SANTA has arrived at our house!!!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdh8CPcf1bMBhbBFyjV5bEdUyaCk1em89kJqFHG9odcLJ9e83QQ4fZYdzBWELWsCudK3ZO1e-4NlGfoVJaZLLhezfkhkzOBSSYOMFLOgpBI8lxIhbFTlHA9iBEkLxdX56VlIzTbzgPXA/s1600/IMG_0842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkdh8CPcf1bMBhbBFyjV5bEdUyaCk1em89kJqFHG9odcLJ9e83QQ4fZYdzBWELWsCudK3ZO1e-4NlGfoVJaZLLhezfkhkzOBSSYOMFLOgpBI8lxIhbFTlHA9iBEkLxdX56VlIzTbzgPXA/s640/IMG_0842.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Isn't he amazingly life like!!??? This is my life sized, Joyce Ditz santa. I have been collecting Santas for almost 30 years so have ALOT of them. Mostly all hand made. This one is by far my favorite of them all. He is standing here to greet our guests and I can see him from the kitchen too. I love his lighted tree and bag. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMksn683ja0kqQ7VbiV_kvL2-ry22RxYxqyaSg66Q760_68U0-ZOisX4I3yu22QUfb0hA6X2fsTxQDIuEn7XaWGeVieyTjXOtNpcymnhjCC43b1WOBD88gU_wegZdcfFP1BqZ2ELRMeIk/s1600/IMG_0841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMksn683ja0kqQ7VbiV_kvL2-ry22RxYxqyaSg66Q760_68U0-ZOisX4I3yu22QUfb0hA6X2fsTxQDIuEn7XaWGeVieyTjXOtNpcymnhjCC43b1WOBD88gU_wegZdcfFP1BqZ2ELRMeIk/s640/IMG_0841.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Here is the mantle this year. I did a garland this year and some beaded garland. I have decided that next year I am going to make a new wreath for here. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM9gpizs3RxZaIeQqEAqztbA7xPuy50aVFG4RlkdJxpLLLKlOk5BRVtgoz7NLhXoNdxvz9AwrJfaY0d0MPFbaRAGdkOHrOUVwoaTXShWs3VTWCLlaJCHctK1QisuMExYVZLIlOs74jhk/s1600/IMG_0834.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXM9gpizs3RxZaIeQqEAqztbA7xPuy50aVFG4RlkdJxpLLLKlOk5BRVtgoz7NLhXoNdxvz9AwrJfaY0d0MPFbaRAGdkOHrOUVwoaTXShWs3VTWCLlaJCHctK1QisuMExYVZLIlOs74jhk/s640/IMG_0834.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> We have 4 Santas that were made by a lady in Texas. This one on the left of the mantle is a Polish santa. She would reserch and see what clothes they would have worn and she sent a paper with each Santa explaing everything. He has a tapestry wrap under his coat and carries a star. He also carries a real doll from Krakaw, you can read it under the stand! This was our first purchase from her, since Joe is Polish.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINdaV2eAOZaMTOfhMy-R8w4cwvo5RrKTnsoCFgRGaOLFv8Deek8r3j7JkNvsU5ZvSayfBSKY-Hy7yC7kR2ne1DlxtlXzwuBVO771JMC7WcZFN6Gd_pj9XJXfg-_rwSgniut3-GCx56U0/s1600/IMG_0835.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINdaV2eAOZaMTOfhMy-R8w4cwvo5RrKTnsoCFgRGaOLFv8Deek8r3j7JkNvsU5ZvSayfBSKY-Hy7yC7kR2ne1DlxtlXzwuBVO771JMC7WcZFN6Gd_pj9XJXfg-_rwSgniut3-GCx56U0/s640/IMG_0835.