Holiday Snippet #3 Dining Room

My hutch in my dining room is home to my Santa mug collection as well as my snowman family.

I did not buy ANY new mugs this year.  I have over 70. I was gifted some from a friend that were hers growing up...6 mugs and a pitcher. She knew that they would find a good home with me.

My snowmen live on top of the hutch.

One of my favorite holiday decorations is this old plastic tree that I hang all my vintage bells on.  It folds up for storage and I have never seen another one like it.  It is an awesome tree.

I have two of my smaller wreaths hanging from my built in corner cabinets. I also hung another clump of mercury glass danglers from my chandelier in the dining room like I did in the living room. The rooms run into one another and I like the common thread of wreaths and danglers.

More snippets to share tomorrow...

Happy Day

Comments

[Linda @ A La Carte]

Love all your Santa mugs and the snowman collection is great!

[Kathy]

Your Christmas collections are just amazing and I cannot imagine how much time it must take to set it all up and then pack it all away again. I think it's wonderful that you put that time and care in to making your home so festive. Beautiful!

[Nancy Jane York]

Wow Laurie now are these collections out all the time or do you store them away in the off season?

[Into Vintage]

"I like the common thread of wreaths and danglers." You're speaking my language! So happy to be in the company of others who love vintage Christmas. :-)

[Cindy]

Wow and I was thrilled over my 6 large and 4 minis I found this year..lol I have now turned my eyes to vintage Christmas girls..they are sooo cute..It always amazes me what they throw to Goodwill or thrift stores..unreal..great for me tho..lol
Have a Merry Christmas my friend in Oregon!! Hugs Cindy from Texas

[janet]

I love the Santa mug display -- especially the pitcher! I must keep my eyes peeled for one of those. I have a plastic tree just like yours. I love that it folds flat. Have a great Christmas, my friend.

[Janis]

Ooooooooh Laurie!!! This is definitely wonderful eye candy for
me!!! I LOVE the Santa mugs and how you displayed them along
with the vintage snowmen and the
tree with those adorable bell
ornaments. I have a few of the
H.H. small Santa mugs and I spied
the ones in the plastic wrapping
in your cabinet. Eeeeeek.....
what great finds. Your posts
always cheer me up. :)
Merry Christmas Dear Laurie.
Janis

[elma riedstra]

Love the cabinet!! So many wonderful vintage mugs and snowmen!! Love it all:)

[Jan]

Oh how I love to see your decorating! I only have one old Santa mug..he sit on my fireplace mantle with a vintage type bottle brush tree inside. He's in good company..he's surrounded by all my Santa figurines big and small. I'm always on the lookout for more!
Merry Christmas to you and your family Laurie! :-)
P.S. Heres to future collecting in 2011!!

[Laurel]

I love your blog Laurie and I have really been enjoying your collection challenge posts. I, too, have a plastic tree like yours and it has all the original decorations and guess what most of them are?? BELLS!! I think that's so neat that you have yours decorated with what was meant to be on it!!
Merry Christmas from Minnesota!

Laurel :)