Monday, May 30, 2011

Together

#26032
My husband bought this figurine for me it was for one of our anniversary's I just love it!  He also bought me Promise as an anniversary gift as well.  I just wish that we could have had Promise as a cake topper!  Oh well, maybe we can use it for our 25th!

Angel of Happiness

#26036
People get this angel and the figurine mixed up all the time!  There was an Angel of Happiness then there is the figurine Happiness (she is the one with the blue birds on her out stretched arms. The angel is one of those old girls....one of my firsts!  She has a place of honor up in my curio cabinet!

Angel of Patience

#26035
Angel of Patience another one of the those "firsts"!!  I love her blond hair I think that is one of the reasons that I bought it!!!  She reminds me of my niece Sydney.  That girl is very patient, especially when it comes to her animals....she loves them and they love her!  She used to read books to my Scottish Terrier Missy....Missy just loved the attention and she even looked like she loved to be read too!

Angel of Protection

#26013
This angel is another one of my "firsts" another angel that is sitting.  I got her several years ago.  I put her on a shelf with Happiness and Angel of Patience (none of which I have).  I have the embrace plaque that my hubby bought me several years ago and my crucifix is above the angels.

Angel of Prayer

#26012
Angel of Prayer is an older angel one of my "firsts".  I've had her since 2001 - 2002 I can't really remember!  She is so precious.  I have put her with Angel of Hope on a shelf in my living room. I really don't have many of the angels that aren't standing, she makes a nice addition!

Closer To Me

#26222
I couldn't make up my mind I went to the Family Christian Bookstore, I wanted the brother and sister figurine but they didn't have it so I had to pick another one....it was a toss up between what I got and the father/daughter figurine. I really wanted the Closer to Me I had picked this one out a long time ago and I'm glad I got it was surprised when I took it out of the box their dresses are carved out with vines and flowers.  They sure are pretty! It reminds me of my daughter and I.  So I made the right choice!!

Sunday, May 29, 2011

Welcoming Angel

#26081
Welcoming Angel is a tall angel, she is holding a pineapple the sign of welcome.  I have her standing on my computer desk as you walk into my living room.....welcoming all who enter!  I have had her for several years and NEVER get tired of looking at her.  I really like the tall angels I hope Susan Lordi will do more tall angels in the future!

Thank You

#26096
Of course Thank You is another angel that I just love because of the color!  She is holding purple flowers behind her back.  I bought this one the minute she came out!  She is has been one of my favorite angels!!!  I love her hair as well as it falls down the front of her dress in a loose braid.  I probably wouldn't have called her Thank You but she sure is pretty!

Heart of Gold

#26133
Heart of Gold was a Christmas present from my daughter along with Keepsake.  I display them together.  I love when Susan Lordi does male figurines/angels.  They are so unique since most people think of angels as females. I guess it would be the wings that make us think of angels being feminine. I just ordered Kindness (male) from eBay it will go with my Kindness (female).  I would love to see more male figurines/angels in the future since I have a grandson myself!

Keepsake

#26132
Keepsake is a beautiful figurine.  I like her hair, she is wearing it exactly like my Grandmother wore her hair so this piece is very special to me.  My daughter gave it to me for Christmas a few years ago she also bought me the matching boy figurine Heart of Gold. I display them together.

Angel of Healing

#26020
I got this angel a couple of years ago.  She is holding a gray bird.  She seems so gentle, the way she is caring for the bird in her hand.  She is standing just below my favorite  prayer, the Serenity prayer plaque I got a couple of months ago.  I think they go so well together!

Saturday, May 28, 2011

Just For You

#26166
I got this angel from a friend, I had helped out and she got this for me as a thank you.  I really like her, she always reminds me of my friend.  She holds a wire circle with the words "Thank You".  What a nice gift she is for someone that has help you out.

Angel of The Garden Ornament

#26118
As with the previous angels this one is an ornament, I just love her little shovel that she leans on.  This angel I have thought I should get her in a bigger size just because I like her so much.  Who knows...I might get it.  I have so many that I want.

