Vintage Christmas Postcard - Santa with Toys

If you've never had a chance to go to a Christkindlmarkt (Christmas market), you should definitely try to make it some year. We go to the Christmas market in Bethlehem PA and it's so much fun! There's food, crafts, glass blowing demonstrations, a bazillion ornaments for sale, and did I mention food?

This postcard reminds me of the markets I've been to. Some have people in period dress walking around with toys hanging from a wooden display just like this vintage Santa in the postcard!

If you are close to Bethlehem PA here is the link for this year's market:

Bethlehem PA Christmas Market Link

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Vintage Christmas Postcard - Watching for Santa

This one reminds me of me and my cousins on Christmas eve, hanging out of the window at my Grandma's house looking for Santa. Grandpa used to go outside and ring sleigh bells, and we'd all try to find the sleigh. Another one of my favorite Christmas postcards! I think this one is so sweet. Illustrated by Ellen Clapsaddle.

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Vintage Christmas Postcard - Hearty Greetings

This Clapsaddle Christmas kids postcard is adorable! It would make a sweet card or tag.

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Vintage Can Label - Butterfly Brand Beans

I didn't know that I had this label, it's amazing what happens when you clean! Olney and Floyd sold canned goods in the very early 1900s and the label art is amazing. You've probably seen their pumpkin label, but the bean one is just as pretty.

I enlarged this a bit, the original label is pretty small. 

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Christmas Postcard - Birds in Tree

I love birds and have multiple bird feeders in the back yard. I think I'm going to get some little baskets and fill them with seed and decorate my pine trees just like this Christmas postcard! They would look sweet tied on with red bows.

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Vintage Christmas Postcard - Santa and Tree

his is a great Santa close up. Not sure of the date for this postcard. The cancellation was blurred so I couldn't see when it was posted. It's pretty early though.

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Vintage Santa Postcard - Blank

Christmas season has begun! I love this Santa Christmas postcard. You can write in your own message!

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Happy Thanksgiving - Vintage Postcard

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

I'm so grateful for everyone who visits my page. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving!

This cool postcard was illustrated by Veenhiet, and I think was from Wolf publishing or International Arts. I've always loved this one!

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Vintage Thanksgiving Card - Pumpkin Pie

This is one of my favorite Ellen Clapsaddle Thanksgiving postcards. Probably because I love pie!

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Vintage Thanksgiving Alphabet Card

Turkeys can't help the way they look! :-) I thought this child's alphabet card (published by Raphael Tuck) was pretty funny. There is a series of these, but Mr. Turkey was the hapless victim for the letter "T"

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Vintage Thanksgiving Card - Herding Turkeys

All I can say is that those turkeys don't look happy at all.

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Vintage Thanksgiving Postcard - Turkey

I'm really looking forward to Thanksgiving! Kids are home from school, and it's so nice to be together again! Just ordered my turkey, and I'm in the middle of cleaning the house (it really needs it!).

Anybody have any fun Thanksgiving plans?

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Thanksgiving Joys Postcard

Thanksgiving joys! This card from the early 1910s is heavily embossed. I love it how the print and the embossing is a little offset.

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Snowball Fight Postcard

We had the first snow here yesterday, it was pretty messy but the kids loved it! Pretty much like the ones in this postcard. Published by Raphael Tuck and illustrated by AL Bowley. 

Not sure of the date on this one.

Vintage Thanksgiving Turkey Postcard

A very stately turkey wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving!  This one is from around the 1910s

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Thanksgiving Proclamation Postcard

Mr. Turkey doesn't look very happy about this Thanksgiving proclamation. Can't say I blame him!!

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Vintage Chocolate Trade Card

It's been chilly enough here to want to stay inside with a cup of cocoa. My arthritis isn't liking the cold. Here's an old cocoa trade card from Walter Baker Inc, a very old established chocolate manufacturer!

Thank You Veterans!

Thank you for your sacrifice veterans!

Veterans Day Postcard

In honor of veterans everywhere, thank you for serving!

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Thankgiving Postcard - Joys be Yours

This is such a sweet Thankgiving card! Signed MEC and published by Tuck in 1916.

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Vintage Thanksgiving Card - Patriotic Turkey

Here's a very colorful patriotic Thanksgiving postcard! The embossed gold border survived mostly intact which is kind of amazing since this was published in 1908.

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Free Junk Journal Sheet - Shabby Music

I made this while eating breakfast this morning so there might be some coffee stains!!  I needed some vintage shabby paper. Hope you can use this!

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It's 8" x 8" but if you don't get that size from downloading here, you can get it from my Dropbox:

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Vintage Thanksgiving Postcard - Colorful Turkey

I love this colorful Thanksgiving postcard, and the patriotic ribbon at the top.

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Free Thanksgiving Postcard - Frame

This wonderful Thanksgiving postcard would make a great place card! I removed the text on one so you can use these on your dinner table!  Just make sure that you resize it!

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Vintage Thanksgiving Postcard - Corn

This big old ear of corn Thanksgiving postcard is from around 1912!

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Vintage Trade Card - Calendar

Just in case you need a calendar (it's a little out of date)! Courtesy of Hoyts German Cologne and Rubifoam (tooth powder). My Grandma used to buy tooth powder when we were kids. I tried it, the kind she used tased like wintergreen. I think Rubifoam was perfume flavored. I can't imagine what that would taste like!

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Thanksgiving Dinner Vintage Postcard

A pretty Thanksgiving spread by Ellen Clapsaddle! Looks yummy!

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Vintage Thanksgiving Postcard - Brundage

I'm not sure who is winning this fight, the turkey might have the upper hand! I love this Frances Brundage Thanksgiving postcard!

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Vintage Thread Trade Card Calendar

Happy November! I'm always a little sad the day after Halloween, it's like we have to get back to the mundane world, no more witches, spooks, and mystery.

This is the back of a folded thread trade card - the backs of the cards are often just as cool as the pictures on the front. This one was hiding a calendar!

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