Monday, December 05, 2011

SANITY FAIR DECORATES FOR CHRISTMAS

This year I was determined - DETERMINED! - to have a Christmas tree. But if you live in a thimble, you have to have magical properties, and mine happens to be finding tiny little fir trees that fit in thimbles. Or at any rate, three-foot-fir trees that fit in a ginger jar. Here's a little tour of my decorating. Hope you enjoy!

I love Chinoiserie, and I have a burgeoning little collection of asian-inspired ornaments (along with greek key ribbon from - wait for it - Walmart!).


I have a particular mania for glass-blown ornaments, like this darling little kimono.

A little Chinese girl carries a lantern.

What's your fortune?

A glamorous pagoda sparkles in several tiers.

A geisha, parasol at the ready, promenades the branches.

Darling panda!

An unfurled fan makes a tree topper.

A little glass fan.

Take-out!

Sushi (non-edible).

White poinsettias (badly in need of a decorative ribbon) adorn a garden stool.

Paperwhites and pagodas (apologies for the terrible photos - iPhone is my only resource right now!).


And I couldn't resist slipping a spare branch and a Chinese knot onto a picture or two.
/All images/my own/

5 comments:

Grace - Stripes and Sequins said...

I love what you did!! We are (hopefully) trimming our tree tonight and I cannot wait! Christmas just isn't complete without a tree.

gésbi said...

Lovely - who said that bigger was better?!

The Matters of Style Girls said...

This is chinoiserie done right. Love.

Jennelise said...

What a lovely little tree and you found so many asian inspired ornaments! Beautiful!
Jennelise

The Matters of Style Girls said...

The other MOS girl here....I love the tree in the ginger jar!!! This is all gorgeous!

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