The Birds of Christmas – Πουλιά των Χριστουγέννων
Last year I was visiting my sons in New York. But before I left them…
Last year I was visiting my sons in New York. But before I left them I put up their Christmas tree and in general, spruced up the place, because no one can do it as well as mom. I had put the tree in the corner but the space behind it looked too empty.
Πέρυσι είχα επισκεφτεί τους γιους μου στη Νέα Υόρκη. Αλλά πριν φύγω στόλισα το Χριστουγεννιάτικο δέντρο τους και εμπλούτισα τον τόπο, γιατί κανείς δεν μπορεί να το κάνει όπως η μαμά. Είχα βάλει το δέντρο στη γωνία, αλλά ο χώρος από πίσω φαινόταν πολύ άδειος.
Την επόμενη μέρα πήγα σε σπίτι που πωλούσαν διάφορα έπιπλα. Υπήρχαν τόσα πολλά όμορφα πράγματα για πούλημα, αλλά ηταν όλα έξω από τα οικονομικά μου. Ευτυχώς βρήκα αυτή τη παλιά κορνίζα. Ήταν απλά μια κορνίζα. Έκοψα ένα κομμάτι χαρτόνι και κόλλησα λινόo ύφασμα.
Είχα μερικές κάρτες στο σπίτι που έμοιαζαν σαν Πουλιά των Χριστουγέννων. Τα χρώματα ήταν τέλεια για τη διακόσμηση. Τους κόλλησα πάνω στο λινό.
Έτσι δεν έχουμε ένα γυμνό τοίχο δίπλα στο δέντρο. Και το δέντρο χρειαζετε βοήθεια (εργασία πριν μπλόγκινγ). Ίσως τα πουλιά θα πετάξουν έξω από τις κάρτες και θα διορθώσουν το δέντρο λίγο γιατί εγώ απέτυχα. Θα μπορούσε να είναι η δική μου εκδοχή των χριστουγεννιάτικων ξωτικών.
Κάθε μία από τις κάρτες των πουλιών είναι μοναδική και βρίσκονται σε χειμωνιάτικο σκηνικό, έτσι τα λέω Πουλιά των Χριστουγέννων.
Εδώ μπορείτε να δείτε τις φθαρμένες λεπτομέρειες της κορνίζας, και το αγόρασα έτσι … Τέλος πάντων, τότε δεν θα ήξερα πως να το φθείρω.
Of course the Christmas tree is not complete without the choo choo train circling round it.
Φυσικά, το χριστουγεννιάτικο δέντρο δεν είναι πλήρης χωρίς το τρενάκι να κάνει κύκλους γύρω από αυτό.
Ίσως τα Πουλιά των Χριστουγέννων έκαναν νοικοκύρεμα επειδή το δέντρο μοιάζει πολύ καλύτερο. Έχετε παρατηρήσει καμιά δραστηριότητα ξωτικών στα σπίτια σας;
Αν σας αρέσει αυτό που βλέπετε, να το μοιραστείτε με τους φίλους σας, ή να το αποθηκεύσετε στο Pinterest. Επισεις μπορείτε να εγγραφείτε στο blog μου και να λαμβάνετε τις περιπέτειες μου δύο φορές την εβδομάδα στο e-mail σας.
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Mary I love the bird cards! And the frame! You did a wonderful job, they are just perfect for Christmas and winter!!! And what a happy and colourful tree…I love the train going around it 😉
Katrin, I forgot to mention that I saw a train at the sale and bought it, but then my son wanted a whole set so we ended up with this. That tain made me so happy!
Mary, you are right, nobody does things better than moms! 🙂 The birds of Christmas are awesome!!!! I love the frame and Cardinals are my fave. The tree looks beautiful!! Great job!!
Ahh, you have a soft spot for the Cards… I get it. I was always a Mets fan. Now back to Christmas. I made me so happy that I was able to do this for them before I left.
That was a great way to use the frame! It turned out really nice. I used to work in retail during Christmas (when my kids were in college) so I made them put up the tree when they got home (I didn’t have the time). But you are correct..nobody does it as well as mom!
Which makes me wonder Krista, if they will put it up this year now that I can’t be with them. It’s really tough when they live so far away.
Beautiful art and a beautiful tree! Happy Holidays, Mary!
Thank you Jas. It fills up an empty space so the room doesn’t look lopsided.
I love how you decorated their place for them…nothing better than a mom’s touch! 🙂
That’s right Kim, eventually the girlfriends will take over, but for now it’s moms word.
