Saturday, December 31, 2005

finally finished...


well almost, i just have to stitch the bottoms...these little birds are made from another of lyn's lovely tutorials, the girls are gearing up for a big night out on the town...happy new year!

Sunday, December 25, 2005

ornament #25


and finally, the angel for the top of our tree, wishing you all a beautiful and blessed christmas with those you hold dear...

Saturday, December 24, 2005

song of childhood...

which must be sung upon sighting a christmas tree anywhere, anytime, still...

dumpty-diddley
dumpty-dee
i can see a christmas tree
i'm as happy as i can be
dumpty-diddley dee

the tree is nearly finished, see it over here...

ornament #24


this one arrived a couple of days ago, i forgot to mention when i started this whole ornament thing that it was all an elaborate ruse to get my mum to give me one of these delightful snowman ornaments...we had a box set when i was a little girl and my sister and i just loved them...as i had hoped, mum couldn't resist giving him his five minutes of world wide fame...thanks mum, i'll take very good care of him!

Friday, December 23, 2005

ornament #23


glass and white, such a great combination, a modern take on the classic glass bauble...

Thursday, December 22, 2005

ornament #22


angel with heart, a treasured gift from my mum and dad...xxx

Wednesday, December 21, 2005

ornament #21


another favourite, dear friends sent this decoration from "the conran shop" in london...

Tuesday, December 20, 2005

ornament #20


beaded angel that i got the same year as my disco ball decoration, which i would have shown in this selection only i seem to have misplaced it...i'll have to put the real one up instead, it's one of my most prized possessions...it even spins!

Sunday, December 18, 2005

thankful...

for a quiet afternoon at home...
for my love who sits beside me watching cricket...
for our beautiful baby girl who plays at my feet...
for a nice new flippy haircut that makes me feel snazzy...
for yummy treats...
and for a little bit of time to sew these...

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

ornaments #14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19...


# 14, more from the gorgeous auntie darling, this is one of what we like to call the "moulin rouge" collection...


#15, beautiful buttons...


#16, little red ceramic bird...mum do you remember the time we saw a real robin red breast?


#17, indian angel...


#18, ceramic star with words, one of my favourites made by miss j...


and #19, more 80's ikea goodness...

ornament #13


ha! i wish...we do however always listen to harry connick jnr "when my heart finds christmas" as we decorate the tree and pretend that it just might...

Monday, December 12, 2005

ornament #12


delicate and sweet, one of those times when i had to break the rule and buy two...

Sunday, December 11, 2005

Friday, December 09, 2005

Thursday, December 08, 2005

ornament #8


my gorgoeus auntie darling makes beautiful beaded pieces, this is one of the first decorations she made for us...

Wednesday, December 07, 2005

Tuesday, December 06, 2005

ornament #6


a few years ago we spent a wonderful week and half in new york and we just had to bring home a brown bag of bloomindale baubles...

Monday, December 05, 2005

Sunday, December 04, 2005

Saturday, December 03, 2005

Friday, December 02, 2005

ornament #2


when i was a little girl, my mum worked for a lady who one year decided to have a completely new chrismas tree...she gave us her old tree complete with boxes full of beautiful old glass ornaments, many of them have broken and disintegrated over the years, but a few remain and i love to see them on mum and dad's tree each year...i couldn't resist this silver glass bauble, it reminds me of the christmas tree of my childhood...

Thursday, December 01, 2005

ornament #1


over the years i have collected decorations (technically one a year but it usually ends up being more) and as much as i love the idea of a minimal colour themed tree...i just can't go past a tree filled with memories that don't necessarily match and that speak of remembrance and hope, joy and peace...having said that, i've actually decided to make soft decorations for our christmas tree this year because i'm not sure if little hands are quite ready for mummy's treasured (and breakable) ornaments...so along with showing you the new softie decorations (when i've had a chance to make them) i hope to share some of our christmas treasures with you each day in december and decorate a tree over here...these beautiful origami stars were a gift from dear friends who lived in japan for a time...