Festive Red Santa Claus with Frosty Cotton Batting Skirt

11” tall

SPECIAL FEATURES

Scraps like this circa 1900 die-cut Santa with separate boots were made specifically for craftsy Victorian Families to add their own skirt treatment. We selected vintage cotton batting and adorned his skirt with vintage tinsel ribbon, Dresden paper trim, vintage tinsel rope, and shimmering old-stock vintage mica flakes (see additional views). We also added vintage cotton chenille and fine antique clear glitter for extra sparkle.

Lovingly handcrafted and signed by Gail Giaimo.

THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND ORNAMENT IS MADE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY WITH ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE MATERIALS to include: glass ornaments from the 1890s to1950s, most of which were made in Germany; colorful Victorian embossed & die-cut paper “scraps” and chromolithographs from postcards and advertising trade cards, made in Europe between the 1870s and 1910; antique and vintage fabric to include chenille, lace, ribbon and metallic trims; antique and vintage tinsel from tree garlands and old-stock German-made Lametta tinsel; gold and silver old-stock Dresden paper trims, crepe paper, foil, gift wrap, spun glass, and other embellishments. Items described as “antique” are dated between 1870 and the early 1900s (prior to WWI). Items described as “vintage” are dated between 1915 (WWI) and the 1950s (mid-century). We also use Dresden trims (only on occasion) and crinkle wire (always used for durability) made more recently in Germany using techniques and equipment that have not changed over the past 150 years.