You’ve got to hand it to those little American Eskimo dogs – they love to have a job to do, and they dream big! It seemed natural to imagine them pulling Santa’s sleigh – with a little bit of help from Fairy Dust. Maybe this year you will hear the jingle of sleligh bells and the sound of soft, excited woofs on your roof.
Our Eskie/Sheltie cross was the model for every one of Santa’s Eskies. Ho Ho HO!
©Copyright 2009 by Heather Andserson. See original post here.
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I married a wonderful man.
He noticed how I swoon over every feather tree I see and on his way home from work yesterday, he stopped by the museum store at Landis Valley Museum and bought me the most gorgeous, vintage looking tree! I love it so much, I had to share a few photos. It looks really nice with his antique wax ornaments. Now I’m on the look out for more vintage ornaments to hang. It also looks nice with a few other things I’ve bought at the museum store: a snowman bust reproduction by Johanna Parker (love her work), a Christmas countdown calendar, and a vintage looking Santa sculpture.
When looking for gifts to buy, I find museum shops are a great place to find wonderful, unique treasures. My other favorite place is Etsy. So much more rewarding to buy something from an actual artist or crafter than from a big chain store. Please leave a comment on this post telling me about the unique places where you like to shop for gifts. If you’re an Etsy or Ebay seller, please leave a link so I can check out your shop!
I also want to thank Theresa of Faerie Moon Creations for bestowing upon me the Kreativ Blogger award. She has a lovely Etsy boutique filled with all sorts of jewelry that would make great gifts:)
Finally, pop on over to Chronicles of Whimsy and enter her wonderful blog giveaway! I love her artwork and am proud to own an original!
©Copyright 2009 by Jennifer MacNeill-Traylor. See original post here.
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Today we went to the National Christmas Center. It’s only about 20 minutes away in Paradise, PA. You may have even seen this place on TV, on shows like Martha Stewart. It’s a wonderful museum for the Christmas lover, young and old. This is a short video I took of one of my favorite rooms, the 5 and 10 store.
Some more pictures…
Display cases of old feather trees with antique ornaments.
Huge model train room is really amazing. I love the tree coming out of the center with hundreds of glass ornaments on the ceiling!
Zoe loved looking at all the old toys.
Santa’s Workshop complete with animatronic elves and animals.
Old Toy Shop
German Santa in the Christmas around the world room.
Candy shop display.
©Copyright 2009 by Jennifer MacNeill-Traylor. See original post here.
To learn more about this artist, visit her website.
You’ve got to hand it to those little American Eskimo dogs – they love to have a job to do, and they dream big! It seemed natural to imagine them pulling Santa’s sleigh – with a little bit of help from Fairy Dust. Maybe this year you will hear the jingle of sleligh bells and the sound of soft, excited woofs on your roof.
