Hand-Crafted Christmas Village on the Mantel

 Hi Friends,

Thank you for stopping by 'My little Colorado Cottage', today, I'm working on the Mantel 

This Christmas season I'm setting up my Christmas Village on the Mantel.

The first of December I shared Past Christmas Village Vignettes and a few glitter house patterns I found on Pinterest.

Today, I'm showing off a couple of glitter houses that I made this season.

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For a little whimsy I made some stars from silver pipe cleaners

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I had the craft star it was originally green I just painted it white and added silver glitter

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This Glitter House was my first pattern I tried, fairly easy I did add the chimney and a awning over the door

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The second house turned out larger than I was expecting and decided to turn it into the local grainery or granary 

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As I have mentioned the ceramic shops I purchased from Wal Mart as a craft.

I also brought out my small collection of 1940's 'Transporation Glass Candy Containers' to the Christmas Village.

 My first try at a cardboard Glitter House

I love how my mantel turned out. I've really enjoyed the hand-painted shops and now I loved the hand-made glitter houses I hand-crafted this season.

I want to thank you for stopping by 'My Little Colorado Cottage' I hope I can encourage you all to just step outside the box when crafting and have fun.

Until my next post....

May God Bless You and Your Family,

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Friday Thrift Day - Looking for Vintage Christmas

 Hi Friends,

I stopped by my local thrift store to find some vintage Christmas....

I am so excited to share a few thrifted treasure I found!

A super cute wooden three section train for $ 2.50, of course, I was thinking about my two year old Grandson....

isn't this wooden train adorable?  It might stay at Grandma's house.

I do have some small dowels in my stash I hope will fill in for the missing dowels.

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the red cloth napkin with light blue thread running through it for $0.75 , I'll be saving for the month of July.

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Also you see I found a little bag of two small bottle brush crafting wreaths for $.50, 

I'm hoping they will fit on a few vintage Santa's I have.....

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I also bought myself a check/plaid long sleeve shirt for $ 3.50

Thank you all so much for stopping by 'My Little Colorado Cottage' today! 

I appreciate all of you and wish You and Your Family a very Blessed Holiday.

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Christmas Touches in the Kitchen - With recently Thrifted Find

 Hi Friends, 

Thank you so much for stopping by 'My Little Colorado Cottage', It's always great to show you what I have been up to....  

Today, I'm sharing how I have added Vintage Christmas touches to the shelf above my kitchen cabinets

The this short strand of lights I thrifted many years ago, the longer strand was thrifted last July 

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This Christmas season I added my Santa mugs to the the kitchen shelf.

I also brought out the vintage elves

adding some thrifted green and red sparkly Christmas bulbs

recent thrifted small waving Santa's

vintage tins

The little Santa mug was a pair I found at my local Vintage/Thrift store for $2.00

The three celluloid seasonal magnet I thrifted this month

I believe this Santa mug is my favorite in my collection

Thank you so much to everyone that follows me. I appreciate you all and wish You and Your Families a Merry Christmas, God Bless You All!

Thank you for stopping by today, 

I 'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Nativity - Hark! The Angels Sings!

 Hi Friends,

Working on the top of the hutch, decided to show off my nativities and vintage thrifted angels from last year.

I also added a new bugle type horn I found at thrift store for $4.00! along with three other thrifted brass French Horns I've had for many years

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In a old thrifted wooden picture frame I added 'Hark the Angel Sings' sheet music, that I tea stained then sprinkled gold glitter to add sparkle.

I still had plenty of space and decided to add my 1960's celluloid nativity set also...

the glass angel my wonderful husband bought me last Christmas it lights up, very cool

I also have this thrifted back in the 80's 3-tier carousel windmill, that has a nativity laid-out on the tiers 

The little sign I picked-up after Christmas sale at Walmart, 

It says it all!

I sure hope you enjoyed seeing the nativities scene I set-up today, and I want to thank-you for visiting my blog.

Please check back by I'm slowing getting all of my Christmas décor displayed.

So .... until my next post,

May God Bless You and Your Family!

I'm Vicki a Colorado Junkett

Vintage Wooden Ornaments Collection - Setting up the White Tree

 Hi Friends,

Today, I felt the need to set up the white tree I thrifted back in the early 80's, that I normally decorate with my tiny vintage wooden ornaments.

Remember on Fridays haul, I found so many wooden ornaments I just had to get the tree set-up.

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all the wooden ornaments I thrifted on Friday look great in this vignette.

These added wooden ornament are quite a bit larger that (I thrifted in a grab bag on Friday) than the ornaments I have collected over the years. I think they look great at the base of the white tree though.

Next year, I may add the larger ornament to my Island of 'Misfit Toy Vignette I display every year.

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A few 'Singing Angels' are also from a thrifted grab bag last Friday.

I hope I gave you some inspiration and a few ideas of how to use wooden ornaments you find thrifting at a reasonable price.

Grab bags are a great way to purchase small Christmas items to add to your vintage Christmas décor.

Hey! I'm on a roll so please check back for a few more Christmas vignettes.

May God Bless You and Your Family, I'm Vicki a Colorado-Junkett