For Lisa Watts, putting up her vast collection of vintage Christmas decorations is a "magical" experience which takes her right back to her 1970s childhood. Lisa, 53, has filled her two-bedroom ...
Vintage Christmas ceramics are having a serious moment, with collectors shelling out real money for the right pieces. From tiny village houses to towering nutcrackers, certain holiday designs are now ...
The holiday season has a sort of intrinsic nostalgia about it. So it’s no surprise, then, that many choose to deck the halls with trinkets they’ve either inherited from family or ones they’ve ...
It’s mid-December, which means savvy shoppers have already started to hit the holiday displays at thrift stores and resale shops. People scout the sales to find vintage Christmas ornaments that are ...
“Today, she dropped one and it shattered. Inside, she found a collection of jokes, predictions, and notes from a kid named BJ ...
In this Collectors Spotlight, we catch up with Ann Arbor-based artist, antiques dealer and collector John Gutoskey.
Tiny bubbles at the holiday season may bring New Year’s Eve champagne toasts to mind. Don Lachie delights in bubbles of a different type — ones that are enjoyed by viewing instead of imbibing.
She characterizes herself as a "90s baby living in a 50s Christmas". Hope Holubowicz is a vintage Christmas decor collection with thousands of items throughout her house.
At Hog Creek Antique Mall in Hillsdale County, the vintage plastic Santa sleigh lawn ornament is going for $325. Too much? Don’t even think about trying to haggle, especially this time of year. The ...
From decorating to gift giving, Christmas in the past was often a much simpler affair than today’s hustle-and-bustle holiday culture. To understand a bit of how past holidays were celebrated, guests ...
Forget the blow-up Santas for your lawn. A new generation of old-fashioned blow mold decorations have come to town. By Frank DeCaro Move over blow-up snowmen. This year, hollow plastic light-up ...