~santa's vintage boots~

how charming are these little guys?

i bought them at an antique store a couple years ago, because somewhere deep down inside they stirred a memory from my childhood.

they are candles, and the berries are missing from the one, but i kinda like them this way.

linking up with Debra at Common Ground for her Vintage Friday Inspiration

it's a really fun party to visit ~ see ya there!

and Feathered Nest Holiday at French Country Cottage

Tracey

shoe-shine!!

i bid on this treasure at a local thrift store auction

and mine was the winning bid!

it is a wonderful old shoe-shine box with all the original polishing goodies

look how worn it is

here's the top with a boot strip (?) where you would rest your shoe

(I have no idea why blogger keeps rotating my photos - anyone have a solution??)

i gave it to my dad - he honestly spent longer digging through and sniffing all the polishes than on any of his "real" gifts! (that's where I get my treasure-hunting genes...)

linking up to Today's Thrifty Treasures at Southern Hospitality

Tracey