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End of Year HALF OFF Sale in Dime Store Chic!

Hello, My Friends!~~

SALE! SALE! SALE! Dime Store Chic is having a 50% off end of year SALE! From now until January 1st (midnight EST) you can get HALF OFF everything in Dime Store Chic! YOU NEED to enter the following coupon code at checkout: HALF2015 You MUST enter the code. I cannot do it for you, no exceptions please. So dash on over to Dime Store Chic for great deals!

Happy New Year!~~Beth

 

 

 

Our 2015 Christmas Tree

Hello, My Friends!~~

After the craft shows, it is time to decorate our house for Christmas. Most of the decorations are in the living room, and the feature, of course, is our tree.

The top of the tree has a vintage illuminated plastic star and a glass Santa with a very tall hat. The bunny smiling at the top is actually on a shelf behind the tree. Mr. Hippity Hop is kept up all year because he is so smiling and fun! Our tree is artificial. Hubby has to wear gloves to put it together and to string it with lights as the "needles" are quite prickly. He also hangs a piney scented stick inside the tree. It is amazing how our guests year after year think our tree is real.

Every year I crowd my grandmother's knee-hugger elves onto the tree in a mischievous grouping. Our cat has already relocated a few of them to the floor.

The dog ornaments and decorations (and a fun vintage NOEL candle holder) find a home together in the front of the tree.

Here is a box of honeycomb snowmen and Santas that came from my parent's house. I kept them in the box and just set the box on the tree this year. And that is a George HW Bush rubber dog toy in front of them. We found that when we lived in Michigan over 20 years ago and just thought it was hilarious. Above these goodies is a "suck eye" Santa that used to decorated the window of my car every December. But my new car has tinted back windows so you can't see him well. Now he hangs out on our tree. He is over 20 years old. A Dollar Tree purchase inspired by my BFF Suzy.

This side of the tree has ornaments made by friends from ornament swaps. I love them!

This side of the tree has our "I Love Lucy" ornaments, the Wizard of Oz ornaments my mom made n the 780's as well as cute painted wooden ornaments our good friends from St. Louis made in the 70's. The official start of my childhood Christmas was when a handmade ornament by our friends arrived in the mail! My mother has entrusted them to me this year.

The trains are from Hallmark and we bought them when our son (who is 21 now) was in his boyhood "train phase." Doesn't every little boy have a train phase? And the "Night Before Christmas" book is from 1883 and was owned by my great-great grandmother. It is very well-loved and I am happy to have it for our holiday home!

Thanks for taking my tree tour! I hope you have the Merriest Christmas and a healthy and prosperous 2016!~~~XXOO, Beth

 

New Christmas Goodies in Dime Store Chic!

Hello, My Friends!~~

I have just packed Dime Store Chic FULL of vintage one-of-a-kind holiday creations for your home!If you have a minute please stop by and have a look!

Here are a few of the goodies listed today...

These fun pieces of holiday cheers and LOTS more are now in Dime Store Chic! Thanks so much for stopping by!~~~XXOO, Beth