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Thrift Shop Thursday #22

December 3, 2015 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Welcome to Thrift Shop Thursday #22. This week I am sharing some of my favorite Christmas finds. I am always on the lookout for Christmas items even when we travel.

First up this week, I am sharing my red and green espresso mugs. I found these at a little shop for 25 cents! #cute

I think they are adorable. I like to use them with my DIY Christmas Countdown Sign. They are the perfect size to hold my chalk for the changing days on my sign.

Once Christmas if over, I could use them for espresso but no… someone packed up my espresso machine over Thanksgiving Break and took it back with him to college! XOXO to him!

The next two finds I am sharing with you is something I am always on the look out for when I am thrift shopping. I really like Vintage Christmas Light Bulbs. I especially like the milk glass bulbs. They have so much detail.

Could you imagine a string of these vintage light bulbs on your tree? I think it would be so pretty rather than the mini white twinkling lights we use today. I am a Nervous Nelly when it comes to fire safety, so I just put them in vintage bowls (also picked up at a thrift shop) and scatter them around the house.

The large oval milk glass bulbs are my favorite. These were the very first bulbs I ever bought and I haven’t seem any others like them either. The search continues…

Well, that’s it for this week of Thrift Shop Thursday #22. I will share more of my Vintage Holiday Finds next week.

I think I might brave this cold weather and attempt to fix the outside lights!

Until Next Time,

DIY Mini Christmas Wreath

December 2, 2015 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

It has been a busy, crazy, whirlwind few weeks. My oldest was home from college. My other two boys were on break as well. We traveled to Philadelphia for Thanksgiving. I ate too much of everything. Returned home and my dearest friend traveled until 1:00 a.m. to get here. Then we continued to stay up for the next three nights talk, talk, talking. I had to laugh because my hubby asked, what do you do? How can you talk that much? What are you talking about? There was not a moment of silence, I can tell you that! There is not a problem in the world that a little girl time cannot conquer. So dear friend…just know that all of us here are thinking of you and we love you!!!

So since I have been so busy and I have added extra gym time on to my schedule to undo the damage of Thanksgiving and the damage I know is heading my way with the Holiday baking coming up, my blogging has fallen behind. My manager has been lecturing me so I thought I would share a quick easy DIY Mini Christmas Wreath Project before said manager gets off the afternoon school bus and starts in on me again about productivity!

I love projects that only take a few minutes but add something special to your decor. Last night I picked up a mini grape-vine wreath and one large greenery pick from Michaels. I snipped off pieces of the greenery and inserted them into the wreath. I added a bit of hot glue to help them adhere. I added a sprig of red berries for added Christmas cheer. I attached the wreath with a red and white string to my vintage white frame that I shared here. Easy Peasy! I am hoping to have all of my Christmas decorating finished by this weekend. So far I have four trees up, you can see our kitchen Christmas tree reflection in the mirror. I will be sharing more of our Christmas Decor next week if all goes as planned.

This year my husband who is normally the one to do the outside light decided to hand it over to the boys. Let’s just say, I will probably not be sharing the outside tour this year. When I was talk, talk, talking to my friend, I looked out the window as my oldest was hurling the Christmas Lights over the tree like a football. NOT PRETTY! I was going to redo the lights myself but it has been raining nonstop! Hopefully, it will dry up soon because those lights are driving me crazy. I don’t know how he wired them but they blew a fuse last night so to be on the safe side I am leaving them unplugged.

I am off to finish up my Christmas decorating. Tomorrow I am sharing some of my Vintage Christmas Decoration on Thrift Shop Thursday. Hope you are have a great day!

Until Next Time,

Friday Favorites #2

November 20, 2015 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Welcome to Friday Favorites #2. I cannot believe that my oldest will be turning 20 tomorrow and that Thanksgiving is next week! I am really getting excited for the start of the Holiday season. I usually start decorating for Christmas right after Thanksgiving although, I have been known to start the week of Thanksgiving when the boys are off of school. I guess we will just have to see how the week progresses! When we had some warmer weather this past week, I did see a few people doing the outside lights. Although, I kind of like helping my hubby outside when it’s freezing cold. It feels more like the Holiday Season to me.

