Mom's Homemade Christmas Decorations  

My dad gave us money for Christmas every year after my mom died. I bought a house for my Christmas village or a shop with the money. Now each Christmas I put up my village and remember my dad, Papa Joe.

thats is very nice, my husbands aunt made a whole christmas village similar to that, I have alot of christmas ornaments ever sine I was born every year mom and dad would nuy us kids a christmas ornament from a place we were on vacation at, usally myrtle beach, then when we got married we took all of our decorations with us to help start our tree,

Your late mom was a person of "art & craft' minded one, if not how can she did that miniature 'Reindeer Barn' so perfectly done and in such a creative way. A good reminiscence tool for you and of course every time you look at it, the past sweet memories inculcates in your mind.

For me, my mother still alive and she is more on cooking recipes and no nothing about handcraft. Thanks Grandpa Bob for being good boy to your late mother, its proven on that well kept of Reindeer Plastic Barn. Good boy in good life.

I think these crafts that are handmade are very endearing and very beautiful. You will never be able to find things like this anywhere. My grandmother didn't do anything such as this, she wasn't a crafty person. But the most touching memory I have is that she would take her old stockings and make christmas stockings for us, by filling them up with oranges, apples, nuts, candies and hang them in the dining room for us kids to pick one. She had a lot of grandkids and little money so that is what she did for us. That is a very special memory to me. Although, if I tried to take some of my old stockings and make one of these for my daughter she would probably have a fit lol.

yes, I agree with you, if we decorate our home with mom and with other family members then that is really too nice and beautiful and also cheapest decoration.
thanks

Your Mother's plastic canvas work is exceptional! I can't wait to see more photos of her work. You have such a treasure. I am glad that you honor your Mother by placing her work out for viewing during the holidays. Big huggers to you.

I have a ton of ornaments that my children have made over the years, and I still put them on the tree every year. I also have about 19 ornaments I made. When I was younger and my eyes were better, I did quite a bite of cross stitch work, and that's what those ornaments are. This Christmas, I'll try to remember to take pictures and share them here, if you'd like. Thanks for sharing your picture and memories with us.

I never made much of anything other than some gingerbread men and sugar cookies that I let dry out for ornaments and I used to string popcorn to go around the tree and I made interlocking rings from construction paper when I was a kid.

What a wonderful treasures you have there grandpa BOB..and I'm sure your Mom loves to see them on display on your houses every christmas season. :) nice craft..beautiful.

Mom is not into craft so we don't have homemade christmas decoration. The only thing I remember when I was still a kid was the home made christmas tree,dad will cut some dry nranches of a small tree, mom and my sisters will wrap it with green japanese paper and then they will hang candies on it..

that's a very good decoratinos. it's sad to learn your mom has passed away already. well i think you like that much because it was from your mom. well i like having decoratons too. i think moms are good im making decorations. they are good in taking care of our home and in making our place comfy and beautiful. my mom too likes to decorate. every christmas she comes home from abroad working. since there is no work here. she is with my brother there who is there working too. by december my home will change dramatically since she makes a lot of changes and decoration and renovation too.