I've uploaded a photo of my dovecote under my inn eaves.
 
It's made of foam tray, wire brushed & scored for wood grain. 3 1/2 inch wide by
1 1/4 inch tall, painted in browns with black inside the three round top holes
and with rounded perches. Excelsior pieces and a tiny bit of cotton for a
lived-in look.

The Dollar Store wedding favor birds have wings cut off and one is cut in half
to fit inside the hole.

Lynne

It sounds adorable and I am envious.

Lari

----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynne Ball" <lynnebll068@...>
To: christmasmangerscenes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 11:58:20 AM
Subject: Christmas Manger Scenes Inn Dovecote

I've uploaded a photo of my dovecote under my inn eaves.

It's made of foam tray, wire brushed & scored for wood grain. 3 1/2 inch wide by
1 1/4 inch tall, painted in browns with black inside the three round top holes
and with rounded perches. Excelsior pieces and a tiny bit of cotton for a
lived-in look.

The Dollar Store wedding favor birds have wings cut off and one is cut in half
to fit inside the hole.

Lynne

Hello to all
I have upload more photos of my work in progress,under Nativity 2010/11 moving
very slow,working on my patio, very hot, but I love the work anyway.

Lynne,I love your dovecote nice job

Peter

What a great job. Love what you have done.


Georgie




-----Original Message-----
From: Lynne Ball <lynnebll068@...>
To: christmasmangerscenes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, Aug 1, 2011 11:58 am
Subject: Christmas Manger Scenes Inn Dovecote





I've uploaded a photo of my dovecote under my inn eaves.

It's made of foam tray, wire brushed & scored for wood grain. 3 1/2 inch wide by
1 1/4 inch tall, painted in browns with black inside the three round top holes
and with rounded perches. Excelsior pieces and a tiny bit of cotton for a
lived-in look.

The Dollar Store wedding favor birds have wings cut off and one is cut in half
to fit inside the hole.

Lynne








[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi Peter,

Take your time, the most fun is working on our projects. The balcony door,
adding to the top of your cave, trees and wall with the set of three windows are
really coming right along. Great work in progress.

Lynne

________________________________
From: Peter Balzano <pierpaper47@...>
To: ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Mon, August 1, 2011 4:50:33 PM
Subject: Christmas Manger Scenes Peter's nativity 2011/12

 
Hello to all
I have upload more photos of my work in progress,under Nativity 2010/11 moving
very slow,working on my patio, very hot, but I love the work anyway.

Lynne,I love your dovecote nice job

Peter

The figures arrived. Thank you, Peter. I'll post photos
after they've been painted.

Best wishes,
Bill

--- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com,
ChristmasMangerScenes-owner@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
> I sent you an e-mail about the figures on June 18.
> I'll resend it right away.
>
> Bill
>

Aloha Peter, your project is coming along beautifully. Could you please add some
close up shots? I'd really like to see the details and textures you are able to
achieve.

Best regards.
Marc

--- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Balzano" <pierpaper47@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello to all
> I have upload more photos of my work in progress,under Nativity 2010/11 moving
very slow,working on my patio, very hot, but I love the work anyway.
>
> Lynne,I love your dovecote nice job
>
> Peter
>

Hi Lynne, this looks absolutely wonderful! Incredible detailing!

Best regards,
Marc

--- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, Lynne Ball <lynnebll068@...>
wrote:
>
> I've uploaded a photo of my dovecote under my inn eaves.
> �
> It's made of foam tray, wire brushed & scored for wood grain. 3 1/2 inch wide
by 1 1/4 inch tall, painted in browns with black inside the three round top
holes and with rounded perches. Excelsior pieces and a tiny�bit of cotton for
a lived-in look.
>
> The Dollar Store wedding favor birds have wings cut off and one is cut in half
to fit inside the hole.
>
> Lynne
>

Hi Peter, I wanted to ask about what type of foam cutter(s)you use. I need to
purchase some and was curious as to what you might recommend. I live in Hawaii
and no local construction material place (e.g. Home Depot) has them, nor does
the local Ben Franklin - one one and only craft store. I'd have to order them
and want to make sure I get a good and reliable item.  Many thanks for your
help.
Marc

--- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Balzano" <pierpaper47@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello to all
> I have upload more photos of my work in progress,under Nativity 2010/11 moving
very slow,working on my patio, very hot, but I love the work anyway.
>
> Lynne,I love your dovecote nice job
>
> Peter
>

Hi Marc,

Have you looked at Peter's photos in the
large format size? If you go into his album the
regular size is something like 480 x 360 but if you
click on the link (upper left of photo) that reads
"original," the photo will have a resolution of
2592 x 1944 and show a lot more detail.

Bill

--- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, "abbotofglamorganshire@..."
<marc@...> wrote:
>
> Aloha Peter, your project is coming along beautifully. Could you please add
some close up shots? I'd really like to see the details and textures you are
able to achieve.
>
> Best regards.
> Marc
>
> --- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Balzano" <pierpaper47@>
wrote:
> >
> > Hello to all
> > I have upload more photos of my work in progress,under Nativity 2010/11
moving very slow,working on my patio, very hot, but I love the work anyway.
> >
> > Lynne,I love your dovecote nice job
> >
> > Peter
> >
>

Photos are now online of my prize-winning entry
in the Hot Wire Foam Factory's Earthday 2011 contest.

