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My Nativities

I know I've blogged about my nativities before but this year I was able to add a couple to my collection and I just have to share. I found this sweet, colorful nativity in Mexico City when we were there this past summer. I just couldn't pass it up, it was so different from my others.

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This is my other new one. Vince brought it back for me from Guatemala (yeah, he did great, didn't he?!). The detail in the pottery is so charming.


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Here is a teeny, tiny nativity that was given to me by a friend. It's Mexican, made from pottery. It's adorable!


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This beautiful nativity was given to me by my mother-in-law a few years ago. I believe it's made from alabaster.


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This very miniature creche is from Guatemala and is made from pottery. The top of the church actually comes off and inside is the holy family.

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Here is a little treasure from Peru. It's a tiny wooden box and when you open the doors it reveals the holy family.

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Here is a folk art nativity that I bought at the shop where I worked before having kiddos. I think it was the bottle brush trees that I couldn't resist.

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When I was a little girl my mom had a nativity just like this. When I found this vintage, plastic nativity in an antique shop, I knew it had to come home with me.

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A couple of years ago I bought two of these little nativities for the kiddos. They each have one in their rooms.
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Here is a little set of nativity ornaments that the kiddos like to play with.
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This is nativity belongs to The Princess. It looks so sweet in her room.
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Mr. B loves playing with this Little People version of the nativity. It was a gift when The Princess was a baby and the kiddos have had enjoyed it year after year now.
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Finally, my most special nativity, which was a gift from my husband. He had this one hand-painted for me by a family friend who had made one for my mother years earlier. It's so beautiful and I love it!




I think the Baby Jesus in this set is so sweet! Every year I consider not putting the baby out until Christmas Day, but I just can't resist.
Thanks for sticking with me all the way to the end of this very lengthy and picture-laden post! I've enjoyed sharing one of my favorite collections with you.
This post is linked to Show & Tell Friday at My Romantic Home.

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