3/28/2023 0 Comments Vintage scene christmas ornaments![]() ![]() As legend has it, the first Christmas tree was brought into the home in Germany in the 16 th century. ![]() Even the lights we string on our Christmas trees have a tale to tell. Many of the old-timey ornaments we cherish have interesting origin stories. They could be a homemade Christmas ornament that you made as a kid or a hard-won ornament from an ornament swap party. Rather, we mean those handmade and dime store ornaments from yesteryear that hold a special place in your heart, too. And when we say “vintage” we’re not only talking about the very precious (and sometimes very valuable) ornaments that date back generations. In the meantime, if a monthly craft club interests you, you might want to check out Craftsy as they do offer a similar club.There’s a certain charm that only old-fashioned vintage Christmas decorations seem to possess. Stay tuned for that tutorial in the near future! I have plans on re-creating similar ornaments with modern materials. I love these little vintage pieces of the past. Plastic red beads were glued to the bottom, and the gold cording was added to the top as hangers, along with tiny ribbon bows.Īfter 40 years, this Christmas ornament kit has finally had it’s day! I glued it around the top and bottom edges of the tubes, and then added the gold rick-rack to the outer edges of the ribbon. Since the red ribbon had expired, I went with some red and green ribbon from my stash. I just love the vintage look of all of them.įinal assembly included gluing the clear tubes to each of the scene bases, and gluing the other half-ball to the top. ![]() Here are the ornaments before I encased them in their plastic tubes. I place a toothpick in each one for easy handling and then dipped them into the styrofoam dust.Īfter they dried, I began to assemble my little scenes using the plastic pieces and the “snow material”, which appeared to be bits of batting. I started with the six foam half-balls, coating them in the “special adhesive” which I’m pretty sure was just white school glue. I know some of those kit components sound vague, but that is how it is written. But everything else was there and ready to go after waiting patiently for 40 years. In fact, it fell apart on me shortly after this photo was taken. You can see in the photo that it is fraying. Now I’m going to try my hand at a Christmas ornament kit!ĭon’t you just love the vintage plastic pieces! Everything in the kit seemed in prime condition. In fact, this particular kit is exactly 40 years old! Last year, I put together a different one of these kits – the Vintage Bouquet, where I used seeds that were nearly as old as me. The National Handcraft organization no longer exists. Each included everything that she would need to complete the kit, including little packets of paint and glue and fully illustrated instructions along with a postcard illustrating the finished project. You see, my grandmother belonged to the National Handcraft Craft Club, and every month she received one of their kits in the mail. When she passed away a few years ago, I was given her collection of unfinished craft kits that she had stored in her attic. I like to think that I got some of my talent from her. She was amazingly talented with sewing, crocheting, cooking…well, you name it. ![]()
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