That was a lovely idea. I would certainly leave the frame up at least until spring. It is an inexpensive way to have unique artwork or to use postcards we all seem to collect and put away in the drawer. Your idea made your son’s place a home. There is nothing like a mom’s loving touch.
Yes Debra, that’s what I set out to do. I helped the organize and clean up and then after all the work was done, it was time to have some fun and decorate. Of course I’m not going to hold my breath that everything is as perfect as the way I left it.
Perfectly decorated. looking awesome 🙂
Thank you, I hope it stays that way!
What a great mum you are to put the tree up for them. The birds of Christmas picture is inspired. I love the bird pictures, they’re the kind of thing I’d buy and then never find a use for, so this is a brilliant idea 🙂
Robyn, I always try to find a use for things that are around, to shop at home so to speak. That’s why I stared the blog. Frugal solutions. Now this project was done last year around this time, and I hadn’t started the bog yet, but it was fermenting….
I love the collage of the birds in Winter – beautiful idea 🙂
And Ilka, they do look Christmasy, right? The colors are just right. At least that’s what I was hoping for.
I Love that frame with the bird pictures! We love the birds around our home that visit us and I never dreamed I would be a bird watcher. Great idea!
Pattty, I really liked the cards. But I’ll tell you a story, one day I had the balcony door opened and a bird flew into my house. It went and sat on top of my wall unit and would not leave no matter what I did… It must have taken it about an hour to leave the house and then it went out side to the balcony. I suspect it was a caged bird that got out by mistake and had no way to get back home.
How pretty are those birds? This is so beautiful, and such a lovely way to add a little bit of mother’s touch to the place!
Yes Celeste. Mom knows best, but when she’s not there the mice will get sloppy 😉
Lovely. My mom’s cottage on cape cod has the most amazing Cardinals in the winter. So I agree you cards are perfect. Perhaps some artificial clip on birds would be put on the tree? They could be made to be decorating it with ribbons, or string. Last year I used tiny white doves to hold ornaments to my chandelier.
Josephine that sounds just magical. Using the birds on the trees and in the chandelier. Unfortunately for me, I’m not with my boys this year so I have no idea what they are going to do with the tree.
Mary, what a great idea! Simple project with a big impact–love it! Thank you for sharing @Vintage Charm!
Thanks Cecilia. It was very simple and it filled up that empty space on the wall.
That’s a great idea, Mary. I love using cards of all kinds for decorating. The birds of Christmas is such a unique idea. Pinned and Tweeted. Thanks for partying with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday.
I got these cards for free, and they were so pretty I just wanted to use them for something. I felt they were in the Christmas spirit.
Mary, Great use of an old frame! The bird cards are lovely and do make a perfect grouping for a festive winter scene. Thanks for sharing with us at Snickerdoodle Sunday! Pinning & Tweeting 🙂
Have a great week!
~Laurie
Thank you so much Laurie. I really like the red, white and blue combination.
The little train makes your tree magical.
It does Joy, makes all the difference in the world.
Αχ , η εφευρετική σούπερ μαμά ,που όλα τα καταφέρνει !!! Μαίρη μου ,με αυτό τον τρόπο έδωσες χρώμα και ομορφιά στον τοίχο και σε όλη τη διακόσμηση ! Τα δικά σου “ξωτικά ” βρήκαν τη φωλιά τους και μη το κουνήσουν από εκεί γιατί το δένδρο είναι πανέμορφο ,παραδοσιακό με ζωντανά χρώματα !
Ολυμπία μου, τα ξωτικά πρέπει να ξεφυτρώσουν κι αυτό το χρόνο γιατί η μαμά δεν θα πάει κοντά τους αυτή τη χρονιά. Για να δούμε αν θα το διακοσμήσουν καν…χαχαχα.
This is perfectly done 🙂 Thank you for sharing with us!
Thanks so much. And thanks for all the great blogging tips!
An easy way to add color & interest.
Thanks for sharing at Funtastic Friday!
Much meeded color Chris, the wall was off balance. On the other side I had a few frames and there behind the tree there was nothing.
You took an old frame and some cardboard and turned it into a focal point that was oh so appropriate for the season. It looks lovely, and the birds are so colorful and detailed!
I didn’t know you had two sons living in NY. Next time you visit let me know!
xxx
Doreen when I first found your blog the thing that jumped out at me was that you were from the Northeast.. There are not many bloggers from New England (at least that I know about). I’ll definitely let you know. xxx