Gift Giving with Vintage Glass and Candy, Candy, Candy

It is Christmas Time, let's have some fun with vintage gift giving. One of my favorite "go to" gifts is candy in a vintage glass dish. It seems so much nicer than just a dish, or just candy. The two together 
seem like a party.

Sometimes you luck out with one that is specific for your occasion. I found the perfect little glass candy tray for a gal who loves 

vintage decor.

It makes much more sense, and is more fun, to find vintage dish or item to hold candy and other gifts, like cookies, or pens, than to grab 

something cheap.

There are a plethora of these clear inexpensive vintage glass dishes. It is no wonder they were (and are still) so popular, because they just make everything a bit better.

It does not have to be a candy dish either. I acquired a passle of Anchor Hocking Ruby Cups, that would make lovely little gifts filled with candy for teachers. They are easy and decorative when tied up in a small cellophane bag with a fetching bow.

We have a family member who collects glassware, and loves Hershey Kisses. It does not get any easier than this.

Most folks do not use celery dishes any more. Did they ever? What we do need though, is something to corral pens and pencils. Using a vintage or antique celery or pickle dish is a classier option than a pencil tray you can find at an office supply store. Here is a gift the insurance office secretary could really use and enjoy.

This porcelain Vintage Christmas Tree Dish by George Good is being included here with the vintage glass dishes, because it is shows just how perfect they are for gift giving.

I like it so much, that I am tempted to give it to myself.

A classic color for Christmas is Forest Green. There is an abundance of shapes and sizes of Vintage Forest Green Glassware available. This dish is a nice sturdy piece by Hazel Atlas, that you can use in a high traffic area. It is a perfect gift to use at work. We all love the office candy dish.

This Fire King Forest Green Charm Bowl has an entirely different look. You can see how I simply scooped all of my candy samples in to it. I could make the whole family happy by setting this out here at our place. Just think of the smiles I would get if I gave it to a family full of young folks. The bowl would also make Mom happy.

It has been fun sharing some fun ways to use candy and vintage dishes for gift giving. If you find the perfect piece with the Etsy Vintage Team and use it be sure to share it with us. You can never have too much inspiration.

Thank you for joining me. My name is Mary, and I run Mary Wald's Place, an Etsy store, where Antique and Vintage plus Knowledge and Care promise a great vintage shopping experience. It is a privilege to be a member of The Etsy Vintage Team. We are having so much fun this Christmas Time.

Welcome New Members: glasspanic, kentoncollectibles and fireflyvintage

 Vintage Pfaltzgraff Ball Pitcher Blue

Based out of Denver, Colorado, GlassPanic offers a lovely selection of vintage house wares and home décor including some nice silver serving pieces and Pyrex dishes. The shop is run by Amy and Jeff who describe themselves as “amateur vintage hunters.” “We love finding new pieces and love the history associated with each piece.”

Vintage Miniature Die Cast Cars-Old Timers 

KentonCollectibles has a little bit of everything a vintage collector could want. They specialize in antiques, oddities and hilarities with an emphasis on ephemera and machine age wonders. Also available is a beautiful selection of vintage jewelry including some fabulous rhinestone brooches. They are based out of Portland, OR and have a Brick & Mortar shop there as well.

Vintage 50s Little Black Lace Cocktail Dress

FireflyVintage is a beautiful vintage clothing shop. On offer is a wide selection of women’s clothing as well as some men’s and children’s clothing. The women’s selection ranges from party dresses and career wear to beachwear and also include accessories and shoes. Rita’s passion for clothing started at a young age, “as a little girl, I used to beg my mother to save the beautiful dresses she wore for me. She would laugh and tell me I would never want ‘those old things’ when I was old enough to wear them. She never guessed that those lovely 1950's fashions would be one of my life's greatest passions!”

 

 

Fresh Picks: Delicious Decor

Decorating with vintage fruit motifs is a terrific way to bring bold color to a bland kitchen. Midcentury fruit designs abound in vintage linens, housewares and pottery/porcelain, making it a fun and easy project. Repurposing tip: If you’re stuck with an obtrusive soffit over your kitchen cabinets, hang a row of vintage plates and change them with the seasons.

