This Kneeling Santa is one of my favorite pieces, and maybe my most treasured Christmas decoration--Santa/commercialism bowing to Baby Jesus. I love the reverence--he's kneeling, and his hat is off--and the acknowledgement that Christmas is not about Santa, but about God's gift to mankind.
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| This is a numbered piece. Friends of ours had one, and I searched until I found one at a wholesaler's close out--What luck! It's bisque, not resin, and though I've searched high and low for more like it, I've never been able to find it. I would love to give such a beautiful piece to our sons and DILs, so their babies have it in their homes. |
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| This mother-of-pearl nativity scene is right up there as a favorite treasure... My grandmother brought it back from the Holy Land in the late 1970s. |
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| And my {real} feather trees... They are made from goose feathers! "The tradition of feather trees began in Germany in the mid-19th century, when the cutting-down of trees was banned to save German woodlands. German immigrants brought feather trees with them when they sailed to the New World. Their popularity increased when President Theodore Roosevelt also responded to the diminishing supply of fresh evergreens in America by ordering that no live trees be used in the White House holiday decorations." (From http://www.feathertreekits.com/history.htm) |
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| Our son's nutcracker collection--in "storage" at our home for now, has been a constant in our Christmases for many years. The large apothecary jar holds three 1946 ornaments from my MIL-- can you imagine such fragile items lasting this long? They deserve a place of honor...apart from all the others. |
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| No mantel can hold all these stockings! Many are handmade; our sons' are the original ones they've had since their first Christmases. |
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| A Christmas-y kitchen corner. Both snowmen are gifts from my boys... and the dish on the back splash--disguising an outlet (do you dislike outlets as much as I do?)--is also a gift from one of them. |
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| A rosemary bush--have been looking for one since fall, and finally found it. Perfect for another kitchen vignette. The silver Revere bowl is filled with mixed nuts in the shell--my parents always had them at home around the holidays, and we've carried that tradition on. The homey candle holders are a gift from my SIL...have had them for years, and still love them. The Lenox Christmas plate on the wall is also a gift from one of our sons.  |
I wish you all a very happy and blessed Christmas. Thanks for stopping by. Please leave me a comment to let me know you were here—I read every single one of them! They encourage me and inspire me. And if you like what you see a lot J, maybe you’d like to +1 this post too! Thank you!
I will be joining these fun parties; please stop by to see all the great things there!
Seasonal Sunday at http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/
Homemaker on a Dime, Sunday at http://www.homemakeronadime.com/p/link-parties.html
House in Roses Show Off Your cottage Monday http://houseinroses.blogspot.com
Amaze Me Monday at http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/
Metamorphosis Monday at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Motivated Monday at http://becolorful.typepad.com/
Newbie Party on Monday at http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/
Tabletop Tuesday at http://astrollthrulife.blogspot.com/
Wow Us Wednesdays at http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/
Tablescape Thursday at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Open House Party Thursday http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com
Feathered Nest Friday at http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Potpourri Friday at http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/
Inspiration Friday at http://www.atthepicketfence.com
Show and Tell Friday at http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
Five Minutes Just for Me at http://5minutesjustforme.blogspot.com
From my Chickadee Nest to yours~
Zuni
