Comments on: Christmas Ornaments and Other Doodads at Liberty of London…

By: E J

E J — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 15:33:31 +0000

Most welcome, MM! I hope Liberty’s survives for many, many more years.
On the subject of Christmas decor, you may want to share this: httpss://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154387770424775&set=p.10154387770424775&type=3

By: Footloose

Footloose — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 19:38:19 +0000

“The very fabric of British life,” if I recall their blurb in the New Yorker accurately. On the other hand, the older women folks in my family specified an American brand for their saya, Bates. Also still around though now their production is limited to bedspreads.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 15:54:10 +0000

E J Buen, thanks for that link, I actually watched the whole episode. And learned that much of the wood used for the stores came from old ships… the kind of retail trivia we all need to know… And now it makes sense that there’s a mast and “sails” in the atrium of the store in the first photo up above! :)

By: E J Buen

E J Buen — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 14:21:59 +0000

For the Liberty fans: httpss://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EICQYHpbsL8

By: Marichu

Marichu — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 01:10:13 +0000

Whoa! Thank you, MM! Your posts gave me lots of ideas. Now to hunt down those ornaments…

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 23:38:58 +0000

Marichu, I have several posts on ornaments, here, here and here. I tend to be biased towards glass ornaments for the long-term, and have purchased pieces over the last 23-25 years, building up a collection of 800+ ornaments. But several of these ornaments are very modestly priced, such as simple red and silver balls that we buy in bulk to give depth to the decorations. Glass and crystal pieces are usually around the outer edges of the tree... Some people do different themes every year. We tend to do variations on a theme over the years...

By: Marichu

Marichu — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 21:33:15 +0000

MM, may I ask you to write up a post on how to look for Christmas ornaments that are of good to high quality. I only remember having put up a Christmas tree once during my childhood and it was a table top tree. So, yeah, I don’t have a lot of experience with ornaments.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 15:52:50 +0000

Kasseopeia, actually just browsed, didn’t buy anything really…

By: Kasseopeia

Kasseopeia — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:40:03 +0000

Those glasses! Did you get a few as gag gifts? :)

By: Natie

Natie — Tue, 06 Dec 2016 04:38:10 +0000

So, did you buy the piggy mugs?. Every time I see anything Piggy, I think of you. Last October, on a Vegas trip, there was a store selling a full sized grill in the form of a pig– snout, tail, hooves. Baby pink! It could fit a de leche or a smaller pig. Of course, I thought of you.