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Show your vintage Christmas and retro holiday decor
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Unkle John
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12/16/2006
Hey there! I searched and didn't find anything close to it, besides the aluminum tree thread. I wanted to share some vintage and retro holiday decor with you all, and I would like to see your collections. This can be for all holidays. This is just a small sample of what my wife and I have collected over the years:
More to come. [ Edited by: Hakalugi - added "Christmas" to subject title - 2016-11-30 07:58 ] |
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Sweet Daddy Tiki
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12/16/2006
I buy old (excuse me, I mean "vintage") Christmas tree ornaments when I can find them for cheap. I bought these just yesterday - i thought they looked atomic retro spaceagey: I have a whole bunch around here somewhere, I'm gonna have to root around a bit more - this is all i can find for now. I haven't actually had a Christmas tree in years - sometimes I just put them out in a glass bowl as a centrepiece. |
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Big Kahuna
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10/15/2007
Just dragging this thread out & warming it up! Stay tuned! I have mucho to post on this one. Hope everyone else can pitch in too! Would love to see Halloween stuff too! |
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Big Kahuna
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11/03/2007
Stay Tuned! |
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velveteenlounge
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11/05/2007
Here's me with two of our trees. The silver tree is from the '60s and belonged to my husband's grandmother. I've gone a little nuts since we bought a house and now we're up to over a dozen trees, ranging in size from 6 feet to one foot. We start decorating Thanksgiving night and I'll definitely take pix. |
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Big Kahuna
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11/05/2007
Awesome! I just returned from Vegas and started the cleanup before the set-up. I hope to be set up completely within two weeks. I'll post as soon as I'm done! |
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Tikiwahine
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11/05/2007
Vintage Christmas is one of my other big vices. |
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Big Kahuna
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11/27/2007
BUMP! |
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Unkle John
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11/27/2007
Want to buy Aluminum (PVC) Tree with light for $30 brand new? We got ours in the mail today and with a few minor adjustments to the pole, it's going to set up great! I was going to post about it when we found and ordered it, but I forgot we did that until it arrived today. But none the less, this is a great deal for someone like us who are on a budget, or someone who hasn't had the luck at getting an antique tree. |
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catmomma
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11/27/2007
this is a picture of my tree from last year I can't find a picture of my tiki tree. I set up a smaller tree in my bar area. This is a picture of what was under it last year: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/129/318114916_2652924d56.jpg Every year we have our "holiday hukilau" and this is a over head shot of my tiki bar full of people |
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Digitiki
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11/28/2007
OMG - my grandparents had an original 50's aluminum tree AND the color light to go with it. I wish they still had it. It was such a cool looking thing! |
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catmomma
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12/07/2007
Just got the tiki bar decorated for our Holiday Hukilau that is next weekend. More pictures of my house this holiday season here: |
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Big Kahuna
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12/15/2007
Here we go! |
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irishf
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12/17/2007
Mine isn't vintage, but it is kitsch.
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Big Kahuna
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12/17/2007
You bet it's kitsch! I like it!!!! |
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Urban Tiki
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12/22/2007
I posted mine on the aluminum tre thread: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=12032&forum=6&start=last&91 |
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Swanky
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12/24/2007
Posted a few pics on ye olde blog. |
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jpmartdog
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12/25/2007
Just a few of my retro Christmas stuff! |
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Unkle John
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10/22/2008
Well it's that time again folks and I got some sweet tips on where you can locate some vintage holiday swag! http://www.vermontcountrystore.com They even have vintage Halloween and Thanksgiving. [ Edited by: Unkle John 2008-10-22 16:01 ] |
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Big Kahuna
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11/28/2008
OK, folks! It's that time again. Let's see your Kitschmas! |
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tikipaka
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11/28/2008
Ok, I'm excited. Can't wait to start posting some photos.. I'm a Christmas decorating freak. Every nook & cranny has to have some kind of Christmas poking out somewhere. I'm still finding decorations 2 months after I take them down. :lol: Soonnnnnnnnnnn |
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Big Kahuna
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12/05/2008
Ba Rump a Pum Pum! |
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tikipaka
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12/11/2008
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Big Kahuna
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12/14/2008
