Here is Troy's Nutcracker collection. I started a tradition with him about 10 years ago to buy him a Nutcracker when I was Christmas shopping. Some of them mean more and have a bigger story than others....but he loves them all.
I suspect I may love these particular nutcrackers more than him. Maybe. Just maybe.
This is my newest purchase. I just love it. So much so that I bought one for my bff, Linda, too.
This is an older piece of the collection. I made him and he is about 3 ft. tall total...with about 1/2 of him being his hat and the other half being this face with his curly beard. I made him in my pre-scrapbooking days when I actually used to sew. With a sewing machine. Hmmm. Wonder where that dusty thing is?
And no decoration pictures would be complete without the tree. Even though the tree itself is incomplete. Sort of. I'm missing a tub from all the moving. It contains, besides other things, my tree skirt and my angel tree top. But the Old World Santa will have to do for now....and the kitties would probably be dragging the tree skirt all over anyway.
As an extra side note, please pay no attention to the dark spot in the middle of the tree. It represents an area on the tree with non-functioning lights. We are going through them one-by-one. It's fun. But doesn't really lend to the Christmas spirit and attitude. So we're taking a break from it for now.
I have many more decorations, but I'll refrain from picture overload. Besides....I'm getting ready to leave in about an hour to go decorate my mom's house for her. And if you think I have a lot of decorations? Just wait until I upload pictures from her house. It's a job. 2 days. And it doesn't lend to the Christmas spirit and attitude while I'm in the middle of the job, but it does make my mom extremely happy to sit and look at all of it when I'm finished.
And that's all that matters.
More Christmas spirit next week!
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Great decorations!! Love the Nutcracker collection!
ReplyDeleteha ha on *Troy's* collection of Nutcrackers. John collects these awesome Santa's but I actually know I love them more than he does. I buy them all. I am not sure he knows he collects them he just gets one every year for Christmas LOL
ReplyDeleteYour tree is beautiful and love the Nutcrackers.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you finally got to decorate! I have been putting up a tree for 2 days now, and basically, it's in a stand, has a few candycanes on it, and I put water in it. Its shedding like crazy, and I think if you try real hard, it may have a faint pine scent to it! Makes me miss my fake tree :(
ReplyDeleteI just want you to know that I really appreciate the WORK involved in decorating Moms place. I am going up there on Wed. so if you want to leave some of it for me, I'd be happy to help. Just have Cody get the boxes down for me. I'll do this on one condition, and that is as long as one of the pictures you post of her house does not include the you-know-what that I painted for her, because it will surely put your picture of the statue of baby jesus to shame!Happy decorating! Love, Christie
I love the nutcracharacters (did I spell that right). And I think you tree looks great!
ReplyDeletelove it all! ha! except that Raiders nutcracker, of course!! hahahha muah!
ReplyDeleteAw, pretty decorations! Your tree is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know you were such a nutcracker fan!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing your Christmas decorations! Your tree is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI have some nuts to crack... I might need to borrow the biggest and baddest from Troy's collection..