Just fabulous. I just received 2 feather trees recently and am leaning towards Victorian decorating. Your house is a jewel box and you are the biggest gem in it.
I would like you to show us how to make some of those pretty victorian Christmas ornaments this season they are so beautiful...I have seen some videos... but the ones you made are way more fancier than the others I have seen...just love this video...
My momma grew up during the depression. She lived on a farm so there was no shortage of trees, but decorations was something else. The youngest of 9 children her older brother would buy her gum every time he got paid. She would save the silver wrappers to use as tinsel. I think I might investigate depression style Christmas trees.
My grandparents - born arround 1880 - , never had a Christmas tree. They had a big wooden cross , decorated with greens , mirror balls and tinsel garlands .
Pietje Puk sounds fascinating! I am in Ireland & my mother, born in 1930, says that as a child her family did not have a Christmas tree. Small sprigs of holly & home made paper chains were used to decorate the home.
You have a wondrous channel, I love the music, the quiet way you present your food and talk about what you are doing. I have had enough of loud channels with too much talking about absolutely nothing and music that never stops. This channel makes me feel like I am with a friend.
Love this video! Very cozy, very informative, and I loved all the picture books you flipped through. 🎄💕 How I wish more people made videos like you do here on UA-cam! ✨☃️🎄
I love your history lessons! I learn so much about antiques from your videos and it’s fun because you actually use them rather than simply displaying or keeping them packed away as many people do. 😍
What a wonderful calming video Jeri 💚 Your videos are like a small vacation into a different magical world ✨ And your esthetic is so enchanting and unique
i had a pickle ornament. it's a tradition from Germany. my dad's side of the family all came from Germany. the first person to find the pickle on the tree would receive an extra present from Santa. i love old ornaments
Memories of my Nam’s Christmas trees, they looked like fairies and elves decorated them! My grandfather would take me to the scrub woods in Florida and we would bring home a scanty pine tree and set it up in the Florida room. Christmas morning a beautiful tinsel laden tree, with cone shaped candy baskets and other delightful decorations would magically appear, this led to a life long love of Christmas and giving! Thank you for this lovely reminder and history! Blessed and safe days!
Jeri, you are now part of my Christmas tradition experience… Just finishing up watching your Victorian Christmas tree video and I have watched all your other Christmas videos. It is just like a wonderful, gentle friend teaching with such a beautiful, relaxing voice and enjoying the historical aspect of your life and home! Thank you thank you Jeri. You have made my Christmas time much more sweet through these years! So grateful for our Jesus who came to take away the sins of the world. My husband and I are alone the first time this Christmas and you have just been a lovely companion…
Hello Jeri🦋 you’re Christmas Decor is unique and natural, I loved it , natural resources is perfect,so. Sweet and lovely ,I enjoyed watching your lovely film .thank you so much again . Merry Christmas 🎄God bless and peace grace all of us 🙏💙🦋🧚🏻♂️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I so identify with your videos. As a family tradition, Lutheran, we always got our tree Christmas eve and decorated it. There were 7 of us so you can imagine the excitement. Thank you for sharing your time and joy. I am enjoying every one of them.
Once again the music is perfect. I love the swan in the beginning. The bowl with fruit and votives in the fruit inspired me. I'm going to do this. Thank You Jeri for sharing your beautiful Victorian tree. Blessings!!!
In this chaotic and material world I thank you for whisking us away to your charming cozy home to remind us of gentler times with family and friends. Oh how we need this...away from the rush of shopping bargains and expensive gifts and department store decor. You are what my mom called an olde soul in a young body! Love and anticipate each video to share. God bless you...Awaiting the next one.
I enjoy reading about the history of Christmas and now with internet watching videos that explore this magical time. Your video was perfect and such a delight as you unwrapped your treasures. I'm already anticipating the next one. Blessings
You win hands down for the best Christmas video on UA-cam. I loved hearing the history of the Victorian Christmas tree and was delighted to see your ornaments that were so beautiful. The feathered tree is amazing as well. Thank you for sharing , I am delighted!
I really enjoy your stories about the various tradition's, of Christmas. Plus watching your share, all your neat, ornment's! Saving thing's from our past, is nice...as your know. Thank you very much! 🌹❣️🌹🐈🫖🇺🇲😀👍
Thank you for the lesson on the history of the Christmas tree. Your tree came out quite nicely. My mother use to have a collection of glass ornaments and it always happened that someone would end up breaking one, they were so delicate. Happy holidays to you.
