Follow me on my pathtojunkentreasure as I hunt for treasures at flea markets, garage sales, rummage sales, thrift stores, estate sales and even on the side of the road. I'll share my love of ironstone, hammered aluminum, vintage Christmas, vintage jewelry, doilies and tablecloths, flower frogs, garden items and anything rusty and chippy. You can find me at Carriage House Antiques in Crystal Lake Illinois. Please join me on my pathtojunkentreasure!

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

It was a smashing success for our Holiday Open House in November at the Carriage House. We had 50 people lined up waiting to get in! I was very fortunate this year to find sooooo many vintage Christmas goodies. It was a busy amazing open house.

Here are some pictures of what my space looked like:



Santa mugs were all the rage this year! This picture blew up my Instagram  page! Please follow me as I post pictures daily.







Here's a larger view of my space....


Some cute faces throughout my home. My Santa collection that brings me so much joy!





When I see these plush Santa's, I just can't pass them up!

In this picture I'm playing along with #santamugmonday on Instagram. That punch bowl set was an estate sale find last year and the pitcher mug set was a gift from my family.


This year I did something different with my smaller pieces. I found this cubby at a sale and knew it would work perfectly for displaying them. 


The blow mold snowman was from a sale of a woman who was 104 years old! Too cute not to keep.



Can't forget about my pixies....all snuggled in bed.

 
This is one of my themed aluminum Christmas trees. It's my Santa tree....


This adorable Santa mug was a TJMaxx find. I loved the color! The vintage Christmas corsage was a find at Bell Jar Vintage. Since I collect vintage Christmas corsages it was a perfect addition.


This mug was also a TJMaxx find. I just added some of my vintage pieces to it.


Santa was a recent sale find. I arrived late at the sale, almost 2 hours after it started, but he was waiting for me....


It was a similar story with finding these Santa mugs except it was the second day of the sale and these were still there. I couldn't believe it!


Some other cute finds recently...



One of my favorite finds in years past is this Christmas print. It is darling...


My treat to me this year was this amazing wreath. I found it in a Wisconsin shop. It has "me" written all over it.


What an amazing vintage bottle brush tree gifted to me by my friend. She knows me well! I used a deconstructed lamp shade as a base for a toule Christmas tree that is behind this bottle brush tree.


Another friend who knows me well, gifted me this adorable Santa cookie jar and Santa Apron...


It's been busy around here the past few months. Many changes happening, but all for the good. I have updated the 2022 page of my favorite flea markets so be sure to mark the dates on your calendar. With the many ifs today, make sure to check each site before going to the event.




I wish you a very Merry Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year!

Happy treasure hunting!