I will be adding an antique and collectibles page to my site soon.
My mother is living with us now, which means cleaning out her four story house.
Over her 87 years, my mother has been a huge collector.
So stay tuned in the next few months for Mom's Gallery (theclutterbug.com)
to be opened with the support of Mountain Elves.  
I will return to making my Santa dolls in the future.

Thank You to all my past customer's,
 for the wonderful support & understanding you have given me
in this life changing event!  Bless you all.

----- Patty McCarty

Father Christmas

(England)   Originated in the 1600’s. Carrying a lantern, Father Christmas would go from house to house peeping into windows and watching the children to see if they were being good.
The well-behaved children, of course, would find gifts beneath the Christmas tree, left there by Father Christmas as a reward for doing their chores and minding their parents.

Kris Kringle stands 17" tall and is dressed in ecru & red  sculpted fabric,with green & gold trim.  Brass bells hang from his belt. He carries a brass lantern and a hand carved staff of a Santa face & beard. He comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and his legend.

African-American Santa

(American) In the 1960’s, in conjunction with the Civil Rights movement, depictions of a black Santa Claus began to appear. Although this idea was not new to the African-American communities, the black Santas were considered quite a novelty at the time. Today, of course, the idea of a black Santa is commonplace.
African-American Santa legend © Mountain Elves

Pére Noël

(France) On St. Nicholas Eve the children would stuff their shoes with hay and a carrot for Pére Noël’s reindeer. The reindeer food was exchanged during the night with gifts for the children. A traditional supper follows Midnight Mass in France and a Yule log is kept burning throughout the twelve days of Christmas.
© story copyright 1986 - 2005 Mountain Elves

Pére Noël has a hand sculpted face. He is dressed in stiffened tapestry clothing with black Russian Fox fur trim.  His 12" beard is from the fleece of the Leicester Longwool Sheep, an endangered breed with only 2000 left in the world. He carries a handcrafted basket by WV artist Jayne Humphreys.  His punched tin star is by Ohio tinsmith Carl Giordano and pottery by WV potter Sue Elkin.  All these items are signed by the artist that made them.  Attached to his belt is a basket of carrots and hay for his reindeer and a pair of old wooden shoes.  Strapped on his back is a ship in a bottle and a violin. 

He stands 26" tall and is signed and dated. He comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and the legend of Pére Noël.