A Gift of a "Living Christmas Collage" for you!

So very many beautiful gifts have been arriving here

for Christmas that I thought I would 

turn them into a "Living Christmas Collage"

representing my idea of a simple

Christmas vignette and tree

using some found objects from our garden

like these magnificent Magnolia Grandiflora seed pods with

their spent bronze coloured leaves and dried grasses.

The top of our "tree" which consists of a Wattle tree branch

which Jeff carried inside from the bush is decorated with this most

beautiful collage from Yvonne of

YitteMixed Media and Fabric Art blog

This sweet little Angel collage was received in a threesome

swap from Shane Pollard of

www.roseslaceandbrocante.blogspot.com

- the angels are the messengers heralding new life

- our protectors 

another highly embellished and decorated angel

from Lilla LaVine of www.justlilla.blogspot.com

More angels are heralding the birth of Christ

in this spectacular collage from my 

very dear friend, Dorthe Hansen,

of www.denlillelade.blogspot.com

and these two beautiful decorations came from

Nancy Maxwell James

www.sugarlumpstudios.com

and yet another mini collage from the threesome swap

came from Rhonda of 

www.alittlebitfrench.blogspot.com

So I wanted to create a Christmas tribute incorporating some

of these beautiful pieces to which I would add more

goodness like this golden angel

and the Madonna with Child

waiting to be hung close to these glorious and fragrant

Christmas Lillies which always just bloom

perfectly in time for this special event!

and, not to mention, a very important part of the festive celebration

is the family Christmas pudding vintage bowl!

So when you mix all of these up together to create a

"living Christmas collage"

we get something that looks like this:

 and as evening approaches

the candles bring a soft glow over the whole picture

but with the fullness of night the decorated and embellished

collage becomes richer and somehow more sacred. 

So we can all pray for a silent night 

and a holy night

to give us the opportunity to begin

afresh for the new season ahead!

Christmas blessings to all of my dear blogging friends -

a very big heart felt thanks for visiting throughout the year -

stay safe and stay calm,

wishing you a heart full of all the joy and love

one heart can hold! 

Thank you also to those who have gifted me with my

special Christmas collage decorations so that

I could create this all for you!

You are so appreciated!

With love and hugs,

                  Suzy xxx