I have always wanted to make each of my four children and their family a very special heirloom Christmas decoration that they would hang on their tree each year. I finally completed my LUCKY mushrooms! If you hang a mushroom on your tree, it will bring you luck and prosperity for the new year! I hope they cherish these!
These mushrooms were created using Paper Clay, acrylic paint and gloss varnish - plus a little eye hook on the top tucked in with white glue. Satin gold ribbon. This project took about a week start to finish for drying time and fiddling with them. I only made 4 and as much as I'd love to, I'm not making any more to gift or sell. It truly is a wonderful family & friend activity.
Happy Holidays and Happy Crafting!
"You’re probably familiar with the Christmas pickle tradition: On Christmas Eve, someone hides a pickle ornament on the tree. Whoever is the first to find it is believed to either receive an extra gift from St. Nicholas in the morning (if a child finds it) or have good luck for the coming year (if an adult finds it). But it turns out pickles aren’t the only accessories that bring good fortune: The Christmas mushroom may have equally positive powers. Curious? We were, too!"
"Known in German as glücklicher pilz or gluckspilz (which literally means “lucky mushroom”), the red-and-white speckled fungi grow deep in the forest. Its real name is Amanita muscaria or fly agaric, and finding one is thought to be a sign of good luck, similar to the way the Irish view four-leaf clovers. That’s because the roots of this specific mushroom can only grow in the root zones of certain types of trees, which happen to be those we generally think of as Christmas trees."
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