Went a little crazy for cute Nutcrackers this year. It began when my children bought me a MacKenzie-Childs embroidered Nutcracker Brigade lumbar pillow for my birthday in October (it has since been sold-out at their web site). I then bought Nutcracker disposable paper place mats by Hester & Cook for a dinner here at home. We attended my friends' party for her granddaughter which had Nutcracker as its theme. Party favors were Nutcracker cookies made by the ever-talented Ashley. I purchased Nutcrackers at 50% off at Hobby Lobby, yay!
I saw Nutcrackers everywhere! The only thing missing is for me to watch the Nutcracker Ballet by Tchaikovsky live and in color. It's been years.
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| my friend's collection on display |
Nutcracker dolls, also known as Christmas nutcrackers, are decorative nutcracker figurines most commonly made to resemble a toy soldier... While nearly all nutcrackers from before the first half of the 20th century are functional, a significant proportion of modern nutcrackers are primarily decorative, and not able to crack nuts. - wikipedia
Other than the MC pillow, my personal favorite is the black Nutcracker. He is dressed as a kingly Magi. His outfit is beautifully & vibrantly colored. He was the only one of his kind at the Hobby Lobby store.
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| pc: Hester & Cook |
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