What have you done today that is Christmassy?

[chocolatechip1979]

Do you put up more than one tree? ......because it sounds like it will fill up fast! I love collecting ornaments - hence my name -ornamentmaven! But, I will be 60 this year, so I am trying to tone things down a bit! Certain things I won't give up on however - like my Hallmark ornaments. I will have to check out your series in the Dream Book!

We have 3 trees that we put up. One with Hallmark ornaments(they rotate every year) One with all our homemade ornaments and then the last tree has all of my daughters favorites.

[ornamentmaven]

We have 3 trees that we put up. One with Hallmark ornaments(they rotate every year) One with all our homemade ornaments and then the last tree has all of my daughters favorites.

We also set up 3 trees - the main tree - on the living room - has EVERYTHING on it. A 4 foot white tree in my bedroom is for my Madame Alexander ornaments (3 different series), and then a small 2 foot tree which is decorated with small Rudolph ornaments. I really like your Heavenly Belles ornament; but did you know that this is its final year!

[chocolatechip1979]

We also set up 3 trees - the main tree - on the living room - has EVERYTHING on it. A 4 foot white tree in my bedroom is for my Madame Alexander ornaments (3 different series), and then a small 2 foot tree which is decorated with small Rudolph ornaments. I really like your Heavenly Belles ornament; but did you know that this is its final year!

yes. I saw that this was the last year for the Heavenly Belles. I really don't understand why Hallmark is doing a bunch or short series lately. I did see the Tea Time series that starts this year. As an avid tea drinker I thought it was really cute. (also going to be a 5 part series)

[ornamentmaven]

yes. I saw that this was the last year for the Heavenly Belles. I really don't understand why Hallmark is doing a bunch or short series lately. I did see the Tea Time series that starts this year. As an avid tea drinker I thought it was really cute. (also going to be a 5 part series)

I didn't realize that they pre-planned the length of each series. I guess I always thought they simply based it on sales. Although some of them would be obvious in length. I have been lucky - my Madame Alexander is on it's 21st year, the Puppy Love series is on its 26th and the Fairy Messenger is on its 12th. For my younger daughter, I started several short lived series before we settled on the Fairy Messengers. I am always impressed by the Frosty Friends series which is on its 37th year. I was given the 1st and 7th in that series as gifts and wish I had kept up with them. The first one is worth over $500 now.