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ADDICTED TO CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS?
Front-Ranger:
--- Quote from: Kelda on October 14, 2010, 11:46:26 am ---I bought a fancy christnmas tree ornament at the rockefeller centre in NYC. It has its own little presentation box & is hand blown and hand painted with a scene of the big rockefeller xmas tree.
That was my treat from NYC!
Its now apacked in the Christmas box, so once I bring it out I'll take a photo!
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:D
zephaniah:
Addicted? Maybe to the brink of needing treatment. I have ornaments that range from the antique (the nicest is a beautifully preserved garland of mini glass ornaments) to the funky (some WWII globe ornaments that are mostly clear - to save the paint for military use - with cardboard crowns - to save the metal for the military) to the wicked pricey (Waterford, Radke). My Dad died in 2003, and I haven't had a tree since then, but I still buy ornaments. These days I do buy fewer, only two or three/year, but I do not want to stop, so maybe it's a hobby, not an addiction...although I can't imagine stopping. Sadly, I even remember the 'victim' ornaments, the beauties that 'died' in service. Do I need help?
Kelda:
SOunds like you might be! What do you do with the ornaments if you dont show the pretty with a tree? Pictures please!
Jeff Wrangler:
Yesterday, just out of curiosity, I typed "vintage Christmas tree ornaments" into the search box on eBay. OMG, there were literally thousands of listings of vintage ornaments! :o
I myself may be trying to score a small, vintage, aluminum Christmas tree. ;D
That's actually kind of funny. When I was a very small boy my grandparents had a floor-model aluminum tree, and I hated it because you couldn't put lights on it. OTOH, at the same time, we used to put a small aluminum tree in my room, so maybe that's why I'm feeling drawn to try to get one for my Christmas tree this year.
Penthesilea:
I may not be addicted, but in honor of this thread, I decided to start a new tradition and buy one new and special ornament every year, preferrably to be bought on vacations, so it's also a souvenir.
Two weeks ago I was in the Black Forest and bought my first souvenir-special ornament: a glass bowl with two 'holes' in it and a tiny miniature Christmas tree inside the glass bowl.
Will post a pic when I have one.
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