Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Memories of Grandma and Grandpa Criswell

Christmas Memories
Here's a couple of things that remind me of Christmas Time with my Grandma and Grandpa Criswell.
My grandparents did not have a lot of material things. They were hard working, self sufficient people who influenced my life in such a positive way. I remember both my grandparents making homemade ornaments together. I still have 2 of their hand made toothpick ornaments. They would cut an old Christmas card for the background, & then frame it with stacked toothpicks with glue, and then, put a little glitter around the frame, to make it sparkle on the tree.
The other simple ornament started as a cheap satin Styrofoam ball that they turned into a beautiful beaded ornament made with beads and straight pins, & then just pushed the straight pin with the beads on it, into the Styrofoam ball.
"BRILLIANT"!
Have fun making memories with your families, all year, always.
"Simplify"









4 comments:

Lulu said...

What pleasant memories

Pedaling said...

those are the kind of ornaments i like best. so full of love and memories.

Gram said...

I still have the toothpick
ornaments made for us too. Do you rememeber "The Thing" gift that grandma Cris made for you?

sandyseashells said...

I still have "The Thing"! I just saw him last week in my storage. I've had him since at least 1965. We lived in that apt. in Tempe.