Handmade Holidays - A Mini-Tour of Our Tree

I don't have much to show you on the knitting front...I'm in the boring part of several projects. I also think I've been knitting too much - I'm having some pain in my left arm after last week's vacation knitting marathon. So, I figured I'd give you a tour of some of the handmade ornaments on our tree.





Miss America made this from a kit last year - it is a petal fairy ornament. She had great fun doing it.















This is the first ornament #1 son made when he was 3. He was in preschool and the teachers told me that they were so proud of him for picking a religious picture for his Christmas ornament - in fact, he was the only one who did. Warms a mother's heart! This one always gets front placement on the tree and he's tired of me telling the story but it IS special.

This ornament is from our town's nature center. This is indeed handmade and painted to look like our train station. I have several of these and love them.

Okay, these aren't made but this cluster is always together in memory of my godmother. She gave me both angel ornaments and the violets on the glass ball make me think of her as she loved violets.

This was an ornament my godmother made back in the 1980's. Her daughter gave to it me the year after she died.

My first needlepoint ornament.

My second needlepoint ornament - maybe this is what inspired #1 son?

It's multi-dimensional with the nativity on one side and the 3 kings on the other.


Well, that's all for now...thanks for touring our Christmas tree with me!