Nutcrackers,snowmen, santas etc

Yes I do all versions of Santas appear here in December and this year I have added a purple gonk with a sparkly hat.

polomint Do you like nutcrackers?

Yes.

We collect nutcrackers on ski trips, lovely mementos.

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I have Nutcrackers DD brought from a German Christmas market, they go in the nut bowl every year she bought that as well the bowl has a china robin in the middle.
I also gave in and bought the M&S Nut Cracker King Advent calendar.
I might just buy myself one Christmas present a box of the Nutcracker Biscuits, I've dropped hints for years but Santas hears have been blocked.

We don't have any but my mother has had an army of them for years.

I am renowned for my love of penguins, so I have many, given as gifts over the years. I don't know the collective noun for penguins but all of them appear at Christmas on my cotton wool covered indoor window sills, with a mirror whereon sit the smallest ones and a few battery candles to light up the scene.

Most definitely, I love Nutcrackers, and when I visit family, which is were it started for me, I bring one home, either for the tree or mantel. Love the story too.

This is my younger un-identical twin daughter´s French Bull in front of fireplace.

We love reindeer ! This is our large salon .. Madrid Capital.

Beautiful

I have two ‘garlands’ of robins (Victorian scrap type) on strings - bought ages ago from Past Times - they come out every year. I love my robins!

I’ve noticed the nutcracker soldiers in all sizes in the garden centre this year, seems a popular theme, also the large rats in hats!

I bought rather a nice nutcracker in Aldi this year. He's about 10" tall and doubles as an advent calendar. My regular little heirloom set is a group of three bisque china elves, about 2,75" tall in scarlet suits. They are part of a band and are all playing instruments. I've known them all my life and I've recently found out that they are German and probably date from the early 1900s. It seems they may have been used as cake decorations. The complete set has five elves and I've seen them on eBay for up to £160! Mine aren't going anywhere.

Here is the nutcracker I made. Now commandeered by DGSs and hanging in their lounge door.

Your nutcracker is so nice ginny