OUR ANNUAL POST - REMEMBERING CANDY BOXES & ORANGES...AT CHRISTMAS... VINTAGE AND DIY ITEMS TOO

Stumbling across this wonderful 1915 ad again for giving oranges at Christmas--click on the photo--we were reminded of a great article by Paul Race of Family Christmas Online(TM):

REMEMBERING: CANDY BOXES & ORANGES 

Those of you who grew up with these things may think that it's silly to commemorate something so ubiquitous as Christmas candy boxes and oranges being given out at Christmas. But, like many other North American Christmas traditions, it is worth documenting now in case it goes the way of the putz* and the C-6 light bulb. And the candy box art, humble as it was, was as clear a reflection of its times as any greeting card art or Christmas tree decorations of the same period. 

READ MORE HERE http://familychristmasonline.com/memories/candy_boxes/candy_boxes.htm

Speaking of candy containers, click on the link to see Frank Kelsey's outstanding Flickr album of vintage and antique candy containers--metal, glass, paper, house-shaped...it's all there, over 120 examples--click here. 

AND FROM PAPER GLITTER GLUE--VINTAGE INSPIRED, HEIRLOOM POTENTIAL, DIY CANDY AND GIFT BOXES:
---SCOTTIE DOG!  https://paperglitterglue.com/scotty-dog-gift-box-diy-treat-box/
---GNOME!  https://paperglitterglue.com/diy-gnome-gift-box/ 

AND A PHOTO ALBUM--OUTSTANDING CANDY BOX HOUSES BY KARL FEY; CLICK HERE 

P.S. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS RESOURCES ALL UNDER ONE ROOF, CHECK OUT FAMILY CHRISTMAS ONLINE(TM) TODAY AT  https://www.familychristmasonline.com/

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