Around The World Nativities 2022 – Day Thirteen

by Merry Stahel This knitted wool Nativity is from Ireland. My friend, Lasairiona McMaster, gave it to me. Baby Jesus can be taken out from under his blanket to cuddle. The song is Oíche Chiúin (Silent Night) sung in the Gaelic language by Irish artist,...

Around The World Nativities 2022 – Day Twelve

by Merry Stahel   My brother, Chuck Huggins, bought this for me in Germany. We went to visit a monastery and this was in the gift shop. They used to make them out of real walnut shells, but being "natural" they degraded over time. So the artisans make...

Around The World Nativities 2022- Day Eleven

by Merry Stahel   This is one of my largest Nativities. It was made in The Republic Of The Philippines from fabric and clay.  Mom and Pa bought it for me. The song is Hark The Herald Angels Sing sung by Rascal Flatts...

Around The World Nativities 2022 – Day Ten

by Merry Stahel This Nativity is made of painted rocks. It was painted and given to me by my friend and neighbor, Becky Bishop. We searched high and low for local rocks to paint, and the hardest one to find was the rock which Baby Jesus is painted on – we needed...

Around The World Nativities 2022 – Day Nine

by Merry Stahel   This Nativity is made of real silver filigree. I bought it when we lived in the Philippines, and was told it was made by the nuns at the Convent Of St. Joseph in the Philippines. It is about 45 years old and is displayed in my bookcase year...
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