My daughter bought me a very special Christmas ornament when she came to visit last year. It's an actual sugar maple leaf dipped in 24k gold. The Rose Lady has developed a rigorous process to preserve items of nature; a process which takes up to seven days. She sells orchids, roses, fruit, key rings, vases, and even dog biscuits! All preserved perfectly using various methods. Leave it to my creative and beautiful daughter to find something like this. My tree is gold and red with musical instruments, angels, poinsettias, and fleur de lis (recent collection). Out of all those, this is my favorite. I have since purchased a Japanese Maple leaf from the same company. It is beautiful!
The attached tag reads:
Sugar Maple
In early spring, a crisp chill
lingers in the air and the
steadfast sugar maple offers
its sap to be made into tasty syrup
This product contains a real leaf
that has been carefully selected,
preserved and transformed from
nature into treasure.
How unique! Very pretty, too.
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ReplyDeleteThat's one of the most unique and beautiful ornaments I've ever seen! I was out of town for a few days, but I want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful Gail :) that's such a thoughtful gift and I am sure your tree looks resplendent in gold. Hugs !
ReplyDeleteThat is beautiful! And so unique. What a wonderful way to preserve nature.
ReplyDeletereally, really gorgeous. my kinda ornament. :)
ReplyDeleteAh, your daughter chose the perfect gift. Your photos portray it beautifully, and the bokeh is magical.
ReplyDeleteOh my - what an exquisite leaf!
ReplyDeleteHow interesting! I love unique ornaments.
ReplyDeleteThat is absolutely stunning!!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice ornament. Have a great Christmas Gail. Dianne
ReplyDeleteHow absolutely beautiful and special.
ReplyDeleteA very thoughtful gift.
Kudos to your daughter.
Very pretty, I would love to have one myself. Merry Christmas to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteYour daughter has wonderful taste, the gold maple leaf is heavenly, Gail.
ReplyDeleteWishing you and yours a joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year.
I remember having a leaf that had been gilded or something.....a long time ago. I have no idea what happened to it! However, I just ordered some other goodies from The Rose Lady. :-)
ReplyDeleteWow! These photos are magical! Love the twinkling background. Wonderful post, love the poetry. Merry Christmas :)
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ReplyDeleteaw...so purdy
Merry Christmas from this crew to your crew.
That is beautiful and the bokeh in the pictures makes them extra special.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Amazingly beautiful! awh~
ReplyDeleteA very precious and thoughtful gift!!! Lovely photos!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful to see . Never knew that you could provide . Really sugared maple bald with a gold layer Your photos of it are rightfully magnificent. Very nice when you have such a creative daughter. Give her a big compliment :-)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBoth the ornament and the photos are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteoh wow...these are awesome! Such a beautiful capture of a maple leaf and love the sparkles in the background
ReplyDeleteThat's a really unique ornament and a great idea which I'll likely be providing to a couple of my relatives next year!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Gail!
(Fashionably late, of course....)
How beautiful and such a creative idea.
ReplyDeleteHugs~