Iplekids Christmas

A series of Holiday theme photos featuring my smaller Iplehouse dolls

Christmas Elves

I needed some photos of several Christmas Elves for my Fashions book.

St. Nicholas

My Wizard looked so good as a Bishop, that I decided to make him a St. Nicholas 'costume'.

He already moonlights as Santa Claus on occasion, but there's way more traditional Christmas figures than the American Santa Claus. There's Father Christmas, Pere Noel, Kris Kringle, Father Frost, and St. Nicholas. Even though in North America all those names are used interchangeably for Santa Claus, they are in truth all individual, unique characters with their own traditions.

I used the coat from my old Wizard figure that he wears as a Bishop, and made him a beige, lace-edged tunic to wear underneath. I also added some trim to one side of his miter hat to turn it into a cross. Then I sculpted a staff, but I preferred the one my old art doll St.Nicholas had, so traded them.

St. Nicholas traditionally arrives with his white horse, on December 5th, from Spain. That evening he rides his horse across the roof tops, while his servants deliver small gifts down the chimneys to all the good children.

He's also a much older character, dating way back to the twelfth century, so he'll be able to appear in my Medieval Fantasy world in future stories.

A Visit from St. Nicholas

December 6th is St. Nicholas Day, and the children had put out their wooden shoes the night before. They were very surprised when St. Nicholas arrived in person to deliver small gifts and chocolate letters....