping my eye on for some time.

This piece I have been passing up for quite a while, they had a price of $30.00. I had decided I was going to purchase this item if it was still there no matter the price. BINGO! Today it was still sitting in the cabinet. 

I didn't get much of a break on the price but some of the other thing I did. I was glad to purchase this Mrs. Butterworth syrup bottle for $20.00

Another cute find was this Log Cabin tin for $3.00 I thought that was a good price.

I've been looking for a couple of oil lamps for a time,  the two brass lamp were only $7.50 each, one has been changed over to a electric lamp and I believe I can find parts for the other one.

The glass lamp in the center caught my eye, I haven't really seen one quite like. It does have  an electric cord, I think it's very nice even though, and I think I have some extra crystal stashed somewhere that will work to fill in the missing crystals.  This glass lamp was also $7.50

I also picked up a bucket for $3.00 and a coal shovel for $4.00 I do have a coal bucket I use now for a planter, with a shovels oh the possibilities.

The painted door knobs we're $4.00 and the black porcelain knob was $

As I was looking around I found a copper tea pot it has been really cleaned up and unfortunately the copper lids I picked up were to little and I paid $2.00 each for those lids, ouch!

When I saw the little black rim tray it matches a Kleenex box I thrifted early this year, for $1.00

The cream color hot pad for $.98, I remember my grandma had silver look'in ones. 

Of course I picked up the green cover book for a riser and the title "Fresh Water Fishing" it may have some great pictures, I paid $1.00

The black picture frame and aluminum tray $1.00 for staging. 

I don't think you can ever have enough of trinkets. lol  I just thought these items were interesting, as you can see the glass creamer was $1.00, the silver plate shot glass? was $2.00 and was stamped made in occupied Japan in the bottom. 

I am drawn to pick up tart dishes, I don't know why I guess there cute. They had no price

And if you have followed me at all, I always pick up game pieces, you never know when one will come up missing. lol  Just a note, I didn't even notice at the time but, the red dice have been stamped "Silver Nugget" on them, who knew?  I paid $2.00 for the three dice.

I do pick up bottle openers also, if they have advertisement on it but, this bottle opener , the handle looked like Bakelite is why I picked it up for $2.00.

Now the glass looking car is new one for me, I'm thinking it fits on top of a perfume bottle, maybe Avon?, because it has no bottom?  I thought it was interesting enough to pay $2.00 for it.

This group of items are all so not related, I don't know what I was thinking.  Truthfully, the wooden plaque of the "Last Supper", brought back memories as a teen, something like this we would make in shop and give as a Christmas present. Does anyone remember making these in wood shop?

The other plaque I just like, "A Mother Love".  The hamburger press with the colorful roosters, is another design I haven't seen.   However, I do collect the black and gold and black and red rooster kitchen items.

I picked up the pint canning jar to go with a pint jar I pick up this summer at a out of town thrift store.

Now, this small plastic box I almost passed up. I was in the house wares and sewing items area, and took another look at this box and realized it was a cigar box!  Wow, so as you know I do have a small collection of cigar boxes which means I thought I needed it for $6.00. I know, I know.  It is pretty cool.

Some more odds and ends I have been finding lately, dollies.  I haven't used dollies for a long time in my décor, however when I see other vintage thrifters add dollies into their décor it looks so nice.

So I to pick through the box and to find handmade dollies. Each of the dollies were $2.00.

Heres another item not sure why I picked it up were the bag of  rusty buckle for $3.00 

Lately I have been picking jewelry that catches my eye for my self. 

The box was pretty also.  With the carving and inlay. $4.00

What wonderful treasure I found, so totally excited about this haul.

Thank you for checking in to see what going on at my house.  I hope my haul will encourage you to go out thrifting.

May God Bless You and Your Family this week.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Christmas Day- What we made for Christmas Dinner - Simple Table Scape

Hi Friends,

MERRY CHRISTMAS

The tree is so beautiful with all of our collected ornaments on it.

Table is set for Christmas dinner.

My better half roasted up a rib roast for our Christmas dinner, Yummy!

On the menu for Christmas Dinner is.....

 red wine, green bean casserole, and finish bread that was gifted from a friend, Delicious!

Happy Christmas to All and May God Bless you and your Family.

Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Wreath Very Simple Diy - Using Vintage Tinsel Garland

Hi Dear Friends,

I have a few spare minutes today and I trying franticly to get all of my Christmas décor out.

 

I started with a piece of light weight card board from a back of a spiral note book, I was thinking a small wreath about 12' round. I drew a circle with about a inch width, just kind of eye balled it and cut the circle out.

Dug out a length of tinsel from the tub and started gluing the garland around the card board shape

Then I just wrapped the vintage tinsel carefully around the circle shape to fill in any gaps

Thank you so much for checking in to see how my diy vintage tinsel garland wreath turned out.

As you saw my thumb nail I hung the tinsel wreath on a large tobacco basket on top of my salt and pepper cabinet.

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki  Colorado Junkett