our Christmas tree holds some family history.
there are ornaments that have been placed onto
our tree for 39 years.
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| a handmade bridal shower gift from Mr. D's Mom. |
our tree for 39 years.
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| i made six little elephants for our first tree using scraps of felt and yarn . |
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| handmade by my mother to celebrate our first born. |
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| handmade by our daughter to celebrate their first born. |
grade "A" papers tied with ribbons, signed baseballs and
and favorite beanie babies were among the contributions
when they were in grade school.
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| Go Cougs! |
each year, i enhance the history with a fresh touch.
it could be as simple a color statement of bows, or collecting
all of the brown Teddy Bears around the house. one year,
there was a sport's tribute, ( i added roses and footballs when the
Cougars played at the Rose Bowl in 2003.)
last year... it was burlap!
last year... it was burlap!
this year, as i hinted in an earlier post,
our Christmas tree holds a touch of French laundry.
Marseilles ~ Matelasse'
about two years ago, i was perusing an end of the month
clearance table at Fred Meyer and found this lovely piece
of Matelasse'. (i payed 4.99 for the piece.) it was a bit soiled
and shop worn...nothing a little OxyClean couldn't handle
i didn't feel too bad when taking the shears to it!
the small hoops were a dollar and twenty nine.
the little bit larger hoops were a dollar and forty nine.
it was fun, playing with the various patterns.
i love how they turned out!
the linear designs called for some vintage French laundry labels.
i found Mr D and my initials at French Larkspur.
you can also find vintage labels here.
(the letters could translate to Christmas Love. )
i attached the single labels with French knots.
the simple and sweet French stitched hoops
were tied onto the branches with natural tiny twine.
a perfect addition of white light!
s i x m o r e s l e e p s!
withLove.