Go to: http://hotwirefoamfactory.com/customer/gallery/villagedisplayindex.htm

In the second row, click on Crèche Art to see the display.

Bill

Hi Marc,
I got foam cutters from allover the places, Harbor freight tools have a decent
one that I use to cut thick foam 2 inch and for carving rocks also have a
soldering iron from harbor freight
they are very reasonable and they have good warranty, replacement if they break,
also got some from amazon.com, go to the web site and search foam cutters, I got
a Proxxon table foam cutter from them but it is expensive they have the most
reasonable price and free shipping if you spend $45.00 total,you can also google
 " foam cutters " there are several place, foam factory is another one
it all depend on how much you want to spend
good hunting
ciao
Peter

--- On Tue, 8/2/11, abbotofglamorganshire@... <marc@...> wrote:


From: abbotofglamorganshire@... <marc@...>
Subject: Christmas Manger Scenes Re: Peter's nativity 2011/12
To: ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 3:49 PM

Hi Peter, I wanted to ask about what type of foam cutter(s)you use. I need to
purchase some and was curious as to what you might recommend. I live in Hawaii
and no local construction material place (e.g. Home Depot) has them, nor does
the local Ben Franklin - one one and only craft store. I'd have to order them
and want to make sure I get a good and reliable item. Many thanks for your help.
Marc

--- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Balzano" <pierpaper47@...>
wrote:
>
> Hello to all
> I have upload more photos of my work in progress,under Nativity 2010/11 moving
very slow,working on my patio, very hot, but I love the work anyway.
>
> Lynne,I love your dovecote nice job
>
> Peter

Fantastic Bill!!!!
Congratulations!
That article is wonderful,
Well deserved award to you sir! : ) Jo

Aloha Bill, my sincere congratulations on your winning work!
Thank you for all the time and effort you put into the Christmas
Manger Scenes site and for all your encouragement, great ideas,
and enthusiasm.

Best regards,

Marc

Hi Peter, thanks for the info, I'll check those sellers out. Bill also let me
know how to get a detailed view of your photos - the work you've done is
incredible! Can't wait to see how this progresses.

Thanks again.
Marc

--- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, Peter Balzano <pierpaper47@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Marc,
> I got foam cutters from allover the places, Harbor freight tools have a decent
one that I use to cut thick foam 2 inch and�for carving rocks also have a
soldering iron from harbor freight
> they are very reasonable and they have good warranty, replacement if they
break,
> also got some from amazon.com, go to the web site and search foam cutters, I
got a Proxxon table foam cutter from them but it is expensive they have the most
reasonable price and free shipping if you spend�$45.00 total,you can also
google
> �" foam cutters " there are several place, foam factory is another one
> it all depend on how much you want to spend
> good hunting
> ciao
> Peter
>
> --- On Tue, 8/2/11, abbotofglamorganshire@... <marc@...> wrote:
>
>
> From: abbotofglamorganshire@... <marc@...>
> Subject: Christmas Manger Scenes Re: Peter's nativity 2011/12
> To: ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 3:49 PM
>
> Hi Peter, I wanted to ask about what type of foam cutter(s)you use. I need to
purchase some and was curious as to what you might recommend. I live in Hawaii
and no local construction material place (e.g. Home Depot) has them, nor does
the local Ben Franklin - one one and only craft store. I'd have to order them
and want to make sure I get a good and reliable item. Many thanks for your help.
> Marc
>
> --- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, "Peter Balzano" <pierpaper47@>
wrote:
> >
> > Hello to all
> > I have upload more photos of my work in progress,under Nativity 2010/11
moving very slow,working on my patio, very hot, but I love the work anyway.
> >
> > Lynne,I love your dovecote nice job
> >
> > Peter
>

Hi Bill,
Congratulations on being a contest winner, your scene has so many great details
for inspiration.
Lynne

From: Marc Pomerleau <marc@...>
To: ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 11:56 PM
Subject: Christmas Manger Scenes Re: First Prize in Contest

Aloha Bill, my sincere congratulations on your winning work!
Thank you for all the time and effort you put into the Christmas
Manger Scenes site and for all your encouragement, great ideas,
and enthusiasm.

Best regards,

Marc

Dear Bill,
 
Congratulations on your prize! You deserve it for all your good work and
dedication.

I see all the emails but I have not worked on much this year since I'm in the
process of moving. Hopefully I will be back at it soon.

Best Wishes,
Ada

--- On Tue, 8/2/11, ChristmasMangerScenes-owner@yahoogroups.com
<ChristmasMangerScenes-owner@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

From: ChristmasMangerScenes-owner@yahoogroups.com
<ChristmasMangerScenes-owner@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Christmas Manger Scenes First Prize in Contest
To: ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 7:11 PM

Photos are now online of my prize-winning entry
in the Hot Wire Foam Factory's Earthday 2011 contest.