Bump-a-reeny-roo! |
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TikiGoddess
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12/18/2008
Some of my stuff: |
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Big Kahuna
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12/20/2008
More, more, more! |
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Sneakytiki
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12/21/2008
Merry Christmas all! |
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atomictonytiki
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12/21/2008
Ugly goat hair and pine cone Santa which i bought one July for a couple of pennies, which I've been claiming I made as a child when anybody comments on its ugliness. |
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TikiGoddess
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12/23/2008
More of my stuff, plus I put my aluminum tree photos in the alum tree thread. |
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Unkle John
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12/23/2008
I have the matching glasses to the tray. I believe they came from Dairy Queen. [ Edited by: Unkle John 2008-12-23 09:38 ] |
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8FT Tiki
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12/28/2008
Here's our fireplace mantle full of old santas and snowmen.Plus a few other goodies. |
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woofmutt
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01/03/2009
Slushy the Plowed Man |
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hiltiki
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01/03/2009
Here are some of mine. |
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uncle trav
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01/04/2009
A trip to the thrift store made our retro holiday decor complete. The first pic was our Christmas card this year. A couple of bad outfits really add to the feeling of the season. Thanks. "Anyone who has ever seen them is thereafter haunted as if by a feverish dream" Karl Woermann [ Edited by: uncle trav 2009-01-04 04:48 ] |
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seafoamer
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09/20/2009
You two are awesome. |
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Big Kahuna
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09/21/2009
Didya havta fire up this thread just to tell them that? You got me all excited. I thought someone had posted something cool. Sheeesh! :lol: |
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seafoamer
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09/22/2009
ya know, I definitely felt a little naughty bumpin' a xmas thread at this time of year, but I figured WTF, I'm sure I'll be on santa's naughty list this year again anyway. |
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Big Kahuna
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09/22/2009
That'll do! See! wasn't that easy? |
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Sweet Daddy Tiki
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10/23/2009
Bought this collapsible xmas tree at the Sally Ann this week. The "branches" are concentric wire rings - the whole thing lies flat to store. You slip it over a metal pole on a stand and you have instant Christmas tree. Set up time: about 30 seconds. Also bought some more vintage baubles. -Sweet Daddy T. [ Edited by: Sweet Daddy Tiki 2009-10-23 13:42 ] |
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Big Kahuna
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10/23/2009
OOHHHH! Like the ornaments. Wow, it really is almost that time again, huh? |
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beadtiki
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10/29/2009
Bought this for my mom for Xmas back in the early 70s. I was very young and bought something I would like (typical kid!) My mom faithfully displayed it every year until I was old enough for her to stop bringing it out without "hurting my feelings!" She eventually gave it back to me and now I proudly display it every year! |
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beadtiki
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10/29/2009
Hiltiki: did you ever re-arrange the NOEL to spell LEON?! My dad carved a NOEL (with a Santa head for the "O") and my sister and I would turn it into LENO and LEON and wait for my mom to find it. She eventually made my dad secure it in the NOEL position on a piece of wood so we couldn't do it anymore. Thankfully I have my own set he carved so we can have as much juvenile fun as possible! |
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11/24/2009
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Big Kahuna
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12/06/2009
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uncle trav
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12/06/2009
Here ya go Rick. Behold the vintage domed city of Bethlehem. Made by Ohio Arts. Wind it up and it rotates while playing Silent Night. A miracle happens with this thing as it will play sometimes in the summer just sitting on the shelf. About 9" tall and 8" wide. Was wondering if I should retouch the paint or leave it alone? |
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leleliz
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12/06/2009
Uncle Trav do you have a twin brother I can marry? sigh You and 8Ft have kitschmas covered! |
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Big Kahuna
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12/06/2009
That's awesome, Trav. I think I'd try to touch up the silver, carefully. I've only got my tree up, so far. I'll try to get the rest up, tonight & take some pics. |
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woofmutt
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12/18/2009
Not decor so much but some swell vintage paper stuff I finally got scanned... Disposable Santa coaster. Such a great graphic. Found a pack of them at a junk shop a few years back and used them for Christmas cards. Santa the sportsman paper. (I've had this over half a decade and still haven't figured out a good use for it.) Ski dog card, made in England. Marked: Designed by Anthony Browne © Gordon Fraser, Bedford Three kings card, made in England. The card bends where the beard trails off. Marked: © GALLERY FIVE Wise Men by Jan Pienkowski |