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12 Days of Fandom Ornaments: #8

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Dec 2013

My Christmas tree is a mix of ornaments from my childhood and ones from later on in my life. Many of them are related to my favorite fandoms, naturally. I thought I would showcase one every other day in December in a 12 Days of Fandom Ornaments series.

Day 8: Christmas Invasion

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The Christmas Invasion episode of Doctor Who was my conversion back to Doctor Who. The old episodes scared me so much as a child I just about swore off the series. I’d seen the first two episodes of the reboot and thought they were cheesy. But after I fell in love with Torchwood, I thought I might give Doctor Who another try. I happened upon The Christmas Invasion at just the right moment.

So it was great that stlouisphile created this and several other ornaments for me in a swap-bot swap last year. This is the first year I’ve managed to get them on my tree in time for the holiday. Based off regenerated Ten’s image, created by Springfield Punx, it is great to have a nice, solid doctor and beautifully drawn TARDIS hanging out on my Christmas tree!

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12 Days of Fandom Ornaments: #7

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Dec 2013

My Christmas tree is a mix of ornaments from my childhood and ones from later on in my life. Many of them are related to my favorite fandoms, naturally. I thought I would showcase one every other day in December in a 12 Days of Fandom Ornaments series.

Day 7: Hufflepuff Pride

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Number seven on here has got to be Harry Potter related! This was made for me as part of a Harry Potter swap last year. It’s great to be able to sport my Harry Potter house colors on my Christmas tree!

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12 Days of Fandom Ornaments: #6

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Dec 2013

My Christmas tree is a mix of ornaments from my childhood and ones from later on in my life. Many of them are related to my favorite fandoms, naturally. I thought I would showcase one every other day in December in a 12 Days of Fandom Ornaments series.

Day 6: A Pirate’s Life for Me

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A friend gave me this Hallmark ornament for Christmas back in 2006. It depicts one of my favorite moments in the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie, because it’s also a great moment in the Disneyland ride. When the button on it is pressed a long, recognizable portion of the “A Pirate’s Life for Me” song plays. Last year, the battery ran down, so I need to replace it.

Fangirl that I am, I like to position the ornament near a hallway or place where I walk by so I can see the backside of the ornament. Hey, if they go to all that trouble showing Johnny Depp’s character bending over, I’m not going to let that go to waste.

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12 Days of Fandom Ornaments: #5

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Dec 2013

My Christmas tree is a mix of ornaments from my childhood and ones from later on in my life. Many of them are related to my favorite fandoms, naturally. I thought I would showcase one every other day in December in a 12 Days of Fandom Ornaments series.

Day 5: Silly J2

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This ornament features some silly faces from Jared & Jensen that were part of one of the Supernatural TV show season outtakes and an embellishment or two. It was made for me by zombiekittie in a swap-bot swap last year.

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12 Days of Fandom Ornaments: #4

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Dec 2013

My Christmas tree is a mix of ornaments from my childhood and ones from later on in my life. Many of them are related to my favorite fandoms, naturally. I thought I would showcase one every other day in December in a 12 Days of Fandom Ornaments series.

Day 4: Iorek

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My Christmas tree has been kept safe since 2007 when I bought this Iorek Byrnison, Armored Bear, ornament. Iorek is one of my favorite characters in the Golden Compass book series and this ornament is beautifully detailed.

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Book of the Month: December 2013

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Dec 2013

November’s Fandom Book of the Month book was Redshirts… which I am still reading. Sorry. NaNoWriMo stole my free time last month!

TwastheNightbeforeChristmukkah This month’s book is ‘Twas The Night Before Chrismukkah (The O.C. Series Book 7) by Andes Hruby, Josh Schwartz. I just love fandomy holiday celebrations, from Festivus to A Very Supernatural Christmas, and what better way to celebrate the fandom side of the holiday than to dive into this “story you won’t see on tv” (partly because, ah, The O.C. has been off the air for years, LOL). Barnes & Noble has it for $2.95 and Amazon sellers have it for as low as $0.01. My copy is a BookCrossing book, so if anyone wants it when I’m done with it, let me know and I’ll send it to the first person who asks!

I started reading it last night. It starts out with Ryan all angsty and crying. Made my h/c-loving heart happy 🙂

For more amazing Christmukkah moments, check out The Most Memorable Chrismukkah Moments From “The O.C.” Ranked From Worst To Best from BuzzFeed. It’s pretty epic. It’s also full of TONS of spoilers, so beware!

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12 Days of Fandom Ornaments: #3

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Dec 2013

My Christmas tree is a mix of ornaments from my childhood and ones from later on in my life. Many of them are related to my favorite fandoms, naturally. I thought I would showcase one every other day in December in a 12 Days of Fandom Ornaments series.

Day 3: Gandalf the Grey

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Another Hallmark Ornament, this one from 2005, shows one of my favorite characters in the Lord of the Rings. How excited am I about the new Hobbit movie? So excited that Gandalf is near the top of my tree, wisely looking over it. heehee I bought this one for myself.

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12 Days of Fandom Ornaments: #2

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Dec 2013

My Christmas tree is a mix of ornaments from my childhood and ones from later on in my life. Many of them are related to my favorite fandoms, naturally. I thought I would showcase one every other day in December in a 12 Days of Fandom Ornaments series.

Day 2: Jayne Hat

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Girl hangs a hat like this on her tree and you know she’s not afraid of anything. Pretty cunning, don’t you think?

I bought this mini Jayne Cobb hat from the TV show Firefly so long ago that I cannot remember where I purchased it. It was certainly in the days before Etsy. I know where I purchased my actual Jayne Hat (Wear with Style) and I’ve purchased one for a swap (Cutiehats). But this particular one? I can’t remember. It’s great quality and super shiny 🙂

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12 Days of Fandom Ornaments: #1

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Dec 2013

My Christmas tree is a mix of ornaments from my childhood and ones from later on in my life. Many of them are related to my favorite fandoms, naturally. I thought I would showcase one every other day in December in a 12 Days of Fandom Ornaments series.

Day 1: Christmas Eeyore

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As Eeyore, from Winnie-the-Pooh, is my personal mascot, I thought I should start the series off with him. This is a 2013 Hallmark ornament, though I didn’t buy it at a Hallmark store. I feel like this every time I attempt to put lights up on my tree–but I’m too indecisive to buy a pre-lit Christmas tree (I want to be able to change the lights from year to year).

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Happy Geeky Holidays!

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Nov 2013

GeekyChristmasI happen to love the holiday season. Everyone is a little more generous, and everything is a little more magical. Maybe I wouldn’t appreciate twinkling light displays if I saw them every day, but I’d be willing to take that chance.

Today, I put up my 8-bit video game Christmas wreath. I’m scared to turn it on at night because I suspect I will forget to turn it off again and drain the batteries. I’m forgetful like that. But I know it’s going to make me smile every time I come home.

One of my favorite things about the holidays is decorating my Christmas tree. My tree and its ornaments are full of memories and fun things that make me smile. I thought that it would be fun to do a series on my blog, showing some of my fandom-related ornaments. Look for that here in December!

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