It must be such a dream to open up your Christmas decor every year and remember the history of it all. Everything is so lovely with age and patina. It's all so beautiful! The history lesson was very fascinating. I love finding out when traditions start and where they come from. History is so interesting. I hope you and your husband have a Wonderful and Glorious Christmas! Many Blessings!
As ever, a beautifully presented video outlining the history of Christmas trees and the wonderful Victorian trees and ornaments. Really interesting that you pointed out about differences between pagan and Christian traditions that seemed to have mingled together. Looking forward to your next one. Greetings from NZ!
Thank you for sharing. Your presentation of history is amazing. You have a way of making us feel like we are right there with you. Your trees are lovely. Thank you for sharing.
Loved seeing your potting bench all decked out for winter with your collection of nests scattered and gathered under cloches, surrounding the wooden swan. “All is calm. All is bright.” Beautiful Christmas video. Thank you, Jerri! 🎄❤️🎄
OMGOODNESS! This video popped up and the music drew me in... I began watching and didn't realize I had already seen it, a year ago. I love it. I only realized I'd seen it because I clicked on the 'Like" button. Thank You Jeri for this history lesson. Blessings¸.•*¨`*•.♫❤
What a heartwarming channel you have developed. New sub. I shall admire your videos daily, as a treat. Thank you for sharing your little piece of Heaven, along with your talents & skills. Happy Holidays!
I remember my first Christmas with my husband. We blew the inside of the eggs out and hand painted holly on it with clippings of berries and other items. Fun making your own. Beautiful ornaments. Love unique.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow your channel has really inspired me. I actually made scones for the first time tonight. Found a easy recipe. I remember you having them on one of your shows. I couldn't help but think about you as I was eatingvone tonight😀Saw you eating them and then on when calls the heart they eat them. Thanks for your lovely channel.
Lovely presentation of the history of Christmas and the Christmas tree also. I love the look of the feather tree and it's simplicity even without decorations. Thank you for a sharing with us your knowledge and creativity.
What a wonderful and beautiful video. I do believe that the Dresdens you have are Russian ones, not German. The Russian ones are flat, whereas the German ones are more ornate and three-dimensional. Both are beautiful in their own way. Thanks for sharing your collection and Happy New Year!
This takes me to a time where one could enjoy the peace and quiet. I remember admiring my grandmothers tree. Pine cone elves, big fat colorful bulbs, and all gifts wrap in sparkly tissue paper. I would just sit in the quiet watching the tree lights while the adults were in the other room talking and catching up.
Seeing all if your beautiful ornaments brought back so many memories. U have a large collection of birds and my favorite is a silvered hummingbird who has become a bit transparent since she was first created in the 1930s. God bless you and thank you so much for sharing your priceless treasures with us. Merry Christmas.
They are getting more difficult to find, these old bird ornaments. I didn't show the Pink Peacock because her head feathers, tail and clip were all missing..but she is so very old.
It´s pronounced "Lowshah" (with the ow as in "now"). Lauscha glass is famous to this day over here in Germany. The tree is my favourite and most important thing about Christmas. When I decorate it, I want to do it all on my own, it takes me at least 2 hours until every bauble and every straw star and every little ornament has found the right place. I always do it traditionally in red, gold and straw, mostly. Colourful modern trees may look nice, too, but I just can´t do it. Doesn´t really feel like Christmas. And of course it is always a real tree. No plastic. And it has to go up right to the ceiling. I love big trees.
