Hello December! Instead of our usual monthly vintage variety show post, I’m going to share a little project that incorporates our curated vintage toy trucks into our holiday home decor.
I remember watching Babes in Toyland on TV as a kid (of course, I always liked the 1960s version with Annette Funicello better than the 80s version). My favorite scene was when they g0t to drive around in those little battery powered cars. I always wished I had one of my own! Who didn’t, right?!?
Well, these vintage toy trucks aren’t battery powered, but they look super festive and cute! And, they make a great addition to the Toyland of my dreams!
Corey and I had a lot of fun discovering different types of vintage toy vehicles all summer long in flea markets, auctions and estate sales. Some were very well-loved and played with! But, we had an even better time trimming them for the holidays!
Move over gingerbread houses, we’ve got a new holiday project for the family!
Here’s my little guy helping me clean them all up and get them ready for decorating. This project is PERFECT for getting the kiddos involved! Decorating a gingerbread house is fun, but these vintage trucks last all season long and make less of a mess. And, your kids could even just decorate any old toy car from their collection.
This really is something you can do too! It’s a great way to add some whimsical fun to your holiday decor and bring new life to those old vintage toys!
Just gather up some trimmings… if you’ve got a holiday village, you may already have some of these supplies. If not, here are a few links to help you get started.
Supplies
Mini Wreaths: here and here (or mini pine garland that you can shape into your own wreaths with some ribbon)
Mini Holly: here
Mini Lights: here and here (these were my favorite thing to add!)
Bottle Brush Trees: here and here and here
Floral Wire: here (or a hot glue gun will work too)
We gathered our supplies and decorated all of our vehicles at once.Then, let the trimming begin!! There is no wrong way to decorate these. Have fun!
Here are some pictures of our favorites. Some of these sold at our holiday market, but we still have quite a few left that are available for purchase!. If you’re interested in any, just email me for more details.
Vintage Toy Trucks
Little Yellow Pickup
Green Dump Truck
Red Tonka Jeep
Tonka Pickups
Red & Yellow Dump Truck
Blue Jeep with Teepee Trailer
Vintage Red & Green Dump Truck
Big Red Flatbed
Aqua Pickup
Green Jeep
Vintage Putz House with Mini Aqua Truck
Steel Truck
Little Radio Flyer Red Wagon
That’s it for our little tour of vintage trucks and toys! I hope this gives you some inspiration to deck your own halls with some a little vintage treasure and create your very own Toyland this holiday season!
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Tammy says
December 3, 2015 at 11:22 pmVery cute. I love them!
Kristy Robb says
December 4, 2015 at 6:02 amThanks Tammy!
Virginia says
December 5, 2015 at 9:30 amWhat fun! I love all of these but my favorite is the jeep. Pinning!
Kristy Robb says
December 5, 2015 at 9:31 amThank you so much!!
Betsy says
December 11, 2015 at 10:10 amI’m in love with every one of these sweet old trucks. They have me smiling from ear to ear. Thank you so much for sharing your collection at Vintage Inspiration Party. I will be featuring on my FB page this morning.
Kristy Robb says
December 11, 2015 at 10:27 amThank you so much Betsy!
Angie @ Knick of Time says
December 15, 2015 at 8:35 pmEvery one of these are so cute and fun! Thanks for sharing then at the Vintage Inspiration Party – you are featured this week!
Debby Bowden says
December 26, 2016 at 11:24 pmI love the vintage trucks! Would like to know what you have left that is for sell.
Kristy Robb says
December 26, 2016 at 11:37 pmThank you so much Debby! I have one left listed in my ETSY shop. See the link in the top right corner of the site for a shortcut!