tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post5431850112473233602..comments2012-02-12T23:48:57.492-05:00Madame Sammhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17456305568995973018noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-67929176359663502072012-01-05T10:52:26.434-05:002012-01-05T10:52:26.434-05:00I&#39;m a few days off...giggle...but I just wanted to say that I LOVE this post!Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05806433527382808106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-16692440273036037822011-12-26T14:16:59.404-05:002011-12-26T14:16:59.404-05:00I collect ornaments each year. I have a small tree with mouse ornaments and snowman ornaments. I recently got hooked on coffee themed ornaments.Barbhttp://witsend2.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-19989774182981786842011-12-16T06:45:29.115-05:002011-12-16T06:45:29.115-05:00I love all your ornaments. I do the same thing, remember the person or the time or the place that each one represents. I love seeing them each year. Yes I do buy new ornaments every year. Actually I have to fight myself hard to limit it. I&#39;m starting to run out of space on the tree. But I do buy a few for the kids each year so that when they are grown and have a tree of their own, they will have lots of great ornaments to decorate it with.Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09269423321421270481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-73211414095992640922011-12-13T05:30:19.862-05:002011-12-13T05:30:19.862-05:00I love your ornaments. Kermit is my favorite. I used to buy new ornaments for the kids each year, now it&#39;s for the grandkids...this year two, next year there will be three. Maybe I should buy a special one for hubby and me. I hadn&#39;t thought of that. Thanks Samm.charlottehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-87112623092292319202011-12-12T21:19:18.670-05:002011-12-12T21:19:18.670-05:00I love Christmas ornaments and your stories! <br /><br />My tree has all felt ornaments. Most are hand made. <br /><br />I spent this afternoon making felt hand ornaments of my Grand kid&#39;s hands. They are age 7 weeks to 13 years old. Those ornaments are so Q-ute!Denisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212125177447756498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-65361850834880189592011-12-12T12:44:19.034-05:002011-12-12T12:44:19.034-05:00What a fun, fun post this was...and so sweet! When we made the move from our sticks &amp; bricks house to our RV home, I had to pare down on everything, including Christmas tree ornaments. Luckily the kids took most of what I couldn&#39;t. That makes the ones I kept all the more special. They are all my favorites! :)Denise :)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07306906507013593208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-48677299744523204112011-12-12T09:16:37.968-05:002011-12-12T09:16:37.968-05:00Beautiful ornaments. I don&#39;t buy ornaments for myself every year but I do buy them for my daughters every year! Especially the blown glass ones with something &quot;Chicago&quot; on them - or a special place in Europe - to remind them of their special trip they took a few years ago! My favorite ornaments are the blown glass ones my daughter brought back from Geneva, Switzerland! Love, love, love Christmas and the reason for the Season!Truffle queenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10491841386689450441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-79841817006708694472011-12-12T09:15:57.737-05:002011-12-12T09:15:57.737-05:00Samm, I love this post. When I was first married and when my children were little, we collected new ornaments every year. For years we had to pack some away because our tree was about to explode. But since we&#39;ve moved into our new home, we now have TWO trees and can enjoy the sweet memories of Christmas past. Thanks for sharing your beautiful memories with us.Happy Cottage Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02714577523744715551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-17399495930823696102011-12-12T07:16:51.820-05:002011-12-12T07:16:51.820-05:00Oh what a lovely post. Even other peoples memories can make me teary. My tree has lots of memories too.Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01006358785268268734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-17220722966946878342011-12-12T02:31:33.181-05:002011-12-12T02:31:33.181-05:00Thanks for sharing your special ornaments and the stories behind them. Very cool... I don&#39;t know that I have a favorite ornament myself - My husband and I collect Star Trek and Star Wars ornaments - we buy one of each every year and we alternate years between the two franchises - which ones we display that year. I love plugging in the tree and having all the ornaments talking or making music at once - so funny!Quiltalicioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129899821214727200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-12718306697364392412011-12-11T21:22:04.385-05:002011-12-11T21:22:04.385-05:00I so enjoyed reading a bit about you and your precious ornaments. I love the memories that are attached to each of them. So wonderful! One of the trees that I put up is nothing but handmade ornaments. Not one bought ornament is on it. When I put each and every one on the tree, I think of who made it, I can remember where I lived, and so many other memories come to mind. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing a bit of you with us!Carolynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10495479477250184773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-86844004066299248922011-12-11T17:45:20.180-05:002011-12-11T17:45:20.180-05:00Loved this blog Samm.I love the key so cute,the toaster too.The story made me laugh as well.ha<br /><br />My favorite ornament would have to be my girls handmade ones.They are so very special.<br /><br /><br />Blessings!Becky~http://www.blogger.com/profile/18056034296767635935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-22256984096244642792011-12-11T13:32:19.228-05:002011-12-11T13:32:19.228-05:00Happy Sunday, Samm! I loved reading this post and all the comments. One of my favorites is your toaster ornament and the story behind it. That gave me a chuckle.<br /><br />May you and yours enjoy this special time of year.