Oh Jeri! Just as magical as ever!!! Love the Victorian era so of course I was just enraptured by this theme anyway!!!😅😉 Adored all of your little jewels & bobbles! I love Celestial Seasoning.🍵 I know they're not as fancy as a lot of teas, but I too have just been taken in by there cute boxes & tins since a child. Love the Sleepy Time too (probably because of the bears which I loved as a child!🐻) Every year I buy all of their Christmas ones...Sleigh Ride, Sugar Plum Spice, Gingerbread Spice, Candy Cane, etc. I really appreciated the story of the Christmas tree....thank you!!!❤🎄❤🎄❤🎄❤
Thank you Jeri.... I love listening to you, you make me feel like I've come home, what a blessed time of year, I hear my beautiful father's voice everywhere this time year, .. happy Christmas to you and yours xxx
Absolutely magical! What a cozy evening listening to all the history behind the Christmas tree and watching your creation come together. I loved the tour of the ornaments and adore them all from the fancy glass baubles to the beautifully crafted scraps! How wonderful! My tree has always been a family history as I have some old heirlooms passed on to me as well as what I’ve collected over my life. School crafts my children brought home as well now barely holding up. Definitely eclectic. I’ve given so many away now to my girls for their own families but when I visit them it makes me so happy to see they are continuing with the traditions. I am an avid Sleepytime Tea drinker. I often take my tea and saucer to my night stand for a few sips right before drifting off. Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together! ❤️
I only just discovered your videos this past fall, while looking at Tasha Tudor videos. Thank you for taking the time to make these lovely videos. You're so creative and have given me some of the most lovely ideas for my own home. They are wonderful and have lifted my spirits so much. Thank you again.
Happy Holidays Jeri : have seen/watched your blogs in the past , but this one kind of hits home . Thank you . Pictures of old time christmas scenes make me wonder how holidays in past were celebrated especially the trees . 1 ? did people tend to have their trees situated under primitive(early electricity)days to have it illuminated ? Thanks again , keep up the great blogs !🎄🎍
They used candles until the 1920, when electric lights came into use. I have a string of lights from that period, I don't dare use them, they get so hot.
I was missing you Jeri. I so enjoy visiting your home. Thank you for all of your uploads, I enjoy them so much. They feel like hugs! You always make me smile. May you be blessed this holiday season.
How interesting Jeri . Loved your Victorian Christmas tree and your beautiful decorations. The feather tree was also wonderful. Learned so much history of Christmas from you. I put up two trees this year. One is a sentimental tree with treasured family ornaments from years of collecting hand crafted and handed down. The other tree is all beautiful glass ornaments from years of buying and gifted to me by friends and family over 50 years. They are all so special to me . This year no matter how very careful I was 4 of them fell and were broken . I could have cried. . Wishing you a wonderful Christmas for you and your loved ones.
Absolutely lovely! I think this is one of your best videos yet, Jeri - watching you unwrap all your treasures was pure eye candy! I used to put up a "bird tree" every year until I got tired of our kitties wreaking havoc on our poor ornaments. We would tie red gingham ribbon bows on the ends of the branches and mix in pinecones and berries. I liked to imagine that we were decorating it as the birds would! Alas, my beautiful glass ornaments have remained safely on their boxes the last few Christmases as we have now switched to a mostly felt ornament tree - the only (mostly!) kitty-proof ornaments! I still enjoy getting all of the little felt animals and dollies out, however, and they are much easier for our three year old to hang!
Your bird tree reminds me of one I once put on the porch decorated with feathers from my peacocks, chickens and ducks. I also hung apples and low hanging corn for my free range chickens to snack on. The only way to get a kitty proof tree is to put kitty out of the room!
How delightful Jeri. You've given me some ideas for gift cards and decorations. I'm a newer viewer and I'm enjoying your story telling, garden sharing, and beautiful art. Thank you.
Thank you Jeri for sharing your beautiful Victorian Christmas tree n your tree ornaments especially your hand made ephemera ones too. Love all things Romantic/Victorian.
What a lovely history lesson on Victorian Christmas trees. I love the little dolls you have too under the tree. I am looking forward to the tea video and it makes me feel hungry just thinking about it.
Love all the history you share with us! So interesting! Your Victoria tree & feather tree are beautiful! I love the kitty tapestry. Precious! I am a Christian too & we celebrate the birth of Jesus with all the trimmings & festivities! One of my favorite traditions was to string popcorn & cranberries for our Christmas tree. Of course our children wanted to join in until they pricked themselves a few times & decided eating the popcorn was much more fun! After watching her grandchildren get pricked while stringing the popcorn & cranberries my Mother found plastic popcorn & plastic cranberries ( already strung) at a Yankee Candle shop in Massachusetts. We both laughed when she gave it to me. My Mom has been gone now for 14 years and every Christmas I still get a chuckle when I put the plastic popcorn & cranberries on our tree! They look beautiful & real! PS ... Celestial Sleepytime is my favorite too! 🤗🎄
Love the kitten tapestry! I, too, feel the juxtaposition you mentioned; more so each year. Lovely video to the eyes and ears; thank you. Have a blessed Christmas season.
