A Santamaker's Christmas Tour

Hi Friends,

So nice of you to join me for a little tour of my home at Christmas.

I have so much fun playing with my Father Christmases, both old favorites and brand new ones just created weeks ago.





This one is one of my all time favorites. He is dressed in brown velvet and from the minute our eyes met, I knew I would not be able to part with him.

Today, I had my Christmas lunch, just a small group of my neighbors and friends...


The salad plates are old world Father Christmases that I bought 6 years ago.




All together, there are 4 different designs, these are my two favorites:



The dinner plates are a red transferware that I bought at the Charlotte antique show several years ago. I was told they came from a convent. I wish I knew a little more about their history.
They must have a fascinating story to tell....




Step in to the family room...
I love taking pictures without flash at night. They are so much softer and romantic.


This was a vignette that I created this Christmas with one of my "new guys"... another of those who whispered in my ear, " please let me stay, don't take me to market"...


Here's the same picture taken with flash. While everything is much more visible, some of the ambiance is lost...






Another new creation for the 2010 collection: Simply Elegant, wears a mink trimmed animal print coat with pheasant feathers and offers many beautiful gifts.




Some of my favorite blown glass ornaments that adorn my tree...



A charming "In the Garden" Father Christmas is decked in denim and antique coat. He carries bounties from the farm as well as a feathered friend...




My dining room is always done in reds, blues and golds. I love playing up my blue and white plates with the blue ornaments on the feather tree.




My living room was a nice backdrop for this Winter White Father Christmas. So soft and regal, he is striking in his vintage surroundings.






This year I got a special order from a lady in Texas for a "western Santa". He wears suede coat and badge that reads, "Texas" over his heart. Between the lasso and the flag, I believe he fits in just fine in his new home in the Lone Star state.



This French Country Father Christmas is as charming as they get. He got a new home in Arkansas.




He pulled on my heart strings and was a hard one to let go of. This Father Christmas of the Seas was one of my all time favorites. He went home with someone at Scott's Antique Market here in Atlanta.


Be still my heart...how could I have let you go?....






Thanks for dropping by.






Meeeeeeeeeeery Christmas!