Still – a little bit of Christmas?
My Christmas decorations are packed away except for this framed 12 Days of Christmas collection. I love it so much that I think I’ll let it linger a little longer. Is there a rule against that?
The cards depict the original wooden 2 by 4-foot “cards” that were designed and painted by local artist Mary Hunter. The giant Christmas Cards illustrate the 12 days of Christmas and were first displayed elevated on Fairhope light posts for 36 years. After they deteriorated, they were removed, refurbished and are now displayed every Christmas on stands at various businesses.
I bought the small package of greeting cards several years ago and thought they’d be nice to frame someday. Then, they sat in my office year after year, until finally . . . I remembered to take them to Lyons Share Gallery. Owners Kelley and Mike Lyons did a beautiful job and I love how it turned out. I topped it with a ribbon and greenery because that’s what we do at Christmastime — deck the halls.
I’m trying to find a space in a guest room to hang this year-round, not just at Christmas. Would that be weird?
A complete story about Mary Hunter and the giant cards, along with great photos, was written by Gina Lanaux for Scenic 98 Coastal. If you are local or love this area, make sure you click over and sign up for their weekly newsletter that features stories about the entire Gulf Coast area.
I left these framed cards out on purpose for now, but don’t you love finding one little tidbit of Christmas lurking somewhere that you forgot? It’s like a little surprise reminder of joy.
I really like what you did with the 12 Days of Christmas cards. Very creative, great idea!!
You can hang Christmas year round…it’s your house to decorate as you want. Our home expresses who we are. I am a photographer/artist/graphic designer.
I turn many of my images I capture in my photography into paintings. I almost love creating “artworks” as I do taking pictures. The people I capture in my portrait work love how I change the portrait into a graphic painting. I print them off on canvas and add a little texture. You can’t tell the difference. It was nice meeting you through Andy’s website . Check out mine below. God bless you, Dan
Hi Dan, you sound very creative – my type of friend! So glad you found me from Andy’s site – he’s great, right? I’ll pop over to your link and take a look – all the best to you!
I love this Leslie Anne, and see no reason not to hang it and enjoy all year long! I recently had a friend ask me to paint some of these glasses to replace ones that got broken and your card images will help me greatly as I’ve been researching this!
That sounds like a fun project. Be sure to click over to Gina’s story I metnioned where you can see larger versions.
I love this framing of the 12 Days of Christmas, Leslie Anne. I would keep it hanging all year. I have several cross stitched pieces that hang all year because they are too pretty to only be hung for a few days or weeks.
I think I’m liking the all-year-long plan. I already keep my family manger scene at the front of a china cabinet so we can see it all year long. Why not see the things you love? Thanks Robin.