Elise Bozzo's Christmas ornaments

Elise Bozzo has been making dolls and bears for 50+ years. She displays them on themed Christmas trees;

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Sun., Dec. 11, 2022

Dozens of bears hang on the Bear Tree made by Elise Bozzo on Dec. 5 in her Spokane Valley living room.

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Elise Bozzo displays a Christmas tree and house she created in her Spokane Valley home, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Bozzo starts decorating for the holidays in November.

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Elise Bozzo has at least a dozen trees, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in her Spokane Valley home. This particular angel she believes dates back to the 1800s and other ornaments hanging on the tree date back decades and perhaps even more than 100 years.

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Elise Bozzo explains the creation of her COVID tree in her Spokane Valley home, Monday, Dec. 5 2022. She lost her husband to the virus and created the tree in his memory. Bozzo has been creating artistic pieces for over 40 years and has a themed Christmas trees in almost every room in her house.

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Elise Bozzo holds an antique European ornament she estimates is very old. Heavy and well crafted metal and then hand painted in enamel. she believes ornaments of this type were made for wealthy families. This favorite piece hangs on one of a dozen trees, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in her Spokane Valley home. She has at least one tree in every room of the house. She has thousands of pieces that she has made, traded, gifted or bought from other crafters.

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Elise Bozzo shows off her creation she named Grumpus which is just a sample of the thousands of ornaments she has created over the years. They are part of a dozen trees, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in her Spokane Valley living room. This particular tree is named the COVID Tree in memory of her husband who died from the virus.

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Every type of bear you can imagine hangs on the Bear Tree made by Elise Bozzo . They are part of a dozen trees, Monday Dec. 5, 2022, in her Spokane Valley living room. Ornaments hanging on the tree date back decades and perhaps even more than 100 years. She has at least one tree in every room of the house. She is unique in that she can do every type of crafting from crocheting and sewing to working with paint and wood and metal and beading.

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The Bear Tree made by Elise Bozzo includes the Bear Angel, Monday Dec. 5, 2022, topping a mass of handmade ornaments that she has been crafting for four decades. The Bear Tree is just one of her many Christmas trees in her Spokane Valley home. Bears hanging on the tree date back many years and are made of every type of craft skill imaginable.. She has at least one tree in every room of the house.

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Elise Bozzo holds one of earliest and most favorite stuffed figures as she stands in front of one of her many Christmas trees, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in her Spokane Valley living room.

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Elise Bozzo holds a small sailing ship ornament hanging on one of her many Christmas trees, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022, in her Spokane Valley living room.

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Elise Bozzo has been making holiday decor of all types and sizes for four decades, and her house is full of her artistry. Bozzo sits in her Spokane Valley living room in front of one of a dozen fully trimmed trees, Monday, December 5, 2022.

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