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What's on the top of your Christmas Tree? - Competition. Closes Friday 14th @ 5.00 p.m.
PMSL Vanessa! I have an applique christmas toilet seat cover I made some years ago but can't use it this year as puppy kept trying to eat it!Years ago we had an animated Elvis Santa pinched during a party we held, it sent me christmas cards every month that year and then reappeared the following year!
How cool Sarah!Reminds me of the travelling garden gnomes you hear about sometimes.
I suspect one of my sisters had it Patti,but neither of them would admit to it.The postmarks on the envelopes were from all over Britain and one from Portugal where neither of them have been.It was a real mystery. Maybe Santa just fancied going on tour!
Sounds like a few people had a good giggle with it!I bet whoever did it sent the cards to friends who then re-posted the cards to you.
Clever kittens.
Philip (sarah) wrote: "It won't let me see it Vanessa,maybe because I don't have a twitter account."I do have a twitter account, and it just says "I'm sorry we can't find that". I guess maybe it got taken down?
But, Vanessa, I guess you must be feeling alright if you're posting pictures of papier mâché penises... ;)
Here's one for Jim!http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0codWCfcAsc...
or for any Cthulu fans
http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/publi...
an idea for Jud
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_C3ZqSXlKD7s...
and one for the naughty boys
http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazona...
Tim wrote: "Philip (sarah) wrote: "It won't let me see it Vanessa,maybe because I don't have a twitter account."I do have a twitter account, and it just says "I'm sorry we can't find that". I guess maybe it ..."
I clicked on the actual instagram link in the tweet and got the picture, the first click didn't work for me either but it seems to have been deleted now
Its not a Christmas tree decoration but my local bakery has a couple animated Santas in their window. They are beautifully made with nice costumes and expressions. One is rolling pastry and the other is smiling and rubbing his 'tummy'. I'm not the only one to treat the tummy rubber to a second look judging by the giggles. Never ceases to make me laugh anyway.
I can't find out how to upload an image into a comment. I thought I'd have to post a link to an image on another server, but I see that Elle (clever thing) knows how to insert an image.Would someone kindly tell me how to accomplish this feat?
I don't know but you can upload one to the group photos or to your own profile.
Got to figure out how to get it from my phone into my/the group's profile first...
I upload my photographs directly from my iPod to flickr and just used the HTML to stick it in a post. (the 'some html link' has the info if you don't know how or else be lazy like me and just copy the direct link from flickr :P)
Honestly, this is on top of my tree http://www.flickr.com/photos/victoria... I made the dress and wings myself lol
Victoria wrote: "Honestly, this is on top of my tree http://www.flickr.com/photos/victoria... I made the dress and wings myself lol"very pretty, but those wings came straight off a sheep!
I've put up in group photos a couple of images of the fairy princess who lives at the top of our tree.The first shows her at the beginning of Christmas - cool, relaxed and reasonably decorous.
The second shows how she ends up once the festivities are underway - legs waving in the air and attracting attention to herself in an unseemly fashion.
Did you ever hear the true story about how we ended up with a fairy on top of the Christmas tree?Basically Santa was having a really bad day. He had two reindeer down with louping-ill, the dwarves were on go-slow, three elves were off sick with some sort of vomiting bug and the others were spending so much time washing their hands that they weren't getting anything done. There had been a serious software glitch in the programme installed in the parcel wrapping machine. Anyone whose addess contained the letter 'e' wasn't going to get any presents, they were all being sent to the next qualifying person on the list.
Then he'd had a visit from the VAT and the Charity commissioners, both of whom had left him huge forms to fill in before the 24th December, Air traffic control wanted an updated certificate of airworthiness on the sled, and not only that but he'd got tooth ache and suspected he had a cold coming on.
At that point a fairy flounced into the office holding a christmas tree and asked "where do you want me to stick this?"
I am LOVING this thread!!!So. Ignite, have we got judges yet?
Oh. Am I supposed to find judges? I'm still looking for my drunken angel!
Jim loved your story of how we ended up with a fairy on top of tree ...poor fairy
Lol! Loved BJ's fairy princess! Before and after every Christmas party!
I know a few people walked into work here on Monday with red faces. Not me though. I maintained decorum.
For a change...
Just thought it might be fun for someone else to have a crack at judging for a change, Ignite.
No idea who, mind.:)
If I judge, can I pick myself as the winner?
Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "If I judge, can I pick myself as the winner?"You could try but I know you.
You'd feel too guilty.
You'd be a great judge, Jud.
Kay (Golden Girl) wrote: "Jim loved your story of how we ended up with a fairy on top of tree ...poor fairy"It isn't my story, I heard it many years ago, but haven't a clue where.
