1st of advent; vintage christmas inspiration!

Today it's the 1st of advent. I have never really liked christmas but for some reason I feel quit keen on it this year. I actually looking forward to do all the decorating and above all to bake of curse. If you're going to decorate, I think you should go vintage. Look through the old boxes down in the basement or maybe visit some old grandmother and try to get a hold of some nice old christmas decorations. I don't like all this new christmas crap, let's go back to some genuine quality stuff! Here are some great inspiration pictures and some things I would like to get:

Vintage Christmas tree decorations
Picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/
cleplusfreelancers/8242644443/in/photostream

Nice with a smaller tree, here standing on a drawer.
Picture:http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=christmas+cleveland+collection

Another small tree with a lot of fun animals. Love the bird in the cage!
Picture: http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/3f/eb/69/
3feb69bd134dfc793bac9eae7bb39878.jpg

Vintage decoration birds
Picture: http://christmasornamentssale.org/
category/antique-christmas-ornaments/page/34/

Amazing vintage Christmas tree decorations,
 love the light pink ones!
picture: http://pamgarrison.typepad.com/
pamgarrison/2009/12/index.html

Fun garland that you can easily make by your self!
Picture: http://www.zulily.com/oops-event

Antique Christmas tree balls from Etsy!
Picture: http://www.etsy.com/listing/115512509/
antique-christmas-ornaments-shiny-bright

Fun Christmas trees with beads!
Picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/
23257912@N08/6484377633/in/faves-emmalamb/lightbox/

Funny looking antique angel
Picture: Unknown

Santas made of pipe-cleaners from Etsy
Picture: http://www.etsy.com/listing/86416488/
3-antique-vintage-style-chenille-santa?ref=v1_other_2

Nice decoration idea with cones!
Picture: http://www.etsy.com/listing/84361528/
white-pinecone-garland?ref=fp_treasury_1

Love these deers inside the glass bell!
Picture: http://pikkuvarpunen.blogspot.se/

More deers!
Picture: http://verymerryvintagestyle.blogspot.se/
2010/12/very-merry-holiday-home-new-link-party.html

Lovely old christmas tree candle holder
Picture: http://www.etsy.com/listing/159105295/
vintage-brass-christmas-candleholder

Nice idea to use apples as candle holders!
Picture: http://wohnidee.wunderweib.de/

And then some pictures from my own home and todays advent fika:

My kitchen window last night

Vintage brass candle holders and green bowl from Uppsala Ekeby

I'm using 4 candle holders from Uppsala Ekeby
instead of a traditional advent candle holder

Close up on my vintage Beswick dogs

Todays fika; Lussebullar and cardamon cookies with lingonberry jam
Plates from "Bella" Rörstrand