Santa Ornaments

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Q: Santa Claus ornaments - different nationalities?
Hi there A couple of years ago I found a website with Santa Claus ornaments/figures dressed and decorated in different national costumes but I haven't been able to find it again! Anyone know of this website?

A: This site has some http://www.bronners.com/santaclaus1.html

Q: Can anyone tell me where I can find a santa face ornament? The one with the hairy face.?
I really want to get the ornaments with the hairy face, the ones that look like dolls. Dilard's and Macy's have them but they are not the colors that I can use.

A: Yes, I was also going to recommend Bronner's. In fact, I located ONE Santa face there for you http://www.bronners.com/1098926.html but reading the details of your question, I doublt it's the right one...

Q: im looking for pics or instructions for bent spoon ornaments to paint santa's or snowmen on?


A: about.com has an extensive selection of painting topics and a newsletter and forum http://painting.about.com/ Under 'Essentials' on the left in red there are separate articles with paint choices, mixing paints and tutorials and demo's and further down under 'Topics' in red on the left, there's a clickable link for stencils and decorative art.

Q: Under Ornaments, what is the first item,it won't take Santa stocking?


A: now it takes com not sa or santa stocking any more country

Q: I am looking for a Xmas yard ornament in the shape of a Horse with Santa on top. Know where I can find one?
Either an Infaltable one or a metal one, with lights.

A: try e bay,,, or amazon they have everything

Q: Help! The baby Jesus from the nativity scene has the Santa ornament in a headlock!?
Why can’t we all just get along?

A: It's all because Jesus didn't get the X-box he asked for. He'll eventually let old St. Nick go once he realizes he's in bad need of a diaper change.

Q: Different ethnicity santa clauses?
Hi i want to buy a asian santa claus ornament and i cannot find any. does anyone know where you can buy something like this online? I like to collect ornaments of different backgrounds. I have an african american and white santa claus but i really want to add more backgrounds to my collection. it can be an ornament or a small statue let me know thanks a bunch

A: I'm an Asian-Am, and I've never seen an Asian Santa ornament. You'd like either have to find it online (don't know where) or go to somewhere in Asia. Cost Plus World Market (think that's the name of the store) has some Asian decor items, so it's POSSIBLE that they have some Asian ornaments. Might try looking there, or at any of those places that sell bronze statues/statuettes/figurines. If you live in an area with an Asian community, maybe there's a swap meet that could have such items. You could also go to Asian supermarkets, some have an upper floor or separate area where they sell finer decorative items. Good luck!

Q: What kind of ornament to buy for a sick child?
I am a part of an ornament exchange for children. I buy an ornament for my children to decorate for another child, basically. The child for whom I have to buy for is extremely sick, in and out of the hospital, and the doctors are predicting he has a 50/50 chance of survival after his next round of treatments/surgery. They told the mother to let him enjoy this Christmas as this may be his last. Now that I have to buy for him, an ornament to decorate, I am at a loss as to what to get. He is a 9y/o boy, and he loves hockey, that is about all I know except that he lives in Canada. But what to buy????? A snowman? A santa claus ornament? An ormanent with the family name on it? Help please.

A: Hockey mask

Q: for christmas i want the theme to be santa's toyshop. do you know a site i can go to?
i want to order a set of ornaments for my christmas tree. where can i go to buy them.

A: the christmasstore.com

Q: What crafts do you find sell best at a craft fair and....?
when you go to a craft fair in November what are you usually looking for in peticular? I've tried selling shabby chic style items (lampshades, chairs, pillows, etc.) and they just didn't seem popular, but the people around the corner from me were selling lightbulbs turned into santa head ornaments and they seemed to be selling like hot cakes (interesting, huh?)... So what do you look for at craft fairs....Also if you could include websites, I would really appreciate it, thanks!

A: I have been doing Craft-shows for over 17 years now and I can tell you we ask ourselves that question every year but what here are some tips. 1. Presentation, display your items so they catch people's eye and make them want to see more of your stuff. 2. It has to be a bit different, something they can't go down to any store and buy. 3. Appeal to the younger crowd, adults are so hung up on paying bills and stuff that they don't buy unless it's something for a child or grandchildren or friend. 4. Price. Keep your prices lower than what you would pay for a similar item in the store and like another lady specified earlier 1.00 to 5.00 items sell the best because they are in that range of impulse buying. Nearly everybody will say"Man that's so cheap I can't afford to pass that up" even if it's something they don't need. 5. some things that I noticed are big this year are: Of course Jewelry, small pillows,clever saying plaques or cute sayings on anything such as pillows, aprons, T-shirts. Hope this helps

Q: Need help with identifying Hallmark Magic Ornaments?
I have 2 Hallmark Magic ornaments from my childhood but no idea the year, name, and/or artist for them. The first is 2 kids @ at the window looking in on the elves who saw and hammer toys. The second is Santa as a magician and when he glides to the front of the ball and points his magic wand down, a little penguin pops up. I've done hours of browsing to no avail-I cannot find them. I don't have the original boxes but I'm curious to purchase duplicates of my keepsakes that have original boxes. Any help with a AWESOME website would be great. Ebay was no help.

A: I can answer one of your questions. I have the ornament with the 2 kids where the elves saw and hammer (It drives everyone crazy!) It was put out between 1987-1990. The only thing that it says on the box is "Santa's Workshop."

Q: Does anyone know a website where my child can receive a free letter from Santa?
Possibly an ornament along with it?

A: Write it yourself and put it in the mail. Use some nice Christmas paper, and you can include an ornament or anything you want. If you live in Canada you can send a letter to Santa Claus, North Pole, Canada, H0H 0H0 and your child will get a handwritten letter back. Hopefully one of these sites will work for you. Best of luck with it. Have fun.

