Nativity Sets for the Decorating Diva
November 3 | Posted by Rokai Kolam | Accessories, Fashion News Tags: 13th century, accent piece, alderson west virginia, baby jesus in a manger, barnyard animals, beautiful christmas lights, christmas season, constant reminder, domestic diva, federal prison camp, five months, images of jesus, joseph and mary, martha stewart, nativity scene, nativity sets, pottery classes, sculpture artist, three wise men
It was reported that even when Martha Stewart was in the Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, West Virginia sometime in the 2007, she still made time to do a nativity set for the Christmas holidays. The domestic diva would sculpt images of Jesus, Joseph and Mary out of clay and have them glazed in prison, too. She once said that for her five months stay there, leading up to the Christmas season, she would ask the guards if she could teach pottery classes to the inmates, with the objective of teaching them how to make an entire nativity scene by the end of it.
Of course, these days, she’s probably making more elaborate and gorgeous displays than that, now that she’s back to running her company again. But what this story lets us see is how much popular nativity sets are everywhere. It truly is one of the must-have decorations to set up for the holidays.
With many Christian homes, especially, this display serves as the centerpiece to Christmas. These iconic figurines, which first came out in the 13th century, are inherently rich in story and history. The nativity scene is symbolic as well as dramatic. It is a constant reminder of why we actually celebrate the season of Christmas.
You don’t necessarily have to be an expert potter and sculpture artist like Martha Stewart, to be able to come up with a decent nativity display, because nativity sets are readily available online, where you can buy them. They even come with a lot of choices and options now, so you have plenty to choose from. But a basic set usually consists of the baby Jesus in a manger, his parents Joseph and Mary, and the angel looking down upon them. Some come with more elaborate details and characters like the barnyard animals and their shepherd masters, and of course, the Three Wise Men. Some nativity sets also come up with bright and beautiful Christmas lights, which make the nativity set a breathtaking accent piece during holidays. Whether placed indoors or outdoors, a nativity scene always makes a great impact.
Decorating a nativity scene is only a challenge in so far as your creativity is concerned. Again, you don’t have to have Martha Stewart expertise but with what you can buy online, it’s easier to put the figurines up on display. You can choose to scale them according to what you prefer, sometimes even adding a few trees and houses, to make the display even more presentable. And you can even make decorating a fun family activity, like you would with Christmas tree decorations.
I actually prefer a nativity scene to a tall Christmas tree because I think this truly represents the spirit of Christmas.
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