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Twelve Days of Tree Ornaments: Day Twelve

Posted in Arts, Events, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on January 5, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Day Twelve here we are. This was made for me by my godson, although, he may have had a little help. I don’t think he or his helper knew that crescent moons are a favorite of mine. I have a collection of crescent moon brooches; come to think of it, perhaps a tree completely decorated with crescent moons is in my future.

What is in your future, readers, is another year of fashion, style, vintage, and the arts here on ODFL.

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The Twelve Days of Tree Ornaments: Day Ten

Posted in Arts, Events, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on January 3, 2022| Leave a Comment »

Welcome to Day Ten. Today we have a boy snowshoeing, something that I would like to do some day. He’s made of wood and is hand painted. I have quite a few of these wood ornaments and they have a European feel to me.

We’re getting close to the end. Come back tomorrow.

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The Twelve Days of Christmas 2021: Miniature Tree Ornaments

Posted in Arts, Events, Fashion, Uncategorized, Vintage, tagged , , , on December 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »

The Twelve Days of Christmas tradition on ODFL continues. This year the theme is miniature tree decorations.

One Christmas season my mother gave me a plastic tabletop tree. Since she was/is allergic to live Christmas trees, this was our replacement. It stands about two feet tall and I put it on my coffee table. That was the start of many years of collecting miniature ornaments that fit on my small tree. In the beginning, since I didn’t have a lot, I used vintage earrings and when I traveled I’d buy a souvenir keychain take off the ring and put a ribbon on it – perfect for an ornament and a nice reminder of my travels.

After all the holiday hustle bustle check in with ODFL on Christmas Day for The Twelve Days of Tree Ornaments. Then settle in for eleven more days of ornaments and the little tales that go with them.

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Holiday Fashionable Quote of the Week

Posted in Arts, Events, Fashion, Uncategorized, Vintage, tagged , , , , , , , on December 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »

This is my childhood stocking. It’s made from burlap and has seen many a Christmas morning.

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

This week’s quote is from A Visit from St. Nicholas, by Clement Clarke Moore, 1822.

Stockings are a favorite Christmas tradition. When I was growing up, stockings were just for kids, but it seems now everyone gets one.

The story goes that in the 4th century CE good old St. Nicholas dropped some coins down the chimney of needy families and the coins just happened to slip into stockings hanging near the fire to dry. The idea caught on and eventually expanded into a Christmas Morning tradition. The first Christmas stockings would have been everyday plain but, by the early 20th century commercialized pre-packaged stockings were for sale as were embellished stockings.

I was recently reminded of the joys of Christmas stockings by a blog post, The Holiday Stocking written by Becca Carr from Tatter, a textile library located in Brooklyn. Tatter offers classes and unique items for sale, all to do with fabric. They also publish a journal and a blog called The Fold.

Here’s to Christmas stockings!

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Christmas Stockings in Mom’s Closet

Posted in Events, Fashion, Mom's Closet, Uncategorized, Vintage, tagged , , , , on December 21, 2016| Leave a Comment »

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Visit Mom’s Closet for a little holiday cheer: https://overdressedforlife.com/moms-closet/christmas-stockings-in-moms-closet/

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