For years I have bought my kids each an ornament each Christmas for the kids' tree. When they turn 20, I stop - that's 20 ornaments per kid, over 80 total some day! The little tree looks so sweet with all of them - each one reminding me about that Christmas with my kiddos. This year, I have only two to buy and I had $3 ornaments picked out at Tarjay, then reconsidered. Three dollars isn't huge, but $6 for two? They were little more than package tie-on's even. My little voice, said "think of something else" and as I passed by the Dollar Spot section, I did!
These little wooden snowflake photo ornaments are $1 each. Not bad...
I bought two of them, then came home to dig through my button jar for cute little buttons. Hey! There are jingle bells in there, too!
A few buttons and some hot glue later, I had colorful snowflake/star photo ornaments. My mother would have a cow if she knew that some of these antique buttons were glued on to an ornament. They came from a dress she made for The Girl, so long ago. She made me promise to keep the buttons before I handed down the dress, but she didn't say I couldn't use them elsewhere...
I think they came out so homespun looking - a good use of buttons and extra school pictures in my opinion! Oh, sweet Scout I do love this photo of you!
Merry Christmas, boys AND little vintage tree!
Happy Weekend, everyone!
Twelve more days til Christmas!
Twelve more days til Christmas!
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That is so fun! Gotta love the dollar store ;)
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