Any Christmas collections?

[Sickie Ickie]

Who here collects something regarding Christmas?

I collect Christmas Neck Ties.

[putrid]

Cool Sickie Ickie. Get ya a job where you have to dress formal all the time and you could wear them all year long.

Anything I can come by LOL. Been collecting figural and antique ornaments for years. And Christmas music. 40's 50's and 60's as well as Classical and Jazz.

I have two pair of Christmas underwear. But no way I'd post a pic of them.. LOL

[Sickie Ickie]

Wish may like a pic of you modeling them. :p

[Just Whisper]

I use to collect those St Nick dolls, you know the ones made on a plastic cone then dressed in old fashioned clothes with ceramic head, etc. I quit because my house is never clean enough at Christmas to display them, so it was a waste of storage space. But i still love looking at them in the stores.

[putrid]

Wish may like a pic of you modeling them. :p

LMAO Not even wile wearing pants. Let's just say my wife had a hand in picking them out. You won't find these at Wal marts. LOL

[bethene]

I collect snow men, and also ornaments, whcih I suppose every one does, but I tend to go over board, I love what I guess is called fancy glass ones, and if they look like vintage ones, all the better

[Sickie Ickie]

My wife likes the handblown glass ones.

[digbugsgirl]

I collect nutcrackers. I've used to collect Snowbabies, but now have too many and need to get rid of some. I've always wanted snowglobes, but have never gotten any. This Christmas I received two! I also buy an ornament from where ever I travel.

[Sickie Ickie]

Have you seen the Nutcracker Museum? They display over 5,000 nutcrackers originating from over 40 countries, and it's on-line here: http://www.nutcrackermuseum.com/index.html

[zippo1guy]

Here are a few, when I get a chance, I will post a link to my Webshots account and show most of my xmas zips, as well as some of the wifes collection!

[Val]

I collect nutcrackers too. Although I haven't bought any for the past 2 years but have got a couple given to me as gifts. Way to many in my collection now!

Thanks for the link to the Museum, I'll have to check that out.

[Sickie Ickie]

Can't wait to see more Zippo!

How many do ya have now, Val?

[Val]

Too Many! I haven't counted all of them but I'd estimate somewhere around 50 of them. The majority are 16" tall so they do take up some room. The unpacking, setting them out and then dusting them off and packing them up again has become a time consuming job. I wish I had room to leave them out somewhere. My daughter, son and nephews tell me every year which ones I should Will to them!!! LOL

[Sickie Ickie]

Let me guess...the 24K ones with the jewels? :p

[digbugsgirl]

Wow! I soooo want to go to Leavenworth! I already love their enthusiasm for Christmas, and this just ices the cake!


Have you seen the Nutcracker Museum? They display over 5,000 nutcrackers originating from over 40 countries, and it's on-line here: http://www.nutcrackermuseum.com/index.html

[digbugsgirl]

Val - I think I maybe only bought two of my nutcrackers. The rest have been given to me. Luckily we have a post and beam house (all exposed beams) so I have lots of places to display my collection. My mom has gotten me some really expensive German ones, and she's now started to buy my German smokers.

[Sickie Ickie]

"she's now started to buy my German smokers. "

What are those?

[Val]

Val - I think I maybe only bought two of my nutcrackers. The rest have been given to me. Luckily we have a post and beam house (all exposed beams) so I have lots of places to display my collection. My mom has gotten me some really expensive German ones, and she's now started to buy my German smokers.

I have 2 or 3 of the smokers... they are cool. I don't want to say anything else about them so you can tell Sickie about them.

I've gotten quite a few of the Steinbach's as gifts but only from my hubby. When I started collecting them 15-20 years ago I would have to save up for a long time to buy a Steinbach or a Ulbricht. The limited editions are just to pricy to expect as a gift.... at least in my family! lol I do have a number of the not so pricey ones that have been given to me by friends or nephews or my kids. I like em all! Well, except for maybe the Homer Simpson nutcracker. He's just a bit to weird looking to be a nutcracker! In fact he's just down right scary to even look at!!! Homer should not be a nutcracker!

[Just Whisper]

I like em all! Well, except for maybe the Homer Simpson nutcracker. He's just a bit to weird looking to be a nutcracker! In fact he's just down right scary to even look at!!! Homer should not be a nutcracker!
Just a nut. LOL You really have to show us a pic of this one Val

[Sickie Ickie]

I second the idea. :)

[Val]

Whisper and sickie my Homer is packed away, I only get him out when I know the person who gave it to me is coming by. Awful aren't I but I just can't bare to have to look at him everyday for over a month. I did find a picture of one on the net so you can see him. He is not exactly like the one I have but you'll get the idea. Okay, now take a look at those bulging eye balls and OMG!!! Those teeth. If you can imagine the mouth opening and closing it get's even worse! Is that not something you might see in a nightmare???? He is just plain creepy IMO! I suppose I could leave him out but then I'd have to put something over his head. I have toyed with the idea of making a little reapers cape for him and setting him out for Halloween.... he might be tolerable then!

[Val]

It would help to attach the picture! :-)

[digbugsgirl]

Yikes! Homer certainly looks scary! I sure wouldn't want him.

My mom is the only one who buys me the expensive nutcrackers (and now smokers). She's just that way. I have a German nutcracker that my SIL gave me. Her sister got it in Germany while her husband was stationed there. It wasn't a Steinbach or anything but it's a true German nutcracker.

Here is a pic of a smoker:
http://www.saxongifts.com/PhotoDetails.asp?ShowDESC=N&ProductCode=german-smoker-146949r

They are made of wood like the nutcrackers, but you put a little incense tablet thingy in them and they "smoke". The smoke comes out of their mouth.

[digbugsgirl]

I'd love to have pyramids and a cuckoo clock, too. My mom also gave me a German music box. I just looked them up and I certainly hope she got it on sale or something. They are frigging expensive!!!! I think I need to have a talk with her.

[Sickie Ickie]

so that's a smoker. cool idea.

[Just Whisper]

Homer is so ugly...and kind of scary.

Here is a pic of a smoker:
http://www.saxongifts.com/PhotoDetai...smoker-146949r What does it do?

[Sickie Ickie]

"They are made of wood like the nutcrackers, but you put a little incense tablet thingy in them and they "smoke". The smoke comes out of their mouth."

[Just Whisper]

Oh, my mother has one of those. I had forgotten about it. Hers is really ugly though. I never liked it much.

[Sickie Ickie]

My wife has a log cabin that does it.