Advent, Day 22

[wiseheart]

I've finished decorating the artificial monstrosity. Here are the results:



The photo isn't the best, there simply wasn't enough light; perhaps I'll take another one once the sun deigns to show itself. Right now it is very mildly raining, so this was the best I could do. *sigh*

FYI, everything on the tree (with the exception of the tiny red plastic hearts and apples that are practically invisible) is hand-made by yours truly. I'm very proud at that part.

The tree doesn't actually look bad; it's just a bit narrow, a fact that I didn't realize when I bought it. I thought I'd be able to bend the benches more outside. I was wrong. Ah, well, now we stick with it for the next couple of years. Still, a somewhat wider tree would have been nice, but the really wide ones cost almost twice as much as this one.

Other than that, I took out Mum to the grocery shop two corners from our building. That ate the entire morning; she can't walk very briskly. After that, we had a very late brunch (no cooking), then I pre-cooked some stuff for tomorrow, then my friend Evie dropped by with some flour and mineral water (because she has a car and didn't want us to carry heavy items), and then I fell asleep in front of the telly.


My Good Things of the day:
- getting a beautiful card, together with a lovely letter from mirasaui
- learning that adafrog got her card, too - only two more to go
- seeing Evie and getting a small Christmas gift from my other friend, Edith, via Evie.

Comments

[manue7a.livejournal.com]

That's a beautiful tree with all those self-made ornaments!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :) I just wish the branches would, well, branch out a little more, so that I could distribute the ornaments more evenly. But it will do.

[meathiel]

As I live so terribly far away I haven't received your card yet ... duh ...
(I actually didn't get any mail at all today.)

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's odd that the one reached Australia earlier...

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's a monstrosity. I think it's pretty/

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

You are very kind. I'm just still not happy about having an artificial tree. But needs must, I guess.

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

I would miss having a real one, but you do what you have to these days.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

you made your own Xmas tree ornaments?! that's awesome!!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

I've been doing a lot of felt and paper work in the recent years. You can take a look at the rest here (https://hu.pinterest.com/ekunster/my-own-felt-work/my-christmas-felts/), here (https://hu.pinterest.com/ekunster/my-own-designs/paper-embroidery/) and here (https://hu.pinterest.com/ekunster/o-tannenbaum/christmas-tree-ornaments-paper/).

I usually sold most of it at the Christmas charity fair (https://hu.pinterest.com/ekunster/charity-fairs-christmas-2015-2019/) of our school, but always kept a few and, well, they piled up as time went by. *g*

Edited cuz I messed up the hand coding. Sorry.

[red-day-dawning.livejournal.com]

It’s beautiful. Your handmade ornaments are gorgeous.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I like making them. Then, after a while, I give them away, so that I can make new ones. *g*

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Looks good.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

As well as it can, given the... thing we have to call a tree, for the lack of a better expression.

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

lolol

[elwenlj.livejournal.com]

What a good friend, to drop of the heavy stuff for you. Your tree looks wonderful. I should make more Christmas decorations. I made some tiny scrolls and a couple of patchwork baubles this year, but they were Christmas presents for my cousin's family.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Handmade Christmas decorations are the best. By making them, one can get into the Christmas spirit gradually.

[mirasaui.livejournal.com]

I love your tree and the handmade decorations! Very festive and colorful :0) Good to know my card arrived and that you like it. Sorry for my recent absence from LJ, I've been resting my eyes. My vision has really deteriorated this year. I had a vision check scheduled but got lost (because I had a hard time reading the street signs), missed it, and now must wait months for another - sigh. I'm afraid cataract surgery is looming.