The Holidays Have Arrived at Vintages!

The Holidays are always a fun time ... everything is bright and cheery ... and Vintages is decked out in its Holiday finest.

Take a tour through the shop below. Remember, at Vintages you can have your purchases wrapped for you ... you can purchase gift certificates ... and we can help you with shipping.

This is not your Grandma's Advent Calendar! We have a couple of truly unique Advent Calendars ... while they last! And the beach theme gifts are so popular all year long.

Birds, bottles, trees, boxes and paperweights ... great gifts and decorations.

Beautiful decorative frames and vintage jewelry for that special person.

Distinctive globes candles and more ...

How about a "Butterfly Tree"?

Great selection of vintage ephemera, ribbons, trims and millinery .. perfect for a DIY Christmas.

More gorgeous frames!

Wire angels and trees ... plus colorful bottle-brush trees too!

Frames, birds, trees ...

Little glass dishes, coasters, mugs ,etc.

Nice selection of hand crafted Nativity sets.

Ornaments galore!

Neat stuff ...

Plates, platters and mugs ... with snowmen.


Gifts from enamel and Limoges boxes to magnets and Santos figures.

Got to have wreaths and pine sprays!

Tin hearts and stockings.

Handmade planters and vases.

Vintage Christmas Tree Pins ... and some new handcrafted ones too!

Bottle-brush trees ... hand dyed and decorated

... in many colors

... and many sizes.

Many trees to choose from ...

... and don't miss the vintage holiday treasures.

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