If you have a box of old Christmas decorations tucked away, you might be sitting on a surprising treasure. Vintage Christmas ...
Think twice before throwing away vintage Christmas ornaments - they could be worth a pretty penny! Here's a guide to how much ...
Holiday nostalgia has a way of sneaking up on people the minute they crack open a dusty box of ornaments. What looks like a ...
Propelled by visions of Christmases past, ornament collectors today search out antique ornaments at garage sales, flea markets and antiques stores, and pay prices for their finds ranging from 50 cents ...
Generations ago, Pennsylvania Dutch farm families may have taken the time to make Christmas trees from branches or perhaps bring a small tree inside. They decorated the tree with simple treats that ...
Though Hanssen collects "every aspect of antique Christmas," his favorite find is antique tree lights, which date back as far ...
IT’S that time of year when we dust off boxes of ornaments from the loft to deck out our Christmas trees. And, according to ...
If it’s been years since you peered into those old boxes marked “Christmas” in your basement or attic, now might be a good time to take a look. You might be sitting on a small goldmine of vintage ...
Antique kugels come in an array of colors, which were often created by adding trace amounts of metals—iron, for example, to make green, or cobalt to make deep blue—to molten glass. Silver kugels are ...
From Shiny Brites in pastel shades, Jewel Brites with tiny bottle-brush trees inside, to Victorian paper ornaments — vintage Christmas ornament collecting is a hot hobby. "I have been collecting on ...
An antique expert shares how to safely clean, store, and preserve vintage holiday ornaments without harming delicate finishes ...