Target Village - Bailey Family Trimming the Tree

Once you buy your tree from the Christmas Tree Lot, you must take it home and decorate it, of course! Here is the Bailey family trimming the tree. It is missing one child, which I assume is Zuzu. It would be rational that she was sick in bed while the rest of the family was decorating the tree. That means the characters are, left to right, Janie, Petie, Mary, George and Tommy.

Target Village - Bedford Falls Christmas Tree Lot

When you want a Christmas tree, you need to buy it from somewhere. In the years of small-town America, you didn't just pop in at your local big-box store. Instead, you stopped at the locally-owned business, such as this tree stand. I still remember when tree stands like this existed in the town where I lived as a kid. It even had one of those wooden shelters for the employees.

My tree lot needs repaired. The garland/light/bell piece has disconnected from the main piece (hot glue), and I think there is a plastic jewel missing from the star at the top of the shelter.

My It's a Wonderful Life Village

So, this week, I put up my It's a Wonderful Life ceramic village. It took me from Monday to Thursday to do it. Part of the reason it took so long was because I took photos of each piece and the box it came in. Another reason was due to work and not being home enough. And when I was home, I suffered from several migraine headaches that made me unable to work on it. But it is finally up and I am excited to showcase it again for the first time in about 8 years.

With the book I used

In process

Completed

I have added two videos for you to check out, as well, with an explanation of what some of these buildings are.

The It's a Wonderful Life loft and hallway

When we got our new house, my wife gave me free reign to decorate the upstairs loft and hallway however I wanted. I chose to decorate it with my It's a Wonderful Life collection. Check it out.

Photo Friday - Bells Part 46

Welcome to Photo Friday. Here, I one or more photos related it to It's a Wonderful Life.

This week's Photo Friday features the bells that decorated the porch of my parents' home during Christmas, 2015. These photos were taken December 20, 2015.

Photo Friday - Bells Part 41

Welcome to Photo Friday. Here, I one or more photos related it to It's a Wonderful Life.

This week's Photo Friday features a rainbow-colored Christmas tree decoration that I have had since I was about 10 years old. It has gone on my tree every ear. I think I got it in Gatlinburg, TN, or at Greenfield Village in Michigan. I'm not sure.