My kids are way grown and gone and I don’t decorate like I use to. I have a smaller tree and don’t have all the “things” sitting around everywhere.
One year about 6 or 7 years ago, I bought a bunch of large plastic “under the bed” boxes and separated all my Christmas things. I made different boxes of Santas, Angels, etc. I gave the boys all their ornaments and still I have hundreds and hundreds. I know, I know, “what was I thinking”.
But the happy thing is, each year I just get out a couple of boxes and that’s it. No fuss no muss. It really has worked out so well and each year I get to look at something different.
This year, I decided to get out a couple of boxes that I haven’t had out in awhile, boxes full of some of the oldest things I have. Mostly kiddie things, teddy bears and all the ornaments that the boys made. It was great fun and I know the kids will love looking at them this year.
There were also tons of things I’d made as well, some that really should never have been made in the first place…yikes, and some things that brought a smile to my face. Like this Raggedy Ann made with polymer clay.
Raggedy Ann - 1980 Something - Polymer Clay
In 1980 something, I found polymer clay. I was dying to try it out, so one Christmas as I was decorating the tree I was hanging a Raggedy Ann and Andy from 1975 made by Hallmark. I wanted to try my hand at something in polymer so I picked Raggedy Ann.
I had made so many things out of dough art with the kids and this was a step up for sure. All the dough figures are long gone but Ann is still here.
Here’s a picture of the Hallmark Raggedy Ann, she was a great model wasn’t she? The Hallmark Raggedy is in another box that I take out more often because Ann and Andy are favorite ornaments of mine, they were some of the first that I bought when the boys were little, actually my oldest wasn’t born yet. So They really take me back to a magical wonderful time.
Hallmark Raggedy Ann - 1975
Thanks for taking the walk in the past with me, I sure enjoyed it.
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