Saturday, December 17, 2011

Hanging Out O'Christmas Tree

Dear Mom,

A friend Tammy posted: Hangin' with my Uglies--about Christmas ornaments--the cherished ones. I love homemade ornaments from kids... from anyone actually. I'm stealing Tammy's idea and posting my own ornaments, but I think I'll call it, Hanging with my Beauties...

Here's the oldest ornament I have. I was 17 and worked at Ben-Franklin in downtown Ferguson. A co-worker made this for me. I feel terrible because I can't remember her name now. I can picture her face though.

Next are various handmade ornaments from my children. Casey's hand is the base for this Santa:

Jessica's thumbprint made this design:

Rita created this with an upside down heart. The pom-pom stuck on one of the eyes cracks me up:

I'm not sure which kid made this one and I'm surprised it hasn't turned moldy. I don't know what is inside all those cloves:

The next two are more of Jessica's:

Rita was a little crafter way back. She sewed this Santa by hand. You should check out her site on Etsy or her Egabrag Crafts blog.

HO HO HO, Merry Christmas!

4 comments:

  1. Lovely post, Lynne. I have very few things left. I have cleaned out and given the boys some of their own things, although I think the daughters in law pitched them. Oh well, memories can't be tossed. I remember: waxed ornaments of my own childhood, Cub Scout ornaments we made together as a family and a den, a godmother's gift ornaments, a St. Louis neighbor's ornament to remember her when we left the city!

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  2. Very cute, Lynn!! I still have some of those hand made ones, too.

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  3. Awww...those are beauties indeed! And I think our kids' teachers must have gone to some of the same ornament-making workshops!

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  4. Bookie, Becky and Tammy - thank you. Ornaments can have such fond memories.

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