This is part of my Santa Claus collection. History behind these is: Top picture - Blue coated Santa and Red Santa were made by me when we lived in Tumwater. The paper mache old-fashioned Santa is one that Ron had when we were married - it's very old, and a little of the paint is chipping off, but definitely a keeper. The "Alaska" Santa with the fur I found in a craft bazaar in Tumwater in the mid-80's. In the bottom picture, the first Santa on the left was whittled out by a man from Olympia by the last name of Nelson (he was a furniture re-finisher whom Ron knew). He had retired to Arizona for the winters, and we went to a wood whittler's exhibit where he was demonstrating, and we bought this Santa form him. The next two (one is a little hidden) are painted by Julia. The trees were a gift form a neighbor, and the last is a Santa hanging on a stand. There are more Santas around the house, but these I grouped together.
One of the nice things about Christmas is getting out old Christmas memorabilia, because the memories associated with them are very precious.
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