1950s
The kitschy, the bad and the ugly: 18 vintage Christmas party appetizers you don’t see much anymore
Having a retro party for the holidays? Here are the crazy kitschy vintage Christmas party appetizers you will want to serve!
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1970s
3 vintage buttery butterscotch cut-out sugar cookie recipes – plus how to make cookie marionettes
These sweet and buttery butterscotch cut-out sugar cookies have melted butterscotch chips stirred in for a special cut-out cookie flavor. See what fun you can make with these VIP sugar cookies here!
1950s
A sweet collection of cute & very colorful classic Christmas cookies
Get colorful classic Christmas cookies for treats like stained glass cookies, Merry Maker cookies, peppermint pinwheels, Christmas bell and tree cookies, ribbon Christmas cookies, pastel pretties & more recipes.
1960s
How to make an edible Christmas tree with star-shaped cookies (1962)
Star cookie tree (edible Christmas tree with star-shaped cookies) Ingredients & supplies Cookie dough Decorating frosting Colored candies Styrofoam [covered with foil on cookie side]
1970s
Print, cut & assemble this cute 1950s vintage Christmas tree craft with tiny ornaments
Here’s a cute little vintage Christmas tree craft from 1950. You can cut the tree and decorations out of paper, then and you can use it as a table centerpiece or a mantel decoration, hang it up, or just play with it.
1960s
How to make adorable retro ornaments shaped like birds & butterflies: A vintage craft project
Make some retro ornaments for your Christmas tree with these crafts from the ’60s: they’re fanciful birds and butterflies in inexpensive, easy-to-sew felt.
1980s
Cool and creative retro decorated Christmas cakes from the 1980s
See some fun-to-eat centerpiece retro decorated Christmas cakes that the kids can help you bake! There’s a wreath, snowman, stocking, tree & Santa Claus.
1960s
Have a crafty Christmas! Retro holiday decor you can make with ideas from the ’60s
Looking for some authentic retro holiday decor? Here, find out how to make some vintage Christmas crafts from 1964! There’s a green burlap holiday wreath, some tabletop crown Christmas trees, a starburst craft and more.
1970s
Vintage wooden Christmas ornament sets that you could paint (1974)
What a happy, colorful Christmas tree you’ll have this season if it’s gaily trimmed with these old-style wood ornaments you paint yourself!
1960s
How to make an old-fashioned gumdrop Christmas tree decoration (1966)
This fairyland gumdrop Christmas tree is made from gummy candy, toothpicks and a Styrofoam cone. At 24 inches high, it makes a magnificent centerpiece for a Christmas buffet table. Here’s how to make it!
1960s
Go totally ’70s and make a retro shrimp Christmas tree appetizer for your holiday party! Here’s how
A shrimp Christmas tree appetizer is a scene-stealer and a real buffet beauty, certain to cast a special charm over any holiday party – yet so easy to do! Here’s how.
1960s
Holiday hostess tree! A retro-style Christmas tree with meat ornaments (1961)
Trimmed with good-to-eat Oscar Mayer tidbits stuck on with cocktail picks, this Christmas tree with meat ornaments is sure to be the center of attraction at any holiday buffet.
1960s
4 inexpensive Christmas decorations & gifts you can make (1963)
Here’s some beautiful Christmas decor and crafty holiday gifts that you can make – they’re creative and affordable, and all in an authentic ’60s-style.
1950s
6 of the best classic Christmas cookies, kitchen-tested in 1956
The best Christmas cookies we know – and we know hundreds Christmas cookie recipes: Almond Stars, Jamborees & Wreaths Recipes for Christmas cookies: Christmas Trees
1980s
Cherry Christmas tree cake vintage dessert recipe (1986)
Create a holiday sensation with Duncan Hines & a bowl full of cherries Duncan Hines special moistness and your special touch create a holiday sensation, the
1970s
Flourishes of festivity: Vintage Christmas trees from 1974
On these Christmas trees, cuddly creatures ride the silver balsam tree along with Santas and toys, all radiantly spotlighted with the gleam of shining ornaments.
1960s
Dazzling, jewel-like vintage Christmas ornament crafts from the ’60s
Start your holiday decorating now by making dazzling, jewel-like Christmas ornaments shaped like balloons, or enchanting holiday decor to hang in your home!
1970s
Sparking sequined crafts: Jeweled fruit & Christmas ornaments (1972)
Make these ornaments in minutes for dazzling centerpieces or decorations. It’s so easy! You simply use straight pins to attach sequins and beads to Styrofoam forms.
1960s
Karo Lace Cookies (1965)
Karo Lace Cookies… for holiday giving and eating! Surely the most festive Christmas cookies ever — and deliciously easy to make with Karo. These Karo
1960s
Stage a crafty Christmas claybake! (1964)
Christmas claybake In that magical and ever-quickening flurry of days and weeks before Christmas, when lists are drawn up, gifts cached away, parties and visits
1970s
Make a little Christmas tree! Create festivity on a small scale (1977)
Every home has room for a Christmas tree, even if it’s only the tabletop variety. See the festive joy a small tree Christmas tree can bring to your home!
1900s
How to craft clever Christmas ornaments from paper (1960)
So pretty, such fun to do! One of the nicest Christmas customs we know is having both young and old make ornaments for the tree!
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L’eggs pantyhose eggs in metallic gold, silver, red, blue, green for Christmas (1973)
Get crafty and decorate L’eggs eggs for the holidays – they come in gold, silver, red, blue, green, so you can give brighter Christmas presents.
1960s
Colorful Christmas lights from GE (1966 & 1968)
Your holiday decorations can have a new look 15 Merry Bright Light Set — Constant see-thru brilliance! 20 Tinsel-Lights — Halos of sparkle! 35 Merry
1960s
Make your own Christmas trimmings & decor! (1962)
Make your own gay trimmings, advises clever El Paso decorator by Bessie Simpson Remember the days when Christmas trimmings were not to be found in
1970s
How to sew some cute, crafty Christmas tree ornaments (1974)
Here are some crafty Christmas tree ornaments you can sew yourself, using scraps of fabric! There are four different designs using an inexpensive patchwork design.
1970s
Decorate the Christmas tree with salt dough ornaments (1975)
Remember when Christmas was homemade ornaments and handmade gifts? Maybe this is the year for Christmas past. All it takes is a batch of dough
1980s
Easy salt clay dough recipe (1981)
Holiday bake-fest For years beyond telling, a favorite holiday craft project for parents and children has been making charming tree ornaments and centerpiece figures from
1910s
Creative ways to give the family Christmas presents (1910)
You have probably made the selection of gifts for the family, but the question now clamoring for an answer is, in what way shall they be distributed to make the gift-giving an enjoyable event of the day?
1960s
Holiday cookie box: Christmas cutouts (1961)
Christmas cutout cookies recipe Hang some of these on the tree. Ingredients 2 cups sifted flour 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon
1960s
Swedish Crisps, Gingerbread & Christmas Tree cookie recipes (1961)
How to keep the cookie jar filled all through the holidays Swedish Crisps, Gingerbread cookies and Christmas tree cookie recipes Swedish Crisps recipe 1 cup
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