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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 10:00 am
THE CHRISTMAS ANCOR
THE CHRISTMAS JELLYFISH
THE CHRISTMAS LANTERN
THE CHRISTMAS SEAHORSE
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Deesandy
Member
08-12-2003
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 10:02 am
THE CHRISTMAS STARFISH
THE CHRISTMAS CONCH SHELL
THE CHRISTMAS STERN
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Karen
Member
09-07-2004
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 10:50 am
We did our tree this weekend... it's not quite the 'traditional' tree with glass balls and icicle ornaments -- my mom kept all the decorations I made growing up, and gave them to me when I moved out -- so some of the ornaments are a little, um... creative. Make note of the cat sizing up the tree... And then there's the snowmen bells, I don't know if you can see them on the tree or not. I added a small pic at the bottom. There's about 30 of these on the tree, they're just metal bells with a snowman dude glued on top. These were table decorations at the Xmas party last weekend, and BF thought that we should take all the extras - the ones guests left on their tables - home. So we start circling the ball room, collecting these ornaments off the tables. By the time we grab our coats, his suit pockets are OVERFLOWING, my arms are full, and every step we take is, "Jingle, Jingle, Jingle..." Of course, we decide to walk home, a 20 minute walk, longer when drunk. We stopped in at the 7-11 to grab a plastic bag, empty our jingling pockets into it, and BF hooks the bag over the end of the umbrella, slings it over his shoulder like a hobo stick, and off we go down the street, "Jingle, Jingle, Jingle..." Even had a bum on the street wish us a Jingly christmas. They are cute though, and with the pains involved in getting them home, they had to go on the tree.
 
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Froggiegirl621
Member
02-14-2003
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 12:20 pm
Karen, I LOVE those jingly ornaments! Too cute! The story of how you got them home cracked me up too. 
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 5:03 pm
Ok,got the lights on the tree,I'll post a pic later. This tree has a cute little pinecone on it. Now I have to let the kids put on the ornaments. When they go to school tomorrow,I'll "fix" it!
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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 5:47 pm
Here are my outdoor decorations. I just made a collage of all of them since I couldn't get them all in one pic. I have a spot light on them at night but they didn't show up well in the pics, so then I took one during the daylight. They really look cute all together in my front yard but I couldn't get the pic to look right.

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Grannyg
Member
05-28-2002
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 5:51 pm
ack!!!!!!!!! I forgot Mickey!! All of these were hand painted by a friend of mine and you can't see the details but in Frosty's eye there is a twinkle and on Mickey all the presents in his bag have my kids name on them. The train, of course, because my DH works for the railroad and my panda says "Happy Birhtday, Jesus". I just love them.

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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 8:00 pm
My turn!! (Granny, my grandfather worked for the EJ&E RR!! I have a soft spot for RR, lots of wonderful memories!!)
I cant decide which angel to put on the tree!
I love my angels
Not many people have Buffaloes and Owls on their trees, owls are dh's totem, Buffaloes are mine! Also, the red glitter is my Ruby Red Slipper, if you look close you might be able to see the Mayor of munchkin land, the Wicked Witch, the Good Witch, Dorothy... there are several sets on my tree!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 8:11 pm
Ah well you cant see the Barbies on the top left!!
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 8:17 pm
Here's another view with the Princess Angel

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Reiki
Member
08-12-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 8:52 pm
I do a different themed tree every Christmas. I make most of the ornaments or put them together from store bought items that fit the theme. I'm never sure if it will all come together until the tree is completed. Very often I am hot gluing as I decorate the tree. My theme this year is "Give My Regards to Broadway".
more to come...
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Reiki
Member
08-12-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 8:54 pm
oops they didnt load this time.
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Costacat
Member
07-15-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 9:00 pm
WELL HECK! Y'all are putting me to shame. I am not gonna do a tree this year. But if I were, it would be a kitty kat tree. Both kitty friendly AND full o' kitty decorations. Just cause. (Actually, just cause I have a bunch of vintage cat decorations.) I'm enjoying your pix. But I've decided I need to draw a line somewhere. After working on a couple of major deadlines, with Xmas less than 2 weeks away... I just can't do it all. So something hadda go, and it's the decorations! <sigh>
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Reiki
Member
08-12-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 9:11 pm
Costa, I originally started making my ornaments to have a cat friendly tree. I didn't want to have anything that could be easily broken. I thought I would cry less over ornaments I glued together myself over store bought glass ornaments. The irony is - my cats have never really bothered the tree that much.
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Reiki
Member
08-12-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 9:13 pm
Just a few more...

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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 9:35 pm
What the heck is that behind the tree?
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Freckledgrl
Member
08-27-2003
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 9:39 pm
Pop-ups, Hipp! Even xmas isn't safe anymore Reiki, I love your themed Christmas ideas!! I just might have to start doing that.
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Reiki
Member
08-12-2000
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 10:01 pm
LOL. That's Time Square Hippy. A little picture edit there.
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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 10:03 pm
It looks awesome! I was wondering if you built something like that behind the tree,lol.
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Phatcat
Member
03-08-2004
| Monday, December 13, 2004 - 10:54 pm
What a fun thread! Forty-three years ago, a dear friend of mine gave me a beautiful ornament for Christmas...and that was the start of my collection. Such joy would fill my heart when I would hang each ornament on the tree every Christmas, and remember the wonderful times I had with each of my friends. Now my two children are grown and have moved away so I no longer put up a beautiful tree, but I sure am enjoying seeing your trees. Some of you know that I played Santa at the local Walmart for eleven years, but two years ago the manager told me that Walmart executives had said the local stores could no longer have a Santa. I had some families that had brought their children since they were tiny babies. The youngest was only two days old. Some pregnant mom's even had their baby's 'first' picture with Santa. Other folk's would bring their pets. One was a big, white bulldog...dressed in a Santa suit. LoL Anyway, here is a picture of me with Dolly Parton sitting on my knee! Her secretary, who was Joe Diffie's sister, arranged for be to be Santa at a private party for Dolly. She laughed her head off when I told her I was a woman! May you all have a Blessed Christmas and a Glorious and Prosperous New Year!!!

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Hippyt
Member
06-15-2001
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 1:00 pm
Wow,cool photo Phatcat! I love Dolly,she is such a talent and a hoot too.
Here's the scout scout working on the tree stand.
Here's me doing everyone's favorite Christmas chore,wrangling lights.
Here's the Christmas ham and me,still wrangling lights. Thankfully,I got it done without my brain exploding.
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Reader234
Member
08-13-2000
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 3:09 pm
HI Hippy!! Definately cool photo Phatcat - LOVE Dolly!! Hippy, that's one scary photo if you ask me (I hate wrangling lights, so that scares me thinking about it!! Got them all set, they were working, put them ON the tree, and poof, no working!! HATE that!) Reiki, I love your themes!! I NY - and Phantom!!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 3:23 pm
Phatcat...too cool!!!! You make a beautiful Santa!!! Hip, I finally broke down and bought on of those wheel things, what an invention!!!!!
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Landi
Member
07-29-2002
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 3:29 pm
hip, i can see your <bleep><bleep> reindeer on the front lawn!! LOL!!!
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 3:41 pm
Everyone's decorations look wonderful. Reiki: I especially love your Broadway tree & homemade ornaments! So cool and unique! You could use those mini Playbill trading cards too! Although I didn't look to see if they're available for this season. One year I made super deluxe color copies of classic holiday albums covers, movie posters, & tv special ads and put them in clear plastic key chain cases to use as ornaments. Of course, in the past few years there's been more "officially licensed" stuff that's sort of the same idea. Going home now, it's snowing but not like last night!
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