The past two years I have made some super fun Holiday Mixes. Here’s a “re-print” of last year’s post and the link to download. Enjoy!

Christmas time  is without a doubt my favorite time of year! It has been ever since I was a little girl. I love the lights. I love decorations. And I LOVE THE MUSIC. As a result, I have been collecting vintage Christmas records for ages—there is something about a holiday song played on a hi-fi that makes it even more festive. Reminds me of the music my parents would play for us when we were kiddos.

Back in the day, Christmas music was so much more fun and interesting. Nowadays I feel like all we get are the “diva” croonings of the latest R&B star slaughtering an old carol with vocal acrobatics. In the 50s, 60s, and even 70s people actually wrote new christmas songs and did innovative versions of old standards. And here were TONS of compilations featuring all the stars of the day. I especially loved the album artwork—take a look at just a few of these:

This next one has a rather worn and uninteresting-looking cover (bowl of apples by the roaring fire, anyone?) oh ho, but just you wait!

Open this lovely LP up and see what’s inside……

A pop-up house! It’s so cute and adorable….

But on to the REAL reason behind today’s post. As most of you know I’m an obsessive thrifter and vintage lover….and as a result I have amassed a big collection of cheesy-but-delightful holiday records. Over the past years I have wanted to digitize my vinyl as a way to preserve it—and so I could share it with others. I’ve transformed a fair amount of my albums to MP3 and thanks to the help of my super cool friend Spencer, I’ve managed to build a fun menagerie of retro MP3s. I wanted to share with you some of my favorite vintage holiday tunes! So without further ado, presenting:

ALIX’S Retro Holiday Mix! Vol. 1
It’s all goofy “cocktails-by-the-fire” kinda music. Some highlights?

“Too Fat for the Chimney” — Gisele Mackenzie
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town” — Loretta Young
“A Christmas Song” — Shawn Phillips (sorta dixieland cowboy xmas)

And of course the groovy smooth sounds of David Cassidy
“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree”— The Partridge Family

It’s an eclectic mix and I’ve played it non-stop the past few years. Feel free to link here and share the Christmas love!

DOWNLOAD ALIX’S RETRO HOLIDAY MIX Vol. 1 HERE.

Volume 2 will be coming up on Friday!

Hurray! My most fabulous friend Pilgrim is here today! I “met” Pilgrim several years ago when she stumbled upon my old blog Strawberry Lemonade and realized that we were magical cyber twins of vintage color! We had such similar aesthetics and loves of 60s and 70s. I was immediately drawn in by her fun and sassy personality and blown away by her talent as an artist. When Dottie and I decided to launch Modern Kiddo, Miss Pilgrim was right there by our sides—she has created all of our fantastic art work and is a big part of our Kiddo Family! She may live in Australia, but I’ve been lucky to meet her in person twice—most recently we spent four days chillin’ at the ALT Design Summit. I adore her and if you love color and vintage like I do, I highly recommend you check our her blog, Draw! Pilgrim!

Hi friends, this is Pilgrim and I am the pilgrim behind Draw! Pilgrim. I’m so happy to be guest blogging on Modern Kiddo. I have a four year old son and Modern Kiddo is always my first stop for groovy inspiration. Today I’ve made a fun little printable for you to create with your family this Easter. Just  download the bag template, cut, glue assemble and fill with your favorite Easter goodies. I’ve even left a space for you to write in a name!

Download the bag template here!

{pssst! download this lovely image at inside a black apple}

Hello my sweeties. So it’s Friday, which means you only have a couple of days til VALENTINES DAY! Whoo hoo! I know Dottie dazzled you yesterday with her collection of fun Valentines Day Craftiness! Today I have some more goodies for ya— but this bunch includes a whole mess o’ easy peasy printables (and a great little sweet treat!).

First up, check out this cute little penguin cupcake (or candy!) caddy. Adorable! Get your own penguin treat holder from Bunny Cakes.

This clever little brownie bag from twig and thistle couldn’t be easier…just run it through your printer!

Oh sheesh, how cute is this Foxy Valentine treat sack?? From the Paper Source.

Holy num nums! My lovely friend Tracy at Shutterbean has done it again. Look at these Almond Joy inspired chocolate goodies….SO GOOD. Hey Tracy, next time we meet for lunch I’m making you bring sweeeeets!!!! I’m still craving your Pepperment Bark from the holidays!!

This isn’t really a valentine, but I am just loving this beautiful iphone app from cartolina. It lets you send lovely little messages (kinda like a text) to friends. So charming! LOVE!

We end with my own little Australian Valentine, Miss Pilgrim! Pop on over to Draw! Pilgrim and download this oh-so-charming printable! If you have a special sweetie, swing by her shop and buy the print. It’s gorgeous!

SMOOCHES friends! Have a fabulous weekend! I’ll be back in a bit with one more fun downloadable that Wolfie and I are using this Valentines Day!