Rounding out the Collection

I'll be searching for new members of the crew at the after-Christmas sales. Nutcracker gifts are always welcome, too :)

All Sizes are Welcome

The purple one on the lower left was the first one I ever purchased. I remember I adopted him from a Pier 1 store - 1986.

All Cracked Up

Yes. I LOVE nutcrackers. I like kings and soldiers best.

Festival of Trees 2010

Mr. Potato Head was featured in a couple of trees this year - trees also stuffed with toys.
Obviously, this is not a tree, but festive entries of all kinds are accepted and auctioned off to raise money for St. Alphonsus hospital charitable causes. This is a cello painted pink and decked out as a fairy. Her bra is stuffed with pink marshmallows!

A darling miniature vignette inside a lantern.

Orange and blue in a salute to our Boise State University Broncos in this table-top display.

Wreaths are also decorated and donated to be sold.

Most of the trees are also decorated with surprises under them.

This was entered in the wreaths category. Looks like it took a lot of work to create.

Cute details from the top of a tree.

More BSU Bronco blue.

Sock monkeys were found on several trees.

A cowboy table top tree.

A Christmas dollhouse.

Rock-roll and pirates. ARGH.

A close-up inside the dollhouse.

Candy theme.

Yes, please!

More sock monkeys.

A real bicycle in this tree.

A tree stuffed with chocolate goodies.

The Tree

Welcome to my virtual holiday open house! Here's my theory about decorating the tree: there's always room for one more ornament!

Butterflies, snowmen, chickens.
Lots of angels big and small.

Wind chimes and roosters.

My Blogger ID.

You say you want a hippopotamus for Christmas? I've got one here on the tree!

Always a star at the top, and at least one bird somewhere on the tree. Merry Christmas to you!

Christmas Tour Part 1 - Nutcrackers

Welcome to my home for Christmas! I'll post a virtual tour this week to share our holidays with everyone. First, meet my extended nutcracker family.
There's always room for more, too, and I add at least 1 new one each year.

This year's newbie is the one on the left on the mantle - the peppermint soldier.

Electric Christmas

More all-out holiday lights. These are on the same street.
Logistically, I don't know how you manage the electricity without overloading circuits.