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> This is another Polish Santa that we bought for Joe's parents. We requested the white coat to go with their decor at the time. Now that they have passed away we inherited him back. He carries the matching doll to the other one!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdvgC401mgr1pJQfMKWu2aby3TF9nX9m2D6NeKgfjp02ZCMQm08SpvPrliRjwqMPBIUfAU29A7QcP-CN5bnn17FVbV7mgnbAMwlK6nEmxu96BYYKsAD_r9L-bbq8SlEuVyxj7WXIWzhs/s1600/IMG_0836.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdvgC401mgr1pJQfMKWu2aby3TF9nX9m2D6NeKgfjp02ZCMQm08SpvPrliRjwqMPBIUfAU29A7QcP-CN5bnn17FVbV7mgnbAMwlK6nEmxu96BYYKsAD_r9L-bbq8SlEuVyxj7WXIWzhs/s640/IMG_0836.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I am showing you all of the decorations in this room, these are our stockings. Beautiful velvet material. (Hint: I stuff them with plastic bags to keep there shape til Santa stuffs them:):)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZUk8PxQge_PIXZwtK2py7XhZNyiDtqSaqowBGomcY4yHQijAJrDBMFrH2vB5G7PMfl4Ksy3x7rD9fGr2_S9n9wW7N7mCURskJYUNv7zrfLi426OsdTy-iI0q5DHcuGZnCa7s6y07paQ/s1600/IMG_0837.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxZUk8PxQge_PIXZwtK2py7XhZNyiDtqSaqowBGomcY4yHQijAJrDBMFrH2vB5G7PMfl4Ksy3x7rD9fGr2_S9n9wW7N7mCURskJYUNv7zrfLi426OsdTy-iI0q5DHcuGZnCa7s6y07paQ/s640/IMG_0837.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> On the hearth I have 2 gold trees, 2 other Santas and in the center the Santa on the tricycle is another Ditz.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblAImRWqVyMUxZmfMo9YG5xyH7LD2rftedBZYhyphenhyphen5PW2w41d_-77BznXjQ6nDqsyQLmkbwLBGDXbzAXXAj-Hnj7sw7DvA4lfplC4PDGXYbQbpJCQaiQwX3RrzExQ18RIQMFvsbj7HylLU/s1600/IMG_0838.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiblAImRWqVyMUxZmfMo9YG5xyH7LD2rftedBZYhyphenhyphen5PW2w41d_-77BznXjQ6nDqsyQLmkbwLBGDXbzAXXAj-Hnj7sw7DvA4lfplC4PDGXYbQbpJCQaiQwX3RrzExQ18RIQMFvsbj7HylLU/s640/IMG_0838.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> He is bringing some trees in his basket.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3otXwUnPLEqxmBrpwRoydj1mF7JzgBAa8Mb_e8brFS2f-MUG72sLtT_1cwt1aeeJIUd8xKiJcdlirto52X-v5tCUZuRIHXyq9NuFsD7hnQpTNRIemoy_MgRAIjOhmedChQ8OvBrBBKw/s1600/IMG_0839.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH3otXwUnPLEqxmBrpwRoydj1mF7JzgBAa8Mb_e8brFS2f-MUG72sLtT_1cwt1aeeJIUd8xKiJcdlirto52X-v5tCUZuRIHXyq9NuFsD7hnQpTNRIemoy_MgRAIjOhmedChQ8OvBrBBKw/s640/IMG_0839.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoupxSzoDG9UzmAY8PBj1X0wxJ7vRGyGcsosCG8tTINT9DikrkOTqbkBJzJLUpw73OJutZEN53gpv6ZpRKUebFmXSRtMGV8HHHl6JYG4-ALoWkdoC9inn2kDiMP2-XOlEqw7EjxcnzHM/s1600/IMG_0841.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoupxSzoDG9UzmAY8PBj1X0wxJ7vRGyGcsosCG8tTINT9DikrkOTqbkBJzJLUpw73OJutZEN53gpv6ZpRKUebFmXSRtMGV8HHHl6JYG4-ALoWkdoC9inn2kDiMP2-XOlEqw7EjxcnzHM/s640/IMG_0841.