Tuesday, November 29, 2016

The Nutcracker Parade

It's time for the nutcracker parade!  The mantel is one of the first things I decorate for Christmas.  Listening to the music of The Nutcracker is relaxing--love the Dance of the Sugar Plum Faeries.

Yum Yum I'll take another cup of that boiled custard/eggnog.

The nutcrackers are standing in their own Black Forest of trees, collected over the years, carefully stored from one Christmas season to the next and delicately placed on the mantel.  AppleJack has a different description.

Hard to resist those toothy smiles and big blue eyes

This year I added a cranberry swag.  

9 comments:

  1. That is a fun collection and holiday decoration. Looks like the mantel won't hold much more!!

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  2. Wow! What a wonderful display of nutcrackers!

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  3. love your nutcracker mantel display. On another note - isn't it sad our mountains are burning up. The scenes from Gatlinburg and Sevier Co. are heartbreaking. We were supposed to go up for a pre-Christmas holiday. I also loved reading your hot chocolate recipes. peace and joy to you ! Mel

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  4. You have a delightful collection of nutcrackers. Enjoy them during the holiday season.

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  5. Just lovely! The trees really add to the design on your mantel.

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  6. What a wonderful collection of Nutcrackers! They look so beautiful on display nestled among the variety of pretty pines you've collected for your "Black Forest".

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  7. Love your nutcrackers! So much fun!

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  8. I love your nutcracker mantle, the cranberry garland and all those little Christmas trees are just perfect!

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  9. Kom per toeval op je blog, vorige week heb ik de eerste notenkraker gekocht. Leuk om te zien hoeveel er verschillend zijn!

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