The Poinsettia Table Runner is made from 100% Polyester ivory Satin. The design on each end of the Table Runner is a pair of ivory and soft gold and white candles in a bouquet of ivory and soft gold poinsettias with green holly leaves, gold ivy and gold berries. Then the Table Runner is accented and outlined with gold metallic thread. Our Table Runners can also be used as a Doily or Dresser Scarf. All of our Table Runners are hand made and come in 4 sizes, 16x36, 16x48, 16x60 and 16x72.
Use the drop down box at the right to choose the length of Table Runner you need. Select this link to view our Christmas Tree Skirts.
The Christmas Crib
In the year 1220 St, Francis of Assissi visited Bethlehem. He was so impressed with the way Christmas was celebrated there, that he asked the Pope for permission to recreate it in his own village in Italy. Select this link to view our Pet Stocking Holders.
He built a manger in a cave and placed a stone image of the baby Jesus in it. He surrounded the manger with real animals and said a Mass. The people who came felt as though they had been at the actual birth of the Baby Jesus. Select this link to view our Pet Christmas Stockings.
Before long, wooden nativity scenes were displayed in churches and homes across Europe. Today they continue to be popular as a way of reminding us that Christmas is really about the birth of Christ. Select this link to view our Baby Gifts.
The tradition was brought into Spain from Naples. In Catalonia, a figure is included that represents a Catalan peasant. In Provence, in the South of France, nativity scenes use small clay figurines called Santon, which represent the traditional trades and professions of old Provence. The Santons are then collected as art or craft objects. Select this link to view our Nativity Christmas Ornaments.
A nativity scene, also called a crib or crèche, generally depicts the birthplace of Jesus. Nativity scenes usually show Jesus in a small crib or manger, with Joseph, and Mary in a barn intended for the housing of animals. A mule, ox, sheep, and sometimes other barnyard animals, surround them. Often added are the three wise men, shepherds, angels and the Star of Bethlehem. Select this link to view our Christmas Books.
The Christmas Star
The star symbolizes the star that appeared, quite miraculously, in the eastern sky at the birth of Jesus. The star is believed to have guided shepherds and the magi to the newborn babe. Select this link to view our Nativity Ornaments.
The Christmas star or star of Bethlehem continues to decorate churches and houses as part of traditional Christmas celebrations. Select this link to view our Fiber Optic Angels.