Just fabulous. I just received 2 feather trees recently and am leaning towards Victorian decorating. Your house is a jewel box and you are the biggest gem in it.
What a lovely compliment! So true
Thank you for that! Lovely old feather trees are almost comical in their simplicity.
Yes she is. How beautifully stated.
I would like you to show us how to make some of those pretty victorian Christmas ornaments this season they are so beautiful...I have seen some videos... but the ones you made are way more fancier than the others I have seen...just love this video...
Your cat carpet or tapestry caught my eye. I would love to know where I might find one.
My momma grew up during the depression. She lived on a farm so there was no shortage of trees, but decorations was something else. The youngest of 9 children her older brother would buy her gum every time he got paid. She would save the silver wrappers to use as tinsel. I think I might investigate depression style Christmas trees.
That would be a fascinating subject indeed. I must ask my mother, she's 94yrs old and still remembers the Great Depression.
What a treasure to still have your momma! Please tell us what she says!
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow So your mother is 95 now? What did she say?
@@kristinburton4953 Unfortunately , she didn't remember much about it... she was still rather young.
My grandparents - born arround 1880 - , never had a Christmas tree. They had a big wooden cross , decorated with greens , mirror balls and tinsel garlands .
That sounds beautiful
I don't think my father ever had a Christmas tree as a child. Of what decent were your parents? The wooden cross seems very Russian.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow They were Dutch . Roman Katholic . They concidered a Christmas tree as a fellacy. Hedon .
Pietje Puk sounds fascinating! I am in Ireland & my mother, born in 1930, says that as a child her family did not have a Christmas tree. Small sprigs of holly & home made paper chains were used to decorate the home.
@@feeonaghchambers7403 They were facinating people . With facinating lives.
You have a wondrous channel, I love the music, the quiet way you present your food and talk about what you are doing. I have had enough of loud channels with too much talking about absolutely nothing and music that never stops. This channel makes me feel like I am with a friend.
Thank you so much!
In this time upheaval and sadness, we need a time to unite and feel a sense of security and hope. this is very calming, thank you !
Love this video! Very cozy, very informative, and I loved all the picture books you flipped through. 🎄💕 How I wish more people made videos like you do here on UA-cam! ✨☃️🎄
I wanted to read a story from one of the books, Maybe I'll do a super short video for that.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow Yes, please do. And why not, right?!
Oh Jeri!!!! PLEASE DO!!!!🙏🙏🙏😍❤️
I've been so enjoying everyone sharing their Christmas decor on this quieter more solemn holiday season. Thanks for sharing.
You have such beautiful treasures. Thank you for sharing them with us 🎄
I love your history lessons! I learn so much about antiques from your videos and it’s fun because you actually use them rather than simply displaying or keeping them packed away as many people do. 😍
What a wonderful calming video Jeri 💚 Your videos are like a small vacation into a different magical world ✨ And your esthetic is so enchanting and unique
I enjoyed the German roots of Christmas, not sure if I pronounced Laschau properly.
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow yes you did pronounce it right ☺️
Agreed!
i had a pickle ornament. it's a tradition from Germany. my dad's side of the family all came from Germany. the first person to find the pickle on the tree would receive an extra present from Santa. i love old ornaments
Those Germans had a good sense of humor... silly pickle.
What a wonderful tradition
Oh, Jeri, simply perfect! Merry Christmas!
Your trees are lovely! Can't wait for tea time!
Memories of my Nam’s Christmas trees, they looked like fairies and elves decorated them! My grandfather would take me to the scrub woods in Florida and we would bring home a scanty pine tree and set it up in the Florida room. Christmas morning a beautiful tinsel laden tree, with cone shaped candy baskets and other delightful decorations would magically appear, this led to a life long love of Christmas and giving! Thank you for this lovely reminder and history! Blessed and safe days!
I can almost see your tree in my minds eye! What a wonderful memory.
