Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: 3 more delightful mini days
Cons: None
The Bottom Line:
Transitions in set
But quality is still great
Set worth collection
Entering New Territory with the Third 12 Little Days of Christmas Set
This the third set of the 12 Little Days of Christmas
series, we’ve definitely entered new territory in two ways. See, this miniature series is based on the
popular 12 Days of Christmas series Hallmark started in 2010 and which released
its sixth entry this year. That’s right,
all of these ornaments are based on designs we haven’t seen full sized versions
of yet. Plus we have the transition from
birds to humans in the set as well.
Each set in this miniature series includes three mini
ornaments, so it covers three days.
Here, we get days 7 through 9. Up
first is the final bird, the swan-a-swimming.
This swan has an elongated neck and his bill is actually touching his
neck. The crown in his head is gold as
is where his wings attach to his body.
The rest is white, in keeping with the white and gold theme for the rest
of the series. There is a dangle under
him that is a 7 in a heart.
The other two ornaments in this set are ladies. The maid-a-milking is wearing a nice, white
dress with gold accents and a gold bow in the back. She has pretty gold hair, and she’s holding a
golden pail in front of her with the 8 on it.
That’s right, the people seem to be holding the number, so we don’t have
dangles for the last two days.
Finally comes our lady dancing. She is highlighted by a golden tie for the bun
on top of her head, gold sleeves and hems on her dress and golden shoes. Her number, 9, is once again on a heart, and
this time she is holding it beside her like a prop she is dancing with.
I am loving these sneak peeks at the rest of the
series. Obviously, designs can change
and we don’t know what the colors on the final ornaments will be, but it is
still very fun to see what they are thinking for the rest of the series as of
right now.
And I like these ornaments as they are. The white porcelain and gold combination is
still wonderful together, and they use just enough gold to highlight certain
things and help us know exactly what each item is.
The ornaments in this series, full size and mini both, have
all had dangle elements so far, so setting them out has not been an
option. Even though we’ve dropped the
dangle elements with days 8 and 9, they still don’t stand on their own before
their feet are so small. You can lean
the maid-a-milking, but the lady dancing’s feet are at such an angle she will
never stand.
But that’s no problem because when hanging, these ornaments
look great. All of them are balances so
that they hang straight.
These sets are so much fun.
Now that days 7-9 have been released, we are just one set away from
having the complete 12 Little Days of Christmas, and I can’t wait to add it to
my collection.
Need to get them all as well? Here are the rest of the 12 Little Days of
Christmas.
Original Price: $24.95
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