It's time for a Christmas Tree Party over at Thrifty Decor Chic. I am very happy to be able to show you all five of my trees! That's right ladies I said five! I am warning you this post will be picture heavy but I'll keep the commentary down, to keep it balanced for you.
I am also joining Alphabet Thursday today too. Since the letter this week is K, I'm also showing you a few of my favorite Keepsake ornaments. It was really hard only photographing a few ornaments on each tree though, since every ornament carries a memory for me. Some memories are merely about adding a new color or theme. Others are much more precious such a one received from a gift, or a vacation, handmade, or from my childhood or the childhood of my children. Therefore, every ornament to me is a keepsake no matter how big or small, expensive or thrifty. I love them all!
Starting upstairs in our small loft, foyer area I have a small table top tree.
It's wrapped in plaid both on the top and bottom.
It is decorated with red, green and blue balls and also displays more of my childrens ornaments.
In the kitchen I have my smallest tree.
This tree has a candy theme.
With a sugar coated candy garland and small plastic hard candy ornaments.
Small colorful glass balls, clear birds, bells, and tiny ornments too.
In the Den is our biggest tree.
It is a colorful mixture of years of ornaments. I tried to add a few more candy themed ornaments to this tree this year too.
I guess you can tell I love a tree that is loaded with memories, uhh, I mean ornaments! When I was decorating this tree my husband said if I put one more ornament on, it was going to fall over. LOL!
I just love all these old elves.
I love birds too.
I especially adoe this one!
In my dining room is what I like to call the formal tree. It is white, gold and silver.
This tree was started after my collection of Lenox ornaments began to grow. I have collected them since the first year of my marriage, one a year. Unfortunately some of them have broken over the years, I still have the ones that are the most important to me of that collection.
This is the ornament that started our collection.
And last but not least. My husbands tree. This is the tree he decorates all by himself.
I happen to think he's a keepsake too!
Hope you enjoyed my tour of trees.
Happy Holidays!
Mary
I love all your trees! I told my husband that this year I'm going to have at least two!!! I want one for the kids' ornaments and fun stuff, then a pretty one. lol
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous trees! That must be an awful lot of work - but definitely worth it!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wonderful tour of your lovely Christmas keepsakes. Happy Holidays!
I love your trees! All so different but beautiful and full of memories!
ReplyDeleteOh so many trees!! They're all so beautiful! You've been very busy.
ReplyDeleteBe a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
Wow, that's a lot of beautiful trees. So much work and love went into each and every one of them. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to choose a favorite, I just couldn't do it...they are all just beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHappiest Christmas, bj
Your trees are just gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteI love your tree in the den! I use tons of ornaments too!
ReplyDeleteEach and every tree is just beautiful. I love all the themes. SO nicely done, Mary. I can tell you love Christmas!
ReplyDeleteXO,
Jane
Beautiful trees all, Mary!
ReplyDeleteMary,your trees are beautiful especially the diningroom one, my favorite. You have even nudged me into thinking of putting a four ft. one in the diningroom, I do miss getting out my kids ornaments!
ReplyDeleteAll your trees are beautiful! I am partial to the one with Thomas on it. When my two guys were little, they watched the PBS channel (no cable and pre-dish era). Thomas was their favorite and I still have all their trains and track. I am saving it for my grandkids (hopefully boys someday) to play with! Very dear to my heart. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLovely Christmas keepsakes!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
catherine
I love all the ribbons. We have a tabletop tree as our main tree. We just don't have room for a big tree.
ReplyDeleteBoy, oh boy. You know how to do this thing up right!
ReplyDeleteI love ALL your trees, but especially that one with the ribbon that is loaded with "memories."
=)
What a great tour! They are all wonderful, and I am so glad you included your keepsake husband's tree.
ReplyDeleteThe den one is my favorite of all, but I thought they were all fantastic.
Great trees. My fav is your formal tree! BTW, I finally found the cabinet I was looking for. It's the one with the patriotic snowmen in my recent Decking the Halls post. I'm loving the storage! Stop by if you get a chance. Merry Christmas to you and yours!
ReplyDeleteHubby is a keepsake too! I love that! What gorgeous trees, each one so unique. I would have to decorate them starting in June to get them done by Christmas though... Happy AlphabeThursday!
ReplyDeleteLove your candy ornaments!
ReplyDeleteWow, you've been busy, girl!! Everything looks absolutely beautiful, so festive! I love all the trees you've decorated--I think I'll start giving my daughter a Lenox ornament every year, great idea!! Thanks for visiting with me and your kind comments. We have a condo in NMBeach, SC--we love it there!! Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteI used to stick some elves outside in the trees a few days before Christmas when the children were getting a little too excited. Then I would tell them that the elves were watching and would report back to Santa if they didn't calm down. They would run to the window and look for the elves in the trees!!
ReplyDeleteThese are so much fun! I hope someday I'll have room for multiple trees!
ReplyDeleteI used to do four trees...but never as magnficently as you did these!
ReplyDeleteThe Christmas music playing and the lovely pictures felt like a little peaceful respite in the midst of all the holiday craziness.
I thank you for that.
And thank you for linking to Alphabe-Thursday.
Merry Christmas, lovely lady.
A+
Your trees are gorgeous!!! I love your little elves!!! You have some very cute ornaments too!
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