O.K. on to Friday Favorites…

First up, I have the drying rack from World Market.

I love this simple little thing! I have looked everywhere for one like this. I found a large one at the Flea Market that I shared here but it was too large and too expensive! Then I spotted one on Migonis Home, a blog I follow. She had one sitting on her counter, it was exactly what I had been looking for. Within two seconds of her telling me where she found it, I was online ordering it from World Market. For $14.99 you can’t go wrong! It’s also an easy way to decorate the kitchen for the Holidays…just add some Christmas mugs and it looks festive. This is definitely a Friday Favorite!

Beginning in late October or early November, I like to start reading Christmas Stories. It is something that my mom has always done and once I was old enough she started sharing her books with me. Every year I look for the new Christmas books that have been released but I still reread some of my favorites every year like Blue Christmas by Mary Kay Andrews.

This is such a good Holiday read. Mom and I used to trade books back and forth but I liked this one so much I bought one for both of us to keep on hand and I also have it on an ebook as well.

Last up this week on Friday Favorites is my Scentsy Plug In. A few years ago, I was visiting a friend of mine and her home smelled so good. She told me it was her Scentsy Plug In.

It’s a wax warmer and a night-light. Scentsy has other wax warmers but my Favorite is the plug-in. They also have a lot of fragrant wax melts to choose from as well. It’s a quick an easy way to add Holiday Fragrance to your Home.

Well, that’s it for this weeks Friday Favorites! I hope you enjoyed. If anyone has a Favorite Christmas Read, please let me know! I am always looking for new Christmas books to add to my collection.

Until Next Time,

My Flea Market Picks

November 17, 2015 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

A few weeks ago, I told you about my Flea Market trip. Today, I am going to share with you my Flea Market Picks. Even though I was overwhelmed with the sheer volume of items on display, I managed to walk away with a few little favorite picks!

I found several different bottle brush trees but this little guy was my favorite.

I like the red base, it just looks “Christmassy” to me. I am happy to add to my collection!

Another Christmas piece I found is this vintage light.

I am always on the lookout for vintage Christmas Bulbs. They are all so different from what we use to decorate with today. Over the next few weeks, I will be sharing some of my favorite vintage Christmas Bulbs that I have found at thrift shops over the years.

My last Flea Market Pick that I am sharing is these vintage picks.

I have never seen anything like these before. I think the llama detail is adorable.

Flea Markets and Thrift Shops have all sorts of unique items that you cannot find in a department stores. That is just one of the many reasons I am so into Thrift Shopping. I really like the stories behind the pieces I collect and displaying them throughout the house adds a unique flair and instant character.

I hope you enjoyed My Flea Market Picks!

What items do you like to collect?

Until Next Time,

Thrift Shop Thursday #21

November 12, 2015 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

Welcome to Thrift Shop Thursday #21. This is my favorite time of year and over the next few weeks I will be sharing some of my favorite Christmas Thrift Shop finds. This week I will be sharing a few Holiday items and a lovely wooden mirror that I have gone back to several times and finally decided to pick it up, knowing that I could find a home for it.

The first piece I am going to share with you is the cardinal card place holder.

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Christmas Home Tour 2014

December 20, 2014 By stylishrevamp 3 Comments

Welcome to our Christmas Home Tour 2014. I think I am finally ready. All the boys are home, the house is decorated, the gifts are wrapped and the cookies are baked. This year we are going to be doing things a little differently. We are heading to Italy after Santa has made his visit.

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Vintage Christmas

December 22, 2013 By stylishrevamp 2 Comments

I love finding Vintage Christmas decorations. Most of the things I find remind me of Christmas back home with my parents and my brothers and some of the things I buy because they just seem so unique to me.

