Nativities with a purpose

Two appliqued dish towels done by Jean Truitt

Nativities with a purpose are ones that have a function as well as being a nativity.

Nativity dinner bell

This nativity clock came from Collections. It plays a different Christmas carol each hour.

Nut bowl nativity

Popcorn came in this can

Each side of this can, as well as the inside, have a different part of a complete nativity scene.

Another nativity can with different scenes on each side.

Nativity charm bracelet. A gift from Kathy

This bracelet was given to me by a "freecycler".

An assortment of nativity and "Jesus is the Reason for the Season" pins plus baby Jesus earrings.

Nativity pins on a card. Found at Fisherman's Inn gift shop.

Found in a thrift store

Nativity cookie cutters

Nativity sugar cookies made with cookie cutters

Tea set: tea kettle, sugar and creamer, cookie jar, mug, pitcher. This was purchased for half price at the Christian Book Shop in Annapolis with Christmas gift money froma special friend. Carole paid $37.50 for the entire set. At the same time she was given a very large one piece nativity that had come in broken. She was able to fix it and can no longer remember or find where it was repaired.

Plastic canvas tissue box covers made by Carole

Nativity mugs

Opposite sides of nativity mug found in a yard sale.

For Christmas 2018 Carole decided to use this mug instead of just display it. When she poured her hot coffee in it she saw that the cup was even more special.as seen below.

We found one of these 8 ounce glasses in a yard sale this past summer. Then Bob and Terri sent us the other one.

Nativity quilt

Nativity throw and sofa pillows

Nativity thimble that came from the National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Given by Eleanor Greco. It had been part of her thimble collection. 

Nativity night light in the kitchen. A gift from Bill and Ebbie.

Nativity night light (in the bathroom)

I found these socks in the same box as the nativity earrings at the new thrift store in Dunkirk