Nativity Scenes.

[graciegirl]

Everyone I knew growing up had a Nativity Scene at their home during the Christmas season. We still have ours missing many a leg off sheep and shepherds dog but still I enjoy getting it out and setting it up every year.



This is not ours, I just liked this one and thought I'd share.

[SALYBOW]

I put mine up even if we don't put up a tree. The tree is not the crux of the season

[dewilson58]

I always got in trouble for taking Jesus out of the manger and putting other items in:

Bite size Tootsie Roll

An Easter Bunny

Cooked green bean

G I Joe

:22yikes:

[Wiotte]

Just a bit off topic but, I would shoot off the tree ornaments with my BB gun and blame the dog.


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[dewilson58]

Just a bit off topic but, I would shoot off the tree ornaments with my BB gun and blame the dog.


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:BigApplause:

[Sandtrap328]

Just a bit off topic but, I would shoot off the tree ornaments with my BB gun and blame the dog.


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Hopefully, that was many years ago - but in The Villages, you never know. :wave:

[fw102807]

I made mine in ceramics decades ago when my kids were young. It has been through many moves.

[CFrance]

I made mine in ceramics decades ago when my kids were young. It has been through many moves.
I did too, and it did not survive our many moves.

Then 20 years ago I bought a beautiful gossimer-like nativity in Italy and had it shipped home. What arrived was the Italian equivalent of a turkey platter. They never did find my nativity set.

I miss both the one that got so broken and the MIA one.

[Barefoot]

Everyone I knew growing up had a Nativity Scene at their home during the Christmas season. We still have ours missing many a leg off sheep and shepherds dog but still I enjoy getting it out and setting it up every year.


That is a pretty nativity scene with two sheep, but no dog.
Is that a (gasp) female shepherd? :D

I always got in trouble for taking Jesus out of the manger and putting other items in:
Bite size Tootsie Roll
An Easter Bunny
Cooked green bean
G I Joe.

I'll venture a guess - you haven't changed!

[rubicon]

We decorate for Thanksgiving, Christmas Easter
At Christmas we always display the nativity scene.
I got frustrated with assembling every year as it was like working a puzzle so two years ago I glued it all together
and now just insert Jesus Mary Joseph , etc

[BobnBev]

Just a bit off topic but, I would shoot off the tree ornaments with my BB gun and blame the dog.


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How long did it take to train your dog to shoot a BB gun?:22yikes:

[fw102807]

I did too, and it did not survive our many moves.

Then 20 years ago I bought a beautiful gossimer-like nativity in Italy and had it shipped home. What arrived was the Italian equivalent of a turkey platter. They never did find my nativity set.

I miss both the one that got so broken and the MIA one.

I also had a hand made manger. I am happy it has survived as the friend I made it with lost hers in hurricane Sandy

[DangeloInspections]

38 years ago my wife and I were young and always felt we should live within our means....which was not much at that young age. We have always been do it yourselfers. So.....we made our own.

There was a nearby factory that made rulers, and discarded the blemished wood for free. I used these "sticks" and designed and glued together a manger. Stained it. The base was from an old sign I found at work which I painted.

My wife made all the figurines out of wooden clothespins and fabric. It was beautiful.

Years later we "upgraded" to a Precious Moments set, gave the clothespin set to a new young couple who were very thankful. We still use the manger I glued together and it has survived many moves unscathed.

Our first Christmas together we were told the state was allowing folks to cut their own christmas trees on one of the state lands for free. We went there and tromped through the snow and found a beautiful Douglas fir tree. No one wanted it because it had a double trunk most all the way up. Who wants a split trunk tree?

I told my wife, "Watch this".....I reached into the tree and with my hand brought the two trunks together. The two sides came together and made a perfect tree. We cut it down and other folks laughed at it. I got it home and bound the two trunks together. The transformation was like magic. We've had 38 trees since then and I still think that one was the best looking.

I told my wife it symbolized us newly married....two incomplete people made more perfect when bound together. The magic did not stop there. We foolishly bought only one string of christmas lights. Somehow, my wife strung them in a way that worked. One string on a 9 foot tall Doug fir....and it looked great. That was our first Christmas.

Sorry for the long post...the topic brought back some memories.

Frank

[fw102807]

Wonderful story Frank.

[graciegirl]

38 years ago my wife and I were young and always felt we should live within our means....which was not much at that young age. We have always been do it yourselfers. So.....we made our own.

There was a nearby factory that made rulers, and discarded the blemished wood for free. I used these "sticks" and designed and glued together a manger. Stained it. The base was from an old sign I found at work which I painted.

My wife made all the figurines out of wooden clothespins and fabric. It was beautiful.

Years later we "upgraded" to a Precious Moments set, gave the clothespin set to a new young couple who were very thankful. We still use the manger I glued together and it has survived many moves unscathed.

Our first Christmas together we were told the state was allowing folks to cut their own christmas trees on one of the state lands for free. We went there and tromped through the snow and found a beautiful Douglas fir tree. No one wanted it because it had a double trunk most all the way up. Who wants a split trunk tree?

I told my wife, "Watch this".....I reached into the tree and with my hand brought the two trunks together. The two sides came together and made a perfect tree. We cut it down and other folks laughed at it. I got it home and bound the two trunks together. The transformation was like magic. We've had 38 trees since then and I still think that one was the best looking.

I told my wife it symbolized us newly married....two incomplete people made more perfect when bound together. The magic did not stop there. We foolishly bought only one string of christmas lights. Somehow, my wife strung them in a way that worked. One string on a 9 foot tall Doug fir....and it looked great. That was our first Christmas.

Sorry for the long post...the topic brought back some memories.

Frank

I enjoyed every word of it. You are a good man Frank Dangelo.

[CFrance]

I always got in trouble for taking Jesus out of the manger and putting other items in:

Bite size Tootsie Roll

An Easter Bunny

Cooked green bean

G I Joe

:22yikes:

[QUOTE=Barefoot;
I'll venture a guess - you haven't changed![/QUOTE]
I bet the green bean was last year.:jester:

[Barefoot]

I told my wife it symbolized us newly married....two incomplete people made more perfect when bound together.
A beautiful love story. :thumbup:

[Madelaine Amee]

Sorry for the long post...the topic brought back some memories.

Frank[/QUOTE]

Don't ever apologize for a post like that, it was just wonderful and brought back many happy memories for me too! Thank you.

I will add that one year our oldest son decided to go out into the woods and cut the Christmas tree. He and his little brother brought home the saddest little tree (all the branches were on one side) you have ever seen. We told him it was beautiful, he and his brother decorated it with many home and school made decorations and it was BEAUTIFUL. When we came down here I gave them all their home made ornaments and they still use them. Great memories!

Now they are both successful and their tree and the gifts are from high end stores, but I often wonder if they get the enjoyment that we got from our "home made" days.

[DangeloInspections]

For years we had a tradition of tagging our tree at a local tree farm in like July...the very first family to tag a tree every year. This was because we were so picky and did not want to fight crowds and brush snow off dozens of trees looking for the perfect tree. The owners of the tree farm loved it and would start looking up the mountain for a few dozen red bows and our waterproof tag on our tree.

My father in law would also get his tree there, although he always waited and did what most folks do...find it and cut it the same day.

He was well known in the community (and a forestry major). One year as a joke I found the ugliest tree and tagged it with his name on it. Tons of folks saw it and laughed. When they would see him in town, they told him they liked his tree this year. He did not know what they were talking about.

It was a well received good natured joke.

I know this thread is about Nativity scenes. Sorry if I want off topic.

Frank