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TannenbaumOur beautiful Christmas tree is coming down.

When shopping for our Christmas tree this year, we found this near perfect 9′  Silver Tip Fir tree. I just had to have it.  It was the tree of my dreams!

I had grand visions of how it would be decorated – all of which were breath-taking….the stuff that magazine covers are made of…… and then, our little people arrived – anxious to decorate it and make our tree beautiful.

And that is exactly what they did.  With Christmas music filling the air and little eyes filled with excitement, the tree was decorated.  Six little hands carefully placed even the most fragile ornaments on every branch within their limited reach.  Clusters of beautiful trinkets and mementos of places and times past adorned sturdy limbs…..all within 5 feet of the ground.  It was perfect!  No magazine covers here.  They could never have captured the magic that happens when little hands and loving hearts decorate a Christmas tree.  The last ornaments were meticulously hung.  Crystal icicles were carefully placed on the tips of the boughs.  A few candy canes were suspended from the branches, and then the lights were lit.  It was time for celebration;  glasses filled with homemade eggnog – wonderful music filling the air – It truly was perfect.

the christmas tree is coming downAnd now, it is coming down.

I can’t remember exactly how I imagined this tree being decorated.  I have tried to recall my grand plans and magazine cover ideas….to no avail.  All I know is that this was the perfect tree.   Beautifully decorated by little hands that I love beyond words…and it and they will be missed.  The little decorators have returned to their home up north.  The ornaments and icicles have been carefully packed away.  The grand specimen of a tree is leaving it’s place of honor.

Until next year, farewell dear Tannenbaum.  Thank you.

Kathy

 

 

Here’s what’s Happening on the Homestead

Spring.  Just the word congers up images of blossoms and bunnies, eggs and chicks. . . . and catalogs filled with tableware, linens and all the fresh spring color imaginable. . . . so when my spring edition of the Pier1 catalog arrived – I was immediately drawn to devour every page.  The dinnerware, table settings, linens were, in typical Pier1 form, a wonderful feast for the eyes. pier1-catalog-page

But, there was one thing that especially drew my attention. . .their adorable folded napkins – especially the little bunnies in the upper right corner of the page. The catalog directed readers to log on to their website for instructions  – which I immediately did.

Upon arriving at the page, I  searched for the Bunny Fold pier-one-bunny-ears-directionsand found this.   I grabbed some cloth napkins (which happened to be from Pier1) and, following their directions, began folding.  It only took me to the 4th step to figure out that there was a real problem with the directions – they were rolling from the wrong side of the napkin. . . and by the final step – it was unmistakable.

wrong-way-bunny-napkinI had created this.  I took an unfolded napkin and the directions to my husband – who, as a builder, reads instructions for a living  . . . and his response was immediate – these are not right.  They have rolled from the long side and not the point – and used directions for a granny knot.  It needs to be an ‘overhand’ knot.  (50 plus years of scouting – he should know his knots!)

After making a few simple changes – rolling from the point and using an overhand knot – the finished product looked like the one in the Pier1 picture.  Success!    folded-bunny-napkin-perfection

 And so, as much as I LOVE Pier1, no one is infallible.  I have done my own set of instructions, including pictorials, for your use should you be wanting to try these little treasures.  Such a simple way to dress up a spring  or Easter table.

Just Click Here to go to the instructions.  Happy Spring!

Enjoy,

Kathy

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