I didn't trim our boxwood bushes again this year (oops!) so we had plenty for cutting and making our trees. We started with several blocks of wet foam and a dish/vase for a base. (sorry no pictures of this part...we were having too much fun!!) We then headed out around the house with our clippers and filled containers with snippets of boxwood. After about 2 1/2 hours, and numerous trips out to the boxwood bushes, we were finally satisfied with the finished products.
Here's my tree last night after I finished decorating it with some of my favorites from my angel collection. The tree skirt was a score at our local Ten Thousand Villages store a couple of years ago on after Christmas clearance...
Here are some closeups of a couple of favorite ornaments from my collection. I don't like to put them on our family tree because some of them are rather small and I don't want them to get lost when we undecorate, and go out with the tree!
I bought this one in Heidelberg Germany in 2006 when I took a trip to visit my sister's family...
This tree topping angel/star ornament came from my sister. I don't remember for sure, but it might have come from her mother in law in Germany...
This one was my latest find at Ten Thousand Villages. It's made out of tin cans, and is from Burkina Faso...
This one was also a gift, but I don't remember if it was from Germany, or from an estate sale in Chicago!
This pasta angel caroler was made by another sister...
And this one came from Lancaster Central Market in 2008. It's not a great picture, with the glare from my flash, but it's a Springerle cookie with an angel...
I have other angel ornaments from various people and places, but these are just a few of the ones that had "stories" behind them that "made" the blog today!
Brenda and I had a fun afternoon, creating and reconnecting since our busy lives have gotten in the way!
