A piece of my childhood

I am very nostalgic. When we were growing up, we had a small silver aluminum tree in our formal living room at Christmas time.  My Mom put all of our handmade decorations from school or girl scouts on that tree.  I had forgotten all about that little silver tree until the past few years when I started seeing these trees for sale in antique stores or in decorating magazines or blogs.  Apparently, they are back in vogue.

Last year, I was reminiscing about our special silver tree with Dave and I could picture my red construction paper stocking stitched with a hole punch and yarn and decorated with silver glitter in my mind.  We saw this silver tree in an antique store the week after Christmas and Dave bought it for me.

I have decorated this tree with vintage ornaments because we have had another small tree that have all the kids ornaments and handmade goodies.  They put that up every year in the upstairs hall outside their bedrooms.

I LOVE my vintage tree (thank you Dave!) Like me, she shows some signs of age and wear.  But I can sit in my office and look at how her branches and the beautiful old glass balls glisten in the sunlight and it makes me smile.  I wish I could completely capture the way the light dances through the old and imperfect balls.  It is simply beautiful and nothing new could compare.


I also want to tell you about a blessed opportunity. Some of my amazing friends Diana, Lisa and Stef are hosting an incredible month of giveaways to help support the orphans of China.  They have fabulous things to giveaway.  Please visit any of their blogs to read more about it.  The difference this will make is really incredible.