Christmas Trimmings...

 As I was cleaning up from our family Christmas gift giving - 

I was struck by the beauty of the now 'used' trimmings...

The ribbons and papers were handled with love to adorn a gift

 given as a token of love.  How could I just quickly toss them in the trash?

This sweet wire flower adorned a gift for me from my daughter.

  She didn't even call my attention to it.  But you can be sure I noticed.  

She made it with 'some wire she had laying around'.   

And it doesn't seem she had any intention that I'd keep it.

But keep it I surely will!

And while I did my share of tossing - I also did my share of salvaging.   

I can never toss out pretty ribbon and this sheer red is a beauty.  

And gold snowflake tissue paper?  Gotta keep some of that too...

Sorry if this all makes me sound cheap.  But oh how I love trimmings.

Do you recycle gift wrap?  Gift bags?  Ribbons?  Bows?  

I have my very own trimmings stash-heaven!

Merry Christmas to me all over again...   ~Joyce