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Christi Goodman’s Christmas decor taps into nostalgia

When Christi Goodman first made a Christmas wreath using vintage ornaments and a glue gun, she thought, “That was fun!”

Her inspiration came from a club that once displayed a wreath made from ornaments. She and her husband, Charles, have collected antique Christmas decor for more than 30 years, so she had the materials to make one herself. Christi started selling her homemade Christmas decorations at the former BJ’s Home Accents in Newburgh, Indiana.

For 11 years, they also have been featured at pop-ups and stores like Tickled Pink Vintage. She sells her decorations through her business, Vintage Googie — a nickname she and her daughter, Natasha, use for each other.

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“It keeps me busy during the winter months,” the F.J. Reitz High School alumna says.

Besides wreaths, Christi crafts candelabras and centerpieces. She also fulfills special requests from families to take their vintage ornaments, passed down through generations, and create something new. Charles helps with the mechanical elements of her decorations, which can range from six inches to three feet. The ornaments — from the 1950s-’70s — are sourced from church, garage, and estate sales and flea markets.

Much of Christi’s process involves rummaging in her basement workspace, envisioning how holiday-centric objects fit together. “I like putting a bunch of random things together and seeing how it all comes together,” she says. The decor is so popular that some people she meets eventually realize they own something she made: “Oh, you’re the one who makes those,” they’ll say. “People are going crazy for vintage Christmas,” she says.

SOMETHING OLD AND NEW

Find Vintage Googie at Tickled Pink Vintage, 2217 N. Kentucky Ave.

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Maggie Valenti
Maggie Valenti
Maggie Valenti joined Tucker Publishing Group in September 2022 as a staff writer. She graduated from Gettysburg College in 2020 with a bachelors degree in English. A Connecticut native, Maggie has ridden horses for 15 years and has hunt seat competition experience on the East Coast.

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