Angel of Wonder Ornament

#26043
This is another one of the Angels that is an ornament, I just love her!  She is holding a golden bulb and it moves, I think that is why I really like this Willow Tree.  The movement of the bulb makes it unique.  She mixes in really well with my other angels.

Angel of Wishes Ornament

#26071
This angel is an ornament that I bought a few years ago.  I don't use her as an ornament I took the jute tie off and use her as a small angel.  I did this with two other angels.  The Angel of Wonder, and The Angel of the Garden.   They look great mixed in with the bigger angels!  At the time I didn't have a lot of room for them so I got the ornaments because they just worked where I wanted to put them.

Angel of Hope

#26040
This angel was another one of my "firsts".  I've had her for a long time.  Again, I like the ones with the "extras"
 she is holding a lantern, a beacon of light.  There could be many interpretations of this angel.  She reminds me that there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

Mi Casa

#26146
My daughter bought this Willow Tree for me, I got her for Christmas one year.  I like the metal house that she is holding.  I like the figurines that have "extras".  My house is your house, that says it all.  This Willow Tree would be great to give someone that has just moved into their first house.

Peace On Earth

#26104
This Willow Tree figurine goes really well with the Nativity, I love her soft green dress, she is holding a lamb.  I put her with my Nativity and she really fits in well.  I would love to get the Three Wise Men one of these days and they have some animals and a Shepard as well....as I've said before I will have all of them!

Friday, May 27, 2011

Blessings

#26186
I was out shopping again...I bought the figurine "Blessings"  I love the headband she is wearing and her hair is so pretty.  I really can't tell if she is ethnic or not her hair reminds me of it....either way she is beautiful!  My next purchase will probably another angel....alternating seem like a good idea!  I thinking about getting "Good Health" just because I love the color of the apples next to the neutral colored background.  

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Love

#25112
The last of the 3 Blessings....Love she is beautiful (of course they are all beautiful) she is holding a single red long stem rose, again the color against the neutral background is striking!  There is a smaller Willow Tree Angel called  "Loving Angel" that looks just like her except for the hair, of course I've put those two together!

Peace

#26111
Peace is one of the 3 blessings, she is holding a gray bird, maybe it's a dove. There is something quite about her, I guess you could say she is peaceful hence her name.....Thank God her was not injured since she was stand near Joy when she had her accident!  As I add more Willow Tree figurines I'm sure she will be spending her time with her sisters Love and Joy in the curio cabinet upstairs.

Joy

#26113
Joy is one of the 3 blessings....I bought them together, but I will feature them separately.  Joy is the one who lost her head in an accident, she was on my computer desk when it got knocked by my 3 cats that were playing chase. I did get her head glued back on but she has a small chip out of hair in the front but she has been retired to my curio cabinet upstairs in my bedroom of safe keeping.  (All injured Willow Trees go upstairs to the curio cabinet to heal...)

Hero

#26152
This figurine was bought because my stepson joined the Marines in June of 08.  He did one tour in Afghanistan and I hope he never has to go to that part of the world again!  He is my hubby's only child and to watch my hubby worry the whole time he was over there (he was there about 8 months) was not a pretty picture he was always on guard, now that he's back home my hubby is back to his normal self.  That was not a fun 8 months for any of us but thank God, he came home in one piece!  So this figurine is dedicated to Jesse!

Grateful

#26147
I got this figurine a few years ago, what I liked about it was the wire flowers that she holds. I put her with Remember and Friendship because all three of them are carrying wire flowers.  They really look good together and you could use them as a mother/daughter theme.

Angel of the Heart Tall

#26022
Angel of the Heart tall is so beautiful!  I love her graceful curve.  I love the tall angels/figurines, they looks so great mixed with smaller ones.  You can create vignettes with them.  Like the "Love" theme I have going on with this angel and the smaller Angel of the Heart and Loving Angel.  I think that's whats so great about the Willow Trees...You can group them together to form families or themes.

