Christmas gifts are a great way to release your creative juices. Make the wrapping and bow part of the gift. Susan has put together some creative bows using our ribbons and a variety of doo-dads ... that's the technical term for accoutrements and accents you can add to gifts to make them special! We have a great selection of ribbons, decorative wrapping paper and all kinds of doo-dads -- new, handcrafted and vintage. Take a gander at what she has created ... then use your imagination to create your own. Red Kraft paper wrap using one of Susan's Hand Decorated Bottle Brush Trees in the Satin Cord Bow Kraft-type Wrapping Papers in a Variety of Colors ($1.89 to $3.95 per sheet) Kraft Paper Wrap with Sparkly Gold Ribbon ($1.25 per yard) and Glittery Birds ($6.95 each) Red Kraft Paper Wrap with one of Aunt Mil's Vintage Beaded Ornaments ($9.95 each) Above are Six Wraps using some of our Decorative Papers and Ribbons Christmas Dog and Cat Decora...

Post Cards are probably one of the most collected items in America. While there are many different aspects to collecting these little historic works of art, holidays are my favorite. They are schmaltzy, sugar coated and so traditional. But you can't beat the sentiment and the messages. Here is a small gallery of some of the selection we have in stock. Greetings from Hanford 1910 German floral card from c1910 - the roses are fuzzy! A cold looking greeting from Illinois 1911 Flowers were popular in the 1910s This greeting was clipped to make a tag c1913 Pansies for Christmas 1915 My favorite ... Arts & Crafts 1915 Another flowered greeting 1917 A greeting card from 1920 Simple elegance in this Arts & Crafts 1915 card Another Arts & Crafts image c1920s This greeting card is great! The front door opens to reveal the home's family to greet you!

Vintages has joined with other retailers in Los Gatos Village to be open on Thursday nights until nine for your shopping convenience. In partnership with the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce we have created the Thursday Night Holiday Shopping Stroll.  Five Good Reasons to Shop Los Gatos on Thursdays: 1. Shops are open until 9pm 2. Free valet parking for your convenience 3. Holiday Carriage rides along Santa Cruz Avenue 4. Prize drawings from participating retailers 5. Great places to eat on any budget Los Gatos is a wonderful place to shop and stroll. Come join us! Vintages will also be open the two Mondays before Christmas and the rest of the Sundays before Christmas.

Over the years, as both a collector and antiques dealer, I have always felt a bit of awe when holding an item that is older than me. Even more when it is a real antique a hundred or two hundred years old. Antiquarian books are even more thrilling because the closer the printing is to the origins of the book, or even maybe a first edition signed by the author, it feels like I have a connection, a communication with the writer. I have my own collection of old books -- early books about Hawaii and interesting books on wine and oenology. I also love miniature books and old journals. As dealers we have had the good fortune to reunite a few old diaries and albums with the original families! That is a truly wonderful feeling. Even if you don't read these old tomes, they make wonderful statement pieces in decorating offices, libraries and dens. The old coffee table books add a wonderful conversation piece to any family room. Here is a selection of some of the old coll...

The past few years we have passed on the PNC Christmas Price Index , a tabulation from the folks over at PNC Wealth Management of how much it would cost to purchase all the gifts in the classic Holiday song The Twelve Days of Christmas . Here it is for 2013, which is the 30th time they have done this index that totals the cost of items gifted by a True Love who repeats all of the song's verses.     A steadily improving economy has helped the index increase by 7.7% in 2013. "We were surprised to see such a large increase from a year ago, given the overall benign inflation rate in the U.S., but the dancers in the index took a huge leap this year to play catch up from paltry increases the previous few years,” PNC said. Nine Ladies Dancing vaulted with a 20 percent this year, while Lords-a-Leaping jumped 10 percent, combining for a $1,736 increase from 2012. Based on the array of all the gifts in the holiday classic, the price tag is $27,393.17 in 2013, $...

We are stocked up with everything you need for Holiday decorations, gifts and more ... and we are open extended hours as well, including Sundays 11-5 and Thursday nights until 9! Advent Calendars ... both traditional and handcrafted fabric dolls and banners Love this Scottie ... one only Kraft and Solid Papers ... great for DIY wrapping creativity Christmas Cat Paper Christmas Dog Paper Gift Wrapping Supplies ... paper, ribbon, bow picques and accents These cute little gift bags! Elegant Ornaments Whimsical Ornaments Trees ... many sizes and styles Our Holiday Selection of Magnets Kitchen Towels and Serviettes in Paris and Holiday designs Platters, Plates, Mugs Little Boxes, Snowmen, Decorated Trees Vintage-style Theater with two scenes ... one only