My mom had Christmas carolers that she used every year at Christmas. That is probably why I fell in love with these…

She also had little reindeers similar to these

I love all the memories these items bring back to me.

One of my Shiny Brite ornaments…there is just something about vintage ornaments…just love them.

These two Santas are my all time favorite. I think they are so adorable. I don’t know anything about them but they are so special to me.

Another one of my favorites…my metal Santa, ice skaters, police officer, skiers and sled riders.

These are vintage Christmas Light Bulbs. When we travel I always try to find at least one to add to my collection. I really would like to add them to a light strand but I haven’t found one that I feel comfortable using. My oldest brother is a firefighter so I am a bit cautious when it comes to things like that. So instead of lighting them, I place them in little bowls and Christmas dishes.

Just another Vintage plate hanging in the alcove above Santa.

Here are some Vintage collectibles. Some of these are salt and pepper shakers, candle holders, and plant holders/vases. Like I said some of these things are similar to the things my mom decorated with at Christmas time but the other things just remind me of that time in my life… such great memories of Christmas Past!

Christmas in the City

December 20, 2013 By stylishrevamp Leave a Comment

When I was growing up, my mom would put a village under the Christmas Tree every year. I would lay under the tree and wish that I could live in that little village. The village had ice skaters on the pond, carolers singing and children sled riding. It was just magical.

When I got married I wanted to start that same tradition in our home. My husband bought me my first village piece on our 2nd Christmas together as a married couple and has added many pieces since then. For the past two years, he has been doing the village for me with our youngest. He has added the Lionel Train that his dad got for him and his brothers for Christmas when they were little. I hope these are memories my children will share with their future children.

Welcome to our Christmas in the City!

Hope you have enjoyed the visit to our City!

Outside Christmas Tour

December 10, 2013 By stylishrevamp 7 Comments

Welcome to our outdoor Christmas Home Tour!

My favorite Holly Tree.

We used red and white lights on the trees, garland around the porches and wreaths on all the windows and front door.

I love how the fireplace and patio area turned out. I used clipping and inserted them into the dirt in the pots. I used magnolia branches, pine, and boxwoods.

As you can see, this is my favorite time of year!

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Christmas Home Tour

December 8, 2013 By stylishrevamp 6 Comments

Welcome to our Christmas Home Tour. Sit back with a warm drink and enjoy some of our favorite Holiday decorations. I love pulling these decorations out year after year. It brings back such lovely memories of Christmas past. We also try to add a few new touches along with some favorite vintage finds. I hope you all enjoy!

This is our family room tree. We go each year to a farm and choose the largest tree we can find. This is where Santa leaves all the gifts.

The view from upstairs… I like watching the boys look over the banister on Christmas morning!

We leave cookies and milk for Santa on this fireplace Hearth.

This is a vintage sled that my husband and I bought before we were married. I just spruced it up with some pine branches and ribbon and sprayed everything with a light dusting of snow.

I like to use some of my favorite vintage finds on the Family room Christmas tree like these Shiny Brite ornaments! I love finding vintage Holiday decorations. I also have the milk glass light bulbs that I will show you in a later post. They are one of my favorite Christmas items.

Next up is my foyer.

I put garland around the front stairs. I also add snowmen on each step. I got this idea from a dear friend that uses Nutcrackers. Thanks Debbie for the great idea!

This is the mirror by my front door. I add the large pinecone every year. I like the simplicity of it.

My tech guy Gman made the snowman in art class and my Best Friend gave me the lovely Santa for Christmas last year!

When my oldest two boys were younger, I would let them pick pick out a special Christmas decoration. My youngest still carries on this tradition. This Santa is something my middle son picked out. I added the vintage plate above in the alcove and the garland with winterberry.

Next up is my Kitchen Christmas Tree. I love this tree, it is an oldie but a goodie. I decorate this pencil tree with all the boys’ handmade ornaments and gifts from school.