Photo Hunt 3 December 2021 - Ornament

I think this word will be easy.  I found the following definitions for ornament:

• a thing used or serving to make something look more attractive but usually having no practical purpose, especially a small object such as a figurine
• make (something) look more attractive by adding decorative items.

I'm not sure I agree with the phrase 'usually having no practical purpose' as they make me smile/happy!  

Well I do have a lot of ornaments!  Not as many as I used to have as prior to the move here I did go through them ruthlessly.  However I do seem to be acquiring more, either made by myself, by friends, purchases made by myself or gifts from friends.

I will share just a few with you.

Made for the first greenhouse; might make one for the second one.

Hope you can see the bead embellishments.

A recent gift from a friend.

Out with a friend in Settle and I could not resist this snail.

I bought the blank felt horse shape and embellished it.

It's meant to be galloping through the waves and foam

at the seashore whilst kicking up cockles and razor shells .....

The other one!

A few years ago I attended a funeral and we were

asked to wear bright clothes; I wore these in my

hair and yes I had made them.

At a quilt show years ago and saw this.  They only

accepted cash and I did not have enough with me

but I knew one of the stall holders so was able to

borrow the money!  Well, if you don't ask....

I saw this on Attic24's blog (2018) and, rather 

than buy the kit, I made my own mushroom.

Then I made a little scene (and mouse)

to display it.

With it being December, I suppose one's thoughts turn to Christmas so I started to get my decorations out on 30 November and finished on 1 December.  I know I keep saying 'I don't do Christmas' but I just select the bits I like and ignore the rest!

Bought this recently at a Craft Show.

I saw this at a Craft show in 2018 and thought I could make

my own.  It was fun to make and I do have some non-Christmas

papers to make another one, which I will do 'one day'!

This fell into my shopping basket recently.

I saw this picture back in December

2017 and finally I  made some recently.

I did make 3 in the end;

one was gifted and I have

the other 2.

Rather than sew the 'bauble' to the top I managed to

thread red beads onto some wire to support the

bauble.  It wobbles if touched!  Bonkers, I know.

A friend was selling these so I felt

I had to support her!

I think I have to admit I have an obsession about Christmas trees.

Here are most of them...

All lit up with wire lights.

I think I had better stop now.  Where I am sitting now I can see at least 50 ornaments.....

I can't wait to see your ornaments and the stories behind them.  Thanks Astrid, I enjoyed this word.  Click here to return to her link-up page.

Bye!