This year my fireplace mantel is full of nothing but snowmen.
Big ones, little ones and teeny tiny ones.
This jolly fellow is one of my favorites. I got him at a Christmas party years ago. We did a gift exchange and I have loved him ever since.
I don't know why I love snowmen so much. I've never even built a real one. But for some reason they make me happy.
I've been collecting them for years now.
Some I have bought myself. Some came to me as gifts.
But, each one has a special memory with it and a story behind it.
Some came home with me from vacations. Some from vacations with family members.
I love how there are so many snowmen yet they are all different.
Every year I try to add to my collection. I've gotten several new ones this year.
I love unpacking them every year. Normally I put them all in the china hutch with little trees, street lamps and so on.This year I didn't do much decoration so I decided to put them all out on the fireplace mantel. I didn't have room for all of them so I had to put some throughout the house in other places too.
I have a Santa collection too but they didn't get put on this year. Maybe next year will be the year of the Santas.
But, this year is the year of the snowmen. All with their darling outfits and cute little smiles.
What Christmas items do you collect?
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