tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post8630698358539019068..comments2024-03-26T16:11:44.515-04:00Comments on All Things Ruffnerian, a Design Blog and More: Souvenirs As Christmas Tree OrnamentsMark D. Ruffnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-64274990436276645512013-11-22T00:24:46.523-05:002013-11-22T00:24:46.523-05:00The chinese ornament can also make a great Christm...The chinese ornament can also make a great Christmas tree decoration because of its colorful appearance. That angel is also good. Thanks for sharing ideas!<br /><br />I also share some of the best <a href="http://christmas.365greetings.com/christmas-trees/christmas-tree-decorating-ideas.html" rel="nofollow">Christmas tree decorating ideas</a> that hopefully you may find useful as well when you stop by. Have fun on Christmas!<br /><br />Anne Walkerannewalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01810978584352321468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-86350385471157965422012-12-19T12:56:15.745-05:002012-12-19T12:56:15.745-05:00And who could possibly argue with that!?And who could possibly argue with that!?Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-76410178922904674712012-12-19T04:01:49.075-05:002012-12-19T04:01:49.075-05:00Enjoyable post, and beautifully presented. I admi...Enjoyable post, and beautifully presented. I admire your graphic abilities! In a former life I, too, collected souvenir ornaments. However, once I married Boy, who has decided views on such things, they were banished. A small price to pay, though, for the pleasure of his company.Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-43154216694472808212012-12-17T09:22:42.309-05:002012-12-17T09:22:42.309-05:00Dear Erika - Just as I wonder how clients of certa...Dear Erika - Just as I wonder how clients of certain designers can jettison their belongings and start anew, I wonde about trees that change style from year to year, but that's just me. I see value in a continuum that reflects a history. Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-52337823476263979042012-12-17T08:40:39.543-05:002012-12-17T08:40:39.543-05:00Dear Mark,
Thank you for sharing this wonderful as...Dear Mark,<br />Thank you for sharing this wonderful assembly of souvenirs! I love that you've collected special objects from your parents' travels, evidence of a life very well spent, and use these to decorate your tree. It makes the whole operation so much more meaningful, what I call a "thick" experience. These yearly walks down memory lane are the most precious part of the holidays--thank you for sharing your collection and reminding us to do the same!<br />Warm regards,<br />Erika Parvum Opushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464815622667738686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-27780464553402196562012-12-16T21:32:43.612-05:002012-12-16T21:32:43.612-05:00Dear Gaye - I can imagine how delightful a tree wi...Dear Gaye - I can imagine how delightful a tree with demitasse cups could be. <br /><br />The story of the Greek icon is that my parents were in the back seat of the cab, and my mother mentioned that the icon was as colorful as a Christmas tree. And then my parents looked at each other knowingly, and set about finding a duplicate for their tree.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-63378220775459842122012-12-16T19:39:26.976-05:002012-12-16T19:39:26.976-05:00I love this mix-and the idea of taking things and ...I love this mix-and the idea of taking things and adorning the tree with them. I always add my grandmother's demitasse cups to the tree-wiring them on-along with some reticules-etc. we are only limited by our imagination. pgtP.Gaye Tapp at Little Auguryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115534755711063462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-1452136485782767862012-12-16T14:47:49.864-05:002012-12-16T14:47:49.864-05:00Thanks, Yvette!Thanks, Yvette!Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-10933806430810534882012-12-16T11:46:36.972-05:002012-12-16T11:46:36.972-05:00What treasures, Mark. Thanks, as always, for shari...What treasures, Mark. Thanks, as always, for sharing them with us. Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-32301915392453830682012-12-16T11:12:03.857-05:002012-12-16T11:12:03.857-05:00Thanks, Gina — I've done my share of gilding —...Thanks, Gina — I've done my share of gilding — you're not the only one! :o)Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-50275030792147284752012-12-16T08:13:14.422-05:002012-12-16T08:13:14.422-05:00Ahha Mark, I see that you caught the gilding bug (...Ahha Mark, I see that you caught the gilding bug (the Mexican angel that used to be black). Your ornaments are the most charming and unusual collection of treasures. Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03429484235583035595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-49089627241220433512012-12-15T19:53:15.846-05:002012-12-15T19:53:15.846-05:00Dear Rosemary,
I like the idea of all-natural tre...Dear Rosemary,<br /><br />I like the idea of all-natural tree decorations (and as you know, I'm in just the spot to get my own shell ornaments, including sand dollars). Maybe next year . . . Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-54056046706233981222012-12-15T15:11:08.991-05:002012-12-15T15:11:08.991-05:00Dear Mark - as Loi mentions I enjoyed seeing how w...Dear Mark - as Loi mentions I enjoyed seeing how well you presented these tree decorations. I particularly like the Japanese ornament with its tassel nonchalantly swinging, very beautifully captured.<br />The histories behind all of your decorations are good to know, even if you weren't present when some of them were bought, they have now become part of your own history.<br />I saw a tree on another blog yesterday, and it was decorated with small sea shells with a hole drilled into them and hung on ribbon. It look really effective.<br />Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-15163764047412728792012-12-15T11:54:48.090-05:002012-12-15T11:54:48.090-05:00Hi, Jim - I really like the idea of ojects pressed...Hi, Jim - I really like the idea of ojects pressed into extra service as ornaments.<br /><br />I didn't put up a tree at my first house, and so one night when I was away, a bunch of friends got a key from my brother and secretly put up a tree with lights. You can imagine how surpised I was when I came home late in the evening! I didn't have access to my ornaments, but spent the early morning hours decorating with whatever was around the house — mostly spools of thread and dining utensils. That might sound very weird, but the tree was charming, and it's still a warm memory.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-15741271861480452562012-12-15T11:45:04.476-05:002012-12-15T11:45:04.476-05:00Thanks, Loi - I spend a lot of time lightening or ...Thanks, Loi - I spend a lot of time lightening or removing backgrounds in Adobe PhotoShop.Mark D. Ruffnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09241533547309049140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-47331537370710221132012-12-15T08:31:19.581-05:002012-12-15T08:31:19.581-05:00Interesting that there are two kinds of souvenir o...Interesting that there are two kinds of souvenir ornaments here, those made as ornaments but bought during travels, and those which are natural souvenirs, or made for other purposes, and pressed into extra service. <br /><br />So many Chinese good luck charms are in the form of small hanging decorations. They could certainly be used as tree ornaments, although I am not sure that an entire tree of them would be successful.<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-148647148793397155.post-7124507598159555552012-12-15T07:54:49.451-05:002012-12-15T07:54:49.451-05:00More wonderful ornaments! These are certainly uni...More wonderful ornaments! These are certainly unique and different. I love the vivid colors and graphic lines of the Japanese baby's ball. And I hope we'll get to see your Christmas tree real soon.<br />Loi<br />PS - I like how your images are cropped....without a border / background. Woodside Parkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981644571968878448noreply@blogger.com