Advent Calendar Season NEVER Ends! There couldn't be a more perfect calendar for me! Let me know what you guys think of this vintage Calendar! Love ya💖Thank you Helix Sleep for sponsoring! Click here helixsleep.com/alexandria to get 30% off an Elite or Luxe mattress (plus two FREE pillows!) - or take 25% off sitewide - during their Fourth of July Sale. If you miss this limited time offer, you can still get 20% off using my link! Offers subject to change. #helixsleep Ps. I’m so sorry if there were editing mistakes, I was falling asleep editing this😂 Moving has worn me out!!
just fyi, I wouldn't recommend putting an actual candle in the swan, since the heat might cause it to shatter which would be super sad, so a battery-powered votive might be best
So once again, UA-cam has eaten my comment before I've even had a chance to post it. Just a couple of FYI's; be of those white ceramics might be Milk Glass, another specific type of glass like Depression Glass. The china is a dinner plate and salad plate. The company, which is very well known for its fine China and giftware, is pronounced nor-i-takee The second syllable should be characterized as a schwa e, but that accent mark isn't on my keyboard. Once upon a time couples would pick sets of China, crystal and silver and then register their choices at a prominent store so that those who've been invited can purchase something as their wedding present. This was in the good old days of registering possibilities instead of sending out demands for monetary gifts and expecting guests to pay for their dinner. I never thought that I would be of a generation that could feel things were done better in "my day." 😒 That is a wonderful birthday advent box, even better than the first one.
I had an advent calendar activity you could do. Get your husband or mother to select 12 boxes from behind you and they can wrap them and put a number on them and you get to open them up in order. This way you won’t know which box you are opening.
@@PWatts-ff2fd I think you can definitely read it in a passive aggressive tone but english isn't everyone's first language so I try to give everyone grace by assuming their intentions are good until they clearly aren't
🙋♀️ I have a request. Can you do a side series that’s Vintage with Alexandria and you just show us a bunch of vintage stuff and tell us cool history facts? These vintage videos show a whole different side of you and it’s so fun to listen to people talk about their passions 🙌🏻
Am I the only one that finds it hilarious knowing that Alexandria is ridiculously clumsy...but also loves vintage items. Like ma'am, how do you not drop that. 😂
The Etsy store owner sure knows how to personalize a calendar. I love everything she sent. BTW- you can use the swan to hold your rings when you’re doing dishes. I’d put it on the windowsill.
Exactly what I was thinking, I craft for a living and I would create a bow or small dried flower swag to cover the fruit without taking away from the piece.
The minute I saw the green dyed book, I'd be careful: some green dyes used before either 1940 or 1950, have arsenic in the dye.Especially if it's from Victorian times. Please get that checked out, so if you have to wear gloves when handling some green dyed items, the better for your health. Apparently arsenic doesn't degrade with time.
Whimsy Barn is the best blind box I have ever purchased. I love watching Sandy's short videos about the things she finds at sales. She seems like someone you want to hang out with.
There is another cool thing about those plate set from Japan-when you put the smaller one exactly centered on the bigger one and rotate the smaller one in a certain way ,the decor will look as it is only one plate 😊
I inherited my mom's wedding China from the early 1970's and the Waterford stemware. I was rudely corrected at a Lenox dealers place. Mine is also Noritake. Its pronounced Nor a toc key lol
Beautiful box! I think Sandy hooked you up a bit better than usual, she knew your style and preferences along with the free advertising! Total win win! You'll have to order a Xmas Advent from them!
