| Since their launch in January 2000, Willow Tree | | | | - of Giving - retired in 2001 |
| Angels have become a collecting phenomenon, | | | | - of Hearth - retired in 2001 |
| with thousands of avid collectors all over the | | | | - of Joy - retired in 2001 |
| world. At the time of writing there are some 40 | | | | - of Love - retired in 2001 |
| Angels in production, which gives collectors a huge | | | | - of Song - retired in 2001 |
| choice of figurines to choose from. | | | | - of Strength - retired in 2001 |
| Each year Demdaco, the manufacturers of the | | | | - of Comfort - retired in 2003 |
| Willow Tree range retire a set number of angels | | | | - of Light - retired in 2003 (re-released in 2008) |
| that will never be available again. It's this act of | | | | - of Patience - retired in 2003 |
| withdrawing successful models that keeps the | | | | - of Protection - retired in 2003 |
| thriving collectors market so healthy, but equally | | | | - of Beauty - retired in 2004 |
| important, it's this act that frustrates so many | | | | - of Freedom - retired in 2004 (re-released in |
| people who find it hard to complete their | | | | 2008) |
| collections. Those people who have been buying | | | | - of Kindness - retired in 2004 |
| the angels since their launch in 2000 have been | | | | - of Christmas Spirit - retired in 2006 |
| able to buy each piece as and when it was | | | | - of Autumn - retires in 2010 |
| launched, but if you are one of the thousands of | | | | - of Hope - retires in 2010 |
| people who have discovered the Willow collection | | | | - of Learning - retires in 2010 |
| in the years since then, you'll know just how | | | | - of Remembrance - retires in 2010 |
| difficult it is to find any missing pieces. | | | | - of Spring - retires in 2010 |
| As difficult as it might be to find the last few | | | | - of Summer - retires in 2010 |
| remaining pieces, it's not impossible, but in order to | | | | - of the Heart (small) - retires in 2010 |
| know where to start, you need to know just | | | | - of the Heart (tall) - retires in 2010 |
| what pieces are missing from your collection and | | | | - of Winter - retires in 2010 |
| what pieces you need to complete your set. To | | | | - of Wonder - retires in 2010 |
| help you achieve your goals, I have put together | | | | - Welcoming Spirit - retires in 2010 By far the |
| a list of every angel that has been retired since | | | | best way to find any missing Willow Tree |
| they were first made. A total of 27 angels have | | | | Collectibles you want is by regularly searching |
| been retired or are so close to retirement that | | | | through the eBay listings for this range. The vast |
| I've included them in my list below. To put it into | | | | majority of listing will be for the latest models, but |
| perspective just how difficult it has become, | | | | you will always find collectors who are selling |
| Demdaco retired 6 angels in the first year alone - | | | | duplicates or figures they no longer want. They |
| these are the most sought after and the most | | | | are not easy to find and they are no longer |
| difficult to find: | | | | cheap, but part of the fun of collecting is in the |
| Angel.... | | | | chase so enjoy the journey. |