There's the $1 store, and then there's the $100 store. You may know it by another name: Costco. I'll tell you, I cannot seem to get out of that store without dropping one hundred bones on something or other, and it's usually not anything very interesting: diapers, wipes, TP, OJ, string cheese, butter. Knowing how easy it is to part with Benjamins, I usually steer clear of the books and movies section of the store to keep temptation at bay. This last trip, I was not so successful and it took me about 5 seconds to put these three books in my cart.
Each one was $11.99, which is a bit lower than the Amazon price. All three books are by the same author,
Susan Waggoner, who has written several books with cute vintage illustrations on the cover. Waggoner has four vintage Christmas books:
Christmas Memories: Gifts, Activities, Fads and Fancies 1920s-1960s
It's a Wonderful Christmas: The Best of the Holidays 1940-1965
Have Yourself a Very Vintage Christmas: Crafts, Decorating Tips and Recipes, 1920s-1960s
Under the Tree: The Toys and Treats That Made Christmas Special, 1930-1970
Costco only had the first three on the list, but I've seen the last one in the stores. I've made it through It's a Wonderful Christmas, and am reading about the 1930s in Christmas Memories. So far there is a little bit of overlap of information between the two books, but not so much that I wish I'd only bought one or the other--I'll update when I finish Christmas Memories. The Have Yourself a Very Vintage Christmas book is new for this year, and it contains craft instructions in addition to the historical information. I haven't read that one yet either, so I'll come back and add a review when I finish.
In all, they're cute books; easy to read and they have good information about the history of some Christmas traditions we enjoy today (such as decorated store windows, sending Christmas cards, etc.) I'd definitely recommend them if you are a fan of vintage Christmas style!
I LOVE her books! I have just two of them, I think - I haven't gotten all of my Christmas books out this year. I am missing them already....
ReplyDeleteI hope Santa will get these for me!
ReplyDeleteThese look like so much fun to read. Being the thrifty one that I am - I went over to the library and requested the Very Vintage Christmas Book. Looks like fun!
ReplyDeleteWe don't have Costco, but we have Sam's Club. I can spend $100.00 and only get about seven things. And each one is a big as a bed pillow!
I love her books and have them all. She has a really cute one on weddings that is a great shower gift. The illustrations are reason enough to buy them. They are fun just to look through.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have Coscto, as Shara said we only have Sam's Club here. I don't shop there often, I tend to spend every cent on bulk amounts of stuff!
ReplyDeleteI have all 4 of these as well....NEVER get tired of looking at them! :)
ReplyDeleteI will have to get a couple of these books for my daughters. One of them is doing the 12 days of Christmas - wrapping up 2 books for each day and then letting the kids pick one each to open and read before bed.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up on these!
Looks awesome!!
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