What I Love About Christmas Ornaments
Christmas ornaments and decorations are one of the best things about the lead up to Christmas. When I was younger I used to love browsing through the shops just looking at all the lovely bright glittery Christmas things. I was never allowed to buy, but we love the excitement of getting the decorations box out and dressing the tree and the house. Now I look forward to the Christmas season, mainly to see what new ideas there are about Christmas decorations. There are so many varieties of ornaments available now.
My favourite Christmas ornaments for the tree it has to be said are the Swarovski crystal ones. I love my crystal stars and the little house. I will try to find a picture of them. Having said that I do like most other kinds of glass ornament too. I have some gorgeous hand blown glass balls, some with gold leaf, much to precious for the children’s Christmas tree so that have to wait a while before I can hang them again. I love the way the lights play on and through the glass it makes the tree so special.
I also like natural Christmas ornaments, wooden or straw.I once found an interesting alternative to the Christmas - a wicker spriral,about 6 ft long, wrapped in faux greenery, white lights and hung outside, it makes a lovely entrance piece. I have made my own bauble out of felted wool, wrapped in embroidery thread and then woven with contrasting colors. I much later found that it is called a temari ball. It is nice to have contributed your own handiwork to the Christmas ornament collection.
My children also love Christmas ornaments, as I was not allowed to buy them as a child, we have a tradition of each child being able to choose one new ornament each Christmas, that way they will have the start of their own collection by the time they leave home. My kids get so excited at looking at Christmas ornaments and choose carefully which one they would like. They also get to make different ones at home, we have many varieties of homemade decorations, from angels of varying styles to stars and reindeer.
My children have taken over the tree decoration and it is great that they do, but I am looking forward to getting it back (or maybe just get my own tree!) to put all my special Christmas ornaments on.
To find out some of my favorite Christmas Ornaments