Comments on: Vintage-y Holiday Goodness, part 6 (and final)

By: ellen

ellen — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:41:19 +0000

Welding!!!!! Why there’s a homely craft that’s gone out of style! HAHAHAHA!

By: DJ

DJ — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:51:58 +0000

What great projects! I have several BH&G craft magazines from that time and I still go through them at holidays to look for ideas.

By: Taueret

Taueret — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:48:18 +0000

ha ha ha, I am literally LOL. Cowhide? Come here, Buttercup. This won’t hurt a bit. Thank FSM I have found a use for all my CHRISTMAS HANKIES (what the?). Also… those wise men? the reanimated cutlery “angel”? the BASKET SANTA? Straight from your lips (fingers) to my nightmares.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:48:18 +0000

Oh. my. word. Outright guffawing and chortling at the Expanded Aluminum Extravaganza. I want to host a large crafty Christmas party just to blow up poster pictures of this and other crafts to hang on the walls! Or they would be good for one of those “Ugly Christmas Sweater” parties. “Have Yourself a Very Tchotchkes Christmas”. Then those poor neglected old crafts at the thrift stores would have somewhere to go…. Oh the ridiculous ideas. Who knew ugly crafts could spark so much?

I like the mushroom house – do it say how they made it?

And actually, I think the hanger tree has possibilities. Cover in green and bent a bit wonky, they could be great Who-ville Christmas trees. Thanks for all the retro Christmas love! My favorite posts of the season on any blog. :>

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:50:59 +0000

OMG. I *LOVE* the gnomes and their little toad stools! So cute!

By: BeckyKay

BeckyKay — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 16:35:31 +0000

Now I understand why I was always so overwhelmed by my mom’s craft books when I was a kid…

LOL!

By: Bridget B.

Bridget B. — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:13:47 +0000

Ok, so you’re thinking that 80’s crafts were bland, watered down, country-style craftin’ full of gingham and geese. Me, I think everyone needed a break from the LSD-fueled craft insanity of the 70’s, or was recovering from some kind of PTSD – post tinsel stress disorder.

I will not, however, let this stop me from attaching dingle-ball fringe to the inside of my truck once the weather warms.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:43:33 +0000

WOW
I have loved all the vintage posts! And everything in between, since I discovered your blog about a month ago. And being from the west coast myself (though farther north in BC) I understand how having a white christmas feels…I can’t remember the last one we had!!
Keep it up, you’re awesome!

By: gl.

gl. — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:25:10 +0000

but i heard it this way:

The Wise Men stare into your VERY SOOOOUUUUUL.

aaaaaaaaiiieeeeeee!

By: Deanne

Deanne — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:49:42 +0000

I loved this whole series of posts, and your humorous commentary. Thanks for spreading the holiday crafting cheer!

I also loved the pictures of your snow, and of your tree~beautiful!

Hope you have a warm and merry holiday!

By: Margit Ammentorp

Margit Ammentorp — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:55:02 +0000

I must say that it has been most entertaing. And I thought that I had a sick fantasy! But offcoarse, it does something to one, having ones youth in the seventies.

Have a nice Christmas
Margit

By: futuregirl

futuregirl — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:30:16 +0000

I actually love the Pennsylvania Dutch tree. The extravaganza, well, of course, it’s extravagant! ;)

By: katy

katy — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:33:52 +0000

love the Dutch tree, love the gnomes – what a fun post!

By: Margot

Margot — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:12:15 +0000

I LOVE IT! Thank you for giving me a crafty chuckle and a few cool ideas!

Cheers,
Madge