or if you're like my future family in-laws who didn't have a tree until last year when Lil went and bought the biggest tree the shop had and all the exact decorations that were on it on display! It is a beautiful tree, but it's a bit like walking into Myer when you walk in their front door cos it's so uniform! It is slowly getting some personality though, it gained 2 new Christmas balls this year that don't match the others, maybe I'll buy it a couple more so it looks haphazard and eclectic like a proper tree {wink!} 
My tree has bits and pieces from all over the world (name dropper) and some hand made ones too :) Ones given to me by Mum (snowman, top right- I think she had hopes of replicating him, but never did), Dad (daughter's are a blessing ball), Felicity (wasn't the Good Will Toward Men angel from you?), or tied to presents like Yvette and Alicia sometimes do. I have ones that I was supposed to tie to presents, like the glass snowman with glitter in his bottom ball- bottom left of the first pic, of which I bought 3 to tie to presents but alas, was not able to part with {sigh!} Some from America- e.g. the Mickey Mouse head glass baubles amongst others, some from Germany and other
exotic places. Some I just buy in a silly whim like the crazy little Gingerbread man with his giant bow - top right of bottom pic, or the reindeer with wobbly disjointed legs- background of bottom left on the last pic. And then my beautiful, but small, collection of delicate glass balls, I especially love the winter scene on the bauble bottom left of last pic, so beautiful. The newest member of the Tree is the Mushroom bauble top left of first pic, oh so sweet! I even started writing on the back of them (or somewhere discrete) where I got them so I will remember in years to come! I love my decorations, and I guess that makes me love my little tree, if it wasn't for such a small tree all these decorations would be lost amongst the foliage! I guess a small tree is a blessing after all :) :) C
3 comments:
I love your decorations and the stories behind them. How awesome will your blog be to read in 10 years time. I hope you can keep it!
And she DID replicate a snowman. We have one!!
Hi Charlotte. I LOVE reading your Blog. Yes I did replicate the snowmen. I made heaps. Quite a few still live at my house though.
I too bought 2 mushroom ornaments this year. I liked the idea of mushrooms but mine are only plastic and quite large. I bought them to stick in a flower arrangement on a table.
Getting ready for the big Party on Saturday. love Mum
Blemsut: Stuff that comes out of your nose when you sneeze.
How special our christmas decorations become. I have some very, very old ones of Grandma Grace's which I love. aj
Ovess - when your ovaries are over active!!
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