this is the greatest christmas decoration ever invented.
do you know why?
it's a smoking santa! you put a lighted wick inside him and, as it burns, puffs of smoke come out of his mouth.
i bought it at a christmas market in germany, and have been rationing the wicks ever since.
i picked this one for a few reasons. first, i loved it. second, i loved the idea of a santa who both skied and smoked a pipe. third, without the pipe, the smoke makes it look like you're seeing his breath in the frosty air.
like i said, greatest christmas decoration ever.
Sinster Klaus is making me smirk - Merry Christmas to you & Atlas!
Posted by: maryannashley | 12/22/2009 at 08:14 AM
Lol. He's so cute! Santa always had a pipe when I was little. Wonder if he heard that smoking's bad for the lungs? ;)
Posted by: Julie M. | 12/22/2009 at 08:52 AM
that's pretty cool
Posted by: Ann Bimberg | 12/22/2009 at 09:52 AM
soooo cute!! That reminds me, I used to have 2 little dolls I got in the Carribean that smoked too. In college, we always imagined that they were smoking something other than cigarettes! Now I wonder what ever happened to them....
Posted by: Patty Waite | 12/22/2009 at 10:35 AM
oh elizabeth....i bought my first smoker santa in germany too and guess what???? he skis! love it, simply love it.
merry christmas to you my dear!
Posted by: chrissy | 12/22/2009 at 11:15 AM
this must be 1/3 of the decorations you put up.....i can see how that would take some intense motivation ;)
Posted by: Helen | 12/22/2009 at 11:52 AM
That's hilarious!
Posted by: Sherron | 12/22/2009 at 02:35 PM
@helen: more like 1/6th. so yes, it was a seriously tiring task. hee.
Posted by: elizabeth @ retinal perspectives | 12/22/2009 at 04:35 PM
lol! Happy Holidays, my dear friend.
xo
Posted by: christina | 12/22/2009 at 05:47 PM
OMG..that's awesome...can you take a photo of the smoke coming out?
Posted by: Caroline | 12/22/2009 at 07:06 PM
love it
Posted by: Brita | 12/22/2009 at 07:45 PM
@brita/ann: so glad you love my santa too!
@caroline: i've tried before .. but have not had much success. maybe that's a good project.
@chrissy: you have one too! i love it! i also bought one for a friend for a wedding present - but it was a fisherman, not a santa. :)
@patty: that made me giggle. if you find them, you will have to take a photo for us.
@maryann/@christina: merry christmas to you too!
@sherron: isn't it!
@julie: maybe it's a once-a-year thing - to relieve his job stress. hee.
Posted by: elizabeth @ retinal perspectives | 12/22/2009 at 08:02 PM
I do love him too. :)
Posted by: Amy | 12/23/2009 at 06:15 AM
@amy: for which he thanks you :)
Posted by: elizabeth @ retinal perspectives | 12/27/2009 at 05:12 PM