Vintage Blue Ridge Hand Pain... ATasteForVinta... $20.00	Oranges Jam Jar / Arabia of ... scoutandrescue $38.00	Funky Fruit Vintage Tableclo... FineVintageLin... $19.00
1940s Painted Embroidery, Pe... chameleonCMC $10.00	Vintage Frosted Fruit Patter... tippleandsnack $24.99	SET Hazel Atlas Flower Pot A... beppiebags $19.00

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Welcome New Members: A Taste For Vintage, The Queen of Re, Union Made Bride and Seagull Island

Fenton Hobnail Milk Glass Double Crimped Bowl

ATasteforVintage offers quality, collectible vintage items, specializing in glassware and home decor. “I love history and am infatuated with the ‘story’ encapsulated in objects. I love to find new lives for things that were used, loved, preserved, adored, admired, and discarded. I love holding something in my hand and thinking about its past. I love the feel, look, smell, and weight of vintage.”

ATasteforVintage is based out of Washington DC



Vintage 1960 - 1970 Hot pants bib shorts

Thequeenofre has the motto reuse, repurpose, reclaim and recycle. “I [have] an abiding interest in and connection to vintage items in need of re-purposing, refurbishing, and ultimately reuse. No decorating projects interest me more than those that incorporate items of provenance into my daily life. “

Thequeenofre is based out of Michigan and specializes in home décor, clothing patterns and ephemera.

Vintage 1950s Tulle Wedding Dress Lace Sleeve Bolero



Unionmadebride is run by AlexSandra who has been a “bride’sbest friend” since the year 2000. “I have been making, restoring, restyling andfitting vintage and contemporary wedding and special occasion dresses for thebrides of Portland, Oregon and beyond.” On offer is her collection of wedding gownsand accessories for the vintage bride. Specializing in garments and accessoriesfrom 1968 and before with an emphasis on items Union Made in the USA.

Parrots- Antique Color Plate from 1906 Encyclopedia

Seagullisland offers paper ephemera, specializing in vintage book pages. “I am an incurable collector of vintage ephemera. I love old paper: magazines; books (I have aparticular obsession with old encyclopedias); cards; advertisements - anythingthat gives a glimpse of the fleeting moment in time reflected in objects notreally meant to last.”

Initially Yours

12Karri presents this beautifully monogrammed set of Silver Art Deco Gentleman's Brushes.

One of today’s significant fashion trends makes a very literal statement as monogramming has once again become a stylish way to identify yourself. Sifting through piles of old linens often reveals meticulously monogrammed linen napkins and table cloths, carefully stitched in white, delicate handkerchiefs with tiny and ornate initials, and even more humble representations in colorful cross stitch on cotton. Everything from Laverne’s signature ‘L’ to carefully engraved sterling and crystal are once again in mode and vintage items are a nostalgic and beautiful way for you to join the trend. Click here to find monogrammed items from the Etsy Vintage team.

Create your own monograms: Handcarved Intaglio Round Onyx Monogram C from Fascinating Hobbies adds a sophisticated touch to your next jewelry project; Sassy By Design offers these Vintage McCall's Embroidery Patterns to help you expand your needlework repertoire. 

Welcome New Member: Tipple & Snack

My first impression upon visiting Tipple & Snack was, "What an eye!" The inventory of this well-established Etsy vintage shop includes beautiful jewelry, silver, china, glass and kitchenware. But it's the industrial salvage and fascinating metal pieces that entice a new breed of vintage fans as well.

This rustic metal pharmacy script box is a perfect example. And if you're an artisan, crafter or steampunk aficionado, there are plenty of metal bits and bobs to inspire your creativity.

Everyone wants to know about the name, right? From her Profile: My shop name is taken from a little green book I found a few years ago at the 26th Street flea market in NYC. I love it's jaunty title: "Tipple and Snack". Published in 1931, it's a book full of "good things to eat, and better things to drink". It's written with a great sense of style and a touch of humor, both qualities I admire and aspire to. I just had to use the name for my Etsy shop.

We're so happy to have Tipple & Snack of Vermont join the Etsy Vintage Team. Welcome!

Welcome New Member: Strange Vagaries

A little of this, a little of that, and a few surprises are what you'll find at Strange Vagaries, the Etsy shop of Laurie from Pennsylvania. Her fare includes glass, pottery and other home goods. She has a delightful collection of 1960s sewing patterns, plus jewelry, accessories and more!

