My Vintage & Handmade Christmas Tree
12 December
Today is the final day of the blog hop, it's been a lot of work but so rewarding and fun at the same time... and my house now looks spectacular with all the new decor!
I hope you've enjoyed all the decor, craft projects, and recipes 😊 Today we are sharing our 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!
Meet Your Hosts
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
Megan~C'mon Get Crafty I Michelle~Michelle James Designs I Amanda~Domestically Creative
Deborah~Salvage Sister & Mister I Jeanie~Create & Babble I Sherry~Olives & Okra
Jenny~Cookies Coffee & Crafts I Emily~Domestic Deadline I Bonbon~Farmhouse 40 I Susanne~Pearl Street Designs
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
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
My Christmas tree has always been and will continue to be filled with a mix of handmade and vintage ornaments with some thrifted and clearance priced new ones thrown in here and there!
I have some of the ornaments my mom made when she was younger, some that we made together when I was a little girl and some that my daughter made when she was little.
Every year I try to add some new ornaments.
To me a tree filled with meaningful ornaments that either I or someone in my family has made is more special than buying all new ornaments every year just to go with a theme.
This is one that I made several years ago with cardstock, book pages, and glitter... lots and lots of glitter! 😀
This is one that I made several years ago with cardstock, book pages, and glitter... lots and lots of glitter! 😀
Last year I made some feather ornaments with some vintage hair clips and feathers from the craft store.
I like them because you can just clip them onto the branches and they lend themselves well to the boho feel of my tree.
Up closer to the camera, you can see part of some stars I made from recycled toilet paper rolls.
This paper mache Santa is from a garage sale. I love ornaments with character like him.
And this cute, vintage looking snowman is thrifted.
This snowflake is an after Christmas clearance ornament and the feather you see below it is a gift tag from Target's Dollar Spot a few years ago.
This beautiful snowman is one that my mom made for me a couple of years ago.
And if you've been following along with the blog hop then you've already seen these little macrame ornaments I made. If you missed them, you can see that post here: DIY Boho Macrame Ornaments
These are brand new this year... an early Christmas present that my mom gave me so I could enjoy them on my tree!
This is a vintage thrifted ornament that is one of my favorites! Even though no one I know made this I appreciate the time and effort that someone has put into it and the other vintage handmade ornaments that adorn my tree.
This is my favorite thing to wake up to in the morning, I love when the whole house is dark and the tree lights are all you see. It is so peaceful and beautiful to me.
PIN ME!!
I had so much fun participating in the blog hop, I hope you enjoyed all the posts and visiting all the other talented ladies' projects and ideas!
Posted by: Tania | Little Vintage Cottage
at 12 December
Tag:
holiday seasonal
Your tree is beautiful. I love your collection of ornaments.
ReplyDeleteI'm with you Tania. The tree is much more meaningful having handmade ornaments you've saved through the years rather than a color-coordinated tree that's there for show. Not my thing at all. Pulling out each ornament is like pulling out a memory.
ReplyDeleteYour tree's beautiful! You know i love vintage and hand made ornaments and ones accumulated through the years. I occasionally think a color coordinated "decorator" tree would be nice for a change, but then i start dragging out Christmas decor and that thought goes out the window! And i love sitting in the dark with only the tree and a few other decorations that light up. It looks magical!
ReplyDeleteYour tree is beautiful and I agree that a tree decorated with ornaments with memories is so much more beautiful than a package, color-coordinated one. (and I love the snowman your Mom made for you!) I've enjoyed each day of your Christmas blog-hop. It must have been a lot of work!
ReplyDeleteI love trees with a story and a history. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteTania
Thanks Vikki! It was a lot of work, I've never done that many posts in a row before. I tried to get most of them done before hand and scheduled but even that was hard with some!
ReplyDeleteBut like I said, my house looks great now!! Well... except for my craft room... we won't even talk about that!! ha ha!
Tania
Thanks! I have so many ornaments now that I almost need two trees though!
ReplyDeleteTania
That's exactly how I feel Florence!
ReplyDeleteTania
I think your Mom is so talented her ornament gift is lovely. All the memories put together is a nice keepsake for your family.
ReplyDeleteThanks Leanna! My mom is very talented, I love getting an ornament for my tree that she made!
ReplyDeleteTania
Your tree is beautiful, we add to ours every year too, I have several I've made over the years and ones my mom made too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Emily, those are the best kind I think!
ReplyDeleteTania