This ornament was tied to a present on my first Christmas. (I won't tell you how old that makes it!) My Mom passed it along to me when I moved into my first apartment. It's been the first one to grace the tree every year since then.
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These two were made by my Grammy. When I was little, her whole tree was covered with beautiful ornaments she made herself - snowmen and Santas, beaded ornaments, crocheted snowflakes. She passed away three years ago and the cousins divided up all the ornaments so we'd each have a few that she made.
Snoopy was a gift from my Dad when I was 9. He loved watching the Peanuts specials with us; Woodstock was his favorite. This is our third Christms without Dad. I'm not sure it's getting easier yet, but the ornament always makes me smile.
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And full circle from my first ornament to the ones that commemorate the year the Little Guy was born. The teddy is a "Baby's 1st Christmas" ornament; the angel was a gift from a friend.
How about you? Tell me about your favorite ornament in the comments. I'll pick one commenter at random on December 15. The winner will receive a Luscious Lips Gift Set from my shop. Let's hear those stories!
UPDATE: And the winner (chosen by highly scientific random drawing) is... Vintage aka Vinty. Congratulations!
My favorite ornament would be the one that my grandmother and I made together a few years back. I had came up with the idea and of course she agreed. :)
ReplyDeleteWe went and bought the supplies together; a small, round glass container, fake moss....
Her and I worked on the ornament together for a few hours and in the end we made a cute, one of a kind ornament; a terrarium ornament with Santa Claus and Rudolph in a mossy field.
That ornament added life to the house since it was the only green we were able to see with all the snow around. Plus, my grandmother and I kept getting the compliments :)
We felt proud and happy about our ornament and it felt good to work on it together.
You have really great ornaments!! Love the snowman :). Every year I buy a couple of new ones, and usually get one or two as gifts. Might have to get a bigger tree soon.
ReplyDeletemy favorite ornament is a pathetic little wooden snowman that says "from your friend gina a. 1987" on the bottom.
ReplyDeleteit's the only ornament i have from my youth.
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My favorite ornament was a christmas ball that opened up to reveal a baby jesus inside! It was so special to me. My mother gave it to me and when she died I buried it with her, It meant the world to me and I will never forget that ornament every Christmas!
ReplyDeletemy favorite ornament was a gold colored reindeer that my sister maria had engraved for me. i loved that it had MY name on it, spelled exactly the way i spell it:)
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a tough one. I have many favorites, but I have a plastic Santa from my childhood (50 years+) that has a place in the back to stick it over a Christmas bulb. I always stop and talk to him when hanging him on the tree.
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