Last year our mantel was a little crazy…..must have been leftover anesthesia from my surgery. ugh. It appeared to be a bit psychedelic! ha!
This year I wanted to use the creche that was my grandmother’s. She had given it to me years ago; but this year I wanted to feature it a bit more. This will be our first Christmas without her. This creche used to always hold a special place each year at her house…and I had fun growing up playing with it…winding the little music box on the side. You may not be able to see it in the picture {these pictures aren’t super great…this is THAT AREA in my home that eludes good photography. humph. I’ll figure it out one day} BUT, there is a rooster also looking at Baby Jesus. When I was little I decided that Jesus would have had a rooster along with all the other animals…..so I found one in my toys and added it. My grandmother always kept it there. We get some interesting comments about it over the years…..usually something like, “Uhhhhhh, ooooommmmm, did you know that there is a rooster in your nativity?”
I just always reply with, “Of course! Doesn’t yours have one?”
We also used our nutcracker made out of olive wood from the Holy Land…..
Grain sack stockings made from antique European red-striped grain sacks and stenciled with our initials…….
Oh yeah! I forgot about the turkey. Funny…..my youngest added the turkey when she was tiny because she didn’t want the rooster to get lonely. The ‘rocks’ over to the right are actual frankincense and myrrh from Israel.
I hope you all are having a great week! The farmhouse sink was put in today and I can’t wait to show you….it is gor. geeee. uuuus.
Merry, Merry~
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I just love your mantle. My mom has a natively set just like your’s It’s lovely. Looks great doesn’t look crazy. LoL.
Thank you, Vanessa!
Love the “extras” in the nativity scene! My niece always played with ours when she was little and after she went home (next door!) we always discovered Baby Jesus on the roof! Love the little ones! I’m sure your Grandma would love your mantel~
Thank you, Maria…..extras are always nice, aren’t they?
Everything is lovely. The rooster is just a bit a fun. Happy Holidays.
Thanks, Brandy! We love our rooster….
Gorgeous! I especially LOVE those stockings!!
Susan
Thank you! We are enjoying them….I just can’t get enough grain sack. It’s wonderful.
Love those stockings. And the rooster! Such a great story…
Those stocking are great. I want some! And I love the rooster story…
Thanks, Laura! There are lots of wonderful grain sack stockings on etsy…maybe you could find some neat ones!
Beautiful.
Thank you!
Your mantel is gorgeous, the Nativity is lovely, more so because it was your grandmother’s, I absolutely thing the rooster and turkey belong right there! Stockings are wonderful, and it is so great that you have items from the Holy Land. How perfect is that?!
Thank you! We had fun putting our quirky items together..
Your mantel is super cute! I am hosting a Christmas mantel linky party right now and I would love if you stopped by to link your up!
Stacey of Embracing Change
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Thanks, Stacey!