@katiehenry7 Exactly Katie. As well I don't think everything would have been wrapped with such TLC. I'm a thrift store hobbiest and if everyone got things of that quality they would be out of business in no time. I'm surprised she didn't point out that she clearly got special treatment. 😊
WOW. The amount of genuinely vintage, beautiful, and high quality pieces for that price is INSANE. idk how the seller actually makes any profits on these boxes holy cow the value is worth it imo 🎉🎉🎉
I think the final item (the cloth circle) is an antimacassar. People used to drape them on the backs and arms of chairs to keep the fabric underneath from getting soiled. 😊
I nearly cried (to be fair, it's approaching that time of the month, so i'm a lil sensitive) bc to see you get screwed over and deal with so many disappointing advent calendars, only to get one that is so above and beyond and seeing you excited about each and every thing makes me SO happy tbh
i’m don’t usually comment, but i have to for this! i ordered a stationary/ephemera mystery box from them with customization, and they went above and beyond, especially with accommodating my scattered interests. definitely recommend!!!
I came here to comment this! I collect teal depression glass (which isn't nearly as common as pink or green in my experience) 😁 I haven't seen much amber either though, actually!
Personally, I think it looks a little too high quality to be Depression glass. The level of clarity and sparkle, the thickness, and the way the feet are made all make me thin this could either be Elegant Glass from the same era as Depression Glass, or something midcentury. ETA: Confirmed. It's Elegant glass in the Fostoria Baroque pattern.
@@EmilyMurdy Yes, depression glass. My grandmother was an estate antique dealer and collector. I bought a piece from Sandy because I had never seen amber either. She has very beautiful pieces that are not mystery. Take a look at them as well!
tie a wide ribbon around the vase/cadnel holder to cover the fruit. A wide ribbon in a nice beige or mauve yolor would look really nice either in a bow on a fancy knot
The orange thing would be so pretty hanging in a window with the sun. Also use salted butter in your butter bell and change the water daily. Your butter will stay fresher longer by doing both.
I would love to see more things like this!! Or like taking us to collect vintage things for your store! You just look so happy with these vintage items- it’s really nice to see!!
As someone who has had her share of etsy shops. And not the best success ( mostly from craft fairs). The whole start of this video made me tear up. I love seeing others store success and support and genuine excitement. So nuch work goes into those shops
the chance you don't know this are like zero because you own an antique store, but silver polish is the most satisfying thing I own, OMG, imagine with that tray....
She did an excellent job creating this box. If normally they ask what you like and even take half the attention, it’s a great deal. I loved those glasses, btw.
In the early 90's, someone bought a painting at a flea market for $4 because they liked the frame. When they opened the back, they found one of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence, which went on to sell for $2.4M at auction. So, it doesn't hurt to look! :)
You are my comfort channel. I get excited every time you post! I also fall asleep most nights to your Advent Calendar playlist. Not because it’s boring or anything! I just enjoy listening and re-listening and like the idea that it keeps playing to $upport you (I hope that’s how that works lol). Hopefully that’s not creepy… Anyway, happy belated birthday!
Aww, the bell! My Mamaw used to collect bells too. She had a shelf of them. I'm lucky to have a couple of them after she passed in 2010. I miss her all the time.
For the little plate from day 13, I'd guess dessert or bread plate rather than saucer. In my, admittedly limited, observation, saucers tend to have a little indent to hold the cup and more of a curved shape to help contain spills.
I love these boxes! They combine all of my favorite things. Alexandria unboxings and antiques 😅 Definitely gonna get one of these for my mom for xmas, even though her taste is SO specific, but I bet she'll love whatever she gets just cause advents are so fun
Of course it's extra fancy. I'm not trying to be cynical but she knows now that it's probably going to end up as a video on your channel. Can't blame her for making it extra nice. (Note that even with my cynicism I realized that the box that you got the first time she had no idea who you were, so therefore you got to have a good look at what you would get even if you weren't a social media presence) Happy birthday 🎉
Everything you got is absolutely amazing! The beautiful ornament on day 10, i believe, would look fabulous hanging in a window for the sun to catch!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I just realized, we have the same style. I just love this box. I'm going to have to check out this Etsy store! I love, love love all this! Thank you for the video!
I know some people are saying it might be a better calendar because she knew it would be filmed but even still, wowza it was an excellent set of items! The Japanese noritake plates were my favorite.
