Christmas Ornaments 2010

Hi there! I love to collect Christmas ornaments. I've always loved them. I think I got that passion from my Mama. My grandmother has bought me a new ornament every Christmas since I was a child, and my Mama did the same thing. As I got older, I started buying them for myself. Now, everytime I see one (or five) that I like, I buy them and add them to my collection. I keep all of my ornaments in a box, and they've never been put on a tree. I'm saving them for when I get married and have my own tree, which will actually be next Christmas! So, I'm very excited about putting all of my ornaments on a tree for the first time next year. I want to share with you a few of the ones I purchased so far this year. You'll notice that they're all different. I don't have a specific theme. I just buy ones that I like, and some may be fun and whimsical, while others are more religious. I have some churches and nativity scenes in my collection, but then I have things like the cupcake below. No ornament discrimination here! :)

First of all, I love cupcakes! I love to bake them, eat them, collect them...everything! I think they're just too cute. So, when I saw this adorable Christmas cupcake, I had to have it!

This Christmasy owl was too precious to pass up!

I love to bake! My goal is to someday have a little tree in the kitchen with nothing but kitchen-themed ornaments on it. Look at this cutie! I think this is the first gingerbread person in my collection.

I love this vintage-looking Santa. Look at the detail on his coat! The lantern is actually dangling from his hand...another one of my faves!

When I was shopping for these, Andrew kept asking me, "Don't you have enough ornaments?" I thought it would help if I told him he could pick out an ornament. So, this is what he picked out. Yes, it is a pickle. I quickly protested and told him we were not hanging a pickle on the tree! I gave in, though, mainly because it was only 2 dollars. However, I told him I was going to hide it so that no one could see it. LOL! So, when I was telling my grandmother about how he just *had* to have this pickle, she informed me that there's actually a German tradition that you hide a pickle ornament in the Christmas tree, and whoever finds it is blessed with good fortune for a year. I said that I was already planning on hiding it! :)

Lastly, I purchased this gorgeous fleur de lis at a local gift shop...adding a little Saints flavor to our tree!



Oh, and yes I said these ornaments had never been on a tree, but I hung them there just for picture-taking purposes, and then back into the box they went!

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed a peek into my ornament collection!