Kitschmas Countdown

Hello there! Well, the countdown to Christmas is REALLY on now, and my brain is going Kitschmas crazy. It's been so fun going to antique shows and shops with my mom lately. The antique show we went to today was primarily vintage Christmas. I snagged a bottle brush tree from a dealer that my mom and I both love, and my mom has bought a lot from her over the years. I picked out an ornament and an adorable vintage card with a snowman on it (that I'll display) for my mom to give me at Christmas. 
The antique mall I went to after the show had a decent amount of Christmas out, much more than they do the rest of the year. I got a super cute Christmas tin and a very small blow mold snowman. I also stopped at a small antique shop I had never been to, but I didn't get anything there. 
Bob and I went to my aunt and uncle's for Thanksgiving, and my parents and all of my grandparents came. The food was great; my mom brought her sweet potatoes and stuffing; my favorite sides. Bob worked on Friday, and my mom and I did our version of Black Friday: antique shopping. We went a couple of hours away to antique in Pennsylvania, and had a fun day. We got stuck in Black Friday shopper traffic on our way home, which I don't understand why there was no traffic in the morning...don't most people go out first thing?! But, what made getting stuck worse was we were running on empty for gas, and drove half an hour with the gas light on...but, we made it to a station, thankfully.
In the pictures below I'm wearing my new to me Pinup Girl Jenny ornament dress. It came up last year, but I missed out on it when it was available, and I recently snagged it secondhand, at a great price. I knew it'd probably be a tight fit on my chest, but luckily it does fit. I just adore the Shiny Brite ornmanet print on it! I also have a skirt from PUG with a Shiny Brite print on it, but the print is a lot bigger in scale. I'll be wearing the heck out of both of them this season! I wore the dress while antiquing with my mom today and yesterday, ha. 

Love this tin I bought!

I snagged this tree today at the show

 
Dress: Facebook group (Pinup Girl Clothing) 
Necklace: Erstwilder
Brooch, earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Bangles: Etsy (BrighterBakelite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear 

~Bye bye for now!

Christmas Drinks

Hello there! Last night Bob and I went to my work holiday party, which was at my bosses' house, and was a lot of fun! There were five couples there, and I was meeting my co-workers' spouses for the first time. My one co-worker likes toasted almond drinks, and I had never had one before. I had two last night, and they are sooo delicious! They're really sweet, and obviously, have a strong almond taste. They're a great drink for Christmastime, and I'll definitely be having one again! I never had tasted Amaretto before. I'll need to buy some! 
We couldn't stay at the party too late, because Bob had to get up earlyish today to plow and salt. I hate when it happens on a weekend, because then he doesn't get a real weekend. 
He has so many hobbies he takes part in, that when he has less than a full weekend, it's annoying for him.
In the pictures below I'm wearing the outfit I wore last night. This dress arrived just in time for the party, but I was very annoyed it took as long as it did to ship to me. I ordered it at the end of October, and it didn't ship until last week! It's obviously a Christmastime dress, so now that limits my time to wear the dress to just this week and the next week (it arrived this past Wednesday). It came from the Etsy shop Violets in May 1945. It was my first time ordering from them, and I'm quite disappointed. There was no warning ahead of time about how long the dress would take, and the only communication I received at all, was when I contacted the shop finally to ask when it would be shipping, and then later I received the tracking number from them. I contacted them in the middle of November, three weeks after I ordered, and the response (with no apology) was that it would ship in a week, and it didn't even ship for two weeks after that. The whole thing left me with a bad taste in my mouth, and that's disappointing, because I love supporting small businesses. 
But anyway, I do love the dress, and the pom poms are so cute! I got a lot of compliments last night, but I think I got even more compliments on my shoes than my dress, ha. I scored these BAIT heels for only $30 when they were on super sale from an online shop called Sidecca. They are a little higher than my normal BAITs, and last night was my first time wearing them, but they weren't uncomfortable last night, and my feet aren't bothering me today. 

Dress: Etsy (Violets in May 1945)
Bangles: Splendette
Brooch, earrings: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: BAIT Footwear


~Bye bye for now!

