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Christmas at Grandma's House
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items Step into Grandma's kitchen at Christmas! Oranges and clove simmering on the stove, a ceramic tree glowing in the window, ribbon candy in a glass dish and cookies tucked into pretty tins - all the nostalgic little treasures that make it feel like Chr...
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Orange & Clove
Ceramic Trees & Nostalgic Lights
Ribbon Candy & Old-Fashioned Sweets
Cookie Tins
Recipe Cards & Keepsakes
Orange & Clove
The smell of Grandma's house at Christmas! Simmering oranges, clove-studded pomanders and cozy citrus spice tucked into every corner.
A simmer pot kit just like Grandma's! Toss it in a pot of water on the stove and the whole house smells like orange, clove and Christmas within the hour - no candle required.
Christmas Potpourri Simmer Pot Kit
Ten feet of dried orange slices to drape over the mantel or wind around the banister, just like Grandma did - they catch the light like little stained-glass windows when the tree lights are on.
10 Ft Dried Orange Slice Fall Christmas Garland
A set of six ready-made pomanders for those of us who love the look but not the thumb-work of pushing in all those cloves! Pile them in a bowl or hang them on the tree for that warm orange-and-spice scent.
Raz Imports Pomanders - Set of 6 (4002263)
An orange and clove candle for the nights you can't run a simmer pot - light it in the kitchen and it smells like Grandma just started her Christmas baking. The pretty jar looks lovely on the counter, too.
Slow North Orange + Clove Candle
A bag of ready-dried orange slices for your own garlands, wreaths and gift wrapping - string them with twine for the prettiest old-fashioned swag. Grandma would approve of the thrift!
Oranfit Dried Orange Slices 3oz (23-37)
The famous 'Smell of Christmas' potpourri Grandma kept in a cut-glass bowl on the coffee table! Orange peel, cloves and spice in every scoop - it scents the whole room without lifting a finger.
Aromatique The Smell of Christmas Potpourri
Dried orange slices with hemp rope for stringing your own wreath or swag - a slow Sunday-afternoon craft with the grandkids, just like the ones Grandma hung on her kitchen door.
30 Pcs Dried Orange Slices, with 30Pcs Hemp Rope
Ceramic Trees & Nostalgic Lights
A ceramic tree glowing on the sideboard and big colorful bulbs from childhood - the twinkle that made Grandma's living room pure magic.
The big 24-inch ceramic tree, just like the one on Grandma's sideboard! Those colorful little bulbs glow so warm - set it on a buffet or entry table and the whole room feels like Christmas at her house.
Best Choice 24in Extra Large Ceramic Christmas
A set of three little white ceramic trees that light up - Grandma had a snowy row of these on her mantel! Group them on a shelf or let each grandkid 'adopt' one for their room.
JETEHO Set of 3 White Ceramic Lighted Trees
Bubble lights! The ones that mesmerized us as kids, bubbling away on Grandma's tree. A strand of these along the mantel brings back every Christmas Eve at her house in one warm glow.
Novelty Lights Traditional Christmas Bubble Set
Big C9 bulbs in all the colors, just like the strands Grandpa hung along the porch roof! These are LED so they stay cool and sip power, but the glow is pure old-fashioned Christmas.
Dazzle Bright C9 Christmas Lights 100 LED
A little ceramic tree night light for the hallway - Grandma always left one glowing so nobody tripped on the way to the kitchen for a midnight slice of pie. Sweet dreams guaranteed.
Brightown Ceramic Christmas Tree Night Light
Spare peg bulbs for your ceramic tree - a few always go missing from the storage box, and Grandma's tree deserves every single light twinkling. Keep a pack tucked in the ornament bin!
Replacement Bulbs for Ceramic Christmas Tree
A four-pack of mini 5-inch ceramic trees, pre-lit with colorful little lights - one for the kitchen counter, one for the vanity, one for each nightstand! Grandma sprinkled them all over the house, and now I do too.
5 Inch Mini Ceramic Christmas Tree Set - 4 Pack
Ribbon Candy & Old-Fashioned Sweets
Ribbon candy in a glass dish by the door - the old-fashioned sweets Grandma always kept out for visitors, and for grandkids who asked sweetly.
