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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Happy New Year 

See the new year through glittering eyes.  


The last Santa of 2013~ St Nicholas


This is the last of DK Vintage Holiday Santas for 2013.  It is fitting that he should be St. Nicholas.
St Nicholas 





This St Nicholas has the traditional ~

 Miter ~ hat

Crozier ~  Gold Staff

Cape ~  Pectoral cross ~  

Surplice ~  Red Stole 



The story is that St. Nicholas over heard a farmer talking to his daughters.  They had no dowry for the girls to wed.  St. Nicholas came back that evening and tossed gold coins into the chimney and they fell into the girls stockings which were hanging by the fireplace to dry.  With the gold, the daughters were able to wed.  


He carries a goose feather tree and a bag of vintage, gold mercury glass beads.  
He has a linen shirt and then a cotton surplice over top.  Cream flannel, slightly aged slacks.  The paper mache boots are  made in  Germany.  
His beard is white mohair.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Her baby blanket, her mothers watch, her fathers cuff links, her Aunts fur, her lock and key, and some old red wood buttons.  

Pure Benevolence




Merry Christmas !!





Cheers Dolores


Sunday, December 8, 2013

Visiting Santa  ~ This Santa is dressed in red velvet with German, paper mache boots.He has a strand of gold Mercury glass beads as a book marker. His coat is trimmed with white recycled rabbit fur and it if fully lined. He wears a flannel shirt under his coat. This coat can come off. He carries a pocket watch hanging off a gold tone chain.



String of mercury glass beads. 

He has handmade bear and a handmade rabbit in his arms ~






He has a drum over top his chair and a leather toy bag filled with his other toys.





This Santa is sold !






Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Santa is watching you !!  


Will you meet me here at midnight?  

Merry Christmas !