"MISTLETOE" WOODEN TREE DECORATION, Hand-printed, hand-painted, . lovely heirloom piece.

My family used to have mistletoe growing on apple trees in our garden and the lustrous white berries were enjoyed every year by mistle thrushes (I never thought about their name before that...could there be a connection..) who would descend on the tree and chase off any other birds which tried to land while they were feasting on the berries. Mistletoe came to be associated with fertility in the Middle Ages and from thence came the custom of kissing under mistletoe. Not everyone has mistletoe growing in their garden so...these mistletoe tree decorations were created! :-)

I like rustic tree decorations that feel and look real, not flimsy plastic decorations that break before you can use them for a second year, so I created these decorations out of small log slices and varnished them to protect the design so you will be able to enjoy them for years to come. :-)

The pieces are all slightly different as the log slices are all different, of course, and they are all hand painted individually in vegan-friendly paint and come with either red or green satin ribbon ties or red and white 'Christmas' string...the choice of hanging loop is random.

The log slices vary in size from about 5 cm to 7 cm and in width from approximately 3mm to 5 mm as these are natural pieces, The mistletoe design is hand painted and then varnished on the painted side and back with 4-5 coats of satin glaze, which serves to protect the image and also brings out the grain of the wood a bit more

I sometimes put sparkly glitter on the wooden tree decorations, although I think they look equally lovely without glitter but some people like a bit of sparkle, so please make your choice from the menu. The photo of the glittery one is slightly deceptive as the varnish is catching the light as well- I was trying to get a photo that actually showed the glitter- it's really just a subtle smattering of glitter around the painted design, which still allows the wood to show through.

These pieces are made to order so please allow a few days for the magic to happen. Price includes one tree decoration (the secondary photos with two decs in are just to show examples of different ribbon) and UK postage and we will try and use recycled packaging where possible.

We are animal lovers and have spent many years involved in widlife rescue and so we will donate 10% of the profit from the sale of this item to wildlife rescue- either Hitchin Squirrel Rescue or Hedgehog Cabin rescue, to support their wonderful work.