sharlag
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Post by sharlag on Dec 3, 2015 15:41:03 GMT
I never do, but admire them on others' trees. ETA: This reminds me of my "HOTPAD" poll! This is what I call 'icicles': \/ \/ \/ below-- individual thin, metallic 'ribbons'  This is my idea of "TINSEL" below \/ \/ \/ more of a fluffy 'garland'  |
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Post by padresfan619 on Dec 3, 2015 15:43:07 GMT
Nope. No icicle lights on my house, either.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2015 15:48:06 GMT
None here, just a small tree with small balls (hehe)
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Post by cadoodlebug on Dec 3, 2015 15:50:21 GMT
Not in the last 40 years! But it brings back great memories of my childhood. We weren't *throwers^. Each single icicle had to be meticulously placed on the branch ~ usually by my mother. ETA: I'm talking about silver tinsel icicles.  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2015 15:58:51 GMT
It depends on what you mean. I never use "tinsel", but I do have icicle ornaments.
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Post by melanell on Dec 3, 2015 16:01:13 GMT
Like pattyrain said, we never used the individual tinsel strands (although we did have tinsel garlands that wrapped around the tree at one point), but we have had packages of actual icicle ornaments that we put on. They were plastic. I don't use those now, but instead have a few handcrafted ones instead.
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Post by myshelly on Dec 3, 2015 16:03:07 GMT
Not in the last 40 years! But it brings back great memories of my childhood. We weren't *throwers^. Each single icicle had to be meticulously placed on the branch ~ usually by my mother. Well now I'm not sure what this thread is about. What you are referring to we would call tinsel. Icicles were clear (maybe sparkly) plastic ornaments that were really thin and twisted to look like icicles. They came in big packs so my grandma put about 50 on her tree. They had tiny little hooks shaped onto the end. |
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Post by myshelly on Dec 3, 2015 16:06:30 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2015 16:08:22 GMT
I have never seen those before myshelly. Many with strings, but none with hooks all in one piece.
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Post by gar on Dec 3, 2015 16:10:03 GMT
Icicles.....as in ornaments shaped like well, icicles? Yes, I have done. Tinsel, no, not since my DDs were old enough to see why I dislike it.
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Post by myshelly on Dec 3, 2015 16:11:43 GMT
I have never seen those before myshelly. Many with strings, but none with hooks all in one piece. Really? Maybe it's regional. Everyone 60 or older has them here. They are a staple. |
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Post by leannec on Dec 3, 2015 16:12:15 GMT
I'm assuming you are talking about tinsel? I never use it because I have animals and I don't want them to eat it  It is also a PITA to take off the tree later  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2015 16:13:53 GMT
We had many baubles shaped like icicles growing up but not these days.
ETA are we talking about tinsel? Nooooooo, never any tinsel, I can't even touch the stuff. It gives me the wiggins.
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Post by ~Susan~ on Dec 3, 2015 16:15:22 GMT
Ornaments, yes. Tinsel, no. My mother had to have them and they had to be "just right". Drove me frickin nuts how she was about those things. I don't think I've used them since I've had my own tree.
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Post by lovinlife on Dec 3, 2015 16:18:18 GMT
We used to until my cat ate it and it was sticking out of her butt. It scared her and she freaked out...running top speed through the house with it flapping in the wind. It was funny...actually hysterical. We haven't used it since. We didn't know it could be dangerous at that time. Funny memory |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Dec 3, 2015 16:18:30 GMT
Are you talking about tinsel? If so, yes I use tinsel every year. For DD's first Christmas in 1988, I purchased some gorgeous tinsel that looks like antiqued gold. I have never seen any that color before or since. Every year for 28 years I have put that stuff on the tree, and then painstakingly taken it back off and saved it in a container.
If you are talking about the individual icicles like myshelly posted, then no I have never used those. They are beautiful though!
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Post by Dalai Mama on Dec 3, 2015 16:24:10 GMT
We used to until my cat ate it and it was sticking out of her butt. It scared her and she freaked out...running top speed through the house with it flapping in the wind. It was funny...actually hysterical. We haven't used it since. We didn't know it could be dangerous at that time. Funny memory FTW!
We don't use tinsel because it's a huge mess but we have twisted metal icicles like this: Tinsicles
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Post by MDscrapaholic on Dec 3, 2015 16:28:06 GMT
I use tinsel on my tree every year. I use silver one year and gold the next. It is taken off the tree after Christmas and stored until the next time. Lots of work but I love doing it! I catch up on my Hallmark movies while I'm putting it on the tree. I'm old school, I know...
The plastic icicles, I have those but don't use them. They glow in the dark when exposed to light during the day. I don't really like that look, so I don't use them.