I love the tapestry of the cats, it's all so beautiful you have a beautiful home Jeri. Love Christmas
Jeri, you are now part of my Christmas tradition experience… Just finishing up watching your Victorian Christmas tree video and I have watched all your other Christmas videos. It is just like a wonderful, gentle friend teaching with such a beautiful, relaxing voice and enjoying the historical aspect of your life and home! Thank you thank you Jeri. You have made my Christmas time much more sweet through these years! So grateful for our Jesus who came to take away the sins of the world.
My husband and I are alone the first time this Christmas and you have just been a lovely companion…
Well I am so happy to have joined you and your husband this Christmas, if only in spirit. May the Lord give you a beautiful day and a great new year!
A lovely video. Merry Christmas to you and your family Jeri!
And to all watching this video...Merry Christmas!⭐
Thank you! You too!
Hello Jeri🦋 you’re Christmas Decor is unique and natural, I loved it , natural resources is perfect,so. Sweet and lovely ,I enjoyed watching your lovely film .thank you so much again . Merry Christmas 🎄God bless and peace grace all of us 🙏💙🦋🧚🏻♂️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Beautiful. I love the history
So lovely! Thank your so much 🎄🐂🫏🐐🐑
That tree is amazing!
I so identify with your videos. As a family tradition, Lutheran, we always got our tree Christmas eve and decorated it. There were 7 of us so you can imagine the excitement. Thank you for sharing your time and joy. I am enjoying every one of them.
Thanks so much, glad to have you here!
What a lovely collection of Victorian ornaments.. in such good shape. I am enjoying all of this. Thank you so much for sharing..
Merry Christmas Jerri, may God bless you now and the whole year through. From my heart to yours.
Same to you!
Once again the music is perfect. I love the swan in the beginning. The bowl with fruit and votives in the fruit inspired me. I'm going to do this. Thank You Jeri for sharing your beautiful Victorian tree. Blessings!!!
The fruit bowl is both practical and tasty!
In this chaotic and material world I thank you for whisking us away to your charming cozy home to remind us of gentler times with family and friends. Oh how we need this...away from the rush of shopping bargains and expensive gifts and department store decor. You are what my mom called an olde soul in a young body! Love and anticipate each video to share. God bless you...Awaiting the next one.
Our pleasure! I'm probably more like and Olde soul in an Olde Body...
Lovely. Simply lovely!
You made such a beautiful presentation.
Thank you and Merry Christmas 🎄
I collect the celestial seasonings tins too, I *love* them! 🥰
Your channel lowers my blood pressure in the best way
I enjoy reading about the history of Christmas and now with internet watching videos that explore this magical time. Your video was perfect and such a delight as you unwrapped your treasures. I'm already anticipating the next one. Blessings
You win hands down for the best Christmas video on UA-cam. I loved hearing the history of the Victorian Christmas tree and was delighted to see your ornaments that were so beautiful. The feathered tree is amazing as well. Thank you for sharing , I am delighted!
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a beautiful video. So relaxing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and your memories...❤
Once again, a charming visit! Thank you, Jeri.
May the true blessing of Christmas be upon you and your family, Jeri! This is beautiful! Hugs!
Indeed, and the same to you and yours!
Thank you for your video, there are things I didn't know about Christmas ! So beautiful . Merry Christmas !
I love that your videos teach me about the past, and I love the tea time at the end. I love looking at all your beautiful treasures.
Your Victorian tree is gorgeous, filled with lovely vintage treasures! I always enjoy your videos and always gain some knowledge. Merry Christmas! 🎄🎅🏻
I really enjoy your stories about the various tradition's, of Christmas. Plus watching your share, all your neat, ornment's! Saving thing's from our past, is nice...as your know. Thank you very much! 🌹❣️🌹🐈🫖🇺🇲😀👍
Thank you for the lesson on the history of the Christmas tree. Your tree came out quite nicely. My mother use to have a collection of glass ornaments and it always happened that someone would end up breaking one, they were so delicate. Happy holidays to you.
Jeri, I just love your videos. Can't help but slow down , free my mind and just soak it in. You are a treasure.
Thank you so much for being a part of it!
I just LOVE and enjoy your videos so much. They give me so much joy ! Thank you !
It must be such a dream to open up your Christmas decor every year and remember the history of it all. Everything is so lovely with age and patina. It's all so beautiful!
The history lesson was very fascinating. I love finding out when traditions start and where they come from. History is so interesting.
I hope you and your husband have a Wonderful and Glorious Christmas! Many Blessings!
