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My tree angel

12/24/2013

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This is our tree angel.

She is 27 years old now, I think.  I made her in a big rush with whatever scraps I had at home when my youngest was just a year old. With two small children at home, it was easier than going out to look for a tree topper, actually.  But that first year she was very, very basic, just an empty body and head, long hair, button eyes and a smile ... not even any wings. 

I was happy and surprised to find a photo of her the year she was made.
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Here's a close up!
So, when we took our Christmas decorations out the next year I added wings and for the next 20 years our angels got something new every year. 

After wings, she got a halo and then a second halo.  THEN ...
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hands ...
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and feet ...
By this point I would ask my boys what the angel needed each year.  So, over time, she got all sorts of facial features, a nose, eye lashes, ears one year and then earrings the next.
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 ... more gold trim here and there, OH yes and lipstick!

When my older son was 14, he requested breasts!  ha! ....
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She is a very special angel.



Well, I made my deadline yesterday and got that Halloween pattern sent to Simplicity, so today I am FINALLY getting to decorate my tree.
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Happy Christmas Eve everyone.
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