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A Cute Little Set with a Big Story
In the hillsides of San Pablo, Ecuador sits a beautiful United Methodist Church with an equally beautiful ministry. Pastor Carmita,...
Neil Allen
Sep 27, 20232 min read
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Close Encounters of a Nativity Kind
As Webmaster for FOTC, I feel privileged to speak/connect with your emails and phone calls. Recently, one of those contacts was from...
Neil Allen
Sep 15, 20232 min read
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What to do with miniatures?
If one is limited on space, miniatures are a good way to add to a collection. From an artist’s point of view, often it takes more skill...
michele2swim
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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ELIZABETH MANYGOATS TILE NATIVITIES ARE AMAZING
Elizabeth is a Navajo folk artist who has crafted many tile and three dimensional nativities. I love her unique style and her artistic...
Neil Allen
Aug 6, 20231 min read
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My Role as A Connector
Im probably going to reveal my age by saying I remember the days when you called an operator to connect your calls. Having admitted my...
Neil Allen
Aug 1, 20232 min read
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The Mystery Nativities.
These two nativities have style similarities and appear to be hand made from wire, metal and beads. I would love it if any of you can...
Neil Allen
Jul 23, 20231 min read
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Navajo Mud Toy Nativity
Sue Parker I love this Navajo mud toy nativity. The nativity was made from mud by Rose Herbert in 2008. Rose lived in a remote part of...
Neil Allen
Jul 19, 20231 min read
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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...
Neil Allen
May 24, 20232 min read
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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...
Neil Allen
Apr 8, 20233 min read
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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...
michele2swim
Apr 7, 20231 min read
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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...
michele2swim
Mar 28, 20231 min read
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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...
michele2swim
Mar 18, 20231 min read
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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...
Neil Allen
Mar 9, 20231 min read
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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,...
Neil Allen
Mar 3, 20231 min read
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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...
Neil Allen
Mar 2, 20231 min read
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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...
Neil Allen
Feb 17, 20232 min read
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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...
Neil Allen
Feb 15, 20234 min read
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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...
Phil Garding
Feb 11, 20231 min read
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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...
Neil Allen
Feb 10, 20235 min read
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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...
Neil Allen
Jan 28, 20232 min read
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