These are from the tree we have in the family room, the one I made into a 'wings' theme. First it was just for birds, then I expanded it. Most are bird ornaments, but there are angels of course and they have wings. Santas and bears as long as they are holding birds, or something to do with birds or even butterflies, they are included. I added the butterflies because of their wings, so they made it onto the tree. The bear in the frame above isn't at our house. It was a picture scene from pixabay.com, and the frame had an opening for people to put their photos into. It is a bear ornament with cardinal shared towards the bottom of this post.
There are a few add-ons from the same place. They have thousands of royalty-free graphics for public use and when I have time to play, I have a lot of fun putting them together with my photos. Sometimes they come out overly busy, but I like most of them.
I can't find a couple of boxes of ornaments. My star topper is also awol. It's probably in the same box as my homemade wooden ones. I expect it's under several boxes in the basement that I don't have the energy to dig into. This year I am going to make sure everything is labeled, and I know where everything is. I thought I had done that already but apparently not.
The nice thing is, I found some that I had forgotten all about as they had not been out of their box for a couple of years or more. That's the way it goes in this house, we find all eventually.
Jemima Puddle-Duck usually makes it on the tree every year and she was probably added from our time in California. I have not read any Beatrix Potter in years and had forgotten Jemima's story, but you can read a shortened account here. The bird in the green woolly hat is another mystery but is a favorite, and I only know he's been around for a long time.
This is a new one and you might recognize the artist as his ornaments and figurines are very popular these days.
I found the bear and cardinal ornament at a gift shop on the grounds of Big Meadows Lodge. It's an old one too.
Lastly, another oldie but goodie, a parent King Penguin with its Chick.
I played around in my ArtCard app for the next one.
Thanks so much for looking and I hope your preparations are going smoothly.
Have a wonderful day!
