Upstairs Landing
We have a landing which is really the grandchildren’s playroom…at least that is what we built it to be. It overlooks the living area and who knew the acoustics would magnify every laugh and scream to 5000 decibels? Anyway, as long as there are not more than 3 of them together at a time, the sound is bearable…besides, what kind of grandma would tell them to stop the glee??
This tree is our tribute to the red, white and blue. Having been a military family, patriotism is in our blood.
The flags were all tea-dyed by me, those hobby horses were made from more of those flags which I found at a craft show—lucky me, they are WONDERFUL and such a clever use of all the flag parts, even the stick! The toys are all red, white, and blue—I find them wherever. The top of the tree is a Muffy bear dressed in her finest Lady Liberty outfit and she’s holding a flag.
This arrangement is on the landing on the stairs. I love this basket–it’s a World War 1 ammunition basket and it’s about 26″ wide and 32″ high. There are four partitions in it that each held a round of ammo. During the rest of the year, it sits on my mantel holding sunflowers…from ammo to sunflowers!
Posted on December 24th, 2009 by Sue
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Love the tree. Happy holidays!
I am open-mouthed with awe, slack-jawed in wonder, grovelling at your feet, O Queen of the Christmas Trees.
I am curious, though, when do you find the time to design? … host stitching events and cruises? … live what I am sure is a full and satisfying life?
Do you have a regiment of elves assisting you? … or a battalion of brownies? … or even a small squad of faithful followers?