Holidays at Home

This IS the most wonderful time of the year!  Holiday decorating has always been a love of mine and this year I've added a few new additions to my decor - one of which being a project I've had in my head since finding my grandmother's vintage Christmas ornaments!

Here she is in all her magical glory!  (and she lights up)  After finding this display mannequin at a flea market - I knew I found my "muse".  A bunch of t-pins and all my grandmother's ornaments and this is my new favorite piece!

I am always looking for new ways to use decor items such as this soda crate and glove mold hand (behind the wreath).  More of grandma's goodies complete the look!

I've been waiting for 11 months to put up this Christmas Tree sign and I found it the perfect backdrop to my thermos collection!

Finally, this candle set was marked "as is" at a local Antique store!  "As is" for some is "perfect kitch" to me!!  Adding a bit of holiday humor into my kitchen.

 

I hope you have enjoyed my holiday home!  Best wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season to you and your families!

a BIG TOP announcement!

 OPENING SOON!

 THE FLEA CIRCUS ONLINE SHOP

"The greatest vintage art,jewelry and handmade goods on Earth!" 

With the ease of wherever you may roam, you can shop Flea Circus Style. 

Open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

"Spread the Joy, Share the Whimsy"

The Great Outdoors

With the warmer weather rolling in I am eager to get outside and work on projects - of course getting eaten by may flies and mosquitoes is a set back, but that is why there is bug spray!  

But beyond projects, summer brings about a 5 year tradition for me and my boys - camping!  Now, by NO means am I a "camper" (you can read all about one of my adventures here - then you'll see why)- but lately, I'm addicted.  Why the sudden change?  GLAMPERS!

I want one. I don't have a car big enough to pull one and I'm pretty sure my boys would shrink with embarrassment but all that aside, I want one.  I thought I wanted an Airstream - but after finding this Facebook page, I see there are way more funky options!

Via Enjoy Cupcakes

So, what is Glamping?  Well, basically, glamorous camping!  And you had me at glamorous!

Now, I have 2 major obstacles - 1.  convince the hubby that I do, in fact, need a glamper and 2. how to decorate it!!  I mean, just check out these cute redo's I found via The DIY Dreamer

Via Design Sponge

Via Rhonna Designs

Via Get Campie

I've only touched on the amazing possibilities these campers hold - both in style and ways to use them other than camping!  So while I am off day dreaming about what glamper I want rolling into the White Mountains, shout out some of your dreams!  

Do you have a glamper?  Show us the pics!!!  

 

happy suitcases means happy travelers

"We took the road less traveled, and that made all the difference." -Robert Frost

Well, we really didn't. We took a road that a lot of people have traveled to D.C.

Seeing all of the sites!

The Flea Circus and family saw all of the museums and memorials and honored this great country. So, with travel comes suitcases and...

We collect suitcases. When I say collect, I mean that we really do have a good collection and these items just seem to magnetize towards us. These suitcases are fabulous because they...
1. Have a hard shell
2. Are vintage 
3. Have unique fabrics inside
4. Have many stories and thinking about all of the places they have traveled too is just fun
5. Are inexpensive and make great display pieces

So what can you do with these suitcases?
Make them into a table
Use them to travel
Store magazines in them(my husband has no idea how many I have ;)
Store children's books
Hold dress-up clothes in a playroom
Tie a ribbon around them and display them
Stack them

Share your ideas!