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I thought I'd create a thread where I will attach my photos of my decoration this year.
Photos are about to start first day of November, where I will take tree and boxes down and begin DECORATION!!!!! :xmastounge:
This is a puzzle (500 pieces) I got a few days ago, Im expecting it this week.
I decided to get this one, as, as you can see, it has a winter theme, not strictly a Christmas one, so, I can have it up all year long..
The Skaters
http://allforchristmas.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/skaters.jpg
And here is the second one, a Christmas theme, I really loved..
1000 pieces for this, Im also expecting it this week! I cant wait for the day to get them!!
Preparing The Feast
http://allforchristmas.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/waddington-christmas-puzzle.jpg
angelpugs2
10-20-2013, 10:34 AM
olga that is just beautiful thank you for sharing just love this time of year.:home::christmastree:
steph535
10-20-2013, 10:36 AM
I really like those puzzles, Olga. that second one will take quite a while to finish, eh?
I really like those puzzles, Olga. that second one will take quite a while to finish, eh?
Yes, Im afraid it will.. So, I begin with the first (500 pieces)... Give a hand?? :xmastounge:
olga that is just beautiful thank you for sharing just love this time of year.:home::christmastree:
Thank you for your reply to my post. :santa:
steph535
10-20-2013, 11:37 AM
Yes, Im afraid it will.. So, I begin with the first (500 pieces)... Give a hand?? :xmastounge:
sure! just swing by any time and we'll work on it together. :waving:
*Snowflake*
10-20-2013, 01:21 PM
olga I also love puzzles and those are just stunning, especially the first one:elf3:
ornamentmaven
10-20-2013, 02:56 PM
Olga have fun with your decorations and your puzzles!
Merry Christmas Darling
10-20-2013, 07:17 PM
Olga, I'm so excited about this thread. I did a 1,000 piece winter puzzle recently. I love your puzzles and your decorations every year! We all have something to anticipate here!
ChantelleJoy
10-21-2013, 01:40 PM
That "FEAST" puzzle looks amazing - I can't wait to see yours all done! :)
Olga, I'm so excited about this thread. I did a 1,000 piece winter puzzle recently. I love your puzzles and your decorations every year! We all have something to anticipate here!
Linda, I can not wait to start!! I love Christmas puzzles and as Christmas is approaching, I wish I can finish with both, until middle of November..
That "FEAST" puzzle looks amazing - I can't wait to see yours all done! :)
Yea, I also like the ''Feast'' a lot, strange subject for Christmas puzzle, kitchen preparations for Christmas dinner - victorian ages.
First photos will be posted friend, the moment I get the puzzle!!!!
Olga have fun with your decorations and your puzzles!
Thanks Suzanne, my good friend. :santa:
Papa_Christmas
10-22-2013, 01:42 PM
Looking forward to your pics my Dear Friend.:tree:
ornamentmaven
10-22-2013, 02:41 PM
I need to purchase a Christmas puzzle too - 500 piece is my max!
Looking forward to your pics my Dear Friend.:tree:
Dave, I wishI could have my home, full of Christmas puzzles all over the walls!!!! :)
I need to purchase a Christmas puzzle too - 500 piece is my max!
500 pcs is my max too, but, I get 1000 pcs once in a while and I get a lot of support, cause I get frustrated when I do it alone.... :singing:
Friends, I did it!! Took me almost 2 days, of course with some help.. :singing:
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Penny Berry
10-29-2013, 03:59 PM
I love puzzles (one day i will get the 18,000 piece one), I have a couple of Christmas puzzles which i do with a couple of Christmas films going on in the background x
Papa_Christmas
10-29-2013, 04:48 PM
Friends, I did it!! Took me almost 2 days, of course with some help.. :singing:
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Good job it looks like an image out of one of our beloved Charles Dickens stories.:elf3:
Good job it looks like an image out of one of our beloved Charles Dickens stories.:elf3:
Victorian ages, Dave!!! :)
steph535
10-30-2013, 03:42 AM
good job, Olga!
good job, Olga!
Thanks Steph.. Truth is, I had wonderful time while making the puzlle!! And Im really satisfied with the final picture, its just wonderful..
MinnesotaMike
11-04-2013, 11:18 PM
Do you like to keep puzzles together, or take them apart and do them again later?
For this Christmas, I used only a few Christmas Ornaments from Kathe Wohlfahrt, a company that makes traditional German Ornaments.
They are all wooden and all handmade. I post the ones that look better and I will post more, during the following days.
Hope you all like them.
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas3.jpg http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas40.jpg
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas5.jpg http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas4.jpg
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas8.jpg http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas7.jpg
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas6.jpg http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas26.jpg
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas27.jpg http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas29.jpg
The following, also comes from Kathe Wohlfahrt, the company that makes the traditional German Ornaments, I was telling you about.
This was a gift from my love, from Dusseldorf Christmas Market.. So as the snowman, coming next..