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> here is a close up of Santas bag<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkrvulsA7iknpw_LbT4ifgbsAO8Ntvyp33DUS_1t3Przv3jSYr6i3LoPgHAQzUhnm11H9-c8QU_iOBu97SNHKY3Eu6_l3Jua4pH4OrH8oSI41XBDtMp77bJ9ZJo1SqK28jS_OXS15_0I/s1600/IMG_0843.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkrvulsA7iknpw_LbT4ifgbsAO8Ntvyp33DUS_1t3Przv3jSYr6i3LoPgHAQzUhnm11H9-c8QU_iOBu97SNHKY3Eu6_l3Jua4pH4OrH8oSI41XBDtMp77bJ9ZJo1SqK28jS_OXS15_0I/s640/IMG_0843.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> a simple garland on the curio cabinet<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLVLwvK30sBPa11JzyoQ02z3mQJgIfNShkUijIR1xB5z8ZhmIYVI14du6Iv3Hx5F6Ip02X60JAuRlQJiJmiijmoBiIBwLf0Z-vKSP1oLqzSV_MwiNBXPUDJ4RddR8bWpmAzXnJ2la4gA/s1600/IMG_0845.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigLVLwvK30sBPa11JzyoQ02z3mQJgIfNShkUijIR1xB5z8ZhmIYVI14du6Iv3Hx5F6Ip02X60JAuRlQJiJmiijmoBiIBwLf0Z-vKSP1oLqzSV_MwiNBXPUDJ4RddR8bWpmAzXnJ2la4gA/s640/IMG_0845.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Another Ditz next to this chair.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmBOuKPR4n_58iAzrYbz6eR8j0ic6n-kom-eYxwmALyG0aEoz7UYxBtXePGKsNW7Gc160k7ka9s7rasYAvj4tc78A6I08whAHT_Wgo0IKp-wM2J8S90Rgg0KyIU_bk76Bpv2YQplfxak/s1600/IMG_0846.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPmBOuKPR4n_58iAzrYbz6eR8j0ic6n-kom-eYxwmALyG0aEoz7UYxBtXePGKsNW7Gc160k7ka9s7rasYAvj4tc78A6I08whAHT_Wgo0IKp-wM2J8S90Rgg0KyIU_bk76Bpv2YQplfxak/s640/IMG_0846.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> I dressed up my ivy topiary with a bow and some picks. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBkoNYAlxkx8WTQhjDh2VIGLVNI8NlyOSSnZ50e_5cdCj6hh-XYnzDBDcAqw_jTBirpNmRwomBtPPa-CX1meBaPgqfmfOq0_dkZYbhm-jM4r4ctWdm1fTr9QHdPclXT5wYnJ3kHH8VnE/s1600/IMG_0847.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBkoNYAlxkx8WTQhjDh2VIGLVNI8NlyOSSnZ50e_5cdCj6hh-XYnzDBDcAqw_jTBirpNmRwomBtPPa-CX1meBaPgqfmfOq0_dkZYbhm-jM4r4ctWdm1fTr9QHdPclXT5wYnJ3kHH8VnE/s640/IMG_0847.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> and this year I placed my pretty gold deer in the windows with some greens. Today I am wrapping the deck railing in garland and lights. We have 2 swags out there now.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbAHN1uYeNpLtKDBHZOV0cFJ2gqN53Fr94sk1p2VsE4Bsm5277UNscTcqhrJf8yzJZcKUyqpQMQchziD4iS53oHd__Zlv7hgkKHlXgbjcCUIG4KK8wKD_7dTzMi3QUySxYqcv0qGgbRI/s1600/IMG_0849.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwbAHN1uYeNpLtKDBHZOV0cFJ2gqN53Fr94sk1p2VsE4Bsm5277UNscTcqhrJf8yzJZcKUyqpQMQchziD4iS53oHd__Zlv7hgkKHlXgbjcCUIG4KK8wKD_7dTzMi3QUySxYqcv0qGgbRI/s640/IMG_0849.