Creating a Reindeer from Sand
Living in Southern California, I don’t dream of a white Christmas, at least white as in snow. But I do still love Christmas. It’s just rarer that we find decorations that feature warmer celebrations. That’s why I like Hallmark’s Sandal the Sandman ornament series. The second one is another fun entry.
This year, Sandal is building a sand sculpture. Yes, I do appreciate the irony of a sand sculpture building a sand sculpture. Now, he isn’t building another sandman. Instead, he’s building a reindeer. And it’s mostly completed, too. We’ve got branches sticking out of the reindeer’s head as antlers. There’s a collar around his neck. There’s a towel on its back, and Sandal’s friend the turtle is sitting on it. Sandal himself is wearing a striped towel around his neck and a big beach hat on his head.
While I enjoy this twist on a typical winter/Christmas activity, I don’t like it quite as much as last year’s ornament. I think it’s because this ornament is so white. There are splashes of color, but white is the predominant one. As a result, some of the details tend to blend into each other.
One detail I do like that stands out is the little blue plastic shovel in the foreground. That added touch is wonderful.
The scene is on a nice, sandy (okay, really glitter) base, so it is nice and flat. If you want to set it out to be displayed, you can do that no problem. The series marker, a 2 in a Christmas tree, is on the bottom.
The ornament does tip a little to the left when you go to hang it. But by the time you get it on your tree, I doubt you will notice.
While this sandman ornament is very white, I do still enjoy
it. If you are used to a warmer
Christmas, you’ll be happy to add Sandal’s second ornament to your tree.
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