Thank you, I hadn't opened those boxes in 3 years! Our last few trees have been simple Pioneer trees.
Lovely video!!! Merry Christmas to All!!!!🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎄🎄🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎄🎄🎄🎄
Thank you! You too!
As ever, a beautifully presented video outlining the history of Christmas trees and the wonderful Victorian trees and ornaments. Really interesting that you pointed out about differences between pagan and Christian traditions that seemed to have mingled together. Looking forward to your next one. Greetings from NZ!
There are so many more symbols and traditions that need to be explored, one never knows where the road will lead...
This was so nice to watch today. I really love the wooden swan and all your decorations. And the cozy mitts. Waiting for your yea time now.
Incredibly beatifull! ❤❄❤🎄❤🐦❄❤⛄❄❤❤❤ Thanks Jeri ❤😍👍
Thanks so much for the history class ☺️ love 💕 your trees 🌲 there is so much peace and love when you speak 😊 Merry Christmas and many blessings 🙏🏼❤️
Thank you for sharing. Your presentation of history is amazing. You have a way of making us feel like we are right there with you. Your trees are lovely. Thank you for sharing.
My pleasure!
Love you videos. Relaxing, informative and just beautiful. Thank you.
I had a plastic bird like yours as a child. I wish I still had mine. I’m 72 now and miss so much now. Thanks for renewing a memory.
Loved seeing your potting bench all decked out for winter with your collection of nests scattered and gathered under cloches, surrounding the wooden swan. “All is calm. All is bright.”
Beautiful Christmas video.
Thank you, Jerri! 🎄❤️🎄
OMGOODNESS! This video popped up and the music drew me in... I began watching and didn't realize I had already seen it, a year ago. I love it. I only realized I'd seen it because I clicked on the 'Like" button. Thank You Jeri for this history lesson. Blessings¸.•*¨`*•.♫❤
What a heartwarming channel you have developed. New sub. I shall admire your videos daily, as a treat. Thank you for sharing your little piece of Heaven, along with your talents & skills. Happy Holidays!
Welcome to Hopalong Hollow!
thank you for all your trouble, wonderful settings and a trip down memory lane, ty Jeri
The paper crackling as you unwrapped your birds just made me grin. Merry Christmas!
Thanks, very interesting and lovely video 🎄🎅🤶💖☃️🎶🎶🎶
I remember my first Christmas with my husband. We blew the inside of the eggs out and hand painted holly on it with clippings of berries and other items. Fun making your own. Beautiful ornaments. Love unique.
How sweet and lovely!
@@JeriLandersofHopalongHollow your channel has really inspired me. I actually made scones for the first time tonight. Found a easy recipe. I remember you having them on one of your shows. I couldn't help but think about you as I was eatingvone tonight😀Saw you eating them and then on when calls the heart they eat them. Thanks for your lovely channel.
Thank you for this wonderful historic Christmas travel I close my eyes and i dreame of this magic world Take care of you Love from France
Our pleasure!
Lovely presentation of the history of Christmas and the Christmas tree also. I love the look of the feather tree and it's simplicity even without decorations. Thank you for a sharing with us your knowledge and creativity.
It's true, the feather tree needs nothing but the feathers.
What a wonderful storytelling way Y♥️U have, dear Jeri! Thanks so much! xx
Jeri, I loved this video! Thank you so much!
Thank you Jeri for an absolutely delightful day!
What a wonderful and beautiful video. I do believe that the Dresdens you have are Russian ones, not German. The Russian ones are flat, whereas the German ones are more ornate and three-dimensional. Both are beautiful in their own way. Thanks for sharing your collection and Happy New Year!
Thanks for the info!
This takes me to a time where one could enjoy the peace and quiet. I remember admiring my grandmothers tree. Pine cone elves, big fat colorful bulbs, and all gifts wrap in sparkly tissue paper. I would just sit in the quiet watching the tree lights while the adults were in the other room talking and catching up.
It really is peaceful to just sit and enjoy the tree with a pot of tea.
Seeing all if your beautiful ornaments brought back so many memories. U have a large collection of birds and my favorite is a silvered hummingbird who has become a bit transparent since she was first created in the 1930s. God bless you and thank you so much for sharing your priceless treasures with us. Merry Christmas.
