- Want little
- Buy only what you love
- Buy quality goods that will last
- Take tender care of all possessions
This year, I am decorating the tree with my predominantly white ornaments...ones in which white draws the eye first. A couple of ornaments from this box made the cut, as did this little one-armed white wooden snowman. Don't know what happened to his other arm...don't even know where I got him. But I did use him this year...even though he fell into two pieces when I tried to hang him. A little Elmer's glue fixed that! He doesn't look great on his own, but he kinda recedes into the ambient "white Christmas" feel I am going for.
Because I don't have oodles of white ornaments (let my daughter take all ornaments she wanted when she moved into her own home last year), I will also use this year the 100+ little hand-blown Czechoslovakian ornaments I bought for 3 bucks at an acquaintance's yard sale.
I love these little ornaments, but I would soon hate them if I put them on every year. So, by changing things up, the old becomes new again. And I am satisfied without buying something new! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have 75+ more t-tiny ornaments to place on our tree.
5 comments:
Almost all of the ornaments my Grandma uses are exactly the type in your picture! So great to know that someone else still has that kind too :)
Jessica
I dearly love them...your G-ma has good taste! (and talented, socially conscious offspring, as evidenced by your blog, Jessica)
Those ornaments are so sweet. That's a great idea to not use all of them every year (it's amazing how they amass over the years isn't it?). I was going to throw away a whole bunch of ornaments this year, but now that I've read this, I may just save them. Thanks for sharing!
I have a box like that from my grandmother and they are some of my most cherished ornaments!
@Lindy, if my post has diverted your ornaments from the landfill, my work here is done. ;)
@Spicy, You and Jessica talking of your grandmothers makes me want to remember what all I have around here that belonged to my grandmothers. Christmas sure makes me nostalgic.
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