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Post by Peppersmum on Aug 26, 2020 8:12:51 GMT
I always like to do something a tiny bit different with my Christmas tree. Over the past few years I’ve changed themes. We’ve had red ribbon bows and gold ball-chains, Mint green and fluffy white, chocolate and gold, peacock feathers and ribbons in a diamond pattern with ornaments made of multiple balls and ribbons etc, but after everything, last year I decided to think out of the box.
Last year, I totally transformed my tree and had ivy, roses, trailing leaves, sunflowers and butterflies, with proper old fashioned candles in their little clip-on holders. It looked beautiful. I wish I could put a little vid on for you.
I’ll be doing the same this year.
What do you do with your Christmas tree?
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Post by jax2 on Aug 26, 2020 9:30:34 GMT
I am so glad I'm not the only one who is thinking about Christmas tree decorations! I quite like a bit of a Scandi theme on a real tree ... I've been looking at buying some of these glass baubles which you fill yourself. I have 3 trees, a stick tree which has treasured decorations which we've collected over the years, a pencil tree in the kitchen and a real one in the lounge. Apologies to anyone who thinks it's too early for the C-word, but the clue was in the name of the thread  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2020 10:00:16 GMT
We just have a small green artificial tree that stands on a cabinet in our living room.
It gets decorated with tinsel, baubles and coloured flashing fairy lights.
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Post by Bellatrix on Aug 26, 2020 10:34:44 GMT
Oooh, now you're talking 
Loving the sound of your last tree PM, did you not take a still? Id love to see it. I'll show you my last one too 
Love the Christmas tree competition they have on Kirsties handmade Christmas every year...feeling excited now!
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Post by Bellatrix on Aug 26, 2020 10:44:54 GMT
Used to have 4 Christmas trees in this house, have now decided that probably one is enough as it takes so long to decorate them.
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Post by vwcamperfan on Aug 26, 2020 15:15:51 GMT
Oh no!!!! stop it!!!! I am trying to to think about Christmas yet!! Last year it started in August  I dread it to be honest - I work between Xmas and New Year so we can never go anywhere. Mum comes for dinner and only wants to stop a few hours, so I spend the day cooking, running mum back and fore, and clearing up. Then its so quiet. I think its fab for people with families, but if you don't it can be so hard. |
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Post by Bellatrix on Aug 26, 2020 16:05:48 GMT
Families can be hard work though VW and you're lucky if you get a Christmas you'd been looking forward to. Last Christmas was rubbish actually. Didn't get to see my mum or brother on Christmas Eve, like we usually did because mum can't handle the car journey at the moment and then says my sofas are too low when she get's here and difficult to sit at the table. And those two really are a lot of fun ordinarily. Christmas eve, eve we went to mums, took YD, had a massive row in the car on the way home, stopped to get some supplies YD followed me in the shop and shouted at me in the frozen section everyone was staring at us..oh the shame husband sulked for days and I wondered why I'd even bothered. older kids are now hours away, so things change.
After last year I told OH, I'd rather spend Christmas on my own this year
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Post by magggzzz on Aug 26, 2020 16:57:46 GMT
When the boys were young Christmas was fun but very hard work. Until last year we’d had about 5 Christmases just the 4 of us. The boys cooked the dinner and we ate it on our knees watching a Christmas film. We chatted and it was lovely. Last Christmas was my dads first on his own so we had him and my in laws for Christmas Day. My in laws let him stay with them which was much more convenient for everyone but it was still stressful. I had to go back to setting the big table and going all out with the meal. It seemed much harder work than I remembered but I suppose I’m older now. Now I feel it’s rocketing towards us again. I could really do with just ignoring it.
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Post by vwcamperfan on Aug 26, 2020 18:38:01 GMT
Families can be hard work though VW and you're lucky if you get a Christmas you'd been looking forward to. Last Christmas was rubbish actually. Didn't get to see my mum or brother on Christmas Eve, like we usually did because mum can't handle the car journey at the moment and then says my sofas are too low when she get's here and difficult to sit at the table. And those two really are a lot of fun ordinarily. Christmas eve, eve we went to mums, took YD, had a massive row in the car on the way home, stopped to get some supplies YD followed me in the shop and shouted at me in the frozen section everyone was staring at us..oh the shame husband sulked for days and I wondered why I'd even bothered. older kids are now hours away, so things change.
After last year I told OH, I'd rather spend Christmas on my own this year
Right then - I will send my mum to your mums, your OH can cook for them, and you can come here - sorted!!  |
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Post by Bellatrix on Aug 26, 2020 19:06:13 GMT
Families can be hard work though VW and you're lucky if you get a Christmas you'd been looking forward to. Last Christmas was rubbish actually. Didn't get to see my mum or brother on Christmas Eve, like we usually did because mum can't handle the car journey at the moment and then says my sofas are too low when she get's here and difficult to sit at the table. And those two really are a lot of fun ordinarily. Christmas eve, eve we went to mums, took YD, had a massive row in the car on the way home, stopped to get some supplies YD followed me in the shop and shouted at me in the frozen section everyone was staring at us..oh the shame husband sulked for days and I wondered why I'd even bothered. older kids are now hours away, so things change.
After last year I told OH, I'd rather spend Christmas on my own this year
Right then - I will send my mum to your mums, your OH can cook for them, and you can come here - sorted!! I love the sound of that, and I'm not even joking |
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Post by jax2 on Aug 26, 2020 19:12:10 GMT
My daughter has already warned us that as she had Christmas off last year, she'll have to work it this year so won't be able to come home .... I am just hoping my son will want to, the thought of OH and I being landed with his parents on our own is not a prospect I relish .... maybe we'll have to socially distance and not invite them  |
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Post by Peppersmum on Aug 27, 2020 20:19:46 GMT
Last Christmas was ...
Girlie was in her new flat. She’d invited laddo to stay with her over the holiday period and said that she’d like to do Christmas dinner for all four of us, if I helped out with shopping and her dad helped with Yorkshire puddings. So we did.
With no table, we took the fold up picnic table from the garage.
We were there for ten hours, it was one of the best Christmas days ever.
She’s still in the same flat but she’s had a move around and made it a one bedroom instead of two, so she’s looking to get a dining table for this Christmas.
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Post by Bellatrix on Aug 27, 2020 20:57:45 GMT
That sounds just perfect PM, you must have had the best of times 10 hours is great |
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Post by Bellatrix on Aug 27, 2020 20:59:01 GMT
Jax...commiserations in advance  , thought about spending Christmas in a hotel? or I could pick you up en route to VWs |
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Post by magggzzz on Aug 28, 2020 3:56:04 GMT
Can I come too?
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, thought about spending Christmas in a hotel? or I could pick you up en route to VWs