Christmas ornaments are one of the best ways to express the cheer and meaning of the holidays in one of the simplest ways. The different themes and feelings can be conveyed merely through Christmas ornaments. A history of love and connections spoken in ornaments, hanging upon the boughs of pine-scented greenery.
Capiz Shell Angel from the PI |
Since then I have added to my collection. I have a very eclectic assortment of ornaments. I never buy something that says where it is from. I don’t want a tree that screams tourist shop. Even though the ornament doesn’t say anywhere on it where it is from, I can tell you where each came from. It is part of my memories of my trip.
Silk Elephant from Thailand The Celtic horn is from Ireland |
Camel from Turkey The feather ornament is a Dream Catcher from Alaska |
Nutcracker from Germany |
Quite a few of my ornaments are from our trip to the
Christmas Markets of Germany, Austria, Hungary and The Czech Republic. We did a cruise down the Danube, stopping at
different Christmas Markets along the way.
I bought ornaments at every stop.
Some of my favorite ornaments that I put on the tree each
year are:
My angel from
Rome, Italy
The pewter wreath
from Athens, Greece
Straw Anget from Hong Kong |
Victorian girl on an old fashioned bicycle
from London
The Cloisonné heart from Beijing, China
The fur clad bear paddling a canoe from Alaska
The alligator from New Orleans
Red glass bauble from Las Vegas
(it's Las Vegas gaudy)
My pickle from Germany – it is a tradition
in Germany that whoever finds the pickle
on the tree first, gets to open a
special present.
As I have said, my tree is very eclectic. I also have glass balls, and lots of lights, and I have had friends give me ornaments over the years, so those are mixed in as well. But my favorites are the ones that remind me of places I have traveled.
Angel from the Philippines |
Angel from Rome |
Mozart Bear from Salzburg |
The goat is from Slovenia, the little frog I bought in the Canary Islands and the donkey is from Croatia |
Pewter Wreath from Greece Reindeer is from PI |
Panda from China |
Red Glass Bauble from Las Vegas The embroderied Fish is from China |
I love your tree and "travel memories" ornaments, Laura! My favorites are the Celtic horn, the goat, Capiz shell angel, elephant and Mozart bear.
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