Vintage Christmas Advertising

i love all things vintage

especially when it comes to my favorite of holidays

christmas

so i was wasting wiling

away some time online

browsing old christmas ads

to share with you all

some are cutesy

some are nostalgic

some are

just a little

odd

but then

you be the judge

cigarette anyone?

oh mister president
really?



here's joan crawford hawking the lucky strikes



even lucy and ricky got in on the holiday haze

so funny when
these days
there isn't a celebrity out there who would dare to
plaster his or her face on a package of smokes



even the kiddies are included
nothing says 'merry christmas' like
a cigarette lighter  for mom under the tree



this is better
i'll take kitchen appliances any christmas


awwww
just a happy holiday family photo
with everyone dressed in their christmas best
and, of course
heavily armed


even little timmy

are your cockles warmed yet?



this poor man in the lounger appears to be more than a little

relaxed

creepy



i don't know who loretta young was
but if that's what an avon lady is supposed to look like
then
i've got a little...primping
to do



question:
what is this an ad for
and
at what point will her bathrobe catch fire
and
is she in the sky?



here's a little ww2 nostalgia



does anyone else look at this and think
to infinity and beyond!
or is it just me?



if cigarettes
toasters
lightbulbs
and guns don't peak your interest
how about a good old

sixpack of



this one is true christmas americana
but
are all those children his and hers?

must be homeschoolers....



and finally
i leave you with this image

an attractive woman
lying on the floor
stroking her shiny new

sweeper

smiling.

perhaps we should just keep this christmas idea list

to ourselves.

A Christmas House

like my children,
i can never wait

until after thanksgiving

to start decking our halls

don't know why

but i'm just always

so ready for

all things red

white

sparkly

so

i wanted to put up some

before and after 

decorating photos
of the duff house
in all it's christmas glory

here's some of the raw material

and here's a bit of what i did with it all

you can see the reflection of our autograph wall

another peek of the autograph wall

i buy candy canes by the boatload every year

hubs brought me this lovely poinsettia on saturday

this last photo

is of a 'noel' set that belonged to the hubs' grandmother

they are so old and delicate

so

how decked

are your halls?

linking up to:

With Thanksgiving

It is good to give thanks to the Lord

and to sing praises to Your name, O Most High

~ Psalm 92:1

Oh give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name;

make known His deeds among the peoples.

~1 Chronicles 16:8

The Lord is my strength and my shield;

my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;

Therefore my heart exults,

and with my song I shall thank Him.

~Psalm 28:7

...blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might, 

be to our God forever and ever. Amen.

~Revelation 7:12

may your thanksgiving tomorrow 

be filled with

joy

family

celebration

and

gratitude

happy thanksgiving

Friday Follows

here's where i'm hangin today:

Animal Attraction

before i get to the real post

let me just say a big

thank you

to all y'all for your kind words

of encouragement regarding

my 'awful terrible' post

yes

things have improved

but i'm a little ashamed

of using an entire post

to grouse about my series of minor misfortunes

when i know that they are really just

irritations

speed bumps

hassles

in the 'great scope of life'

(as my friend kelli jo would say)

not serious

so i am thankful now

for those quasi-rotten days

for they serve to remind me

that my life is chock-full of

blessings

and you who read my writings here

and take the time to make cheerful comments

are just a few of them

now

back to the post already in progress...

roar

i adore animal prints

liv tyler for vogue

they are timeless

audrey hepburn

marilyn monroe

relevant

kate moss for v magazine

gorgeous

vogue spain

it would seem

that in the past few years

animal prints

have become the new 'black'

in terms of fashion

italian vogue

both for wearing

kate moss for vogue

and

for living

because 

they look divine

inside the home

coastal living

a touch here

and there

source unknown

i've been wanting leopard print carpet for my stairs

since we moved into our present home

isn't it fabulous?

source unknown

mary emmerling has been an advocate of  animal prints for years

here's an older photo of one of her offices

i love the fearless mix of patterns

mary emmerling

moo

angus and company

traditional home

this last one is not really my style

but it's definitely fun and eclectic

and shows the versatility of

animal prints

i could see doing something like this

in my daughter's bedroom

source unknown

perhaps

a little less...lemony

i could go on

(oh yes i could)

there is a never ending bevy of ideas

online

in magazines

everywhere

but at some point today

i should probably do some actual work

so

bye for now

animal print shop