Nostalgic Christmas Ornaments

I can hardly believe that tomorrow is Thanksgiving!! It just seemed to sneak up on me! The countdown till Christmas is really short now! I need to start shopping! I've finished decorating the tree and as I was doing so, I remembered some of the beautiful ornaments that my dad used to put on our tree when we were kids. I wanted to see if I could find some of those online and came across a few that I remembered when I was a child. I so wish that I had some of these ornaments today. I wish mom and dad had saved them. I guess when new decorations come out you think oh, how pretty these are, and you decide to replace the old with the new, but I would love to see some of the old ones on my tree. Here are some pictures of the ones that I remember.



Loved to hang these ones on the tree!





My all time favorite! I so loved to sit and watch these bubble lights!!





I remember buying these kits at the store. It was so much fun making them!





Oh my gosh! Does anyone else remember these foil trees?





So beautiful and shiny!



My Christmas Tree

Well, I've finally finished all of my decorating. I did the tree last night and thought I would post some pictures. The first decoration of the spider web has a story behind it that goes like this:

                       The Ukrainian Christmas Spiderweb Legend


One family in the village was too poor to have a decorated Christmas tree in their house. The mother had hung a few meager nuts and fruits on a small tree outside their door in hopes of bringing a little more cheer to her children's Christmas Day.

On Christmas Eve the spiders heard her prayers and hung their webs over the tree. As the sun came up, it's rays glittered and sparkled on the dew on the webs and turned them to silver and gold.



Angel was hand made by my mother.




Hand made by my mother.



Another angel made by my mother.

Mr. & Mrs. Claus in far right dated back to 1986 from my mom & dad.



I just love Rudolph! His nose glows with batteries!




My mother also made this heart.





This was my precious Scamp who is no longer with us.




My grandaughter made this one!




Mittens made by mom.




My sister-in-law painted this one. So cute!





My Santa cookie jar.




My card basket.




Thomas Kinkade clock. It plays a Christmas song on the hour.



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Themed Christmas Trees

My Christmas tree is very traditional. I will post some pictures of it and all of my other decorations when the time comes. Though mine is traditional, I do love all the different themed Christmas trees. They are very beautiful. I came across these pictures and thought I would post them.  I found them at http://www.remodelingmyspace.com/christmas-decoration-ideas/christmas-trees/pictures-decorated-christmas-tree-ideas.htm 


Update: You can find my second post on themed Christmas trees Here




Vintage green, gold & silver.

 

 Vintage red and gold with carolers.

Gold & white with white flowers, santa's, golden butterflies & glittering gold ornaments.

Glittering tree ornaments with little elves & angels.



 silvery mauve, sage-green & silver, gold mesh ribbon & sprays of dried flowers painted silver.



Purple peacock feathers and blue butterflies. Now this is quite different!

Rustic autumn with copper & gold and splashes of pink and turquoise.

Icicles, white angels, white roses and pine cones.

 Silver & white icicles, silver ribbons & icy ornaments to compliment the blue.

Country Cabin tree with birch bark, mini knitted sweaters, plaid bows, hearts.

Baby's first Christmas, with baby snowmen, baby slippers, stuffed rabbits etc.

Here's your traditional red and green with snowmen, elves, & candycanes. So cute!