I had two 'rules' for the tree this year. 1. Only gold, white and clear decorations. 2. No tinsel. Hannah and Rosie did the decorating and a few non-rules things have sneaked on (like the red crackers), but I think they did a great job and they were very proud of it when they had finished.
One of the non-white/gold/clear decorations is this pretty angel which belongs to Hannah. But she's so gorgeous I allowed her to stay.
This is the nativity Hannah made at school a couple of years ago. It owes a great deal to egg boxes and toilet roll middles. Rosie made the angel on the far left and the other angel is a bamboo one they fell in love with in a shop in Solva when they were babies.
This is the dining room window tree - a goat willow branch planted in a pot with all our homemade decorations and a few fairies on board. Half of the lights are out (as usual!). I need a bumper pack of spare bulbs for this set.
Lovely. I start with rules every year but always end up bunging it all on as usual.
ReplyDeleteOh, they're lovely, Preseli Mags! Especially that darling little nativity scene. I've always imagined making a little knitted one for our house, but somehow never got round to it. We're doing our tree tomorrow.
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AHHH! I had rules too, and wherever I look there's some ghastly piece of gaudiness! Still, don't mind really. It's all fun, non?
ReplyDeleteI have that angel on a hoop too, love it. But not as much as I love that nativity. Perfect. Happy Christmas to you all. x
ReplyDeleteLove it Mags. I think I will have to make me a twig decoration now as I like yours so much. xx
ReplyDelete'Well done' to the girls! Isn't it great when the children are really old enough to take over the tree - I always found it a huge treat to provide the egg nog and goodies and just let them go at it, after years of being the one doing it all.
ReplyDeleteI love your window arrangement - may 'borrow' that idea.......and the nativity - those things always make me feel a bit choked up. They are so precious.
Oh that's lovely. We have the "full-on" Christmas tree with every bauble we have ever bought and totally OTT! The only time I get to touch it is when I thrust it, balding and shedding, out through the living room window on 6th January (or earlier if it really IS shedding).
ReplyDeleteYour little goat willow tree reminds me of when I was growing up. I don't remember many "proper" trees, apart from one which had the original painted tin clip-on candle holderss (what would Health and Safety make of those nowadays?) What I do remember is going and cutting a branch of gorse from the garden (we had a wild garden) and painting it with flour and water paste, then sprinkling glitter on it, and putting the decorations on. It sat in a bucket (wrapped with wrapping paper) on the end of the sideboard and looked lovely.
Gorgeous pm. I never manage rules either although every year I think I might do the tasteful Sarah Raven stuff. Just doesn't happen.
ReplyDeleteSweet Nativity - I love things like that that the children make. I have a knitted one LBD - forgot about that as it is packed away - that makes 4 crib sets I've got!
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful Christmas PM with your lovely family.
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How cute! Have a lovely Christmas, mags. Cx
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