Monday, December 15, 2008

Hangin' the Blues

Having a blue Christmas? I'm not, neither in my decorating nor my state of mind. But it is Monday, so I thought I'd share some of my blue Christmas tree ornaments as part of Smiling Sally's Blue Monday. There are many people sharing different things that are blue, so be sure to check it out and think about joining us in the future!
Here is a basket with my vintage glass ornaments that are blue.My kissy-face blue angel is made out of 2 satin balls attached to each other. She has a little vest outlined in gold, a gold bead necklace and gold sequins for buttons. Her wings are a little beat up, but this is her 40th Christmas, so I think we're doing pretty good. If you visited on Pink Saturday you've already seen my sister's pink angel, but you won't be seeing her green felt Santa that was a gift when I received this blue one from our aunt, the year after the angels.These ornaments are not that old, except for Smurf, of course. He was one of the first gifts my sister purchased for me herself, and it's a great reminder of that era of my childhood. I can still whistle the Smurf theme! The other two are a dunkin Donuts munchkin box and a teacher ornament I received as a gift. I like it because it is Christmasy with the Santa mouse, but schoolish because of the map, since I teach geography. On the back is the name of the child who gave it to me and the year. If a child has their name on their gift, I keep it, no matter how weird it may be. I have magnets, mugs, pottery, all of which I've found a place for because some child picked it out or made it him/herself and signed it.
To see more blue items, visit Smiling Sally to see the list of everyone participating this week.

31 comments:

claudie said...

Hi Liz
For some reason no image is loading for me. All your other pictures are there from Sat. but not today.
I'm sure they are all beautiful and since you are a teacher I'm sure you have many ornaments and mugs!!!. Am I right?
Have a great week
Claudie from Canada

Baba's Blog .. Babies Are Special said...

Hi Elizabeth, I have a few blue ornaments on my tree..All of your blue decorations are great!I love your 40 year old angel.. a treasure..
Thanks for sharing with us..Baba

nikkicrumpet said...

I love blue on a tree...thats what color I did too! But that little blue santa is killing me he is so cute!

Coloradolady said...

Oh Elizabeth, your angel is so sweet, and love it even more that it is so vintage and cute! Great Post Today showing us your blue ornaments.

The Quintessential Magpie said...

Hi, Elizabeth!!!

Love all your blue ornaments, and loooooook... a smurf! LOL! Love it! Here's wishing you a...

Happy Blue Monday!

XO,

Sheila :-)

Anne Fannie said...

Hi Elizabeth, love all your blue ornaments!
Happy Blue Monday
~Ann

Lisa @ Serah's said...

Very pretty ornaments! I was just thinking about a blue cupcake soap to add to my site. Happy Monday.

Smilingsal said...

I have very few blue ornaments on my tree; you have quite a good collection. I like that blue Santa, too!

As a high school teacher, I did not get many gifts. Teachers of elementary and middle school teachers rake it in! Happy Blue Monday!

Chris said...

I love that blue Santa , I've never seen one like that before. Where do you get all your vintage decorations? They are so much fun to see.

Hugs,
Chris

blueviolet said...

I love blue ornaments and lights too! I've never in my life seen a blue Santa. That's so unusual and interesting! I need one.

bfs said...

It's amazing what blue does to a tree! Thanks for sharing! Have a happy Monday. I'm off the work. Try to stay out of trouble.

Ronda's Rants said...

I love the old ornamnets...looking back at them always reminds you of where you were at... at that time of your life! We have some Smurfs too!

squawmama said...

Wow Elizabeth... I loved all your blue decorations... Great Blue Monday post... Have a great day

(((HUGS)))
Donna

Neabear said...

I love your blue ornaments, but I adore the blue Santa ornament. Just so cute! Hope you have a happy Blue Monday!!

ellen b said...

Good morning Elizabeth! I love your Christmas blue and your state of mind! Blessings :0)

Grandma Faith said...

I enjoyed your blue ornaments. You are so sweet to save the gifts from your students. Thanks for visitng my blog. Have a great day. Love, Faith

kbbryant said...

Being a preschool teacher, then director I got a haul of Christmas gifts from the children each year. I too have kept the ones with the names on the back.

Kathy b

Barbara H. said...

The blue vintage balls look very nice displayed that way! I have never seen a Santa in blue! Very cute ornaments!

Linda's Blue Gate said...

Love your blue ornaments...... they look lovely in the basket.....
HUgs
Linda

Heidi Jo the Artist said...

I love all of your blue ornaments…especially the vintage glass ornaments and the smurf ornament! Thanks for all the lovely comments on my blog. I appreciate each and every one of them! Happy Blue Monday!

Heidi Jo the Artist
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Terrie's Lil' Piece of Serenity said...

I love the basket full of blue ornaments. Hey, I might just have to be a copy cat!!
Hugs, Terrie

Envoy-ette said...

If you are going to have a blue Christmas, that's the way to do it! I love the Santa- he is really styling!

CC said...

I loved your blues...and your story is wonderful. Happy Blues and have a great week.

kawaii crafter said...

The blue smurf ornament made me smile. It brings me back to my childhood.

Charli and me said...

All of your blue ornaments are precious but I love that little smurf guy the best. Happy blue Monday!

Mojo said...

Smurfs.

Most pregnant women get a little crazy now and then, but my first ex wife and I were waiting for my eldest when the Smurfs burst on the scene. And one of the local supermarkets was selling their first LP for something like $1.99 with a $10 or more purchase. Or something like that. I.Got.No.Peace. until I had procured said album.

To this day I twitch every time I see one of those smurfing little blue ... people.

imjacobsmom said...

Hi Elizabeth! I'm lovin' that smurf! Hope you are having a Happy Blue Monday! ~ Robyn

onangelwings said...

Loads of blue accents on that tree. So cute.

Jinx said...

I love your vintage blues!!! I would love to have some, but the big fluffy kitten thinks the tree is his, & we would have glass everywhere!

Thanks for stopping by my Blue Christmas blog!

Jaina said...

Looks like a beautiful collection, I love all the blue shades. :)

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