Decorations Ironmonger

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Introduction
Bumpy Doodles, a raised glaze, is added over modelled items on the Garden Shop building to make decorations, snow and Christmas trees. The latter, once found in ironmongers, now tend to be in DIY stores. Until recently trees were imported but are now farmed in the UK as a sustainable, green option that is less toxic than PVC.

 Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree in 2008. From the people of Norway since 1947, in thanks for assistance during World War II.

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Hazle Ceramics
Decorations Ironmonger
Limited Painting of 30
on Uppingham Market

Mysterious Mistletoe
This hemi-parasite evergreen, only occuring naturally, gets moisture and minerals from its host, with just limited harm. It photosynthesises its owns sugars. If enemies in Scandinavia met by chance beneath it, they kept a truce until the next day, leading to the custom of kissing under the mistletoe. A non-obliging girl could not expect to marry in the next year! Prominent in Greek mythology, its medical and supposed magical powers are still used, particularly in more rural parts of the world.

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 Holly, held most sacred in human history, denotes Christ’s crown of thorns and cross.

UK/Europe £79.50
Rest of World £67.66

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 Two forestry Shire horses working at The Christmas Tree Farm, Chesham. Lighter than a tractor, they don’t damage soil even when wet.
 Mistletoe with the white flowering berries of winter, as illustrated on a 1909 postcard.