Real thin ribbon candy, the kind that curled so pretty in Grandma's glass dish! Break off a piece and let it melt - pure peppermint Christmas. The fanciest-looking candy in the dish, hands down.
Sevigny's Thin Ribbon Candy - Made in USA. 9 Oz.
A Swiss Colony gift box of old-fashioned Christmas candy - Grandma ordered from their catalog every single year! Hard candies and classics to fill the candy dish and keep the grandkids circling back.
Swiss Colony Old-Fashioned Christmas Candy Box
A whole tub of old-fashioned peppermint sticks! Stir one into a mug of cocoa or crunch it straight from the jar - Grandma's rule was one for now and one for your pocket.
Bogdon's Old Fashioned Peppermint Sticks Tub
Sugar plums - the real candy kind, not just the poem! Sweet little plum jewels to set out in a dish so the grandkids can dream of 'visions of sugar plums' the old-fashioned way.
Sour and Sweet Brown Sugar Plum Candy,Black
A whole box of old-fashioned strawberry candy sticks - the general-store jar kind! Line them up in a mason jar on the counter and watch them disappear two at a time.
Old Fashioned Candy Sticks [80CT Box], Strawberry
Cookie Tins
Pretty tins for shortbread, spritz and Grandma's famous sugar cookies - for gifting, storing, and sneaking just one more.
A whole set of five REAL vintage Oreo Christmas tins from the 1990s - just like the ones Grandma filled with spritz cookies! One of a kind, and when they're gone they're gone. Fill them up just like she did.
Vintage Oreo Christmas Cookie Tin Collection – Set of 5 (1990s) – Santa & Holiday Themes
A dozen pretty Christmas tins with lids, ready for bake day! Fill a stack for the neighbors and keep one on the counter for your own shortbread - they nest away neatly when January comes.
Qunclay 12 Pcs Christmas Metal Cookie Tins
Three classic round tins that nest inside each other - the shape every Grandma cookie came in! Big one for sugar cookies, middle for spritz, and the little one for the cook's private stash.
DOITOOL 3 Pcs Round Christmas Cookie Tins
A set of three round tins with the sweetest old-fashioned night-before-Christmas artwork - they look like they came straight off Grandma's pantry shelf! Fill them up and stack them under the tree.
Steel Mill & Co. Round Cookie Tin Set of 3
A keepsake snowman tin with the happiest face - the kind of tin that lives on Grandma's counter all December long! Fill it with peppermint bark or snickerdoodles and the tin becomes the gift.
The Great Cookie Snowman Keepsake Cookie Tin
Recipe Cards & Keepsakes
Handwritten recipes are family treasure! Cards, boxes and keepsakes to save Grandma's best dishes in her own handwriting.
A vintage-style wooden recipe box set, just like the one that lived by Grandma's stove! Start it with her greatest hits and add a card every Christmas - it becomes the family heirloom.
LACRTOPE Vintage Wooden Recipe Box Set
Pretty floral recipe cards, double-sided for the long ones! Copy Grandma's pie crust in your best handwriting - and make a spare set for your sister before she asks.
Heart&Berry Floral Recipe Cards 4x6 Double Sided
A big 3-ring recipe binder with plastic sleeves to protect every flour-dusted card! Slip Grandma's originals in safe and sound - gravy stains and all, they're part of the story.
Recipe Binder 8.5x11 3 Ring with Plastic Sleeves
A sturdy wooden cookbook stand for the counter - props Grandma's recipe card (or her church cookbook) right where you can see it, safe from the gravy splashes! Folds flat for the drawer.
DEBETOOL 8.8" Wooden Cookbook Stand for Kitchen
A hundred vintage-look brown recipe cards - the kraft kind that looks right at home in Grandma's box! Thick enough for a fountain pen, just like the ones in her handwriting.
LOTMER 100 Sheets 4x6 Inch Vintage Recipe Cards
A beautiful keepsake recipe journal to write the family favorites in properly - the book you'll hand down someday! Start with Christmas dinner and add a page every year.
Papier Recipe Journal - Harvest Navy 8.46x6.02"