It's the last day of the 12 days of Christmas! I have had such a fun time sharing all kinds of Christmas tips with you through these last 12 days. Today you will be seeing all kinds of wonderful ideas on Christmas trees. I am going to take a tiny deviation from the norm here and tell you about one of my favorite Christmas trees.
Welcome to the third annual 12 Days of Christmas Blog Hop!
Stop by every day from December first through the twelfth for new ideas you can use to make your season brighter!
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They have all been busy as Elves creating, decorating, cooking and crafting tons of new ideas for you to try this holiday season!
Shirley~Intelligent Domestications I Alli~An Alli Event I Michelle~Our Crafty Mom I Marie~DIY Adulation
Erlene~My Pinterventures I Beverly~Across The Blvd. I Debra~Shoppe No. 5 I Victoria~Dazzle While Frazzled
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Leanna~Of Faeries & Fauna I Pam Larmore~P.S. I Love You Crafts I Kelly~North Country Nest I Marie~The Inspiration Vault
Gail~Purple Hues and Me I Lynne~My Family Thyme I Karen~Dragonfly and Lily Pads I Trisha~Blowing Away Out West
Tomika~Life In Pumps I Rachee~Say it, "Rah-Shay" I Ra'Nesha~Queen Thrifty I Lorrin~Embrace The Perfect Mess
Jaime~Love Jaime I Serena~The Weekend Jaunts I Terri~Christmas Tree Lane I Jessica~A Southern Mother
Sam~Raggedy Bits I Rachel~Smart Mom Smart Ideas I Surya~The Busy Mom Club I Cyn~Creative Cynchronicity
Valeria~Val Event Gal I Yami~The Latino Next Door I Jeannee~Centsably Creative I Tania~Little Vintage Cottage
Lauren~Wonderfully Made I Vanessa~DIY 180 I Kimberly~A Wonderful Thought I Kim~Everyday Parties I Erica~Erica Ever After
When I was in high school, my mom got so excited about painting ceramics. She painted dishes, and decorations and my personal favorite: a beautiful ceramic Christmas tree with colored lights. NO one in the family liked colored lights but me, and so I really came to love this little tree with its bright spots of color.
Several years ago, my mom said that when she got the tree from its box, she noticed that the base had broken. We search for a base, but didn't have any luck finding one.
Two years ago, when my mom decided to sell our childhood home and move to an apartment, she asked me if I would like to take the ceramic tree home. Of course, I said YES and was so excited to put it up in my new home.
Last summer, I noticed a woman at the local Farmer's Market who was selling updated versions of the ceramic tree. I told her about mine and the broken base, and she had me send her the measurements and lo and behold, she had one!! So now my little tree lights up (with colored lights!) in my bedroom.
The moral to this story is: keep your eyes open, your mind open and your heart open and good things will come to you!
Be sure to visit our fellow 12 Days of Christmas Bloggers below for even more creative ideas this holiday season!
I have one of these vintage trees on my Hot Cocoa Bar. They really are incredibly beautiful and I love this history. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI have one too! It belonged to my grandmother!
ReplyDeleteMy mother-in-law has one!
ReplyDeleteI've been reading your posts but couldn't comment from work. so glad I can finally comment :)
These are so pretty! I've always wanted one of those trees and was very happy to find a smaller version (new, not vintage) at Bronner's (a huge year-round Christmas store in Frankenmuth, MI) so I grabbed it up.
ReplyDeleteMy mom has one my grandma made, I was supposed to get a huge, 3 part ceramic tree from my aunt, but when we went into the attic, not all of it was there anymore. I was so bummed. A few years ago I made one at a ceramics studio and I love it! My kids got to help me make it, so it's really special now.
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