Auto correct got me. "I have a collection of birds" was what I was trying to say
They are getting more difficult to find, these old bird ornaments. I didn't show the Pink Peacock because her head feathers, tail and clip were all missing..but she is so very old.
It´s pronounced "Lowshah" (with the ow as in "now"). Lauscha glass is famous to this day over here in Germany. The tree is my favourite and most important thing about Christmas. When I decorate it, I want to do it all on my own, it takes me at least 2 hours until every bauble and every straw star and every little ornament has found the right place. I always do it traditionally in red, gold and straw, mostly. Colourful modern trees may look nice, too, but I just can´t do it. Doesn´t really feel like Christmas. And of course it is always a real tree. No plastic. And it has to go up right to the ceiling. I love big trees.
Every blessing to you and your family this season and beyond!!
I so much enjoyed your wonderful stories of Christmas and watching you unboxing your old and beautiful collection of Christmas ornaments thank-you.xxx
Thank you for sharing the tradition of the tree ...and yours are both Lovely!
Oh Jeri! Just as magical as ever!!! Love the Victorian era so of course I was just enraptured by this theme anyway!!!😅😉 Adored all of your little jewels & bobbles! I love Celestial Seasoning.🍵 I know they're not as fancy as a lot of teas, but I too have just been taken in by there cute boxes & tins since a child. Love the Sleepy Time too (probably because of the bears which I loved as a child!🐻) Every year I buy all of their Christmas ones...Sleigh Ride, Sugar Plum Spice, Gingerbread Spice, Candy Cane, etc. I really appreciated the story of the Christmas tree....thank you!!!❤🎄❤🎄❤🎄❤
You are so very welcome!
Thank you Jeri.... I love listening to you, you make me feel like I've come home, what a blessed time of year, I hear my beautiful father's voice everywhere this time year, .. happy Christmas to you and yours xxx
That is very lovely...
Absolutely magical! What a cozy evening listening to all the history behind the Christmas tree and watching your creation come together. I loved the tour of the ornaments and adore them all from the fancy glass baubles to the beautifully crafted scraps! How wonderful! My tree has always been a family history as I have some old heirlooms passed on to me as well as what I’ve collected over my life. School crafts my children brought home as well now barely holding up. Definitely eclectic. I’ve given so many away now to my girls for their own families but when I visit them it makes me so happy to see they are continuing with the traditions. I am an avid Sleepytime Tea drinker. I often take my tea and saucer to my night stand for a few sips right before drifting off. Thanks so much for taking the time to put this together! ❤️
You've passed on great traditions to your children. Sweet dreams!
I only just discovered your videos this past fall, while looking at Tasha Tudor videos. Thank you for taking the time to make these lovely videos. You're so creative and have given me some of the most lovely ideas for my own home. They are wonderful and have lifted my spirits so much. Thank you again.
Oh how lovely is that tree !!!! Thank you ....
I really loved the bells above the door ! Loved the whole video.Thank you so so very much Jerri !♥️👵
Those are shop bells, with the sweetest little tinkle....
Such a beautiful presentation! Thank you for taking me along. May you and yours have a blessed Christmas 🎄
Happy Holidays Jeri : have seen/watched your blogs in the past , but this one kind of hits home . Thank you . Pictures of old time christmas scenes make me wonder how holidays in past were celebrated especially the trees . 1 ? did people tend to have their trees situated under primitive(early electricity)days to have it illuminated ? Thanks again , keep up the great blogs !🎄🎍
They used candles until the 1920, when electric lights came into use. I have a string of lights from that period, I don't dare use them, they get so hot.
Oh my goodness, I absolutely loved this video! Jeri, you have a way of making us feel warm and cozy😊
I am from Germany and my Grandma had this kind of christmastree decorations on her tree.I can remember of all the silver birds.
Thanks a lot for this very interesting video that I loved so much! You are fantastic, my Lady!🌲🌲🌲
I was missing you Jeri. I so enjoy visiting your home. Thank you for all of your uploads, I enjoy them so much. They feel like hugs! You always make me smile. May you be blessed this holiday season.
I love coming to your Hopalong Hollow through these vids, it's my relaxing treat! Thank you jeri, happy and healthy Christmas to you and your family!
