Here are some of the ornaments on my little Charlie Brown tree.

1: crochet snowflakes and a fox that I got at Fushimi Inari in Japan.
2: a ball that I'm filling with tiny origami cranes (still in progress, not sure how full it'll end up being) and a colorwork knit ball.
3: because this is YLF, my pink shoe ornament! (A gift from a friend many years ago)
4: cross stitch neko.

Dianna- your ornaments are so special and cute. The origami is the jar is beautiful.

Emily—your tree is astonishingly beautiful.
I must do that popcorn garland with the kids.

My dining room mantle, my living room mantle, my Star wars/ Xmas mashup scene created by the 12 yr old, and my tree! It slowly evolved but is much the same every year.

Thanks for the thread Carla- I will look back at everyone else's later tonight. I love yours- perfect for a Canadian home!!

ETA: I see Joseph and one of the wise men have face planted..... Oops better go and fix them up or they will get a bad name.

Sal, I love the Lego display! You can tell you live with a boy.

Diana, your tree is so personal with the snowflakes. I have 3 silver shoes like your pink shoe on my tree -- gift from a fashiony friend. Love the crane filled glass ball!

Emily -- those mice are so cute and wow to the tatted snowflakes!

I love this thread. Everyone's decorations are unique and homes look so cozy. My decorations are not up to my usual effort and we did not move much, including wreaths and fake trees, ( victims of downsizing and little storage space) but it is what it is using stuff we have.
1: our little real tree with Maggy guarding some packages.
2: dining table view
3-7: fireplace area ( 5/7 are wonderful felted stockings made by a relative)
8: outdoor view. I need to get a night photo of the tree. If you look closely, you can see some colored lights.
9: a crèche on the window ledge where a 2 year old can "help" move figures.

Diana, I made a whole tree of origami cranes and other birds for our tiny apartment tree the first Christmas we were married. I love your idea of putting them in a ball!

Emily, my grandfather brought back mice brooches from Sweden that looked just like yours. They had red rhinestone eyes, wooden with the leather ears and tails. Pins on the bottom for wearing them. Love your tatted snowflakes. I bought a bunch of them at a Christmas market in Germany, gave them all away and forgot to save any for us. Many were stars that friends encorporated into their crèche.

Okay, I'm super late but we went to the beach and got a fab AirBNB for Christmas and took our little traveling Christmas tree with us! Didn't get a shot of it alone but here we are, having completed the Very Serious task of decorating it! Also: It's my kind of Christmas decor! 15 minutes to decorate, 15 minutes to take down!

Joy--So, you remember the mice too! Maybe they were not as obscure an item as I'd thought! (Too bad you didn't keep any of the snowflakes! You'll have to travel again to replenish your supply )

I should have me little mouse somewhere but not sure it made the move. It had lost its eyes, so needed some TLC. As a child I used to wear it on my blouse and it would gross out some of the other girls. My grandfather thought this was funny and made me a brooch from some small animal's jaw bone complete with tiny teeth.

This was our first Christmas that we started the day at home since we moved to Florida. I was so excited—more than my son. Decorations were small, but I’ve enjoyed them. I’ve been saying half in jest that next time, a zebra will get a red Rudolph nose.

HoHoHo! A round red sticker like is sold for garage sale pricing would do the trick. Zebra Rudolph! I also like your stockings as sofa cushions (5).

Joy, thanks! You just gave me a huge smile, as well as an easy idea how to do the nose. In #5, that *is* his stocking on Christmas morning, because we didn't have a good place to hang it, so he just laid it over the back of the love seat.Your brooch is hilarious and the kind of awesomeness my family would talk about, but never dare to do. I love your dining table area--those candles must make a lovely soft glow!

Emily, such cute little mice! How hard would they be to DIY?

Diana, your ornaments are sweet. I will get ours out next year.

Fashintern--honestly, you could probably DIY them pretty easily. I believe you can actually find tear-drop-shaped wooden blanks at better hobby/crafting stores or art shops or woodworking places. You could then drill holes for the insertion of the tail and ears (easily cut from scraps of leather). The eyes...I'd be most worried about messing up, but you could probably make dents with an awl for the insertion of the eyes. None of it would be difficult--especially if you have a bench vice. As always, though, accumulation of tools and supplies would probably end up costing more than the purchased vintage mice--unless you have all the components at hand.