Mountain Elves
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Old
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"For me, Christmas
is still the most magical time of the year"
Welcome
to the magical world of Mountain Elves!
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Meet
the Artist
If you would like to know who I am and how I became interested in making
Santa Claus Dolls, then this is the link to follow! My West
Virginia memories of Christmas play a large part in why I chose to make
my living creating Santa dolls & Christmas collectables.
Find out why I still believe in Santa Claus and always will. |
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Santa
Gallery
Mountain Elves
figures are one-of-a-kind creations. The unique designs are the result
of my interpretation of Christmas legends and customs from around the
world. Each doll is individually designed with a hand-sculpted
face. Signed, dated and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity
and folklore. Some examples of the Santa Claus dolls that can be ordered
include Pere Noel, Belsnickle, Father Christmas, African American Santa
Claus, Knecht
Ruprecht, Julenisse, Bavarian Santa, Weihnachtsmann, Civil War
Santa, Zwart Piet. Julenisse and many more! |
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Mountain
Elves Christmas Store Select from Christmas
tree ornaments, tree decorations, unique Christmas tree lights and Santa
Claus ornaments to help you celebrate the holidays. The Mountain Elves Christmas Store is a new feature and will be updated with new items specially hand picked by Mountain Elves. |
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Links
To other Santa Claus sites, Christmas decorations, tree ornaments, doll sites, music, art & craft resources and
sites that are just plain interesting! View artist
links by medium. If you would you like to exchange links with Mountain Elves Add your URL & description.
Click here to visit Mountain Elves featured link!
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Fine
Shops and Show Schedule
Information and links to shows and fine shops where Mountain Elves are
found.
I'm available for special event demonstration's. Online resume available upon request. UPDATE: I'm sorry to announce that the 2007-2008 schedule has been cancelled due to illness in the family. |
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Elves Bookstore
An online bookstore where you can
safely shop for books related to Santa making, Santa Collecting, doll
making and general arts & crafts.
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Santa
Artist E-mail List
A mailing list for Santa Claus and doll artists to exchange
information and ideas.
Founded in 1998, there are currently over 246 Santa Artists on the "santamakers
list" from all over the world.
The SantaMaker's Connection is an offspring of the mailing list. For and about Santa Claus Artists from around the world. Our mission is to connect, inform, share and offer support to both SantaMaker's and Santa Collector's from around the world. |
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Handmade WV Art & Crafts
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West Virginia Art & Craft Guild or WVACG, is a non-profit membership
organization, formed in 1963 by people determined to preserve and promote
the West Virginia creative lifestyle as well as a standard of excellence
for the creations. The Guild is proud of its forty five year tradition of
being the only West Virginia state-wide independent crafts organization. |
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Santa Claus Folklore & Legends
Santa Claus has many faces and personalities.
Here you will find condensed versions of Santa Claus folklore & legends
upon which many Mountain Elves figures are based. Many Legends on this site have come from extensive research, including contacting the Embassy of several Countries and by interviewing individuals who have spent their childhood in those Countries. These Santa Legends are from my research of historical folklore originating from a specific Country. When no originating historical folklore exists for a particular Santa that I have created, historical knowledge of the era or interviews with individuals who grew up in another country and used with their permission were created. These stories are clearly marked to avoid confusion. |
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The Clutterbug
is a new addition. The Elves are big clutterbugs!
This site is in the infant stages of development but soon we will be
hosting all the clutter in the elves attic that will be for sale or
auction. Items will include overstocked craft supplies, hand washed
sheep wool for doll & Santa Claus beards, antiques and collectables. |
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Around
the world with Santa Claus
Santa Claus has no boundaries! Thanks to all the
wonderful countries and people that have taken the time to journey though
the world of Mountain Elves! I have met some wonderful new friends, Santa
Claus doll collectors & Santa artists over the years!
Mountain Elves has been viewed by many Countries
from all over the world. To view who has visited Mountain Elves Click
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Mountain Elves uses and supports the following
web hosting service. |
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(View entries from my retired guestbook)
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 The SantaMaker's Connection For both Santa Artist's & Collector's  Santa Makers Connection is a gift to both our members and our visitors! We welcome you to have a long, enjoyable look around. Visitors are welcome and encouraged to view our pages! Membership is free and open to both Santa Artists and Collector's. All skill levels are welcome to join! Our mission is to connect, inform, share and offer support to both the SantaMaker's and Santa Collector's from around the world. |
The Santa Ring Graphics have been supplied by Juelie McLean |
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The ARTWV Connection was established in 1997 and is open to all West Virginia Artist & Craftsmen, Gallery owners, shops or anyone who is a resident of WV and in some capacity is involved with Arts or Crafts in West Virginia.Go Here to find out more about ARTWV or to view links of some of our members web sites. |
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