Simple Ornament Gifts

Do you love vintage Christmas ornaments as much as I do?

Their somewhat quirky shapes and sizes 

and their shiny finish that is wearing away a little at a time

*sigh*

The tarnished beauty of that old mottled spidering that covers them just talks to me

I am always on the lookout for vintage ornaments
and when I find them~ they usually come home with me.

When I found a big basket of ornaments at the thrift store a couple weeks ago

I sifted through and could not believe the jack pot of vintage that was mixed in.

These are just a handful of them. 

There were reds, blues, teals, whites, silver & gold and even an occasional pink

and they were marked just .50 for a bag of aprox. 8- definitely my kind of pricing. 

I think my favorites are some of the very tiny ones with the delicate little tops 

I don't think I have seen ornaments with tops like some of these have before ~ does anyone have idea of age?
I can tell that some are older than others but I am loving them all equally.
They are absolutely charming.

You can display them all together in a big basket or even just a few of them gracing the branches 

of a little Charlie Brown feather tree.

They would even be perfect to give as a gift to a  vintage loving friend.

I love the idea of a simple gift for someone special that doesn't cost a lot
I am also one of those types of people who start setting aside gifts early in the Season.
I don't like to get jumbled up with last minute shopping for everyone.
Throughout November~ I will be sharing simple & inexpensive ideas for gifts
that you can put together ahead of time and set aside

For this idea, key tags and a mini stamp set was all it took to create something special

You could even put someone's name on it if you wanted to. 

Wrap with a little mesh netting or shredded book pages and tuck it into a pretty gift bag

 or rustic burlap sack.

 If you don't have the perfect vintage ornaments for gift giving~ there are so many

vintage inspired ones that you can find at stores like HomeGoods at amazing prices.

Busy over here~  well my mind is busy anyway ;) 

I am working on a couple of side projects that I am super excited about~

I hope to have a little something extra coming your way soon.

Happy Sunday!