Continuing On . . .

Lots more stuff to go on the tree. For many years we had no glass at all on the tree but it does lend a nice sparkle.  

 

Because the kittehs are an unknown quantity, re tree, I opted to display in a bowl the glass ornaments that were my parents' and use just the cheap and easily replaceable red globes. 

Several ornaments needed new hanging loops and one of my very favorites -- the pig and piglet -- suffered dog damage last year. . . Someone (I suspect William) removed Mama Pig's ears and tail as well as the hanging loop.

 So I performed an ear transplant -- removing the pink felt ears from one of the kittehs' toy mice (yes, I felt a little bad about this,) trimming them to pig ear shape (a leftover scrap worked for a tail,) and sewing them in place.

 

And there they are, back where they belong!

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 Cory was not amused by the kitteh ornament

Finding a place for everything. . .

No ornament left behind . . .


Hand crafted by Justin in third grade . . .

Hand painted by a friend (on a tiny gourd she grew.)

A good message -- whatever your religion or lack thereof. The spirit of Christmas -- the rejoicing and the giving -- could warm most any heart, however cold.

 

Empty ornament boxes are quickly repurposed to a higher use. 

And I declare the tree done!