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas36.jpg http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas30.jpg
The following ornament was a gift from MissSantaClause (Jessy), who passed away 2 years ago.
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas28.jpg
And this was also a gift from a friend who had visited Harrods, two years ago..
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas35.jpg
And this, comes from Nepal, a friends visit there, 3 summers ago!!!
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas43.jpg
I love very much my ''Christmas grooms'', I had got them 12 years ago..
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas9.jpg http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas11.jpg
A Christmas Corner Ive made..
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas39.jpg
And some Christmas books, in a basket, under the tree..
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas44.jpg
The Christmas puzzle I recently made (Preparing The Feast)
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas15.jpg
And a Christmas card collage I made, with some of your Christmas cards..
http://i757.photobucket.com/albums/xx215/OlgaTheFrog/Christmas%202013%20Home/HomeChristmas13.jpg
Penny Berry
11-06-2013, 01:09 PM
Looking great
ChantelleJoy
11-06-2013, 04:27 PM
AHH! OLGA All of these photos are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!
steph535
11-06-2013, 06:51 PM
Olga, I LOVE your photos!
Looking great
Thank you, very much
AHH! OLGA All of these photos are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!
Its really funny how your mood changes in a flash, when you decorate home for Christmas..
Thanks, Chantelle..
Olga, I LOVE your photos!
Thank you, my dear friend!!!!!!!!! :xmashigh5:
Merry Christmas Darling
11-06-2013, 09:53 PM
Great job, Olga! The Käthe Wohlfahrt ornaments look wonderful!!
I have a similar type ornament that was made in Germany by Christian Ulbricht:
http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/DiademRose/Christmas%20Ornaments%202012/Christmas_Holy_Family_Arch_OrnamentbyChristianUlbr ichtGmbHCo.jpg (http://s774.photobucket.com/user/DiademRose/media/Christmas%20Ornaments%202012/Christmas_Holy_Family_Arch_OrnamentbyChristianUlbr ichtGmbHCo.jpg.html)
ornamentmaven
11-07-2013, 02:23 AM
Love the ornaments!
Great job, Olga! The Käthe Wohlfahrt ornaments look wonderful!!
I have a similar type ornament that was made in Germany by Christian Ulbricht:
http://i774.photobucket.com/albums/yy27/DiademRose/Christmas%20Ornaments%202012/Christmas_Holy_Family_Arch_OrnamentbyChristianUlbr ichtGmbHCo.jpg (http://s774.photobucket.com/user/DiademRose/media/Christmas%20Ornaments%202012/Christmas_Holy_Family_Arch_OrnamentbyChristianUlbr ichtGmbHCo.jpg.html)
Oh, this company is so much older than Käthe Wohlfahrt, but, I know that its also one of the best (if not the best), with great experience in making ornaments, nutcrackers and lots of handmade products..
Your ornament seem to fit perfect with my tree decoration!!!!! :tree1:
Love the ornaments!
Alwyas count on your opinion, thank you, Suzanne. :santa:
Merry Christmas Darling
11-07-2013, 05:34 PM
Oh, this company is so much older than Käthe Wohlfahrt, but, I know that its also one of the best (if not the best), with great experience in making ornaments, nutcrackers and lots of handmade products..
Your ornament seem to fit perfect with my tree decoration!!!!! :tree1:
I would do a tree like yours, but I'm pretty much out of spending money. Your Christmas decorations are always gorgeous! I hope you take a picture of your candles and sofa pillows for us.
Crazymike1965
11-08-2013, 12:04 AM
Wonderful pictures Olga :)
HolidaySeason
11-08-2013, 08:02 AM
Looking amazing so far! :D
Papa_Christmas
11-08-2013, 12:39 PM
Looking great so far Olga:elf3:
I love the wooden ornaments especially the one with Santa riding on the shooting star
Can't wait to see some more pics.
I would do a tree like yours, but I'm pretty much out of spending money. Your Christmas decorations are always gorgeous! I hope you take a picture of your candles and sofa pillows for us.
Of course, I will post Linda!!!
Really happy you liked my decoration, which is actually simple this year, with only wooden ornaments from Germany amd some misletoes!!!
Wonderful pictures Olga :)
Thanks, Mike!!
Looking great so far Olga:elf3:
I love the wooden ornaments especially the one with Santa riding on the shooting star
Can't wait to see some more pics.
I will post more this week Dave, I feel happy you like the decoration!
*Snowflake*
11-27-2013, 07:15 PM
love the wooden ornaments:elf3:
like how you put your Christmas books in the basket, I took that idea from you:elf1:
and also great idea with putting Christmas cards on the wall:elf1:
can't wait for new photos, bring them on:treedance:
Guys, next Christmas, I intend to put every Chtistmas card weve exchanged, in a collage and hang on the wall.
I think, its gonna take 3-4 collages, Im also going to put green and red frames, making them even more Christmassy.