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December 26, 2010 by Tien Chiu Leave a Comment

Christmas ornaments

My mother holds a Christmas ornament making party every year, on the first weekend in December.  She stocks satin balls, sequins, pins, ribbons, etc., and her guests each make one or more ornaments.  As a result, she has the best Christmas tree I’ve ever seen:

My mom's Christmas tree
My mom's Christmas tree

Every one of the ornaments is individually hand-crafted, and there are so many we can barely squeeze them onto the tree!

Here are some photos of individual ornaments:

The first ornament I made as a child.  It says "Ma" in Chinese and "Mom" in English, on the bottom.
The very first ornament I made as a child. It says "Ma" in Chinese and "Mom" in English, on the bottom.
Ornament with beaded netting
Ornament with beaded netting
"The Beast" (a killer bunny) from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
"The Beast" (a killer bunny) from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
A lovely ornament my aunt made
A lovely ornament my aunt made

The entire tree is covered in ornaments like these, some 30+ years old, some made this year.  It’s gorgeous.

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