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At our house Christmas doesn't have a "theme" or a "color". Nor does it change from year to year.
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Each year the Bedford Falls "It's a Wonderful Life" village is placed on the mantel.
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Our nutcracker collection is placed on the bookshelf.
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As is our collection of miniature nativities.
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Our tree may not be the most beautiful, but it is full of priceless memories ~ ornaments from my mother, mother-in-law, grandmothers, antiques, vacation souvenirs and those handmade by little hands. Each ornament brings back a flood of memories...
I did decide to try something different with our second tree. Usually it holds mainly ornaments that I made over the years. This year instead...
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I took my favorite folk art birds and placed them on the branches along with straw ornaments from a dear friend in Germany, prim pipe cleaner candy canes and a few antiques...
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A Schneeman angel tops the tree.
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And creations by some of my favorite artists: Jenn of
Rabbit Hill Primitives,
Stacy Nash, Audrey of
Bay Rays Child, more Schneeman and Ginny Henson just to name a few...
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And the base of the tree is gently skirted by an antique wool quilt.
Another new idea for this year...
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I pulled this wonderful old victorian window (with every glass pane intact) out of the garbage down the alley a few years ago. It hangs in our hallway. It finally hit me that I should decorate it this year :)
Traditions are what memories are made of... but I guess it doesn't hurt to try something new from time to time...
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice!" Philippians 4:4
Blessings, Patti