That day 19 tray- My grandmother had that exact tray! (and maybe even the very same one you now have, I don't believe my aunt kept it when my grandmother passed) She used to collect salt cellars and her favorites would go on that tray! I used to think the patina on that was so very cool. Great items for your birthday!
Truly the best box I’ve ever seen you open!! I absolutely love your honest, genuine reactions to every single item. Never a fake reaction or emotion from you and that is so refreshing! Happy birthday! 💜
Opening your packages in the 🎁 you sound like my 42 y/o niece when she was 5 y/o opening all her Care Bear gifts. "Caarreeee Bearrrr." So extra excited 😆
Absolutely beautiful collection of items in this advent calendar. I love that it's coming from a small business owner. It's wonderful to actually see you, considering how busy you are. That's the best part.
Day 9 @ 16:28 you could use it as a fan pull if you have ceiling fans! We have them everywhere in Florida, not sure if you have as many in KY but it immediately came to mind.
This is *by far* the best advent calendar/ mystery box I have ever seen. I've watched every one of your advent calendar vids and never seen one so well customized. Those items are so perfect!
I use my Bundt cake pan to make chicken!! It’s a super great way to make chicken in the oven….you cover the middle with foil and sit the whole chicken on top of it and it allows it to get crispy all the way around!
You can really see your pure joy and passion with vintage things. Would love to see your store, and how you collect stock for it. Like flea market trips etc. 🤍
Hellooo Alexandria! You’ve really helped me through everything from period cramps to hormonal anxiety to my eating disorder because you put a smile on my face and you just make us so happy and I cannot help but react internally when you admit to not really liking your squishy bits or your shoulders and I know that people will say you look beautiful but it’s hard to process it when you don’t feel like it. Now, I don’t think and I hope and pray that you aren’t struggling with body image too much but just in case, I just want to tell you how beautiful you are. You are the type of pretty that makes people happy in an instant and I can’t stress it enough. Anyway, hope the doggies are doing amazing!!
I was so excited to see you do another vintage unboxing! It did not disappoint! These unboxing are my absolute favorites, I could watch you do them forever!❤
I loved this box for you, super fancy and nice items! Your happiness is so contagious, seeing you enjoy all these items just warmed my heart and I’m so happy for you receiving items you’re passionate about❤
This really is a genius idea for a business. Almost everything that she's opened can be purchased in neighborhood thrift stores for $1 to $2. They're all very lovely items but also easy to come by. What a fun job that would be. I have a house full of little bits and pieces like that, that I picked up over the years some only cost me 25 cents.
Use the place mat and the big candle holder as the everyday centerpiece for the dinning room table. Black ends with the decor and ads a tiny bit of color. ❤
A sponge would go well in the swan. You could attach the ornament to the pull chain on a ceiling fan. My grandmother collected bells too, i have several of them. This box was fantastic!!
I love the collection video at the end!! If I saw these items by themselves I would have walked right by!! I see your vision and the way it was put together for you!! I especially love the little picture!! Yes definitely want to see how you put all this together in your new home!! Congratulations again!!
Absolutely love this!! And yes, you can paint the whole outside of the candleholder. Use acrylic paint and the seal it with a gloss. It will be gorgeous!! Just match paint as close as you can to inside and paint the whole outside- don’t try to paint the fruit only 😊
That mountain behind you is HILARIOUS! I used to watch you in 2016/17 ish. Once upon a time I had a VERY small UA-cam channel and I super fan girled on you. Im so glad you recently popped up on my thread.
I have an old plate I got at the antique store and it has cherries on it. I couldn’t bring myself to eat off of it, so I got this little metal thing that clips around the plate and lets you hang it up. So now it’s over my sink and it’s too cute.