Don't think it was from Santa
edited to add that I have met Father Christmas.
It was about twelve years ago. There was a storm Christmas eve and on Christmas Day morning, we'd lost quite a few slates off the barn roof by the house.
Small girl from next door comes along with her parents to say Merry Christmas and looks open mouthed at the damage.
She asked how it happened.
I asked her if they'd put a mince pie out for Santa. She said yes.
I then asked if they'd put a glass of sherry out for Santa, and she said yes.
I then told her that Santa had had more sherry than was good for him because he'd come in too fast and low and when he'd tried to turn he'd caught the roof wrong with his sledge runners and ripped the slates off. She was horrified
Mind you, three years ago a small boy (farmers son) came across with his younger sister and asked me had I met father Christmas. (His mother was behind them, grinning.) I said Yes.
He turned to his Mum and told her that he knew I had, because his Dad had told him I'd had a difficult calving to cope with on Christmas eve and Father Christmas had come along and given me a hand.
So Obviously I confirmed this, saying that after we'd both got washed off, we'd had a coffee and a mince pie before he had to be on his way.
Ignite wrote: "Oh. Am I supposed to find judges? I'm still looking for my drunken angel!"You are obviously offering the wrong sort of drink
Will wrote: "Ignite wrote: "Oh. Am I supposed to find judges? I'm still looking for my drunken angel!"You are obviously offering the wrong sort of drink"
Rum always works for me
Oh.Now I'm craving egg nog.
Patti (Plucky Persimmon) wrote: "Oh.Now I'm craving egg nog."
My grandmother made the most wonderful egg nog (althrough we called it 'egg flip')
Patti (Plucky Persimmon) wrote: "Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "If I judge, can I pick myself as the winner?"You could try but I know you.
You'd feel too guilty.
You'd be a great judge, Jud."
Watch me. I vote for me! Yay! I win. Gimme money :o)
Lesson one: Always suspect volunteers....
Will wrote: "Lesson one: Always suspect volunteers...."that's why I never volunteer, that way I'm not at all suspect
Jim wrote: "Will wrote: "Lesson one: Always suspect volunteers...."that's why I never volunteer, that way I'm not at all suspect"
I thought you were a suspect in the great tractor robbery of 1989..
This competition is a scam. I still haven't got my prize money yet.
Simon is going to buy me champagne with the money. :p
Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "This competition is a scam. I still haven't got my prize money yet."I'd look under Jim's tractor, if I were you.
Will wrote: "Jud (Disney Diva) wrote: "This competition is a scam. I still haven't got my prize money yet."I'd look under Jim's tractor, if I were you."
trust me, you really don't want to do that at the moment.
Gingerlily (or Cyberlily..) wrote: "Jim wrote: "Will wrote: "Lesson one: Always suspect volunteers...."that's why I never volunteer, that way I'm not at all suspect"
I thought you were a suspect in the great tractor robbery of 1989.."
I had an alibi,it must have been good because it was one of the expensive ones
Why am I reading the word tractor with a Yorkshire accent?I can't do accents!
Patti (Plucky Persimmon) wrote: "Why am I reading the word tractor with a Yorkshire accent?I can't do accents!"
I don't do Yorkshire on principle :-)
Jim wrote: "Patti (Plucky Persimmon) wrote: "Why am I reading the word tractor with a Yorkshire accent?I can't do accents!"
I don't do Yorkshire on principle :-)"
Unless it's a pudding
Jim wrote: "Patti (Plucky Persimmon) wrote: "Why am I reading the word tractor with a Yorkshire accent?I can't do accents!"
I don't do Yorkshire on principle :-)"
Nor do I, but I'm making a permanent exception for Ignite.
It's a crappy picture, and it doesn't compete with Elle's scary santa, but here's my tree...
Will wrote: "Jim wrote: "Patti (Plucky Persimmon) wrote: "Why am I reading the word tractor with a Yorkshire accent?I can't do accents!"
I don't do Yorkshire on principle :-)"
Nor do I, but I'm making a permanent exception for Ignite"
Ignite is, in fact, a Lancashire Lass. i married into Yorkshire. I'm overtaking it, one cake at a time!
So the "thump" in Ecky Thump is, in fact a cake impact?
Good grief - whats in those cakes? Are they someting along the lines of dwarf bread?
Ignite wrote: "Ignite is, in fact, a Lancashire Lass. i married into Yorkshire. I'm overtaking it, one cake at a time! ..."A fact that surely must have been obvious to anyone who had hung on her limpid prose
limpid or limpet?
You might not want to see it...it's a paper mache penis on top of a christmas tree lol.