Each year I decorate a small thuja in a different way. Here is one with red bulbs matching the festoon over the door, and one with silver bulbs and white glittering snowflakes.
His elves come travelling each year at night about 1 December. Then he is very surprised when waking up among all his elves.
And no, it has not castrated Max yet.
The nice pillows has my SIL made for me as a gift in 2011.
The clear box contains my Christmas jewellery. During December I only wear Christmas jewellery - see my Christmas jewellery below.
The paper elves in the second photo are from a cardboard sheet I got when I was nine years old travelling to Spain with my grandparents. They are cut out very precise.
We have a large vase with fir and tiny golden decorations from Jette Frøhlich.
Purple glass ornaments in a large square vase.
I made the fine cardboard heart with the doves about 20 years ago, when we lived in an apartment to hang on our main door.
The presents are small practical things, like shampoo, toothpaste, spices, etc. But also some Christmas decorations, cards, ribbon, tape and there is always something foolish/funny. They really love this calendar.
Here you see my Advent calendar from my mother. I have a brother and a sister and mother makes a calendar for one of us alternating each year.
At the curtain rod hang Tim’s four Advent calendars presents, nicely wrapped in my favourite Santa head paper (see my wallpaper page). I give him four presents, each for each Sunday, each year. My mother has made him a December calendar for each day until he got 12 years old.
Our bay with a heart with light in the center window. My grandfather gave me the heart when I moved for the first time, it is quite rare in Denmark. Everybody else has stars.
At the little wicker table stands a golden Christmas tree and the golden paper angels my mother has cut. Later our real Christmas tree fills all the bay and the table and chairs move down into our basement.
Max’ old grandmother gave us the Swedish candlesticks in both sides of the bay.
My mother in law has cut the lovely golden cardboard heart.
Tim’s two Advent calendars which consist of 24 small books, one for each day in December. The first one is Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol”. The other one is the story of Jesus. The larger book in the middle of “A Christmas Carol” is about “Tiny Tim”, which Tim thinks is funny.
The tree made of nuts and the fairy-ball (with a tea-light at the top) is made by me. I love to take courses during Winter and be creative. I have also made the advent wreath with lichen.
The nice Christmas plaid has my SIL made for me as a gift in 2010.
The small, beautiful, vintage Christmas tree has been my great grand mother’s. I have admired it each year at my mum’s home, she had it on her TV too. A few years ago my mum gave it to me as I am much more Christmas crazy than she is. It is real miniature glass bulbs shaped like acorns, cones, hearts, etc.
My grand mother has embroidered the nice bell pull in 1964. It matches the Christmas tree cloth.
At the record plate lies a Christmas LP by Bing Crosby. The LP is covered with a picture of Santa’s face.
Above the landscape hang my beautiful golden mobiles from Royal Copenhagen.
At the center of the table – a Christmas table cloth, three Santas and a nice Christmas tree.
Of course I have Christmas napkins in the napkin holder and the salt and pepper shakers are Mr. and Mrs. Claus.
Tim’s sock which he got as a little boy.
And my huge sock which I hope to find presents in each year, sigh!
My collection of water globes with music boxes in.
Tim has made the two nice sleighs with Santas and presents in. I have made the Christmas tree about 25 years ago.
Max got this fine little figurine of a bathing Santa from his sister. She thought he looked like Max.
The vintage elf who always helps us decorate the tree is from Max’ grandmother. His grandfather used him for decoration at his carpenter shop windows. He is named Holger, from a famous Danish singer.
Max has made the sleigh. The Santa at left plays a very loud version of Jingle Bells.
I love glass ornaments and have been collecting since I moved from my parents in 1982, so now I am able to decorate a tree solely with glass ornaments. I love to have different colours and shapes.
The top ornaments at the center photo, are vintage ornaments I got from my mother in law when Max and I moved together. The row at the bottom are ornaments I bought at a discount warehouse when we have just moved together and our money was very small.
The last photo shows both real and glass sugar kanes. I always put something to eat on the tree.
Another beautiful and expensive ornament bought in Lübeck – shaped as a sock with glitter and presents.
Of course we have several Volkswagen beetles in my ornament collection.
A pink glitter bulb (surprise!), Santa’s cell phone and a very nice Santa head.
A turquoise fish (something about Jesus?), a sweet train and a pink rosebud.
The old pearl thing in the center of the first photo is made of tiny glass bulbs. My mother in law would trash it, but I saved it and repaired it. Today, she always notes it and thinks it is fun.
A nice flower bouquet in the center photo.
And a large bulb with great colours at the last photo, with apples in the background.
At the second plate there are small, blue VW beetles and brown cocoa mice (my speciality).
At the last photo you see all the plates. The small chocolate marbles at the left are marzipan kneaded with different kinds of alcohol – easy to make and it tastes wonderful.
A very merry Christmas to all of you!
I have been looking at it for about six years before I finally bought it and then it showed up to be VERY large. But never mind, I use it for all the festive Christmas parties anyway. It consists of five ornaments which open up like a locker and five bells which are all different and have different names. The first one here is of course named "Christmas Bell".
And the blue one "Majesty Bell".
And the dark blue one is named "Starry Night Bell"
A Jingle Bells bracelet with coloured bells, from eBay.
And a lovely gylden one from Ruby Lane.
And a Christmas charm bracelet with small enamelled charms, from eBay.
A "Victorian" Christmas bracelet, from eBay.
A Christmas bracelet that looks much like Juicy Couture.
A wonderful Christmas tree with gifts hanging underneath.
And a fireplace with hanging socks and candles.
Both from Family Jools.
The first is from eBay.
The second is from Eclectica.
A fantastic Santa hat - I really love it, from Rhumba!
A really lovely enamelled holly leaf, from Ruby Lane.
And a very nice Christmas tree made of white china with different coloured rhinestones, also from Ruby Lane.
A red wreath signed Coro.
And a set with brooch and earrings.
All from The Crystal Violin.
And a nice Christmas lantern.
Both from The Crystal Violin.
A golden heart dangling from a bow.
And two different a nice poinsetta pins.
Two tiny Christmas pins from Cabouchon.
A small golden Christmas pin lot from eBay.
A nice candle brooch.
A golden Christmas tree brooch made of tiny teddies.
A teddy brooch, from All Vintage.
The first pair is from Eclectica.
The second is from Ruby Lane.
And a really crazy hot pink pair of reindeer plastic earrings from eBay.
A pair of Christmas ornaments earrings signed Avon, from Ruby Lane.
And a pair of small coloured real bells from Pumpkin and Peacock Feathers, Tias.
Two tiny gifts.
Two tiny candles.
And two tiny red enamelled bells.
And a tiny pair of rhinestones Christmas tree earrings from Avon, bought at eBay.
All four tiny earrings are nice to use for daily wear.
A small pair with enamelled Christmas bulbs.
And a pair with red flashing bulbs. The batteries are hidden in the socket.
And a pair of very elegant Christmas earrings from Glitter Gals.
Green glitter Christmas trees from eBay.