Antiquing Success

Hello there! Well, yesterday I really lucked out antiquing! I went antiquing by myself, and I actually do enjoy shopping by myself, so I can really concentrate on what I'm looking at and making up my mind. The shops are on each side of Main Street in the town, so I parked at one, and asked them if there was a particular parking lot somewhere that I could park, and jus walk around town. The woman was nice enough to let me park in the back of her shop and leave my car there. I went in a few shops, until I got to the one I went there specifically for. The booth I was looking for was all the way in the back of the store, and it was pretty small, BUT, had a lot I wanted! 
I posted pictures below of my haul, and everything in the pictures, except for the two Pyrex mixing bowls and the Christmas tree topper. Most of the items in this shop were 20% off, which was great. I asked the woman who rang me up about it, and she said that it's a year round thing; having 20% off most items. I was most excited to get that light up ceramic Christmas tree! I had been wanting one for a longgg time, but never went for it. This is definitely my favorite one I've ever seen. I like the white ones more; the colors really pop on them! Those are the first vintage ornaments I've bought, and are my favorite kind; they're called indented ornaments. The gum drop garlands will pair so perfectly with my sweets themed Christmas ornaments!
When I got home from shopping, my reindeer The Oblong Box Shop skirt was waiting for me! I had been dying for this skirt, a soon as the shop released a preview of it a few weeks ago. I can not wait to wear it! I think I'll start wearing it right after Thanksgiving. The colors in are amazing, and the trees look like bottle brush trees, ad I am a huge fan of bottle brush trees! TOBS is coming out with another Christmas skirt, launching December 1, which I also really want, plus it's especially perfect for me now, because on the bottom of the skirt are light up ceramic trees, ha. I posted a pic below of the skirt.

Top: Pinup Girl Clothing
Skirt: The Oblong Box Shop
Bangles: Pinup Girl Clothing (Splendette)
Brooch: Erstwilder
Heels: BAIT Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Merry, Merry

Hello there! Hope everyone had a great Christmas! Mine was pretty good. I got to see a lot of my family from Wednesday-Friday. I slept over my parent's house Christmas Eve, just like every year. I got a lot of really great gifts; got everything I asked for. I didn't ask for pricey things, just a bunch of lower priced items, like books, jewelry, a pair of shoes, a cropped cardi, etc. 
Bob an d I are leaving shortly to head to Bethlehem, which I'm excited about! We always have a good time there. We're going out to dinner & for drinks at Brew Works, and then stopping at a store at the mall on the way back, to look for Christmas ornaments. I've found some really cute ornaments at Boscov's the past couple of years, so that's where we're going to look again. They also should be on sale! I haven't been to a mall in probably over a year. 
In the pictures below are a couple pictures of gifts I received for Christmas.  I hope the Dita book, the Micheline Pitt DVD, and Suavecita hair products will really help me with styling my hair! I definitely still need help with that. I've gotten better, but not good enough. 
There's also a picture of me holding my seven month old cousin, Teddy, on Christmas Eve. It was the first time I met him. He is such an adorable and good baby! He barely made a sound. 

Dress: Bernie Dexter
Cropped cardi: Gift (Heart of Haute  )
Shoes: B.A.I.T Footwear

~Bye bye for now!

Yes, I Am One of Those Crazy Christmas People

Hello there! I'm not doing too much tonight...I worked out, talked on the phone to a friend, and am going to watch "Fargo" with Bob. We missed Monday because we were watching "Wentworth" on Netflix. We finished both seasons now. It got really intense towards the end of the second season, and I didn't want to stop watching it! It's a really good show, just so many twists and turns that you don't see coming. I love shows like that.
The outfit I'm wearing in the pictures below I didn't actually where out of the apartment. Since we are creeping closer to December, I wanted to try the outfit on. I scored this dress on eBay last November. I had missed out on it when it was for sale on Modcloth, and am so glad I tracked it down in my size. It just fits my chest, but I'm so glad it does fit! I love it so much, and wish I could wear it year round! I will be wearing it a lot in December, that's for sure. I think it's the most perfect Christmastime dress ever. Well, most perfect for me, that is! I definitely have to wear it with a bandeau, as it shows a ton of chest. I'm glad my new red BAIT Robbie's match it so well. 
Let me tell you, I am definitely one of those crazy Christmas people. I get it from my mother; I have never met someone more obsessed with all things Christmas. I love decorating for it most of all. My theme is probably shocking to you all...Candyland Christmas. I have sooo many sweets decorations, and they make me so happy! But, I also love buying gifts for people, and let's be real, receiving them. I get excited for it, but the only reason I don't have 100% positive feelings for December, is because I hate cold weather, and dread it every year. December, January & February are pretty much the bane of my existence. I started shopping for people this past weekend.
 

Dress: eBay (Bernie Dexter)
Necklace: Shop in New Orleans
Brooch: Etsy (Luxulite)
Heels: B.A.I.T. Footwear

~Bye bye for now!