Santa is here!

 Anyone who knows me well knows my facination with Santas and my big 7 1/2 foot Christmas tree covered with Santa ornaments, mostly glass. Even tho it is quite full, there is always room for one more. But this year there are four more that I will share with you.

This first one was gifted to me by Kate, a member of my FiberWorks group, at a meeting at my house yesterday. It is amazing and has so much detail. The book he is reading is a map of the world. There is Beard Shampoo and several books on the floor. So cute!

My very thoughtful niece, Nancy, sent me this very fancy retro sewing machine. Again, so much detail. It is hanging on my tree and maybe the Santas will learn to sew and help out Mrs. Santa.

And here is Mrs. Santa mending Santa's coat. I bought her online. Most of the very good glass ornaments are made in Poland or Germany. This one is made in China and does not have the detail of the European ones, but she still pretty cute.

This slender skiing Santa (I guess he doesn't eat a lot of cookies) was purchased at my favorite garden Center, Shakspeare's Garden, that turns into a Winter Wonderland for the holidays. They display a huge amount of decorated trees, each with a different theme and all are splendid. It gets better every year.

Every year it gets a little harder to do this at my advanced age, but with a little help from a strong young man who assembles the tree for me to decorate and carries the heavy tubs of Christmas decor up from the basement. I do love the results and will keep it up as long as I can.

I am linking up with Off the Wall Friday.