Angel of the Heart

#26024
I still love the "Angel of the Heart"  she was one of my "firsts" I display her with my tall Angel of my Heart and my Loving Angel.  I love the colors that Susan Lordi uses against the neutral background of the angels.  The deep red of heart looks so good against the cream color dresses of the angels/figurines.  I think Susan should do more angels/figurines with color in them.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

A Tree A Prayer

#26170
I've been at it again.....I finally got A Tree A Prayer Angel....I've been wanting her for quite a while so I just gave in and got her.  She is so beautiful!  I love the pattern that is on her dress.  I really like the angels/figurines that have the patterns carved in them I would love to see more like these...Are you listening Susan Lordi?????

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Angel of the Spirit

#26078
This is other ethnic Willow Tree, I got her the same time I got the Angel of Grace.  I love her pose, she looks like she is in deep prayer,  I hope in the future that Susan Lordi does more ethnic Angels/Figurines, they are so beautiful!

Angel of Grace

#26059
My Angel of Grace was the first ethnic angel I purchased.  She is beautiful as her name states she is full of grace!
I believe to date that there are only 3 ethnic Willow Tree Angels/Figurines I own two of them this one and the Angel of the Spirit.  The other one is With Love (I will own this one too!).

With Affection

#26109
This Angel was one of my "firsts" I had to have her she is hold a cat!!  I have three cats....Chloe is my Seal Point Siamese and is my FAVORITE!  The other two are strays and they tend to gravitate to my husband which is a good thing since I'm allergic to both of them!  Cricket is an black cat, he is very petite, but he is the boss around here!  Just ask him he will tell you he is the alpha male!  The other cat is a crazy cat....Doc he is every color and pattern you could imagine he must have some Siamese in him because he has the same beautiful blue eyes as Chloe. He is a huge cat he is about 22lbs and is scared of Cricket!!  Chloe is fascinated by him but really doesn't care for him....of course she is the princess around here.

Happiness

#26130
My husband got this Willow Tree for me.  He was in the dog house for giving me inappropriate gifts, what I mean when I say inappropriate gifts he gave me dragon ornaments as a gift, I do not collect dragon crap he collects that.  Needless to say I have NEVER EVER received anything that even resembles a dragon!!!  I think he learned his lesson!!!  Anyway.....I was very happy when I received the Happiness figurine!

The Dancer

#26145
When I bought this figurine it reminded me of my daughter she took dance lessons for years and it was a great way to honor her.  I have to say she is one of the Willow Tree's that I broke and had to glue back together you can't tell where she was broke, but I know it. She broke off of her pedestal thank God it was a clean break and she went back together perfectly!

Sisters by Heart

#26023
I got this Willow Tree figurine from my sister a few years ago and likewise I bought it for her!  I have to say that I think I like the figurines almost better than the Angels, don't get me wrong I love the Angels as well, I just really like the figurines because I don't have to contend with the wire wings!  Sometimes when you have several (as I do) Angels grouped together the wings get in the way!

Angel of Serenity

#26098
I thought I would showcase some of the Willow Tree Angels and Figurines I have already.  I LOVE the Angel of Serenity.  The serenity prayer is one of my favorite prayers it's so simply but so direct.  I couldn't tell you when I got her but she is one of my favorites.  I also have the Willow Tree Serenity Box, I keep some of my jewelry that I wear more often.

Sunday, May 15, 2011

The Christmas Story

#26207
I can't believe I did it!!  Cherrylane Keepsakes had The Christmas Story for a song!!!  I only paid  $142.00,  my friend Jen said she got hers a couple of years ago and she paid over $200.00 for hers!!  I just couldn't pass it up I've been looking at it for months and was really struggling whether or not to buy it.  My hubby said to just get it, so I did!!

Friendship

#26155
I was out shopping again!!!  Just picked up one of my favorites...Friendship, I have her standing next to Grateful and Remember they look so good together.  I couldn't pass it up I had a coupon for 30% off at Parables.  I will have every Willow Tree there is!!  This figurine is the one that I got for my very good friend Jen....what can I say I am obsessed!