<br /><br />Hugs, KarenKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06077292074782387777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-2822552422148849302011-12-11T02:55:24.306-05:002011-12-11T02:55:24.306-05:00I just love when you share memories of your life. This is such a great post. Thank you. One of my favorite ornaments is the angel my daughter was given for her 1st Christmas. It brings such fond memories. I keep thinking I&#39;ll give it to her for her tree, yet I still keep holding on to it. (that was almost 48 years ago!)Nancy Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16354102028433841973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-6093836360296793972011-12-10T21:50:20.037-05:002011-12-10T21:50:20.037-05:00lovely post! J&#39;adore noël et oui je voulais comme tradition acquérir une... UNE nouvelle boule chaque année. pas moyen j&#39;en achète toujours plusieurs! J&#39;aime mon sapin rempli.. bien rempli et surtout plein de couleurs et de boules différentes! J&#39;avoue avoir un gros faible pour les bonhommes de neige!... mais à la cherche un symbole de triplés depuis un moment! qui sait...<br />bon weekCliodanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04072161784418740314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-7437125606848457412011-12-10T11:13:15.394-05:002011-12-10T11:13:15.394-05:00Oh, I just loved this post, please go on and show more!!!This is one of the magical parts of Christmas, the traditions and the memories. I also have many special ornaments &quot;new&quot; ones and old from my childhood. Ones the kids made and bells. My tree is always covered in bells for you know &quot;every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings&quot;<br />I especially like the snowman one, made me giggle. Thanks for sharing these Samm!<br /><br />I especially like the snowman one, made me giggle. Thanks for sharing these Samm!Jane's Fabrics and Quiltshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05317443286432117072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-71793022684815617832011-12-10T00:47:55.757-05:002011-12-10T00:47:55.757-05:00Love your ornaments! My favorites are from blog friends. Oh and a certain, cheap one made of stickers and foam but very special...Stephen&#39;s first ornament that he made. We just made it today and it was so fun for us!Hillbilly Tonyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13422851284570747539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-41462382437263165562011-12-09T21:52:01.041-05:002011-12-09T21:52:01.041-05:00Loved reading about your ornament treasures. I love the ones my boys made when they were in grade school....they are in their 20s now. I also love the ones that relate to our travels when my husband was active duty Air Force. The washi paper covered eggs I made in Japan and the washi paper cranes I bought because they were so much better than the ones I constructed. The Polish pottery ornaments bought on a trip to Poland with some girlfriends make me smile because I remember staying up late into the night laughing so hard I thought I&#39;d faint cause I couldn&#39;t catch my breath fast enough. Ahh...so many more stories....it&#39;s so good to remember them as I put them on the tree.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05557907462873511920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-18528825600436756892011-12-09T21:14:41.573-05:002011-12-09T21:14:41.573-05:00Hi Madame Samm<br />Love reading about and seeing your Christmas ornaments. Like you, mine always make me recall wonderful memories, especially of the old ones of my mothers, some from WWII. I love vintage and treasure those . But also love the ones my children made when they were little guys. <br />My eldest son sent me my current favorite a few years ago. A stage with the characters from &quot;A Charlie Brown Christmas&quot; complete with the soundtrack . I just love it as it was a favorite on TV every Christmas that we watched together.maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01020075304328338419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-88832342792396373122011-12-09T20:45:48.653-05:002011-12-09T20:45:48.653-05:00Love your ornaments, especially the snowman saying no to coffee. Being in the South, we don&#39;t have the snow that you do, but at least once or twice during the winter, we have a little snow, but more often it is accompanied by lots more ice. I collect snowmen. Snowmen of all sizes, from tiny little window sitters to some big ones. They tend to stay out longer than the other Christmas decorations. <br />Beckie in Brentwood, TNSewconsulthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00427879934589715958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-82169208415969584232011-12-09T19:56:17.253-05:002011-12-09T19:56:17.253-05:00Hi Samm.There really is some &quot;you&quot; in each of those unique and wonderful ornaments. Thank you for sharing their stories.evelynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571046717499203094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-1401751123300156422011-12-09T14:53:38.407-05:002011-12-09T14:53:38.407-05:00Is that a complete picture of the beautiful Samm??? Nothing to hide that beautiful face? What a nice Christmas gift! I can still recall each ornament when, where, and why we got it plus each child that made the precious homemade ornaments. The Macaroni star has long decayed from age, made by our son in K, but now time for another generation to make a Star for the top of Grandmama 7 PaPaw&#39;s tree. Blessings<br />GmamaJaneGmama Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02866486725742104875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-48435967956638267662011-12-09T14:39:39.239-05:002011-12-09T14:39:39.239-05:00Beautiful post Samm and, as usual, beautiful pictures. We don&#39;t add new ornaments - there&#39;s literally no more room for ornaments on our tree since we have a tree that&#39;s a little smaller than we did years ago. Most of mine have memories associated with them - it amazes Jerry as we put them on that I can tell him where we got them and when. Many are things our children made when they were young. I&#39;ve offered to let them take their own but they want them to stay here as long as Jerry and I have a tree - my kids are very sentimental. :) blessings, marleneStitchinByTheLakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04501479854150315011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-3872442823670209082011-12-09T13:46:06.903-05:002011-12-09T13:46:06.903-05:00lovely ornaments and stories thanks for sharing. I have a big box of ornaments downstairs from family vacations when i was younger. They don&#39;t go on the tree anymore. However, i still put my sisters first Christmas stocking on the tree. She died 1 day before her 1st Christmas so its just my way of saying i still think of her some 20+ years later.Mrs.Pickleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07678592143938874654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-461156019186075850.post-90599076067588776432011-12-09T13:06:38.476-05:002011-12-09T13:06:38.476-05:00Loved your sharing with us! We like to get a new ornament each year to represent something we did that year. I also like to put a picture of each child each year on a special tree. Merry Christmas!Salliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04595920651501562113noreply@blogger.com