Santa's in the house...

It seems that some of my holiday collections have, well, exploded this year... in a good way you might say... My collection of vintage Santa mugs grew by 3 or 4 this year.  I have "minis" and "regulars".

The front porch decorating is still not finished... nor the tree... I guess this qualifies as a bit of an explosion too.

But back to those Santa mugs... some cute wink-y ones with a pitcher I picked up last year... perhaps it is time to remove that string from the handle, hmmm?

This Santa makes me think of the sixties... or fifties.  I picked up two red and a green plastic frames at a trip to Ikea.  Cheap plastic but they sure look festive with a vintage Santa card... AND they're actually double sided so you could put TWO cards in a frame if need be.

 This Santa is a bit of a cheat... since it's a candy cane toboggan filled with a choir boy, two angels and a dark haired Santa.  It's one of my favorite vintage items... the original box is pretty fabulous too.

The top of my fridge is brimming with Santas... my $3.00 Pepsi crate is on it's side and is just right to fill up with these jolly ole elves.

I removed a couple of pages from a vintage Little Golden Book to cover an existing picture... and this Santa mug face is one I really love... with some of his paint rubbed away.

Here's a shot of the whole shebang... this cabinet is above my kitchen cabinets.  Originally there were doors but we removed them so I can have a place to put all my crap display all my fabulous stuff year round!  The Santa pitcher below was a find this year for just $2.99... it is also missing a bit of paint but that's part of the charm.  It's a Howard Holt pitcher.

Another upper cabinet... The Santa tree topper is still in it's original plastic.  A Martha Stewart one back when she and Kmart were still friends.  The came in green and red... I should have gotten one of both... oh Martha how I miss you.

 Another upper cupboard... with vintage Lifesaver book.  This one is pretty old based on the look of this Santa... We always got one of these for Christmas when I was young.... of course mine wasn't as old as this!

A sweet little Santa face to sit by the stove...

And even chippy, cement Santa is in the house this year... The wet weather takes a toll on him on the West facing porch.

Just three more bins to unpack and one more tree to decorate...

So are you still decorating?   Or have you finished?