Welcome to Needle and Thread Thursday, friends! I hope all of you in the States had a great Thanksgiving last week. Ours was quiet, but really wonderful. After we recovered from our turkey-coma, we finished the decorating both inside and outside the house. Instead of sewing progress this week (which has been nonexistent), I'm happy to share my four Christmas trees with you!
We just moved into this house last November (in 2019), and because we were still in the process of getting settled when Christmastime came, I decided to only put up our main tree, and no other home decorations. So this year, it was quite a task to figure out where everything was going to go in a new house.
My main tree is by far my favorite, but it takes the longest to decorate. I cram as many things onto the branches as I possibly can, and lots of the ornaments are glass and sparkly, which gives the tree an icy effect (it's more pronounced at night).
I couldn't get the bow at the top to photograph properly because the daylight and room light were competing and making the bow look way too yellow, but with the room light turned off, the ornaments got lost in the sunlight. This one shows the true color much better.
Our second tree is a must for any die-hard LSU fan. I'm a Baton Rouge girl born and raised, so win or lose, I always love my Tigers. And because football is in full swing well before Christmas, this one is usually the first tree to go up.
My third tree is a mid-century modern silver aluminum tree, all decked out with peppermint ornaments and ribbon. This tree is about sixty years old, and I was super lucky to find it in such pristine condition. Because the branches are real metal, it isn't safe to string lights in the tree, so I chose a spot next to a window with plenty of sunlight, and it is also illuminated with a spotlight underneath. I do actually have the original color wheel as well, but it gets extremely hot and is very noisy, so we don't use it.
My fourth and final tree is a new addition this year. My mother-in-law loved Christmas as much as I do and had amassed quite the Christmas collection herself. When she passed, I inherited as much of it as I could take. She loved Santas specifically, and even had a small collection that she kept out year-round. So I made a Santa tree containing all of her Santa ornaments, as well as some of my own. I chose a flocked tree with colored lights and tartan plaid ribbon to keep this one looking a little old-fashioned, and because it is in a tight corner, a pencil-shaped tree works beautifully.
Now that the decorating is all finished, I just have one little gift to finish sewing, and my Christmas to-do list will be done. Then it'll be Hallmark movies (yes, I'm a sucker for cheesy storylines), gift wrapping, holiday baking, and enjoying the season at a relaxed pace. After all, Christmas Eve is only three weeks away!
It's been a little bit since we've partied, but I definitely want to share some of the great projects that were linked up the last time. Check out this pretty quilt by
Leanne at Devoted Quilter-
Frederique at Quilting Patchwork Applique linked up this clever beauty-
And finally, I love the crisp, clean look of this finish by
Anja Quilts-
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