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Tree of Treasures
Tree of Treasures: A Life in Ornaments | Bonnie Mackay
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A beautifully illustrated look at Christmas ornaments and the memories they hold on our trees First highlighted in the New York Times, Bonnie Mackays annual Christmas tree showcases a lifetime collecting almost 3,000 ornaments. Now, through beautiful photography and illuminating vignettes, Tree of Treasures shares the heartfelt stories behind a hundred of those cherished possessions, whether its the story of a family member, like Mackays grandfather, a well-known vaudeville performer; long-held relationships with friends and colleagues in the international community of Christmas crafts makers; a memory of a beloved pet; and much more. From serene lace angels and vintage Santas, to exquisite glass-blown spheres and small silk purses, Tree of Treasures showcases ornaments both beautiful and well-loved, illuminating how ornaments, as we unpack and hang them each holiday season, tell the story of our lives. From the Hardcover edition.
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TheSpineView
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meltedsquirrel
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Read this book yesterday and it helped me realize I don't need "traditional" ornaments to decorate my tree so I found things on my bookshelves to add. This is a crocheted manatee finger puppet. I also used two keychains, a paper dinosaur as the topper and an airplant holder to hold a wood carving.

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melissajayne
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My oldest Christmas ornament. Yep I turn 40; will be turning that age in about 7 weeks. My mom collected Christmas ornaments for me and my sister from the time we were born to the present day. When my sister and I moved out, my discovered that she had to go and buy herself Christmas ornaments.

melissajayne The reason was that while she made sure that my sister and I had Christmas ornaments when we moved out, she forgot to get herself ornaments, which we got in our stockings. 5y
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kspenmoll
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#Christmastree #ornaments #SSS
This little gem of a book is a fascinating Christmas read. Formatted so that each ornament has written commentary on the left page and on the adjoining right page is a photograph of the ornament.A few of these go back generations. The author‘s memories & the history that each ornament carries provided me with a much needed, heart warming read this week. Many thanks to Christine for this lovely”treasure” of a book.

Christine Aww, yay!! So, so glad it has been bringing you some joy! ❤️ 6y
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Listen to the most bookish holiday cheer 🍾 With Uli, editor of Subway Book Review 📖 Bonus: fake snowstorms ⛄️ Extra Bonus: find out why Uli's grandfather is a Christmas tree 🎄 Now on the So Many Damn Books podcast 🎙http://www.somanydamnbooks.com/episodes//episode-fifty-six-holiday-snowisode-2016 📻 *and of course we discuss Tree of Treasures.

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WendyL
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An oldie but a goodie! May we all find the books of our heart's content under the tree this year! #12daysofxmasphoto #tree

MemoirsForMe Yes! 🤓👍🏻 8y
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