When we first moved into our little house over 14 years ago we didn't have much. In fact, we brought the large green outdoor picnic table inside to serve as a dining room table. Hey...it worked. There wasn't a lot of money for extra things, many times even a box of ornaments seemed outside the budget, especially when I could certainly make some of my own.
I had a box scrap fabric including a a rather large collection of old fabric samples from my grandmother. I remember as a child being fascinated by the little swatches that came in the mail - I enjoyed the feel of the different textures and picked out my favorite colors and patterns.
That first Christmas in our little house - remember sitting up in bed after our toddler, Hannah, was asleep and cutting and stitching a few ornaments each night. I so enjoyed making them - and I was pleased that I wouldn't have to worry about them breaking or having sharp edges for little fingers. That was when I had the idea to create a completely baby proof Christmas tree - there was not a thing on our tree that could break or would be harmful to a young child. I have no more worries about little tiny fingers, but I still use those simple handmade ornaments every year...
Each year I would try add a new handmade ornament to the tree...one of my favorites are these woolly angels that I have also had for years - the wool sticks very easily to the needles - no hooks or hangers required. Each year these angels are among the last touches to our tree.
Very soon, I had children who wanted to make ornaments too. We made a bunch of these Angels last year for a Christmas Bizarre at our sister parish. We kept a couple for our own tree.
Here is the tree this year...final touches complete with new beeswax candles waiting to be lit after Mass this evening!
Merry Christmas!
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