A Very Vintage Christmas: Holiday Collecting, Decorating and Celebrating [Hardcover]

Learn to make old things new?and entertain the vintage way with this full-color tribute to Christmases of old. Each chapter celebrates a unique component of an old-fashioned Yuletide, from ornaments to gift-wrapping,?with tips for curating your very own throwback holiday.A Very Vintage Christmas embodies the nostalgia and sentimentality associated with the holiday season. Vintage ornaments, lights, decorations, and cards all conjure up happy memories of Christmases past and serve as tangible mementos of holidays shared with family and friends. The book helps the everyday collector and enthusiast to build their own collection and offers tips on making the most of what theyve got. A common thread runs through the chapters: the love of beautiful holiday decorations, and the interest in their history, value, and preservation.A Very Vintage Christmas embodies the nostalgia and sentimentality associated with the holiday season. Vintage ornaments, lights, decorations, cards and wrapping all conjure up happy memories of Christmases past and serve as tangible mementos of holidays shared with family and friends. In fact, finding these objects, decorating with them and sharing them with others brings an instant feeling of comfort and joy. Coupled with beautiful photographs, tips on collecting, and secret shopping haunts, A Very Vintage Christmas offers a 360-degree look at holiday d?cor in America and gives suggestions on how to make vintage finds work for todays audience. While each chapter of A Very Vintage Christmas is unique, there is a common thread that runs through them all: the love of beautiful holiday decorations, and the interest in their history, value, and preservation. The book helps the everyday collector and enthusiast to build their own collection and offers tips on how to make the most of what theyve got.Bob Richters passion for collecting holiday d?cor began as a boy. One day his father, who would take him to auctions, handed Bob a box of beautiful ornamlS.