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UvFtx0nA3uVrOMJTvNYTYt0oKolJT_WzTfQFC9-BGzFaFzWhaM-KPaDXrmj6CZFO5Jo1rm-DKYPVIlJA8RYG3CNxoiUsmOklWJhbHrau04O8B0jr4EIK4VpDLx3rr95QcFXty9tZ_3w/s1600/IMG_0850.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4UvFtx0nA3uVrOMJTvNYTYt0oKolJT_WzTfQFC9-BGzFaFzWhaM-KPaDXrmj6CZFO5Jo1rm-DKYPVIlJA8RYG3CNxoiUsmOklWJhbHrau04O8B0jr4EIK4VpDLx3rr95QcFXty9tZ_3w/s640/IMG_0850.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> On this sofa table is the Italian Santa, with a doll from Italy too!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQ896veBYyvb0P_yFAmhUVL8FNiKMOt_84MvkaaknomyjmiL8xVax9S-zgB1VipHPy7CKFJJ0AG0uuzoJpxHIElCKEmgLotyUBkwDITszPmRMdx7TMYr7L49Q4bVZ4_gJiKR8fKN50BE/s1600/IMG_0851.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQ896veBYyvb0P_yFAmhUVL8FNiKMOt_84MvkaaknomyjmiL8xVax9S-zgB1VipHPy7CKFJJ0AG0uuzoJpxHIElCKEmgLotyUBkwDITszPmRMdx7TMYr7L49Q4bVZ4_gJiKR8fKN50BE/s640/IMG_0851.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> close up of him and the doll. She made  the faces so sweet!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhXJdOOR8d7V92B8FhiIhqep2JMVv90wK8H1Kbfz4d3Mpiba2hLVskx1Anj6PlQHByv9FrodD749-X_JsTj5DTnedys-rK_-qNrtYQmQZy_Cx-319xDE70zI78lUqAX4QoyVhRND47Vk/s1600/IMG_0852.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhXJdOOR8d7V92B8FhiIhqep2JMVv90wK8H1Kbfz4d3Mpiba2hLVskx1Anj6PlQHByv9FrodD749-X_JsTj5DTnedys-rK_-qNrtYQmQZy_Cx-319xDE70zI78lUqAX4QoyVhRND47Vk/s640/IMG_0852.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> detail of the seeded deer. I have a THING for deer too!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDK6DFCtRoKA9kvmowsxEg6qy0gcbx404DY01Pl-kTQBjWgWGjU_Bth0Oo6wTE-MaEUZp1m-hwgRelbXCECVJLTgjDgJBd2OJnyv3hMpbbnLh2RovoGJTydnuIn7sctf9cp7mM9yZs7LY/s1600/IMG_0853.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDK6DFCtRoKA9kvmowsxEg6qy0gcbx404DY01Pl-kTQBjWgWGjU_Bth0Oo6wTE-MaEUZp1m-hwgRelbXCECVJLTgjDgJBd2OJnyv3hMpbbnLh2RovoGJTydnuIn7sctf9cp7mM9yZs7LY/s640/IMG_0853.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> On the coffee table I have my Fitz and Floyd Santa and 2 F and F deer candle holders sitting on a beaded runner.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsub5MN2zrCk8vTfa6EwvpQThEZlN02ol4S6KzkEdOQYKAYAqk4sh7UIdM4JgGjhpEL59fswwH_uZMh5AqSOC7oz2RPorIooexOjdlB1uoUWVi1dCfvOavzvfMXNGaaHNmIt-12JwA1vo/s1600/IMG_0854.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsub5MN2zrCk8vTfa6EwvpQThEZlN02ol4S6KzkEdOQYKAYAqk4sh7UIdM4JgGjhpEL59fswwH_uZMh5AqSOC7oz2RPorIooexOjdlB1uoUWVi1dCfvOavzvfMXNGaaHNmIt-12JwA1vo/s640/IMG_0854.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> and my Hummel music candle holder. LOVE her sweet face!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UWybOhx1f9peXpDDEtQwzKLAmFolQsadTMOvUL8srSFDbX1GZwcY9WP5d0rSRtAk-FJta-hMxS8tavmaJLEyrZ7CRvqcDYC2gDTweQVvvNiJtHTe88hcj5KbUq_-4_3stR03t-qb5Kc/s1600/IMG_0855.