Antique Shop Finds on my Holiday Mantel

Greetings everyone! As promised, I thought I'd show you some of my recent antique shop finds during my trip to Central Cali. All of these items were purchased for a great deal, so I was very excited about that! :) I also incorporated these finds onto my holiday mantel, which I will also show in this post.

First up are these lovely vintage bottles: 1 amber bottle & 2 lavender ones! I found these for $1.25 each!

I love finding old bottles, so these were happily added to my collection!

Then I came upon these two vintage english bowls.

I really loved the scene on this staffordshire lavender bowl!

The floral bowl had some lovely crackling that I love oh so much! Both bowls were a steal {at least for me} for $2.00 each!

Then I was a very happy camper when I bought these vintage ornaments for 0.25 to 0.50 cents each!

These box of Shiny Brites were found for $2.00!

I purchased this old Dundee Jar for $1.00, and I just LOVE the patina on this one! I like to collect these jars & use them for a variety of purposes like holding paint brushes, pencils, pens, etc. And they are also great to use as candle holders too, if you find the right shaped ones to fit. Here I used mine to hold sprigs of pine.

Now on to the fun stuff. :) This year's Holiday Mantel sort of mirrors my previous simple fall mantel. I just switched things around, used what I already had, and then incorporated my recent antique shop finds.

I decided to showcase the vintage ornaments atop the pair of found lavender bottles by placing them upside down. The glass candle holder in the middle is from the dollar tree. I placed these all onto my vintage silver tray which was also used in my fall mantel {but instead of placing it up against the wall, it is now set flat}.

I wanted to incorporate lavender throughout my mantel in honor of the advent season.

I also placed the vintage blue green ornament onto the amber bottle.

I just love the way this combination looks next to these lovely matchboxes that I bought from the Shabby Chic Couture store some time ago. It doubles as both a functional & religious purpose.

Leftover rose blooms were placed inside the lavender bowls. I love mixing both rustic & romantic natural elements into my decor.

I usually place some of my vintage ornaments into a glass vessel, but our mantel is slightly off kilter {you can't tell in the picture, but it is crooked enough that something may fall}. So until we redo our mantel, I opted out of putting any heavy glass onto the mantel and decided to leave the shiny brites as-is, in its box. And to tell you the truth, I actually like it better that way! :)

And of course I just had to display my mercury candle holders {my favorite!}. I also placed a vintage french mustard jar onto my mantel {as in my fall mantel}.

Love the cream colored jar against the pale pink rose.

The fall leaves were traded in for scented sprigs throughout, for a simple touch of greenery.

The rest of my recent antique shop finds that are not pictured, included an old white bottle, and a vintage Chanel No. 5 eau de cologne bottle. I also found a handful of 100 year old vintage Christmas postcards, which I will be showing you in another post. I took a lot of pictures of my simple, vintage-inspired holiday mantel - I hope you enjoy them!

This is what my vintage-inspired holiday mantel looks like overall.

Well there you have it - my recent antique shop finds on my simple holiday mantel. This weekend I also worked on a project that involves leftover molding & a miter saw. Stay tuned, as I hope to share that project with you soon! So until next time, Season's Greetings to all!


Cheers,
Jessie


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