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Remember

#26171
I was shopping again....this is my latest purchase....Remember, I think she is beautiful!  With that one added I have over 50 Willow Tree figurines and angels!  There are still a few more that I have to have....A Tree A Prayer, Friendship, Beautiful Wishes, and Good Health.  I also want the Roses in My Garden, and the The Christmas Story with the Sanctuary.  I think I have a Willow Tree Addiction!

Beautiful Wishes

#26246
My wonderful friend Jen has been at our office for a year and we have become such good friends....sadly her last day of work was Friday (the thirteen) and she gave me Beautiful Wishes....to remind me of her!  She is going to a new job on Tuesday and I wish her all the best but I'm going to miss her like crazy!!  It's like they say God puts certain people in your path for a reason and she was that to me....a total blessing!  Love ya Jen!!!!  Thanks for putting me on the straight and narrow with Him!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The Nativity

#26005
Arriving on Thursday is my Willow Tree Nativity, I bought it from Cherrylane Keepsakes they have fantastic prices and a really great selection, not to mention the shipping is FAST!  My order was in the mail the same day I ordered it, can't ask for better service than that!  I highly recommend Cherrylane Keepsakes for all your Willow Tree purchases!! 

I have to run to the local Christian bookstore on Thursday to get a Willow Tree angel/figurine for my co-worker she has only been with us for less than a year and she is leaving us to go to a job that fits her needs and the needs of her family so I can't decide which angel/figurine to get her I thought about Good Luck, or Friendship, then I also thought about A Tree, A Prayer.  I even considered Remember I guess the good Lord will guide me on the right one for her!

Sunday, May 8, 2011

Je t'amie (I love you)

#26231
Today is Mother's day and my hubby was so nice to get me another Willow Tree figurine to commemorate the day.  I received Je t'amie which means I love you in French.  She is so beautiful!  She has the carved pattern in her dress I just love these new Willow Tree figurine/angels that have that!  I would love to see Susan Lordi make more with the carved pattern they are so pretty!  Anyway Happy Mother's Day to all of you Mother's, and Grandmothers!

Anniversary

#26184
Our 8th wedding anniversary was yesterday and my hubby gave me the Willow Tree Anniversary figurine!  I've been wanting it for a while!  It's beautiful of course all my Willow Tree angels/figurines are beautiful!  I am an avid collector.  I now have over 50 of them!  Like I have said before someday I will own all of them!  The anniversary figurine is special to me for two reasons, one of course it represents us, and two because it reminds me of being grandparents.  We have a grandson who will be 3 at the end of June.  He is the light of our life! 

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Spirit Of Giving Figurine

#26221
The third figurine that I ordered is the Spirit Of Giving.  She is holding a small golden gift.  Her simplicity is just beautiful.   I can say that she is one of my favorites, I have the Keepsake figurine which is holding a golden heart and that is just as beautiful!! This addition will make my collection grow to 48 figurines/angels.  I will have 50 before the weekend is out, My wedding anniversary is this Saturday, May 7th and I think I will be getting the Willow Tree Anniversary figurine will a gift card I have.  Can't wait!!

Truly Golden

#26220
This is the second of the three I ordered, I think she is just beautiful!  I'm not sure why I LOVE Willow Tree but I just am so drawn to them.  I really like the golden chain on this figurine!  Susan Lordi is so good at creating such stunning pieces.  I just can't say how much I appreciate her work!  She is truly a wonderful artist!   I hope she doesn't decide to hang up her carving knife she brings such joy to people with her work!

Kindness - Girl

#26218
I ordered from eBay 3 new Willow Tree Figurines, the first one is Kindness of course I couldn't pass this one up she is holding a cat!  I have 3 cats of my own....a female Seal Point Siamese named Chloe, a tiny black male named Cricket, and a really BIG male cat named Doc who is part Siamese and has beautiful blue eyes!  If you couldn't tell I am crazy about CATS!  Anyway back to my other passion Willow Tree figurines....I should be getting her any day now it has been shipped just waiting for the mailman to deliver them!
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