A peak into my vintage collection- Vintage Christmas Cards and Floral Frogs

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I have been thinking about starting a new series here on the blog and IG called “ A peak into my collection”. I want to be able to share a few of the fun pieces that I have been collecting over the years and how I use them in our home. My hope is to inspire you to start a collection that speaks to you heart and to potentially see things in a different light. This week I am so excited to share with you a very special collection to me: my vintage Christmas cards and my floral frogs.

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For years I have passed by booths at antique stores that have old post cards from all over the country and world. In the last few years I have been stopping to check them out, boy has that been fun. My collection of vintage Christmas cards is staring to grow. Some of them have dates( one is from 1911) , some don’t but all of them have a sweet message that someone shared many years ago. As I was pulling the card from 1911 out of the box I told my husband that it is so cool to me that I am holding a pieces of history, someone’s memory in my hands.

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Vintage collecting always makes me think of the history of a piece or who the item belonged too. My floral frog collection is a recent one and it is slowly becoming my favorite collection that I have. While most of the collect is metal floral frogs I also have a glass one that I love. While in the past the were used at the bottom of floral arrangements I wanted to find another way to use them. My favorite way to use them is as picture holders, specifically some of my Victorian pictures( I will share more on that collection later). For Christmas they make the perfect holders for the vintage cards.

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Here are some fun facts about floral frogs:

  • The oldest patent for a floral from is from 1875, it was issued to S. Van Stone. That frog was ceramic.

  • Frogs were very popular during the flapper era of the 20’s and 30’s. They have been traced back to 16th century Europe

  • It is hard to say why they are called frogs, it is said that they are called frogs because they would sit in water like a frog.

I hope that this post has inspired you to start a collection and to see how you can use vintage pieces in your home in a different way. Happy hunting, Lynsey.

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