I got nervous 😅with you waving ceramic dishes and glasses around 😂 You are clumsy at the best of times! Looks like very unique advent calendar from Etsy 😊
❤ I’m living for this kind of mystery boxes❤ please do more of these, it’s very interesting to see what they come up with and learn about the antique’s ❤
Those were lovely self-celebration Birthday gifts!!! May the universe bless you and shine on you this Birthday and always!! You’re such a joy to watch and the happiness you got from all these lovely things really shows!! Happy belated Birthday to you, dear Alexandria!!! 🎂🎉🥰♥️♥️♥️
That was great fun. If you wan't to cook with copper utensils just make sure they have an undamaged inner coating. You do not want to ingest a lot of copper...
what to say at around 24:15 i believe that is considered carnival glass with the iridescent colouring? could be wrong but i love all the different styles of coloured glass and carnival glass is sooooo so pretty so gaudy but so pretty!
It's definitely a jello/aspic mold. Stick to fruit jello and you'll have cute stuff for the holidays that actually is yummy! Also that amber crystal could be used to hang in a window for some fun light effects.
Advent Calendar Season NEVER Ends! There couldn't be a more perfect calendar for me! Let me know what you guys think of this vintage Calendar! Love ya💖Thank you Helix Sleep for sponsoring! Click here helixsleep.com/alexandria to get 30% off an Elite or Luxe mattress (plus two FREE pillows!) - or take 25% off sitewide - during their Fourth of July Sale. If you miss this limited time offer, you can still get 20% off using my link! Offers subject to change. #helixsleep
Ps. I’m so sorry if there were editing mistakes, I was falling asleep editing this😂 Moving has worn me out!!
We're gonna need "Advent Calendar Season Never Ends!" on a t-shirt. 😂
Love these new boxes. Although, I'd watch you chatter about opening a letter. ❤
Super fun antique unboxing-when will we start unboxing the huge pile of boxes n the back?
just fyi, I wouldn't recommend putting an actual candle in the swan, since the heat might cause it to shatter which would be super sad, so a battery-powered votive might be best
So once again, UA-cam has eaten my comment before I've even had a chance to post it. Just a couple of FYI's; be of those white ceramics might be Milk Glass, another specific type of glass like Depression Glass. The china is a dinner plate and salad plate. The company, which is very well known for its fine China and giftware, is pronounced
nor-i-takee
The second syllable should be characterized as a schwa e, but that accent mark isn't on my keyboard. Once upon a time couples would pick sets of China, crystal and silver and then register their choices at a prominent store so that those who've been invited can purchase something as their wedding present. This was in the good old days of registering possibilities instead of sending out demands for monetary gifts and expecting guests to pay for their dinner. I never thought that I would be of a generation that could feel things were done better in "my day." 😒
That is a wonderful birthday advent box, even better than the first one.
I had an advent calendar activity you could do. Get your husband or mother to select 12 boxes from behind you and they can wrap them and put a number on them and you get to open them up in order. This way you won’t know which box you are opening.
Brilliant idea! I’m dying to know what is in all of those boxes!
THIS IDEA IS SO SO SO GOOD. ID WATCH THAT TWICE. Even if it's a 2 hour unedited video
Live even!!!
Wow! That's a little passive aggressive. Still, it is a good idea. ❤
@@PWatts-ff2fd I think you can definitely read it in a passive aggressive tone but english isn't everyone's first language so I try to give everyone grace by assuming their intentions are good until they clearly aren't
🙋♀️ I have a request. Can you do a side series that’s Vintage with Alexandria and you just show us a bunch of vintage stuff and tell us cool history facts? These vintage videos show a whole different side of you and it’s so fun to listen to people talk about their passions 🙌🏻
Love this idea
This would be an awesome video series!!
Yes please
Yess love this! 😍
Yes yes yes!!!!!!!!!
Am I the only one that finds it hilarious knowing that Alexandria is ridiculously clumsy...but also loves vintage items. Like ma'am, how do you not drop that. 😂
The Etsy store owner sure knows how to personalize a calendar. I love everything she sent.
BTW- you can use the swan to hold your rings when you’re doing dishes. I’d put it on the windowsill.
That's exactly what I thought.
