"Nobody used to collect vintage Christmas tape dispensers, and now everyone does." "I just like the old stuff," Romanaggi says. "I like how it looks, and I like the whimsy it inspires." Sometimes the ...

The holiday season has a sort of intrinsic nostalgia about it. So it’s no surprise, then, that many choose to deck the halls with trinkets they’ve either inherited from family or ones they’ve ...

Tiny bubbles at the holiday season may bring New Year’s Eve champagne toasts to mind. Don Lachie delights in bubbles of a different type — ones that are enjoyed by viewing instead of imbibing.

He calls them Fauxberge. They’re blinged-out Christmas ornaments that had their height of popularity half a century ago and have become a passion of collector Patrick Hubert of Mt. Pleasant Township.

JOPLIN, Mo. — When it comes to celebrating Christmas, one area man is stuck in the past. He wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s the work of Joplin resident Jay McBee. He knows just when his passion ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — Christmas stuck around for all 12 months of the year at the Kupfer household. As John and Marian Kupfer aged, antique trees adorned with rare handmade ornaments remained on display in ...

Carol Ahlgren describes her vintage holiday collections as “Thrifted Christmas” because she unearths many of her gems at Twin Cities thrift shops. She paid 50 cents for a felt tree skirt depicting ...

The decorations don’t stay year round, which makes the sheer amount of Christmas spirit in Duncan Noel Campbell’s Regina home all the more impressive. His vast collection features 23 trees, including ...