SparkleShan

I made some knitting related ornaments for my knitting friends! Super cute idea I found on Ravelry. I got these clear glasses ball ornaments from Michael's and added some mini skeins of yarns and cut off the end of tooth picks to make mini knitting needles.

We had to spread some Christmas cheer through the AVCRAD in this hell forsaken country. So the First Sergeant wanted us to set up a Christmas Tree at our Airfield. Amy crocheted some snow flake ornaments for it and the rest came from the PX (yes I find it a bit ridiculous that they have decorations on deployment!). Today we got together and had a pizza lunch and then set up the Tree in the outside break area of the airfield. Everyone got involved, well mostly the girls decorated the tree while the guys sat around and watched. The Crew after we decorated the tree. We forgot to get a star or the top of the tree so someone improvised and put two blue balls as the topper.

When I arrived back at work today, I had a big box at my desk and it was from an organization called Treats for Troops. I opened it up and it had a mini Christmas Tree with lights and ornaments. This is awesome because I love Christmas and decorating for Christmas. So Amy and I set it up in our room and we now have our own Christmas Tree Complete with mini sotckings!

It is amazing what companies will us these days to make Christmas ornaments. Today while shopping at Target with my 4 year old. We picked up some small ornaments that she picked out, of Dora the Explorer. The are little figurines of the characters from the show. I have seen this before so I wasn't to surprised. We also have the same type of ornaments with the Characters from Sponge bob square pants. One thing I saw in particular had me laughing. It was a traditional Red Stocking, but on the top was a black Darth Vader Head! There were also other various ornaments or Transformers and other Star Wars Characters.

If you are looking for particular traits in you Christmas tree such as, how prickly are the needs, the smell or needle type. I have outlined several popular trees sold in Connecticut and the Northeastern United States. Fraser Fir The Needles are Soft, blue-green, no more than an inch long. Needle Retention is Excellent. The scent is a Pleasant fir smell. It is Native to Virginia, Tennessee & North Carolina White Pine White Pine needles are very soft, green & 3 to 5 inches long. Needles retention is good to excellent. The scent is mild. Native to Eastern North America. Good for people that like a softer look, but the branches are unable to hold heavy ornaments. Balsam Fir Needles are 1/2 to 1 inch in length, green, silvery-white underneath, fairly soft. Needle Retention is good. Has a very nice fragrant scent. Native to Northeastern and central U.S. & Eastern and Central Canada. Douglas Fir The Needles are soft and usually 1 to 1 1/2 inches long. Needle Retention is exce...

I have been seeing allot of propaganda lately, that Christmas is turning into a Pagan holiday. I was very disturbed by this comment. So I decided to look up how different religions celebrate Christmas. I also wanted to find out where some of the traditions comes from, such as decorating a Christmas Tree. It just bewildered me that at this day and age that people are still or religious ignorance . Especially when thinking what our country was founded on. Catholicism wasn't even allowed in this country in it's first decade of existence! I am a very opened minded person when it comes to religion. I don't believe that one particular religion is more "right" then the next. I actually like to read about these and experience them for myself. I was raised Roman Catholic and went through all the "rights of passage" of becoming a god Catholic adult, first communion, confession and confirmation. I have Wiccans in my family so I have also done extensive reading on ...

This year we got on December 1st . We got our tree from the Lions Club and it cost $70 for an 8 foot Frasier fur! It goes to charity so that was the good thing. I feel bad cutting a real tree, but I love the look and smell. When I have my own house I would like to get a tree that I can plant in the yard after Christmas is over. We decorated the tree with ornaments that we have been collecting over the past several years. I even have some from my childhood that my mom let me have. In 2005 I went to Egypt and I brought back three hand blown glass ornaments.