Or the little astray , one one the kitchen window sill and one on the bathroom window sill
Or a little plant in it❤
Taking rings off over sinks makes my stomach feel funny 😂 And I don't even wear any! 🤦🏼♀️😂
I love that the small business positively benefited from your previous video. 😊
Right I might even order I love this
Wrap a silk ribbon around the fruit on the candle holder. Quick, easy to change in future.
I was thinking spray paint white and then gild or painted not gold along the edges
Exactly what I was thinking, I craft for a living and I would create a bow or small dried flower swag to cover the fruit without taking away from the piece.
Or a trailing plant that hangs over the edge.
That's the best box you've ever opened in the history of your channel omg
The minute I saw the green dyed book, I'd be careful: some green dyes used before either 1940 or 1950, have arsenic in the dye.Especially if it's from Victorian times. Please get that checked out, so if you have to wear gloves when handling some green dyed items, the better for your health. Apparently arsenic doesn't degrade with time.
Whimsy Barn is the best blind box I have ever purchased. I love watching Sandy's short videos about the things she finds at sales. She seems like someone you want to hang out with.
Where does she post her videos? I’d love to follow her!
There is another cool thing about those plate set from Japan-when you put the smaller one exactly centered on the bigger one and rotate the smaller one in a certain way ,the decor will look as it is only one plate 😊
😮 COOL!!
And Noritake China is expensive, especially vintage pieces! I love seeing her so happy with an advent calendar bc we know it's a rare occasion 😂
I inherited my mom's wedding China from the early 1970's and the Waterford stemware. I was rudely corrected at a Lenox dealers place. Mine is also Noritake. Its pronounced Nor a toc key lol
Beautiful box! I think Sandy hooked you up a bit better than usual, she knew your style and preferences along with the free advertising! Total win win! You'll have to order a Xmas Advent from them!
We need to keep in mind that because of the situation Alexandria likely recieved the special attention that she most definitely deserves.
@@MimiNatt89I think she means that she possibly got better items/a more personalized box because of the situation
Absolutely...and Alexandria does deserve it!❤
Yup came to the comments to say this too!
Meaning that the owner sent better items than we would receive if we bought the calender.
@katiehenry7 Exactly Katie. As well I don't think everything would have been wrapped with such TLC. I'm a thrift store hobbiest and if everyone got things of that quality they would be out of business in no time.
I'm surprised she didn't point out that she clearly got special treatment. 😊
WOW. The amount of genuinely vintage, beautiful, and high quality pieces for that price is INSANE. idk how the seller actually makes any profits on these boxes holy cow the value is worth it imo 🎉🎉🎉
I think the final item (the cloth circle) is an antimacassar. People used to drape them on the backs and arms of chairs to keep the fabric underneath from getting soiled. 😊
Specifically, from the Macassar oil that men slathered all over their hair!
@@amandagreen4332 I had wondered where the name came from! That’s too funny
Thanks for getting Big Comfy Couch stuck in my head…lol!
That is a fascinating fact that I've learned today! TY!
I nearly cried (to be fair, it's approaching that time of the month, so i'm a lil sensitive) bc to see you get screwed over and deal with so many disappointing advent calendars, only to get one that is so above and beyond and seeing you excited about each and every thing makes me SO happy tbh
i’m don’t usually comment, but i have to for this! i ordered a stationary/ephemera mystery box from them with customization, and they went above and beyond, especially with accommodating my scattered interests. definitely recommend!!!
Green book from 1921, they were still using arsenic in green dye. Make sure its not one of them.
Yeah gotta be careful with vintage stuff lol
Also 1921 is 103 years ago, oops ❤
Could she not be any cuter when she's all flustered & excited ❤❤
22:59 get a plant in it that drapes over and covers the fruit
The amber colored glass cup you got is a type of depression glass. Depression glass is frequently found in pink, green, or amber.
I came here to comment this! I collect teal depression glass (which isn't nearly as common as pink or green in my experience) 😁 I haven't seen much amber either though, actually!
