This is the first year I've put a little Christmas tree in my office. I decorated it with my collection of little miniature books. These books are tiny Christmas ornaments my husband gave me back when we were first married. He gave me one or two a year until suddenly one year in they were no longer available. Although we have searched, we never found these little books in the Christmas shops again.
Most of these tiny books have a Christmas theme. Most have a tiny sewn-in ribbon book marker, and a gilt thread for hanging them on the tree. Some have gilt edged pages and faux leather covers. Some are popular books for the time period (remember the extremely popular Gnomes books in the 1970s and 1980s?). My tiny Gnome book has a paper cover and illustrated pages. Only two of the books are comic books (mini graphic novels?), including a reproduction of the 1940s Mickey Mouse magazine in miniature. The books range from about 10 pages to 20 pages. In all there are 18 little books, and they usually hang on our big tree in the living room, but I think they look fun all together on this little Christmas tree in the library!
Do you have a special collection of ornaments on your Christmas tree? Isn't half the fun of collecting, the hunt? I'll continue to search for more of these little books, but I haven't been very successful in the last 15 years.
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Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "A Peek into My Office (My Mini Christmas Tree)", Nutfield Genealogy, posted December 13, 2018, ( https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2018/12/a-peek-into-my-office-my-mini-christmas.html: accessed [access date]).
What a great idea! Love the little tree with those tiny books. I wonder why they suddenly stopped making them? And I love your office too - what a warm inviting space!
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No wonder you were crushed when they were no longer available. So precious.
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely great idea! I love books. ❤️ Can I come and visit you?
ReplyDeleteAnytime! I'd love to have you drop by!
DeleteWhat great ornaments and such a perfect spot for them!
ReplyDeleteP.S. if I run across tiny books out here on the west coast, I’ll let you know.
ReplyDeleteThese are precious! I love your tree - and your office. So many books!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Sue's comment about your office. I was immediately drawn to it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to photograph all of those little books for us! I enjoyed going through them. My dad was a huge fan of gnomes (fairies, pixies, and elves, too, all of the little creatures that like to create mischief for us). I gave him the gnome book for Christmas, and after he died, I got it back. Thanks for sparking a fond memory of my dad on this dreary winter day!
ReplyDeleteYour tree with little books looks great in your office, Heather. (And your office is gorgeous!) I vaguely remember seeing little books like these but never purchased any. Please remind me, what size are they? Strangely enough, I recently wrote a post about miniature books on my other blog, though they are not Christmas books -- and I own only the five in the first photo. You can see them at https://joyforgrace.blogspot.com/2018/12/miniature-books-really-random-thursday.html if you're interested.
ReplyDeleteHi, Nancy! These books are about 2" by 3", some smaller. I took a look at your "other" blog (for the first time!) and your little books are much smaller.
DeleteLove your book tree. I have a few miniature Nancy Drew books.
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