How interesting Jeri . Loved your Victorian Christmas tree and your beautiful decorations. The feather tree was also wonderful. Learned so much history of Christmas from you. I put up two trees this year. One is a sentimental tree with treasured family ornaments from years of collecting hand crafted and handed down. The other tree is all beautiful glass ornaments from years of buying and gifted to me by friends and family over 50 years. They are all so special to me . This year no matter how very careful I was 4 of them fell and were broken . I could have cried. . Wishing you a wonderful Christmas for you and your loved ones.
Oh Dear, I WOULD have cried... my kitties used to climb the trees and knock down at least 3 ornaments a year.
Love this tree! The ornaments are lovely. I have old ornaments from my parents and keep them in a very large rose bowl to display and keep them safe.
Nice!
Absolutely lovely! I think this is one of your best videos yet, Jeri - watching you unwrap all your treasures was pure eye candy! I used to put up a "bird tree" every year until I got tired of our kitties wreaking havoc on our poor ornaments. We would tie red gingham ribbon bows on the ends of the branches and mix in pinecones and berries. I liked to imagine that we were decorating it as the birds would! Alas, my beautiful glass ornaments have remained safely on their boxes the last few Christmases as we have now switched to a mostly felt ornament tree - the only (mostly!) kitty-proof ornaments! I still enjoy getting all of the little felt animals and dollies out, however, and they are much easier for our three year old to hang!
Your bird tree reminds me of one I once put on the porch decorated with feathers from my peacocks, chickens and ducks. I also hung apples and low hanging corn for my free range chickens to snack on. The only way to get a kitty proof tree is to put kitty out of the room!
Qué PROGRAMA tan bello e instructivo, Maravilloso, GRACIAS,me encantan estos árboles los tengo en mi Pinterest,ahora conozco su historia verdadera.
So much fun. Can’t wait til your next video 🎄
Jeri, thank you very much for sharing all your treasures with all of us. Christmas greetings to you🧡
I just love that tree and all of the decorations. Thank you again for SUCH a lovely video.
I adore the beautiful wooden swan with all of the greenery and bird nests!
How delightful Jeri. You've given me some ideas for gift cards and decorations. I'm a newer viewer and I'm enjoying your story telling, garden sharing, and beautiful art. Thank you.
Thank you Jeri for sharing your beautiful Victorian Christmas tree n your tree ornaments especially your hand made ephemera ones too. Love all things Romantic/Victorian.
I was going add a how-to on making the Paper Litho Ornaments, but the video got too long.
Hello,so many beautiful things, antique,I love Victorian figures,a beautiful tree will come out of it.👍👏👋
Wondrous! I love the glass ornaments, it’s a lot of what I have on my tree.
Oh there are no words... yes. There are! Beautiful just beautiful.
Thank you for this lovely video. Learned all about Christmas trees. Take care.
What a lovely history lesson on Victorian Christmas trees. I love the little dolls you have too under the tree. I am looking forward to the tea video and it makes me feel hungry just thinking about it.
Yes, those dollies are from 1840-50, perfect Victorians ladies
Thank you for showing the weighted candle holders. Just precious!
Oh Jeri I love all your videos your voice is so calming your trees are beautiful God bless you
Love all the history you share with us! So interesting! Your Victoria tree & feather tree are beautiful! I love the kitty tapestry. Precious! I am a Christian too & we celebrate the birth of Jesus with all the trimmings & festivities! One of my favorite traditions was to string popcorn & cranberries for our Christmas tree. Of course our children wanted to join in until they pricked themselves a few times & decided eating the popcorn was much more fun! After watching her grandchildren get pricked while stringing the popcorn & cranberries my Mother found plastic popcorn & plastic cranberries ( already strung) at a Yankee Candle shop in Massachusetts. We both laughed when she gave it to me. My Mom has been gone now for 14 years and every Christmas I still get a chuckle when I put the plastic popcorn & cranberries on our tree! They look beautiful & real! PS ... Celestial Sleepytime is my favorite too! 🤗🎄
That's a very funny memory... your mom had wisdom!
Love the kitten tapestry! I, too, feel the juxtaposition you mentioned; more so each year. Lovely video to the eyes and ears; thank you. Have a blessed Christmas season.
As the years pass, I think we become more aware of what is really important in life and dismiss what isn't.
Thank you for this wonderful vlog Jeri. What lovely Christmas decorations, and graphics on the old boxes.