Personally, I think it looks a little too high quality to be Depression glass. The level of clarity and sparkle, the thickness, and the way the feet are made all make me thin this could either be Elegant Glass from the same era as Depression Glass, or something midcentury. ETA: Confirmed. It's Elegant glass in the Fostoria Baroque pattern.
@@EmilyMurdy Yes, depression glass. My grandmother was an estate antique dealer and collector. I bought a piece from Sandy because I had never seen amber either. She has very beautiful pieces that are not mystery. Take a look at them as well!
I have a full set of depression glass in amber, left to me by my grandmother. I knew it immediately
Girl! You know we like an advent calendar unboxing 😅😂
But you really need to open all of those other boxes 📦 LOL
Oh gosh I know 😭😭 I’m getting on that right now!
tie a wide ribbon around the vase/cadnel holder to cover the fruit. A wide ribbon in a nice beige or mauve yolor would look really nice either in a bow on a fancy knot
The champagne glasses look like Waterford crystal. My grandma collected Waterford and her collection was used constantly. Enjoy those glasses!
That was the first thing I thought, too! Beautiful!
Yep, I immediately thought Waterford as well!
The orange thing would be so pretty hanging in a window with the sun. Also use salted butter in your butter bell and change the water daily. Your butter will stay fresher longer by doing both.
I would love to see more things like this!! Or like taking us to collect vintage things for your store!
You just look so happy with these vintage items- it’s really nice to see!!
As someone who has had her share of etsy shops. And not the best success ( mostly from craft fairs). The whole start of this video made me tear up. I love seeing others store success and support and genuine excitement. So nuch work goes into those shops
the chance you don't know this are like zero because you own an antique store, but silver polish is the most satisfying thing I own, OMG, imagine with that tray....
My face is also round and saucy 😂
The little swan would be perfect as a sponge holder by your kitchen sink!!
She did an excellent job creating this box. If normally they ask what you like and even take half the attention, it’s a great deal. I loved those glasses, btw.
I got the notification and came over here so fast. ADVENT CALENDAR YESSSSSSS!
Lmao same here girl
Yes!!!
Same!
Same! 🤣
In the early 90's, someone bought a painting at a flea market for $4 because they liked the frame. When they opened the back, they found one of the original copies of the Declaration of Independence, which went on to sell for $2.4M at auction. So, it doesn't hurt to look! :)
This is giving tea party at grandmas house vibes. Suddenly very homesick 🥹
I love how you could see the true joy and excitement on your face 💜
You are my comfort channel. I get excited every time you post!
I also fall asleep most nights to your Advent Calendar playlist. Not because it’s boring or anything! I just enjoy listening and re-listening and like the idea that it keeps playing to $upport you (I hope that’s how that works lol). Hopefully that’s not creepy… Anyway, happy belated birthday!
Of all the boxes you’ve opened this has been my favorite. Maybe it’s because I’m 76 and remember a lot of those things. 😃
I love old books!!! Hubby and I have a small library ourselves that we will leave to the small town we live in, when we pass.
Aww, the bell! My Mamaw used to collect bells too. She had a shelf of them. I'm lucky to have a couple of them after she passed in 2010. I miss her all the time.
That was so fun! When you showed them together - that was a beautiful array! I'm going to look into this, for myself or as a present. Thanks! ⚜️💛
This one was very nice! The care she put into every iteam is truly amazing❤.Well done!
I agree - gold leaf the fruit. That will be sooo pretty
For the little plate from day 13, I'd guess dessert or bread plate rather than saucer.
In my, admittedly limited, observation, saucers tend to have a little indent to hold the cup and more of a curved shape to help contain spills.
