Reading
some of the house-style magazines, some people focus on colour themes
such as silver & blue, or red & gold etc. for their Christmas
Trees.
For our family the Christmas Tree is one of happy memories.
In the past it featured my young daughter's home-made decorations - who can forget the bells made from egg cartons covered in baking foil?
Now the Christmas tree signifies our hobbies and holidays
At one stage I was an avid cross stitcher and made a series of little stockings to hang on the tree.
I bought this little cross stitch ball in Austria.
More Stockings below
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Ballet
is my favourite art form and I bought this stocking one December at
the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, after seeing a magical
performance of "Sleeping Beauty" - and crossed something off my "bucket list"!
I enjoyed taking part in a Christmas crafts workshop and came home with this decorated bell - simple but effective.
Reflecting our other pastimes are miniature instruments and a music scroll.
Holidays
have been a rich source of delights for our Christmas tree with
decorations here from Austria, Bruges and Poland. Bells, stars. hearts
and "zwiebel turms" - the onion domes that are such a feature of the
churches in Austria.
With a Happy Christmas to all my Readers.
Copyright © 2023 · Susan Donaldson. All Rights Reserved.
Adapted from earlier Christmas postings on my blog.
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to share their family history through photographs
What a wonderful collection! Not only are they pretty, but they have such meaning - either from being made by someone special like your daughter or yourself. Those you make yourself are important because you remember how you felt when you were making them - that period of your life which most likely evokes other memories of that time. And, of course, the ones you collect from places you've been bring back memories of being there. A perfect holiday post! :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a fantastic collection! I was pleased to see those miniatures as I was thinking of doing the same this year for my small tree. You've inspired me to follow through and get a few representative ones. Happy Holidays and look forward to more of your posts in the New Year!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty! Memories contained in the ornaments is the best tradition. Unfortunately our kids can't be with us this holiday so our tree is a little rosemary shrub from a garden shop that's trimmed into a conical shape. I've decorated it with a string of tiny red LED lights, a dozen small red globes, and a paper star on top. Besides not taking any time to set up, it smells sweet too. I may turn it into a new tradition. Have a happy holiday!
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely ornaments, and you are smart to take photos of them, in case any break along the line. So glad to hear the stories that go with them also!
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