Oh....Roseirish....that cross stitch is SO pretty....and your story about what happened with that first one just hurts to think of.
I have a Santa collection too...nothing compared to what some of you describe - but my favorites are the ones my Aunt has been making for me for the past 15 years. She is 78 now - but you would NEVER know it - and makes me a different ceramic Santa every year. The ceramic place she went to for years closed a few years back - and she made them pour and fire a couple dozen Santas for her - which she keeps in her attic - then chooses one every year to paint for me. I always really look forward to opening that box on Christmas day.
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