I love these boxes! They combine all of my favorite things. Alexandria unboxings and antiques 😅 Definitely gonna get one of these for my mom for xmas, even though her taste is SO specific, but I bet she'll love whatever she gets just cause advents are so fun
Of course it's extra fancy. I'm not trying to be cynical but she knows now that it's probably going to end up as a video on your channel. Can't blame her for making it extra nice. (Note that even with my cynicism I realized that the box that you got the first time she had no idea who you were, so therefore you got to have a good look at what you would get even if you weren't a social media presence)
Happy birthday 🎉
Everything you got is absolutely amazing! The beautiful ornament on day 10, i believe, would look fabulous hanging in a window for the sun to catch!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wow you could tell they put a lot of thought and work into the curation. Very pretty items! I love glassware personally
I just realized, we have the same style. I just love this box. I'm going to have to check out this Etsy store! I love, love love all this! Thank you for the video!
That bowl looks like it is made from "carnival glass". That's what we use to call it. It's kinda like a multichrone eyeshadow.
Loved this!!!
You can use LED tealights for that brass basket!
You could use the desk set for makeup brushes OR to help keep up with your tools for opening boxes and stuff 😅
I know some people are saying it might be a better calendar because she knew it would be filmed but even still, wowza it was an excellent set of items! The Japanese noritake plates were my favorite.
That day 19 tray- My grandmother had that exact tray! (and maybe even the very same one you now have, I don't believe my aunt kept it when my grandmother passed)
She used to collect salt cellars and her favorites would go on that tray! I used to think the patina on that was so very cool.
Great items for your birthday!
Truly the best box I’ve ever seen you open!! I absolutely love your honest, genuine reactions to every single item. Never a fake reaction or emotion from you and that is so refreshing! Happy birthday! 💜
Opening your packages in the 🎁 you sound like my 42 y/o niece when she was 5 y/o opening all her Care Bear gifts. "Caarreeee Bearrrr." So extra excited 😆
Absolutely beautiful collection of items in this advent calendar. I love that it's coming from a small business owner. It's wonderful to actually see you, considering how busy you are. That's the best part.
The joy and glee you express is lovely, wonderful and fantastic!! You got some really beautiful goodies!
Day 9 @ 16:28 you could use it as a fan pull if you have ceiling fans! We have them everywhere in Florida, not sure if you have as many in KY but it immediately came to mind.
That would make a cute little fruit bowl!
I love that trivet and the water butter dish!
This is *by far* the best advent calendar/ mystery box I have ever seen. I've watched every one of your advent calendar vids and never seen one so well customized. Those items are so perfect!
The little gold trays are often used in bathrooms with hand towels…( or the long. Fancy napkins as hand towels)
I love how the seller personalized the gifts for you. So many sweet things!
16:28 that can definitely be used as a ceiling fan/light pull
I love how happy you get with vintage stuff
I use my Bundt cake pan to make chicken!! It’s a super great way to make chicken in the oven….you cover the middle with foil and sit the whole chicken on top of it and it allows it to get crispy all the way around!
You can really see your pure joy and passion with vintage things. Would love to see your store, and how you collect stock for it. Like flea market trips etc. 🤍
Hellooo Alexandria! You’ve really helped me through everything from period cramps to hormonal anxiety to my eating disorder because you put a smile on my face and you just make us so happy and I cannot help but react internally when you admit to not really liking your squishy bits or your shoulders and I know that people will say you look beautiful but it’s hard to process it when you don’t feel like it. Now, I don’t think and I hope and pray that you aren’t struggling with body image too much but just in case, I just want to tell you how beautiful you are. You are the type of pretty that makes people happy in an instant and I can’t stress it enough. Anyway, hope the doggies are doing amazing!!
I was so excited to see you do another vintage unboxing! It did not disappoint! These unboxing are my absolute favorites, I could watch you do them forever!❤
I loved this box for you, super fancy and nice items! Your happiness is so contagious, seeing you enjoy all these items just warmed my heart and I’m so happy for you receiving items you’re passionate about❤
My mom has that bell. She is old enough to be your grandma & you are the age of my youngest child. ❤ I adore watching you.
You would be an amazing person to buy gifts for.
