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Wendt and Kühn's New for 2016 Orchestra Angel with Percussion Drums

Posted on August 30, 2016 | 0 Comments

This years Orchestra Angel from Wendt and Kühn is a three piece set - the Angel with two separate percussion drums.

We have added a number of other members of Wendt and Kühn's Orchestra Angels and now offer more than 40 to choose from.  You can find your favorite instruments here.

Enjoy!

Posted in Angels, Erzgebirge, Wendt and Kühn

He couldn't be more charming - Wendt and Kühn's Boy with an Easter Egg

Posted on March 24, 2016 | 0 Comments

New for 2016, Wendt and Kühn's Boy with an Easter Egg on a Pole is simply said - wonderful...

A delightful addition to your Spring Parade.

You will want to discover Wendt and Kühn's new for 2016 collection - some are here, some are coming.  All are fabulous!

Posted in Easter, Erzgebirge, German Folk Art, Spring, Wendt and Kühn

The Ultimate Storage for Your Wendt & Kühn Christmas Ornaments

Posted on December 26, 2015 | 0 Comments

This Year - new for 2015 - Wendt and Kühn has introduced a second Slumber Vault (the first being a Slumber Vault to house your Angel Musicians)  - storage box - tailor-made for the safekeeping of your Wendt & Kühn Grunhainichen Angel Christmas Ornaments

Sealed at the factory - the ornament vault measures 18 inches wide x 12 inches deep and 4 inches high and is made of presentation-quality cardboard. 30 compartments house your Grunhainichen Angel ornament collection. The Angel ornaments are pictured on all four sides of the vault.

An exquisite answer for storing and protecting your prized Wendt and Kuhn Christmas ornaments year-in-year-out.  

Posted in Angels, Erzgebirge, German Christmas, German Folk Art, Wendt and Kühn

My Growing Traditions Sends You Warmest Wishes for a Very Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2015 | 0 Comments

Christian Ulbricht Ornament Sampler - A Delightful Gift or a Little Something Special for You

Posted on December 13, 2015 | 0 Comments

When it comes to adding something new to your Christmas tree this year, you can't top our Christian Ulbricht Ornament Sampler - 

Save a little money and enjoy these classic wooden, matte finish, with primary colors, ornaments from the Erzgebirge (the Ore Mountains) - Germany's Christmas folk art center.

Posted in Christian Ulbricht, Erzgebirge, German Christmas, German Folk Art, Santa

The Helbig Workshop Nativity - Your Way

Posted on December 09, 2015 | 0 Comments

The nativity set from the Emil Helbig Workshop, the oldest wood-carving work shop in the Erzgebirge (Germany's Christmas Capital), is without a doubt one of, if not the, finest hand-carved German nativity sets.

The joy of the Emil Helbig Workshop nativity is all the possibilities - rejoice in the complete set (above).

Choose a Helbig Nativity with a Bavarian stable (below) and a selection of nativity figures plus Bavarian accessories.

Choose the simplicity (below) of the Helbig Mary, Joseph, and Jesus with a hand-carved tree and a tree platform (both from the Erzgebirge).

or choose a set of Mary, Joseph, and Jesus (below)

When and if you want to add additional Helbig figures to your selection, we now offer all of them separately -

     the three kings - 

     the ox - 

     the donkey - 

     the sheep -      

     the shepherds -    

     and the camels -      

We feel privileged to be able to offer the Emil Helbig nativity figures to you.  To find them in our shop - click here or on any of the photographs above.

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Posted in Christmas Traditions, Emil Helbig, Erzgebirge, German Christmas, German Folk Art, German Traditions, Nativities

A Spectacular 16" Spanbaum with Bird Feeder Nestled Inside Its Branches

Posted on December 05, 2015 | 0 Comments

We have added to our ever popular Wood-Shaved Trees - Spanbaum - with this very special 16" tree with a bird feeder nestled inside its branches. 

Meticulously hand-crafted in the Erzgebirge, Germany, they have many names - Spanbaum, span trees, wood shaved trees, chip or chipped trees, twilled trees, and curled trees. They were first created by Spanbaumstecherei (carvers of Spanbaum trees) in the 1930s and are created with the wood of a linden tree - the trunk lathed, and then each branch carved from that trunk, curl by curl. 

Click here to shop and enjoy a video of how these elegant trees are crafted.

Tall and sturdy - this 16" beauty is a must for your Folk Art collection!

Posted in Erzgebirge, German Folk Art, Trees