Showing posts from December, 2012

The Vignettes in Review 2012: July-December

December 31, 2012
Since I usually do a review or recap post of my holiday vignettes, I am limiting this review to non-seasonal vignettes. I added a thrifted globe and a vintage "Light of the World" print in this  post.


The Vignettes in Review 2012: January - June

December 30, 2012
I posted my 2012 flower garden review on December 26th.  My garden posts were my most viewed posts in 2012.  At least they were until November and December, when a few of my Christmas crafts and vignettes went over very big! Rather than review the Christmas posts that I just recapped earlier this month, I am posting a vignette review.  I have been blogging a little over a year now and many of these early vignettes were below everybody's radar.  Victorian ladies vignette in a sewing drawer was one of my first vignettes to go over 500 pageviews. If you would like to view this post,  click here.


Back Thrifting After Christmas Break

December 28, 2012
I am in acquisition mode after Christmas.   I will admit that I may be the only one in blogland actively seeking more stuff.  Almost all of the after Christmas posts have been about resolutions, and organizing, and purging, but me I am gearing up for a new year of blogging.  I need stuff.  Props.  New "old items" to use in new vignettes.  It's what my blog is all about, organizing clutter! So here are a few recently acquired items that you will undoubtedly see in the coming year on "Organized Clutter": This vintage Santa planter is unmarked but I found some like him on Etsy for sale.  I think he was made in Japan.  He probably won't be seen again until next November.  $3.


My Top Flower/Junk Garden Posts of 2012

December 26, 2012
Baby, it's cold outside! Below zero. No better time to blog about my favorite time of year, summer.  My top flower and junk garden posts of 2012 are as follows: My Front Yard Flower Border was one of the most viewed flower posts.  If you want to see the entire post again,  click here.


Scandinavians, Winter, and Minnesota

December 26, 2012
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!   Here in northern Minnesota, there is still a long winter ahead of us.  The older I get, the less I like the snow and cold.  I always wonder what possessed my ancestors to settle here in northern Minnesota.   When many of them immigrated in the late 1800's, the winters had to be even more brutal without snowplows, central heating, and heated automobiles. The Minnesota DNR has compiled this climate data on Minnesota: Climate Average annual precipitation  -  Average Annual Precipitation Map Northwest: 19 inches/year Southeast: 34 inches/year Average annual snowfall  -  Average Annual Snowfall Map Northeast: 70 inches/year Southwest: 35 inches/year Latest spring freeze  -  Median Frost Date Table April 29 - metro area May 27 - far north Earliest fall freeze  -  Median Frost Date Table October 5 - metro area September 16 - far north Average temperature Spring  -  Average Spring Temperature Map 36 F north 44 F sou


Merry Christmas

December 23, 2012
I wish you a Merry Christmas ,   and a Happy New Year ! Looking forward to thrifting, decorating, crafting, DIY, flower gardening, and  collecting in 2013 with my friends in blogland! Follow  ORGANIZED CLUTTER In A Reader. Follow  ORGANIZED CLUTTER by Email. Follow  ORGANIZED CLUTTER on Facebook. Follow  ORGANIZED CLUTTER on Twitter.


Vintage Christmas Treasures

December 21, 2012
I wish I had more vintage Christmas decorations.   I have shared my vintage angel collection, my tea cups and saucers, my salt and pepper shakers, and my Santa mugs in previous posts. Today I am sharing a few more of my favorites. This little white angel figurine/bust was purchased thrifting and was made in Japan.   She's sitting in faux snow but it could be clouds.   Don't you love the eyelashes?  My favorite head vases have those eyelashes too.  Speaking of head vases... Also made in Japan, from Napcoware, a little Christmas head vase with a fur and poinsettia trimmed hat. She's my only Christmas head vase.  They are really hard to find at a reasonable price. A pair of white leather fur trimmed baby shoes that were mine.  (That's vintage 1956) Love them. And last but not least, my Grandma's song book from the early 1900's.  A collection of 101 best songs, hymns, and carols.  Copyright 1925. Enjoying a day off


Summer and Winter

December 20, 2012
The older I get, the less I enjoy the snow and cold weather in northern Minnesota.   The snow cover this winter is really beautiful as it sticks to the tree branches. This is an Acer Maple variety on our front boulevard, and a spruce tree by our deck. This is the view of our back yard.   There is maybe a foot of snow. It seems that there are a lot of gray days with little sunshine in the winter. Tomorrow will be our shortest day of the year, with sunrise 8:03 and sunset at 4:20. Everything is snow covered and dormant. This is my funnel on a broom handle in winter... Remember it last summer with red lantana? The whiskey barrel and water pumps in winter... And in summer. The re-purposed futon ends in winter...  And in summer. The fairy garden in winter...  And in the summer. Garden junk in winter... And in summer. The weathered gray chair in winter... And in summer.   The potting bench in winter...


Christmas Tour 2012 and Recap

December 17, 2012
First there was Christmas crafting... the torn book page tree in a terra cotta pot,  (I think my book page tree got the most pageviews of any of my Christmas posts) the jute webbing candle pouch, the framed button snowman and tree, the blog inspired star snowman, the yardstick tree,  (this was also a follower favorite) my Dollar Tree styrofoam snowballs, the $5 gold cherub figurine, that was dry brushed with creamy white paint,  the folded book Christmas craft, and the bottle brush trees that were bleached and glittered.  These were my crafting highlights of the Christmas season. Now on to the tour...  First stop, the Christmas pew,  (this post was very popular) and the front doorstep display. Once inside, the bathroom has my spray painted snow village on display on the long vanity. Vintage look snow babies in the den... A prim angel and pillows on the spare bed in the d