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-UWybOhx1f9peXpDDEtQwzKLAmFolQsadTMOvUL8srSFDbX1GZwcY9WP5d0rSRtAk-FJta-hMxS8tavmaJLEyrZ7CRvqcDYC2gDTweQVvvNiJtHTe88hcj5KbUq_-4_3stR03t-qb5Kc/s640/IMG_0855.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ME0uLR7v-LMNpJR_Y0bPiiNlyt_ea3gYd0_8l0GseXGJ0RLfxY546nI9JUrtvBuCoGcqw_JF94FKP0gh2hcBuvj6H9m4DCkGF0WELJogzgutk8PHWfUKVPlxUcTPZ3YZH-RfyV4hSEo/s1600/IMG_0856.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ME0uLR7v-LMNpJR_Y0bPiiNlyt_ea3gYd0_8l0GseXGJ0RLfxY546nI9JUrtvBuCoGcqw_JF94FKP0gh2hcBuvj6H9m4DCkGF0WELJogzgutk8PHWfUKVPlxUcTPZ3YZH-RfyV4hSEo/s640/IMG_0856.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> Love all the animals...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXHWmLT8uXtiqFveSnLpu0Drlf3_CyE-SXR5gEXReDPu8NHiQRN1E8CRuyDLTtAQG5B3qbCvaC7RePutWKxnxmahB1NFEaHsbQ5Qp4uQLhqFdlgYAURyaXbkRB2l4Wyowq2QCprmoBj0/s1600/IMG_0857.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrXHWmLT8uXtiqFveSnLpu0Drlf3_CyE-SXR5gEXReDPu8NHiQRN1E8CRuyDLTtAQG5B3qbCvaC7RePutWKxnxmahB1NFEaHsbQ5Qp4uQLhqFdlgYAURyaXbkRB2l4Wyowq2QCprmoBj0/s640/IMG_0857.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> and this is the back of  the Santa. All F and F pieces have such beautiful detailing.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnPQajr7p1eF-9HWmq4LvtTDXCvleO1kofvmGmffnyQBJU95p9M2bnbUN-_f30AmLojEEb_8oy_GTdl0khYDHET2vldEiwvOsi_ldUWgJmm8nvj54Rm_Vd52_nbM62wPv59rG4-zW8j0/s1600/IMG_0858.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXnPQajr7p1eF-9HWmq4LvtTDXCvleO1kofvmGmffnyQBJU95p9M2bnbUN-_f30AmLojEEb_8oy_GTdl0khYDHET2vldEiwvOsi_ldUWgJmm8nvj54Rm_Vd52_nbM62wPv59rG4-zW8j0/s640/IMG_0858.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> This Asain Santa is new this year. One of my neighbors who knew I loved anything Asain, gave it to me!!!! They moved to Fl. and she couldn't take all of her Santas. They REALLY downsized.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QruPzdk4D-c1rGvdGaS3AM-u0a9wlObNWMzgwkZVDKM0SobgXboJf_h3ByMjxBOC_K6QAAdXr2fWhojn7iTPlfN_ufw3W9Flvnif8mz4agg6SxNu91cZDyk2aJA8qIYC1XoVEUTAxWo/s1600/IMG_0860.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5QruPzdk4D-c1rGvdGaS3AM-u0a9wlObNWMzgwkZVDKM0SobgXboJf_h3ByMjxBOC_K6QAAdXr2fWhojn7iTPlfN_ufw3W9Flvnif8mz4agg6SxNu91cZDyk2aJA8qIYC1XoVEUTAxWo/s640/IMG_0860.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> He sits on one of the elephants from Vietnam.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV1vMclNF9Lmb29_10hwOlta84rEG-8z51iZjsbpoKqlPp_ULR4ORKGUzLAIqIKm_bPag_9kqDhkSWvbdG4bnWALzOCidQUdaNWgbcB2-RAiO-m40ctTcoz0PopjgLnto7vRl53IXATc/s1600/IMG_0861.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV1vMclNF9Lmb29_10hwOlta84rEG-8z51iZjsbpoKqlPp_ULR4ORKGUzLAIqIKm_bPag_9kqDhkSWvbdG4bnWALzOCidQUdaNWgbcB2-RAiO-m40ctTcoz0PopjgLnto7vRl53IXATc/s640/IMG_0861.