My friend and her fellow church goers at Wickham Skeith Church managed to gather many different Nativity cribs for the display. They are fundraising for church repairs - always much needed.
Just a few photos...first an introduction.
This one below is very unusual - I wonder where it came from, it doesn't look English.
These below come from Italy, I liked the extra characters working at their professions on the left.
Another selection
I would love to know which country this scene below comes from. Upstairs and downstairs and closing doors - very different.
The card set at the back here looks very old.
The teeniest little crib scene below, not even as big as a matchbox
Hopefully Wickham Skeith church had lots of visitors and raised a goodly amount. Son, DiL and the two grandchildren visited too after I'd met up with them a couple of miles away at Cotton Village Hall for the regular Christmas Fair there. Father Christmas was in attendance for YGD and MGS to visit. They always have activities for children to do - colouring and wordsearch etc which is a good idea and means parents stay longer. I didn't buy anything again - I think I'd seen all the things for sale at umpteen other Christmas Fairs.
When I got home there was a small parcel on the doorstep and inside I found these gorgeous little figures with a note - A beautiful handmade set from Ang at Tracing Rainbows. The little people are turned wood and their clothes are made from felt with stitched and knitted trimmings. I have no idea how Ang made the stable or how she has the patience for all this work on a small scale!
How lovely and so kind, I shall have to hope that my friends church has a crib display next year so I can lend these because there certainly wasn't a set like this there.
Thank you Ang . They will be treasured.
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Yesterday was the next huge bill of this years expensive December....A filling at the Dentist and before I went out I had the Day 8 advent coffee which was simply called 'Breakfast'.
After the dentist I went into Ipswich town centre (Ipswich is our County town - biggest in the County) - probably the first time for 2 years - Oh My Goodness, everywhere is looking even worse than it did. There are perhaps fewer empty shops but empty shops have been replace by phone shops, vape stores and similar. Even two of the charity shops that I used to visit have gone. There was rubbish everywhere and it all looked really depressing. I didn't stay long and doubt I'll be going back anytime soon.
That a lovely creche set you now own! My smallest is a wooden hanging ornament a couple of inches wide. I have a couple of bigger ceramic ones and some spare Italian porcelain figures. It's my favorite Christmas category.
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