Isn't this hat adorable? And it comes with its own vintage hatbox! We're pleased to welcome Strange Vagaries to the Etsy Vintage Team and invite you to check out the eclectic selection for yourself!

FOODIE FRIDAY--E is also for EGGNOG

Glass Pitcher from nachokitty

EGGNOG--Love it or hate it?  Either way, you have to admit that it is a holiday tradition!   A little history lesson:

"Eggnog literally means eggs inside a small cup. It is used as a toast to ones health. Nog is an old English dialect word (from East Anglia) of obscure origins that was used to describe a kind of strong beer (hence noggin). It is first recorded in the seventeenth century. Eggnog, however, is first mentioned in the early nineteenth century but seems to have been popular on both sides of the Atlantic at that time......

Eggnog goes by the name coquito in Puerto Rico, where, not surprisingly, rum is the liquor of choice (as it is these days for many eggnog lovers in the U.S.). There the drink has the added appeal of being made with fresh coconut juice or coconut milk. Mexican eggnog, known as rompope, was  created in the convent of Santa Clara in the state of Puebla. The basic recipe is augmented with a heavy dose of Mexican cinnamon and rum or grain alcohol, and the resulting drink is sipped as a liqueur. In Peru, holidays are celebrated with a biblia con pisco, an eggnog made with the Peruvian pomace brandy called pisco.

The Germans make a eggnog or rather egg soup with beer (Biersuppe). Here in Iceland, we do have a soup here that resembles eggnog somewhat but there is no alcohol in it. It is served hot as a dessert. Other than that, we have nothing that resembles eggnog and no eggnog traditions."

Excerpt fromHistory of Eggnog
by Nanna Rognvaldardottir of Iceland

Nowadays, most of us purchase it ready made in cartons, and then add rum, brandy, bourbon or another liquor.  I like to top it with a sprinkling of freshly ground nutmeg.   CHEERS!!!!

 

Christmas Glasses from jenscloset

Vintage Gift Guide #7: For the Mixologist

As you can probably tell, I love collecting vintage barware. There are so many spectacular choices from the Etsy Vintage Team that this was a very difficult gift guide to create!

'For the Mixologist: A Vintage Gift Guide' by ReBopShop

Amateur mixologists have a saying, "Practice, practice, practice!" We have another saying, "The right glass for the drink." We love vintage because we're naturally retro, and we love to decorate our bars. Here are some gift ideas from the Etsy Vintage Team for the mixologist in your life.

Vintage Mid Century Gol... jenscloset $18.50	Vintage Tiki Wall Sconc... TheWhiteMole $40.00	Vintage bar set - Mr Ba... moxiethrift $14.50
Vintage Walnut Wood Ser... calloohcallay $20.00	VINTAGE MID CENTURY LON... MoonOverMarily... $28.00	S Monogrammed Glasswar... tippleandsnack $32.99
Vintage Crystal Decante... Nachokitty $40.00	1941 Old Mr Boston De L... OldVintageCook... $16.00	vintage modern PARTY tr... ikonic $14.00
Quick Wit, 1938 Vintage... TheBakersDaugh... $15.00	Set of four Vintage Fed... jenzee09 $25.00	Retro Cocktail Bar Tool... treasurehuntvi... $24.00
Vintage Bar Sign - Be 2... vintagegoodnes... $12.95	Two Glass Decanters wit... bitofbutter $35.00	MENU SOURCE VITTEL- LA ... FascinatingHob... $12.50

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For the next month, we'll be bringing you more vintage gift guides each week on the EVT blog. To check out past guides, follow this link to the Etsy treasuries.

Welcome New Member: 201 Treasures

Whether you seek the sublime or the quirky, you just might find it at 201 Treasures, the shop of Jenzee09 from New Jersey. She offers a wonderful selection of housewares, home decor and barware, but her fine collection of vintage art glass is not to be missed!

Jen is a collector herself, and her love of beautiful glassware is evident throughout her shop, which includes this stunning Blenko Amberina 1950s pitcher.

If you know someone who shares Jen's passion, you are sure to find the perfect gift at 201 Treasures. Welcome!