by Merry Stahel This Nativity is from Italy, and is the one that started my collection. In 1978, my beloved mother-in-law, Alma, bought it for us as a Christmas present for our first Christmas together. When the girls were little, they were fascinated by the...
By Merry Stahel This tealight candle Nativity was made by my daughter, Jennifer, when she took a pottery class in junior high school. She was upset that the clay slumped during firing. She made it for me as a gift and planned to throw it out and start over…but I...
By Merry Stahel My husband bought this beautiful Gothic music box Nativity for me a few years back. It plays Oh, Holy Night (my favorite Christmas carol). The song is Oh, Holy Night sung by the a cappella group, Home Free...
By Merry Stahel Here's the church, here's the steeple…this little Nativity is about 3 inches high. The church lifts off and the Holy Family is depicted underneath. Part of the stand was broken in a move, and later by our dog, Ember, but I...
Today we welcome Clare Revell, whose latest story, Pinecones and Hollyberries is part of the 2022 Christmas Extravaganza. Welcome, Clare. How did you come up with your title? I was flicking through my files and realised I didn’t have a book starting with a...
By Merry Stahel This is a gourd Nativity from Ecuador. It is dried and then the craftsman does light carvings on the sides. The figures are carved and then wrapped in woven fabric. My daughter got it for me on one of her visits to that country. The song is Joy...
