Neil Allen
Registration for D.C. Convention
In a stunning flurry of registrations over the past weeks, we reached capacity at 150 persons for the D.C. Assembly months ahead of...
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Neil Allen
- Apr 8
- 3 min
Eggs For Easter and Christmas
The images and symbolism of eggs at Easter has deep cultural. historical and spiritual foundations within the Christian Tradition. Some...
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michele2swim
- Apr 7
- 1 min
A Piece of Art
Find a piece of art for an attractive background. It could be a postcard, a Christmas card, or your Grandchild's artwork. This bright...
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michele2swim
- Mar 28
- 1 min
Try a fan!
Another great backdrop for your nativity is a fan. A neutral color fan was chosen since my nativity was brightly painted. I used white...
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michele2swim
- Mar 18
- 1 min
Create an easy folder backdrop
Do you have a nativity that would look so much better with a simple setting? Here’s a quick and easy idea that anyone can do. Take an...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Creche Tour - Come on Over While You’re in Town for Our Convention!
For anyone coming to our December convention, I hope while you’re in a Washington DC you can pop over to Arlington, right next door, to...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 3
- 1 min
Museum of the Bible
The Museum of the Bible has something to offer to a wide range of visitors. Whether you are inspired by faith, history or archaeology,...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Look What I Found!
Laura Kirkconnel writes: Look what I found this week in the display cases of the gift shop for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the...
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Neil Allen
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Oaxaca Nativity Repair
Reposted with Permission - A FaceBook Entry from Ann Updegraff Spleth Oaxaca, day 4. If you’re not interested in folk art or...
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Neil Allen
- Feb 15
- 4 min
Traveling Displays
I hope I am not the only one that has a traveling Nativity display. It's always a bit of a challenge to develop, but setting up in a new...
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phil66196
- Feb 11
- 1 min
The FOTC convention that never was…
By Michele Devitt Hanging my Portland egg on the Christmas tree brought wonderful thoughts of all my FOTC friends! The convention that...
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Neil Allen
- Feb 10
- 5 min
Can You Make a Crèche ?
By Laura Kirkconnell “Can you make a creche?” That’s the question my husband Martin Tatuch has asked during our travels, inspired by...
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Neil Allen
- Jan 28
- 2 min
When Life, Faith, and Love Merge
Probably all of us have had those wonderful experiences when the things we love, the people that leave footprints in our lives and...
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Neil Allen
- Jan 27
- 1 min
Brochure for D.C. Convention
We are heading towards opening our registration page (a few last minute edits), but we literally CAN NOT wait. The brochure is ready and...
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phil66196
- Jan 24
- 1 min
A nativity scene for the birds
Nativity scenes come in every imaginable shape and configuration. One of the joys of collecting nativities is to find a new set, unlike...
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Neil Allen
- Jan 10
- 2 min
Azorean Nativity Scene
This is a traditional nativity scene displaying life on the islands of the Azores 9 islands off the coast of Portugal. This nativity...
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Neil Allen
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Timeline for Press Release For D.C.
Okay, it's time to get those nativities stored - or not. (pictured here is one of the three trips the Allen's took to bring their...
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Neil Allen
- Dec 25, 2022
- 1 min
Blessings to All Friends of the Creche Family on this Christmas Day
From our incredible team of volunteers - Neil, Phillip, Michele and all our contributors - here is a look back at some of our popular...
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Neil Allen
- Dec 16, 2022
- 2 min
Santa Gets a Gift
I always leave a comment table out and I generally get many nice thoughts. One said, "Seeing all the nativities is like getting a...
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Neil Allen
- Dec 11, 2022
- 3 min
A New Hope
Hope Wright, Springfield IL Creche Collector Although I still have the mini plastic scene received from my second grade Sunday School...
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