VTT

All of our vintage Christmas ornaments are packed away where I cannot get to them easily-except for these two stockings I made in the early seventies for my sons. I have passed along the other two to the other boys but these two remain. I would offer Matthew's to JW for his son Matthew but it's so old fashioned I doubt baby Matt's mum will be impressed so perhaps it just needs to stay here with us.

Very country, primitive, we were living in the heart of Texas and that was Christmas back then. Our boys found lots of treasures in these stockings over the years when they came out Christmas morning to see them bulging with surprises.

Next year perhaps we will unpack the many many older ornaments and let the kids come take what they want. The last couple of years we have just had the one tree and that is all silver, gold and glass. I don't have the mojo for two Christmas trees and all the accompanying work, the packing up is the worst isn't it?

Now here's a real blast from the past, this glass tray with the gold leaf design and wooden handles is from 1964 to be exact. It has survived many moves around the world and I still use it so it deserves to stay around!

The dainty appliqued tea cloth with drawn threadwork folded under the tray was my Mum's and it is circa 1940's.

This little teapot cozy my Mum knitted for me in the early 70's because I complained that I couldn't find one in USA........

and I crocheted this delightful concoction myself to cover my silver teapot, the colors are so 70's aren't they?

Similar food doilies have shown up on my blog for VTT in the past, I have quite the collection, and like the teapot cozies no respectable Australian household would be without them back in the day. I am quite attached to them and use them still, in fact this one covers the water jug that sits by the coffee maker.

Now head on over to Colorado Lady's blog and check in with all the other vintage addicts.