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I helped my Dad get his up last weekend. All the stuff he has for decorations is really cool vintage stuff from the 50's that his dad made.
The Santa is the original one that my Grandpa made in 1956, it was a paper pattern that you glue to plywood and then clear coat it.
The Candy Cane is something my Grandpa came up with on his own. I'm not sure about the snowman family if he came up with it or if it was some pattern but he made and painted it by hand, they are also from the 50's.
The Sleigh and Reindeer are not from the 50's but the patterns are, we had the originals that my Grandpa made but they were falling apart. My dad found the patterns on Ebay so him and I made them last year.
These are pictures from last year, but they are all up now.
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That vintage Santa needs an old school glass bottle of Coke in his raised hand.... LOL!
My wife's allergies have prevented us from having a real tree for many years now. We bought a decent looking fake and decorate it nicely. It's a bonus that it doesn't require watering, doesn't dry out and doesn't drop thousands of needles. Only real drawback is the lack of that fresh tree smell, which I do miss. If it weren't for her allergies, I would add a fresh wreath inside the front door to get that pine smell.
You can get plug-in air-fresheners that'll waft that fine pine scent through the house.