Do you remember all of that funky outdated Christmas decor at your grandparents’ house? The faded gaudy glass ornaments with chipped paint. The idealistic, jolly (drunken?) plastic Santa with more rouge than a drag queen. The musty handmade felt tree skirt with the smashed bows, jingle bells and ric-rac. And that impish little elf on the shelf with the Don Knotts face. Well I like all of it. I mean, I really REALLY like that stuff. To me, the’50s and ’60s kitsch is more Christmasy than any of the crap at Target (Read: inflatable lawn Santa riding Harley). Don’t get me wrong – I love Target with a perverse intensity. But give me Grandma’s old Christmas decorations any day of the week!
Troll the antique stores and you’ll find a gold mine of vintage Christmas nuggets. I scored many goodies, including a jovial Santa in a tangerine suit and the coyest little reindeer ever. Perfect for a kitsch vintage snow globe.
Here’s my favorite part of this project: two ancient glass jars. Oz brand peanut butter and Alta brand coffee {with coupon for Congress playing cards inside!}. The coffee jar is very old, wavy and lovely. A beautiful prison for Sargent Pepper Santa and his reindeer.
I really like Martha Stewart’s white glitter for fake snow. So pretty pretty.
I recommend using hot glue to affix your little critters to the backs of the lids. That way you can peel the glue off everything if you need to reposition. Meanwhile, fill your jars with glitter.
Once the glue dries you can screw the lids on and flip the jar upside down to make it snow. Look at that! It’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together!
Nothing says yuletide like a tiny red button mushroom covered in glitter snow. Sigh.
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I made one of these years ago and added water and glycerin to mine. then this year’s Martha homemade holiday book has the same craft. I know I wasn’t the only person who made one, but geez louise, you could tell her staffers troll craft blogs because every idea was As Seen On A Craft Blog Circa 2003-Present.
And man alive you’re a beautiful lady!
Right?! That’s what I’m trying to say! Yet I am still a slave to her glitter, and other things sold under the MS brand. And thank you for the very kind compliment. I’ll take it!
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