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It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas

I've been itching to put up my Christmas Trees for over a week. Kev thinks I should always wait until after Thanksgiving  and I usually do. However, now that I have three trees to put up and decorate and a much larger to space, I need more than a weekend to get everything done. Also, Thanksgiving is the last weekend of the month and that would only leave me four weeks to enjoy them. 

When we were cleaning out my grandmother's attic, I took lots of her ornaments. There was also an extra tree that no one wanted. Since it already had pine cones on it, I used in on the back porch. I spent Sunday collecting pine and pine cones from the yard and making these ornaments. 
I bought burlap ribbon and used raffia I already had. Many years ago a teacher friend of mine brought me three huge pine cones from the California Giant Aspen trees. I used those for the topper. I still need a larger piece of burlap for the tree skirt. I love the fact that I can see it through the window while I am watching TV.
 
Our living room tree. It's basically the same as last year.


 
This tree is also my grandmother's. She gave it to me back in 1999. it's held together with duct tape and garland to cover it, but for years it was all I had, so I made it work. Now I keep it for sentimental reasons. All the the angels and dolls faces were hers. The tree skirt was hers as well. the angel on top was my aunts first angel,. She gave it to me years ago and I have used it off and on throughout the years. I thought I was perfect for the theme of this tree.

 Glitter was everywhere and still is in places. I have to go to my grandmother's this weekend to get the other decorations. Hopefully I can get the mantle and rest of the house finished this week.
 
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