How To Decorate With Your Collectibles

Here's How:

1. Put a large grouping of colorful glass bottles in a bathroom on a counter, sill or back of toilet. They will look like stained glass with the light reflecting on them. But if they are particularly valuable make sure the colors won't fade.
2. Hang a printers box on the wall for tiny Wade pieces. Use something like Quake Hold or a Miniatures wax to hold them in place. A printers box can also be used for tiny medicinal tins.
3. Use vinyl covered plate holders to hang tins on the wall in the kitchen. Food advertising tins look especially neat.
4. Put a shelf over windows to display a grouping of houses, make sure to secure the houses so they will not shake off if there are vibrations from nearby "slamming" doors.
5. Hang seasonal ornaments from your chandelier with gold cord or invisible fishing line.
6. Use an old cradle for your dolls or beanie babies.
7. A child's rocking chair in the living room is perfect for a pair of Raggedy Anns or vintage Teddies.
8. Mix and match items, e.g. house teapots along with porcelain house pieces. Advertising cookie jars with advertising tins, seasonal glass ornaments with other seasonal accessories.
9. A group of items only related by color can brighten a corner or table and be very striking. For instance, a selection of cobalt blue glass and cobalt blue pottery would be eye catching.
10. Gather all little pieces that are hard to display and wire (or glue) to a grapevine wreath. I covered a grapevine wreath with dozens of little plastic Santas for my very favorite of all Christmas decoration.
11. Use your dining room table as a seasonal display. Then when you do have your special holiday dinners - the table is already decorated. Just add the plates and food!
12. Turn a large hall closet into a Christmas display area, using it to store the items rest of the year.
13. Use inexpensive wooden frames for a grouping of ads or catalog pages that are related to your collectibles.
14. Get a freestanding wire picture holder to display vintage postcards. Or make color copies of them to stick on a bulletin board.
15. Unless your home is a museum, use as many of your collectibles as you can everyday. It will only add to the enjoyment of them.

Tips:

1. Do not put tiny items high or out of visual reach. They might be safe, but what good is that if you can't enjoy them?
2. Use a product like Quake Hold to secure items to shelves or lids on jars.
3. A group of items almost always looks better than single items scattered around a room.
4. Don't be afraid to experiment. It's your house, so what if it is decorated out of the norm.

What You Need:

• Plate Holders
• Quake Hold
• Wire Photo Holders
• Grapevine Wreath