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Post by bc2ca on Dec 3, 2015 16:28:59 GMT
Are you talking about tinsel? If so, yes I use tinsel every year. For DD's first Christmas in 1988, I purchased some gorgeous tinsel that looks like antiqued gold. I have never seen any that color before or since. Every year for 28 years I have put that stuff on the tree, and then painstakingly taken it back off and saved it in a container. If you are talking about the individual icicles like myshelly posted, then no I have never used those. They are beautiful though! I've always seen tinsel as completely disposable decor and never thought of trying to take it off. We always had it on the tree as kids but I can't remember ever putting it on a tree as an adult. |
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Post by miominmio on Dec 3, 2015 16:34:19 GMT
Ornaments yes, tinsel no.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2015 16:33:56 GMT
Are you talking about tinsel? If so, yes I use tinsel every year. For DD's first Christmas in 1988, I purchased some gorgeous tinsel that looks like antiqued gold. I have never seen any that color before or since. Every year for 28 years I have put that stuff on the tree, and then painstakingly taken it back off and saved it in a container. If you are talking about the individual icicles like myshelly posted, then no I have never used those. They are beautiful though! If they are that old, you might want to make sure they aren't the older style that may have lead in them. I heard an interesting fact recently - old tinsel was actually made with lead and was discontinued when concerns over lead poisoning became a thing. I forget the dates though. No tinsel here. No ornaments or garland that looks like icicles either. |
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Dec 3, 2015 16:39:15 GMT
Are you talking about tinsel? If so, yes I use tinsel every year. For DD's first Christmas in 1988, I purchased some gorgeous tinsel that looks like antiqued gold. I have never seen any that color before or since. Every year for 28 years I have put that stuff on the tree, and then painstakingly taken it back off and saved it in a container. If you are talking about the individual icicles like myshelly posted, then no I have never used those. They are beautiful though! I've always seen tinsel as completely disposable decor and never thought of trying to take it off. We always had it on the tree as kids but I can't remember ever putting it on a tree as an adult. Growing up we always used the packages of silver tinsel and it was always tossed with the tree. My mom has always thought I was a bit odd for taking it off each year. Even DH just shakes his head. But after so many years, it has become part and parcel of the Christmas season and I would miss the tree without it! |
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Post by Mystie on Dec 3, 2015 16:51:00 GMT
I never have before, but I did this year, just for the fun of it. It brought back some old memories!
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Post by cadoodlebug on Dec 3, 2015 17:00:58 GMT
Okay, I'm talking about silver tinsel icicles.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Dec 3, 2015 17:03:48 GMT
Not in the last 40 years! But it brings back great memories of my childhood. We weren't *throwers^. Each single icicle had to be meticulously placed on the branch ~ usually by my mother. Well now I'm not sure what this thread is about. What you are referring to we would call tinsel.Icicles were clear (maybe sparkly) plastic ornaments that were really thin and twisted to look like icicles. They came in big packs so my grandma put about 50 on her tree. They had tiny little hooks shaped onto the end. Yes! That's what I'm talking about. I think the packages call them Silver Tinsel Icicles. I can understand the confusion! |
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Post by Heidi on Dec 3, 2015 17:08:25 GMT
My mom loved icicles when I was a child. I'm not a fan. They also had to be placed specifically on the branches, no clumps. What a pain.
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Post by ilikepink on Dec 3, 2015 17:12:31 GMT
When I was a child, every year. Don't remember the first time I was married, but probably not. But the second husband hated that stuff. So now, it's on my tree!! (advantage: Single)
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Dec 3, 2015 17:14:31 GMT
I marked 'other' because I LOOOOOVE icicles on the tree, but since we have cats, they're not a good idea. (I used to work with someone who had to pull them out of her cat's behind... lol! and that's the best case scenario with that whole thing.) We use a tinselly garland on our tree instead, but I would so much rather use individual stranded icicles / tinsel than the garland. eta: I remember using them when I was a kid, and as an adult, before I got my cats-- each strand would get placed 'just so' to catch the lights, and when you took the tree down, you removed every strand and saved them in a plastic bag till the next year. good memories!!  |
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Post by stittsygirl on Dec 3, 2015 17:15:09 GMT
We use the garland tinsel, yes. We don't use the individual strand tinsel or " icicles" primarily because of the cat, and because they are a PITA. I'm another one who grew up with a mom who loved them, and every strand had to be placed "just right" on the branches . |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Dec 3, 2015 17:18:36 GMT
There are also twisted metal icicles that you can find (vintage or new) that have the hook in top-- basically just a very thin strip of aluminum (?) flashing that's twisted very slightly. They look nicer to me than the plastic icicle ornaments.
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