A couple
of weeks ago while shopping for something for my great aunt for Christmas I
came across a lovely brooch on ebay. I ummed and ahhed about it for a little
while before deciding against it but it got me thinking about brooches. I have
several lovely ones in my possession that used to belong to my grandmothers,
but I never really wear them. I would love to wear them on my camel-coloured A
line coat but I’m almost always travelling around London in it so am afraid, in
the bustle, that it might be knocked off and lost.
This year
I also had a dilemma with my Christmas tree. I’ve moved the living room around to make it more rabbit friendly and my usual tree spot has been taken up by
Turner’s cage, so instead of a full sized tree I went for a small, table-top
one. This however left me with full-sized baubles appropriate for a full-sized
tree but none for the miniature tree that I had brought home. So I’ve had to
improvise.
The two quandaries
merged in my head and I found the answer to my ‘no small baubles’ problem in my
‘never get a chance to use my brooches’ problem. I made my grandparents’
brooches into temporary Christmas baubles.
I used
some of the ribbon left over from last year’s presents, tied a slip knot at one
end and a figure of eight at the other. Depending on the shape and set of the
brooch I pinned it to the ribbon through the figure of eight knot and then used
the slip knot end to tie it to a branch, finishing the knot off in a little
bow, to make it look a little less like I had executed them.
I think
the end result is quite pleasing.
So there
you are, when in doubt, dig out the family heirlooms.
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