One of my favorite things to display at Christmas is a dozen or so snow globes that I’ve been collecting for years. They’re just so fun and festive and I love walking by and shaking one or two up.
I was inspired to start my collection after seeing some that my good friend Julie had when we lived in the same house in Fort Wayne.
What was great about her snow globes – and my own – is remembering the story behind each one.
That’s the fun of any collection but memories are particularly special at Christmas.
So that’s Tip #5: Start a holiday collection.
Above right you can see one of my snow globes and below are some others. I usually display them with some berry garland behind them.
There are so many fun things to collect that look beautiful at Christmas.
In the Better Homes and Gardens photo at right, a collection of small wooden houses look so cute displayed on bowls turned upside down.
I love how the mirror, the garland and the stars play into the color scheme of the little houses. Even the cabinet seems to make a perfect setting.
Christmas dishes make fantastic collections.
My mom has a fantastic set of Waechtersbach holiday dishes that look as pretty on display as they do on the table (see below).
We spent years buying her pieces until her collection was large enough to use them for dinner. Even now, I’m always looking for an unusual piece to give her.
But mostly, I just love walking into her house and seeing all the pieces set out in her hutch.
There may be no better collection for Christmas than an interesting set of Santas.
I found this one beautiful collection – and photo – on Flickr. It was taken by Hillary Woodward, who said the collection belongs to her mom.
Finally, who doesn’t love a great Christmas village?
I searched Flickr for some fun examples and found these:
The photo above is by malloreigh via Flickr. She describes as her mother’s village.
The above photo is by Tom Ipri via Flickr.
Photo by luvmyslr! via Flickr.
Don’t those beautiful photos make you want to start a village? Or maybe another collection?
