As far back as I can remember, I have always loved The Nutcracker Ballet. In junior high and high school I had the opportunity to be a member of a ballet company that put on performances of The Nutcracker every Christmas...got to live my dream! Even though I no longer dance with them, it has become a Christmas tradition for my Mom and me to go see a performance of their Nutcracker every year. A few years ago during intermission we noticed the ornaments that were on the Christmas Tree in the lobby of the theater. Each ornament had been decorated to look like each of the characters in the ballet. The ornaments were "wearing" tiny little replicas of the costumes the dancers wore on the stage...and some of them were costumes that I had worn when I danced with them! I completely fell in love...and knew I had to make my own! My Mom and I began studying each one in an attempt to figure out how they were made. We shopped all the after Christmas sales to get the supplies and two years later...we finally finished the set! I am so excited to share a few of these with you...they are so special to me because they bring back memories from Christmases past when I danced in the Nutcracker...enjoy!
Disclaimer: I cannot take credit for creating these ornaments...in this case I'm a total copycat. ; )
 |
| Marie, the heroine of the story. |
 |
| The Nutcracker and the Mouse King |
 |
| The Snow Queen |
 |
| The Spanish, Arabian and Chinese Variations. |
 |
| Mirliton Variation |
 |
| The Flower Queen |
 |
| The Sugarplum Fairy |