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> This is the back.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oxatXvNozr-KvtCR0HRzQLEgxkzhwd_o4U_iM-jEcZb8FC-cZ3Q8oQ8Q580JdIzymxdpTweRISX_299BPdFzbfjDKndADLnIMNJHBcKcLehNoR7z_VqlONJ9lQmEDebMpPqnShNY9r8/s1600/IMG_0862.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0oxatXvNozr-KvtCR0HRzQLEgxkzhwd_o4U_iM-jEcZb8FC-cZ3Q8oQ8Q580JdIzymxdpTweRISX_299BPdFzbfjDKndADLnIMNJHBcKcLehNoR7z_VqlONJ9lQmEDebMpPqnShNY9r8/s640/IMG_0862.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> On the other sofa table is what I call my "elegant santa", because he is wearing a REAL mink coat and hat!!!!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pjvfgod3iLheRxxQnAbYnuw96cVmY0EPJkfBa5OX3BLIOSScARip4lJ0pw8LJbJNxkS3LC9pG0LTJ_hxslR2BYXjb-CdfLaoFA9xK4cdaWkEyYvaDTicqrJcyc-Jw5fZODetqeEfQgM/s1600/IMG_0863.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pjvfgod3iLheRxxQnAbYnuw96cVmY0EPJkfBa5OX3BLIOSScARip4lJ0pw8LJbJNxkS3LC9pG0LTJ_hxslR2BYXjb-CdfLaoFA9xK4cdaWkEyYvaDTicqrJcyc-Jw5fZODetqeEfQgM/s640/IMG_0863.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> beautiful.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0Ogxjy_Y5R2sc7uVtvxjWxQQUDIui0IMnKFYd6KWYQbo7ViCEhl0Jf7I6Fys_bqKdmuLMy4DKXJwjxcBMlKFucIBtVKPajAToNhLsZYMv2d3_oqTKzYiCklbSnrgFUJS5O9SGkDmGhU/s1600/IMG_0864.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0Ogxjy_Y5R2sc7uVtvxjWxQQUDIui0IMnKFYd6KWYQbo7ViCEhl0Jf7I6Fys_bqKdmuLMy4DKXJwjxcBMlKFucIBtVKPajAToNhLsZYMv2d3_oqTKzYiCklbSnrgFUJS5O9SGkDmGhU/s640/IMG_0864.JPG" width="480" /></a></div> So that is our living room this year. I have LOTS more to show you of the rest of the house. Thanks so much for your visit. XO, Pinky<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFHmzRArzSP1qttb7U_mizffkImPHdSyOAGfoXy69dBFlowmoputv3nvl5OoYiKqd7MZjUblt1-tQaAuJVa-8FCZx8AbNLKGf2Aomj9kqDqjIsTQnGrOcfXWqhKxwaA23bOCwklkV-sA/s1600/IMG_0842.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyFHmzRArzSP1qttb7U_mizffkImPHdSyOAGfoXy69dBFlowmoputv3nvl5OoYiKqd7MZjUblt1-tQaAuJVa-8FCZx8AbNLKGf2Aomj9kqDqjIsTQnGrOcfXWqhKxwaA23bOCwklkV-sA/s640/IMG_0842.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Linking to:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Between Naps on the Porch for <a href="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/" title="http://betweennapsontheporch.net/">Metamorphosis Monday</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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SANTA has arrived at our house!!!!

 Isn't he amazingly life like!!??? This is my life sized, Joyce Ditz santa. I have been collecting Santas for almost 30 years so have AL...

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