Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: Details are lovely to look at
Cons: None to be found in this display
The Bottom Line:
A sweet ornament
The details bring it to life
It's fun to display
Sweets from the Sweet Shoppe
In 2004, Hallmark's Christmas Window series started what
would become the pattern. Yes, this was
the first window done by Nina Aube, but she has now down half the series. The series also now features nothing but
stores, and the Sweet Shoppe is a mouth watering start to the tradition.
This is a truly 360 degree series with something to look at
on all sides. Looking through the window
is a little girl with yellow pigtails down her back. Next to her is a dog in a red sweater. Having from the roof in a lantern, although
it is unlit at the moment. Above the
window is 2004, the year the ornament was released.
And what are the girl and the dog looking at so
intently? In the window is a gingerbread
house. It's small (although to scale for
the ornament) and looks delicious with lots of peppermint and other candies
plus glittery powdered sugar snow on the roof.
Next to the house is a small Christmas tree on one side and a snowman on
the other. And in front of the
house? A tiny snowman.
You can see the back of this display when you turn the
ornament around. Additionally, there are
some candies on the shelves that can only be seen when you turn it around. You can see a jar of licorice or some kind of
stick candy that is red white and green sticking out of a jar. Then there is a tray of peppermint candies
and some other kind of candy I don't recognize, but I'd be more than willing to
try a piece.
The detail on this ornament is superb. There are tiles on the roof and rocks on the
front of the building. Even with how
small the gingerbread man or snowman are, they have faces and decorations. It's fun to look at this one for hours.
You can hang this one from your tree and get it perfectly
balanced no problem. That's not a surprise
since the hook is pretty much in the center of the roof, which is centered in
the ornament.
However, I like displaying this ornament along with the
other series on a flat surface, kind of like a village. The nice, flat base helps make that possible,
and you don't have to worry about the ornament tipping over at all. The bottom is also where you'll find the 2 in
a Christmas tree, indicating the ornament's place in the series.
Since I just started collecting in the last few years, I had
to track this series of ornaments down.
I'm glad I did because they are such fun, and Christmas Window 2004 is
no exception.
Be sure to check out the rest of the Christmas Windows series.
Be sure to check out the rest of the Christmas Windows series.
Original Price: $19.95
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