Your absolute joy on opening all those packages put a huge smile on my face, thank you!
This really is a genius idea for a business. Almost everything that she's opened can be purchased in neighborhood thrift stores for $1 to $2. They're all very lovely items but also easy to come by. What a fun job that would be. I have a house full of little bits and pieces like that, that I picked up over the years some only cost me 25 cents.
Use the place mat and the big candle holder as the everyday centerpiece for the dinning room table. Black ends with the decor and ads a tiny bit of color. ❤
You can use the swan as a container for your sponge or srubby pad at your kitchen sink. What a great box of stuff.
A sponge would go well in the swan. You could attach the ornament to the pull chain on a ceiling fan. My grandmother collected bells too, i have several of them. This box was fantastic!!
I love the collection video at the end!! If I saw these items by themselves I would have walked right by!! I see your vision and the way it was put together for you!! I especially love the little picture!! Yes definitely want to see how you put all this together in your new home!! Congratulations again!!
I collect bells from family that pass and a bell that I have is that exact one. Part of my family is from Quebec and that's where that bell is from.
The word is Trivet for the hot pans/dishes and it’s really pretty
Absolutely love this!! And yes, you can paint the whole outside of the candleholder. Use acrylic paint and the seal it with a gloss. It will be gorgeous!!
Just match paint as close as you can to inside and paint the whole outside- don’t try to paint the fruit only 😊
This unboxing experience video was SO much fun and everything was so so so beautiful!
I absolutely love your enthusiasm, never change I love watching you unbox everything. 😊
That mountain behind you is HILARIOUS! I used to watch you in 2016/17 ish. Once upon a time I had a VERY small UA-cam channel and I super fan girled on you. Im so glad you recently popped up on my thread.
I have an old plate I got at the antique store and it has cherries on it. I couldn’t bring myself to eat off of it, so I got this little metal thing that clips around the plate and lets you hang it up. So now it’s over my sink and it’s too cute.
I got nervous 😅with you waving ceramic dishes and glasses around 😂 You are clumsy at the best of times!
Looks like very unique advent calendar from Etsy 😊
For it being such an eclectic mix of stuff, it's crazy how good it all looked together at the end! What a fun box!
Please do many many more of these. At least if you get something you don’t like you can sell it in you store. This was done much fun!!!!!! 🤩
This was simply wonderful !
Enjoyed every wrapped item!
Enjoy your yourself decorating and using these beautiful pieces!
Belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Get some wide hessian ribbon for the candle holder to wrap around and cover the fruits, a cute bow would look lovely
The silver tray on a 50/60s drink cart 😍😍
I would LOVE a vlog of you taking us vintage shopping and antiquing for the shop!!
❤ I’m living for this kind of mystery boxes❤ please do more of these, it’s very interesting to see what they come up with and learn about the antique’s ❤
Those were lovely self-celebration Birthday gifts!!! May the universe bless you and shine on you this Birthday and always!!
You’re such a joy to watch and the happiness you got from all these lovely things really shows!! Happy belated Birthday to you, dear Alexandria!!! 🎂🎉🥰♥️♥️♥️
By FAR the best advent calendar ever. And has to be one of the best values for sure!
That was great fun.
If you wan't to cook with copper utensils just make sure they have an undamaged inner coating. You do not want to ingest a lot of copper...
what to say at around 24:15 i believe that is considered carnival glass with the iridescent colouring? could be wrong but i love all the different styles of coloured glass and carnival glass is sooooo so pretty so gaudy but so pretty!
It's so nice to see you so happy opening this. 🤗 I love all the items you got.
Day 11 little brass basket would be good in the kitchen for recipe cards!
You could use the desk set for palettes and brushes!
It's definitely a jello/aspic mold. Stick to fruit jello and you'll have cute stuff for the holidays that actually is yummy! Also that amber crystal could be used to hang in a window for some fun light effects.
Looked like the pouring thing almost brought you to tears! 😊😊 Same 😅