Q: Does anyone know how to play the game 'dirty Santa?'?
I've been invited to this party and this is the game the hostess said we were going to play and that I was to bring a wrapped Christmas ornament for it. I have never heard of this game before and I was wondering how does it work? I didn't want to ask the hostess.

A: You can Yahoo or Google for a more complete description Dirty Santa as I know it Everyone brings a gift and puts it in a pile. The first person (numbers assigned by lottery) picks a gift from the pile and opens it. The second person has a choice, they can either pick a gift from the pile, or claim the gift that is already open. The third person can either pick a gift from the pile, or claim one of the 2 opened gifts. If an opened gift is claimed, then the person losing the gift can either open a new gift from the pile, or claim an opened gift (but not the one taken from them). With each round, it takes longer because tof the exchanges that may take place. It keeps going to the last person. It is the last round that really becomes fun. Trying to manouver to keep the gift you want. You need to make sure that you have a gift that someone wants, so that you get to pick, and you have to time it so someone cannot take that gift away from you. Knowing who wants what, can also help you to stragetize. Usually there is a limit as to how many times a gift can be claimed in a round. Good luck at winning something you want. Regards Bill

Q: i am looking for a Santa Claus hood ornament that looks like Santa got hit and stayed on the truck?


A: Hay!! I want one also

Q: how can i convince my husband to tell our son about santa??
he feels that santa is over commercialized (and he's right) and takes away from the true reason for the season. however, i grew up with santa and church and i feel that it's all about how WE treat the subject in our home. for me, christmas was church, santa, music, cookies, trees, ornaments, presents, family dinners, dress up clothes....just everything rolled up into one big, happy holiday. he feels so strongly that he doesn't even want "do santa" in our house. we just had our first born and i feel completely opposed. i think we can celebrate jesus' b-day and santa and everything else equally. also, his friends will talk about santa when he gets to school and i don't want him to feel alienated from his friends. what do you think?? what do you do in your house?? thanks! oh yeah, he hates the easter bunny too.

A: This is long, but worth the read. It puts things in perspective....I think kids should have something to believe in...they grow up fast enough as it is. But if nothing else, read this and see if maybe there is some creative way to show your child there IS a Santa...maybe he just isn't the guy in the red suit..... Merry Christmas, by the way! *****I remember my first Christmas adventure with Grandma. I was just a kid. I remember tearing across town on my bike to visit her on the day my big sister dropped the bomb: "There is no Santa Claus," she jeered. "Even dummies know that!" My Grandma was not the gushy kind, never had been. I fled to her that day because I knew she would be straight with me. I knew Grandma always told the truth, and I knew that the truth always went down a whole lot easier when swallowed with one of her world-famous cinnamon buns. I knew they were world-famous, because Grandma said so. It had to be true. Grandma was home, and the buns were still warm. Between bites, I told her everything. She was ready for me. "No Santa Claus!" she snorted. "Ridiculous! Don't believe it. That rumor has been going around for years, and it makes me mad, plain mad. Now, put on your coat, and let's go." "Go? Go where, Grandma?" I asked. I hadn't even finished my second world-famous, cinnamon bun. "Where" turned out to be Kerby's General Store, the one store in town that had a little bit of just about everything. As we walked through its doors, Grandma handed me ten dollars. That was a bundle in those days. "Take this money," she said, "and buy something for someone who needs it. I'll wait for you in the car." Then she turned and walked out of Kerby's. I was only eight years old. I'd often gone shopping with my mother, but never had I shopped for anything all by myself. The store seemed big and crowded, full of people scrambling to finish their Christmas shopping. For a few moments I just stood there, confused, clutching that ten- dollar bill, wondering what to buy, and who on earth to buy it for. I thought of everybody I knew: my family, my friends, my neighbors, the kids at school, the people who went to my church. I was just about thought out, when I suddenly thought of Bobby Decker. He was a kid with bad breath and messy hair, and he sat right behind me in Mrs. Pollock's grade-two class. Bobby Decker didn't have a coat. I knew that because he never went out for recess during the winter. His mother always wrote a note, telling the teacher that he had a cough, but all we kids knew that Bobby Decker didn't have a cough, and he didn't have a coat. I fingered the ten- dollar bill with growing excitement. I would buy Bobby Decker a coat! I settled on a red corduroy one that had a hood to it. It looked real warm, and he would like that. "Is this a Christmas present for someone?" the lady behind the counter asked kindly, as I laid my ten dollars down. "Yes," I replied shyly. "It's .... for Bobby." The nice lady smiled at me. I didn't get any change, but she put the coat in a bag and wished me a Merry Christmas. That evening, Grandma helped me wrap the coat in Christmas paper and ribbons (a little tag fell out of the coat, and Grandma tucked it in her Bible) and wrote, "To Bobby, From Santa Claus" on it -- Grandma said that Santa always insisted on secrecy. Then she drove me over to Bobby Decker's house, explaining as we went that I was now and forever officially one of Santa's helpers. Grandma parked down the street from Bobby's house, and she and I crept noiselessly and hid in the bushes by his front walk. Then Grandma gave me a nudge. "All right, Santa Claus," she whispered, "get going." I took a deep breath, dashed for his front door, threw the present down on his step, pounded his doorbell and flew back to the safety of the bushes and Grandma. Together we waited breathlessly in the darkness for the front door to open. Finally it did, and there stood Bobby. Fifty years haven't dimmed the thrill of those moments spent shivering, beside my Grandma, in Bobby Decker's bushes. That night, I realized that those awful rumors about Santa Claus were just what Grandma said they were: ridiculous. Santa was alive and well, and we were on his team. I still have the Bible, with the tag tucked inside: $19.95. He who has no Christmas in his heart - will never find Christmas under a tree.