Long ago, "up north," I made a set of reindeer and a sleigh as the centerpiece in the front yard. This (on the left) was the first I ever did of the reindeer.  After "Woodolph", I made five others of this size, and a matching sleigh. 

This is a terrible picture - but the best this amateur photographer was able to get with my little Kodak. You can see - if you look real close - the reindeer, elves and sleigh. I'm very pleased with them. The first few years we would put them out in the morning and take them in at night. We eventually stopped doing that. I put them out Thanksgiving week and take them in after Christmas. The would spend the rest of the year in the cellar. This set of large ones are now with Denise and Wes.

I liked these so much that I also made a group that are one half this size - including a sleigh. That set is with Dawn and Dave. They look great.

All of the reindeer, sleighs and elves are the design of Ken  Williams from Bear Lake, PA. He has many great designs. Ingenious.....

During the summer of 1998, I was in a Christmas Project mood and made several. Shown here is a large Father Christmas, the Count-down Snowman and a Table Snowman that holds some blinking lights. All are very popular when they are displayed during the Christmas season.

We brought Father Christmas and the Countdown Snowman with us and they continue to be a hit here in Florida. The table snowman became the inspiration for the gifts I made for the girls this year - 2002, shown on the right.

I've made several small Christmas Projects that involved little woodworking and some painting.  The snow man and woman were pretty easy, but very nice on the mantel during the Christmas season. Mr. and Mrs. Claus on the other hand were an exercise in Folk painting.  There were many colors, lots of floating, liner brush work, and even texturing. We kept both of these and they are now here in Florida.

A very popular table decoration is this pair of reindeer. The plan was from a magazine.

 A nativity scene is a popular Christmas subject, so I took on a simple one. This one hangs on the wall.

Both of these projects are very popular and I've made several of both for friends and relatives.

The latest projects out of The New SawDust Shop have been for Christmas also. The first was for the display at the entrance to our village. These penguins stand about 5 feet tall and are wrapped with lights - much like yours truly when putting the lights on our Christmas Tree. They looked very nice out there.

Mr. and Mrs. Swinging Claus hung from a branch on one of the oak trees

Of course - the Count-Down Snowman is still here to keep us informed.

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