#victorianxmas

[mscmphotography]

Victorian Xmas Decorations Part 1

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Victorian Christmas decorations were made from natural materials. Fastened 2 branches were paper nets filled with sweetmeats, golden apples & nuts. Small red, white, & blue candles where placed on branches. Paper dolls that looked like real people became popular. Tinsel stars hung on branches & tree tops.

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Many decorations were made from tin foil. Paper cornucopia were hung in branches filled with sweets, fruit, & nuts. Garlands of Popcorn, fruit, nuts or paper chains were a family pastime in the days leading up 2 decorating the tree. Some ornaments were made of wax shaped like angels & children. Cotton wool was used 2 make ornaments & they had embossed paper faces & they were decorated with buttons, powdered glass & gold paper wings. If a tree had candles then paper ornaments were not used. Ladies would guild walnuts in silver & gold foil. Sometimes they would split the walnut in half & add a sweet inside. Tinfoil, Cornish tin & gilded walnuts would catch the light & added a festive sparkle. I made some of these mentioned for examples. For more info see comments & a website with directions to make Victorian ornaments & another that has printable directions at then end of last comment. Dec 30, 2021.

[the-motherhood]

#StormDesmond has caused havoc in Lancaster and even though the electricity companies are working round the clock to restore power, the main grid tripped again this afternoon. The last update was that we should expect to be without power until sometime tomorrow with an update around 8.30am. #powercut #victorianxmas #cosy

[the-motherhood]

No power? Let's go go a Victorian Christmas Market and parade, complete with crackers! #StormDesmond #lancaster #garstang #christmasmarket #victorianxmas