Go to: http://hotwirefoamfactory.com/customer/gallery/villagedisplayindex.htm

In the second row, click on Crèche Art to see the display.

Bill

Hey Bill congratulation !
 you deserve for all the work you do to spred this beautyful art in this
country,good job
 
Peter

--- On Tue, 8/2/11, ChristmasMangerScenes-owner@yahoogroups.com
<ChristmasMangerScenes-owner@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

From: ChristmasMangerScenes-owner@yahoogroups.com
<ChristmasMangerScenes-owner@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Christmas Manger Scenes First Prize in Contest
To: ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 7:11 PM

Photos are now online of my prize-winning entry
in the Hot Wire Foam Factory's Earthday 2011 contest.

Go to: http://hotwirefoamfactory.com/customer/gallery/villagedisplayindex.htm

In the second row, click on Creche Art to see the display.

Bill

Hi,
 
Did everyone see the new home page photo? The nativity is very nice, who put it
together?
 
Lynne

Hi Lynne,

That's Roe's display from several years ago. It's
her manger scene from Christmas 2008. It's one of the
best examples of the use of various levels in a
manger scene. She put together a great background, too.
I like to put member's photos on the front page so
people can appreciate their artistry.

Bill

--- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, Lynne Ball <lynnebll068@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi,
>  
> Did everyone see the new home page photo? The nativity is very nice, who put
it together?
>  
> Lynne
>

Thanks to everyone who expressed their good wishes.
It's nice to be a prize-winner and join the ranks of
others in this group who have gotten national recognition
  - Ada, Larry, Celso, and Lello Troncone.

Aloha Bill, this is a wonderful scene - what album is it in? I looked for the
name Roe but could not find it. Thanks!
Marc

--- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com,
ChristmasMangerScenes-owner@yahoogroups.com wrote:
>
> Hi Lynne,
>
> That's Roe's display from several years ago. It's
> her manger scene from Christmas 2008. It's one of the
> best examples of the use of various levels in a
> manger scene. She put together a great background, too.
> I like to put member's photos on the front page so
> people can appreciate their artistry.
>
> Bill
>
> --- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, Lynne Ball <lynnebll068@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Did everyone see the new home page photo? The nativity is very nice, who put
it together?
> >
> > Lynne

It's from an album called "Roe 2008" - on the next to
last page of photo albums. Click to the last page and
then click on "Previous."

--- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com,"abbotofglamorganshire@..."
<marc@...> wrote:
>
> Aloha Bill, this is a wonderful scene - what album is it in? I looked for the
name Roe but could not find it. Thanks!
> Marc
>
> --- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com,
ChristmasMangerScenes-owner@yahoogroups.com wrote:
> >
> > Hi Lynne,
> >
> > That's Roe's display from several years ago. It's
> > her manger scene from Christmas 2008. It's one of the
> > best examples of the use of various levels in a
> > manger scene. She put together a great background, too.
> > I like to put member's photos on the front page so
> > people can appreciate their artistry.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > --- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, Lynne Ball <lynnebll068@>
wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Did everyone see the new home page photo? The nativity is very nice, who
put it together?
> > >
> > > Lynne

I've uploaded photo of a butterfly net attached to children figure 54004
Fontanini 5 inch Adah & Jason and a photo of butterflies on flowers of a trellis
and flower edgeing.

The net is made from a Dollar Store frying pan splatter screen. I cut a
triangle, glued the edges together and around a plastic ring, then painted. The
handle is a toothpick.

The butterflies are colored paper, three eights to half an inch wide, scored
down the center and folded. Using an ultra fine point marker, it bleeds through
the paper, so I was marking both sides identically at once. Cut out with small
sharp pointed scissors and glued to the flowers.

Lynne


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This Christmas I will feature the new amazing "fabric" (Magic Scarf) I posted
and provided photos earlier here, look for the "dollar store finds" album.

Also this year I have a bonsai tree I made from a boxwood nursery plant I got
for $3.99 I am adding pictures of this tree today and how I may feature it.  It
has proven to be quite hardy but I don't know how it would like to be taken away
from the kitchen windowsill and into a nativity scene for one whole month...

Thanks Bill for featuring my 2008 nativity and thanks for the nice comments it
is great that we can inspire each other here.

I did a video that shows it in more detail:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzzHFQoGCs

It is not very good in that I have a lot to learn about making videos
and I was featuring a bonfire that I did with one of those flame-less dollar
store candles and some sheep I painted from the wood-tone to white.

More interestingly perhaps for the group is the slide show video I did that
shows how the scene came together:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA9FGQejItQ

I always do try to have very rounded corners in my landscape so as to simulate
actual terrain and I find the flexibility, functionality and practicality of
using fabric to be unsurpassed.  I toy with the idea of painting it so as to add
variation but have not done it yet.

http://stores.ebay.com/Francos-Corner?_trksid=p4340.l2563

Hi Lynne, as always, a wonderful creation! This should make a great scene, look
forward to seeing it in your next manager set-up.
Marc

--- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, Lynne Ball <lynnebll068@...>
wrote:
>
> I've uploaded photo of a butterfly net attached to children figure 54004
> Fontanini 5 inch Adah & Jason and a photo of butterflies on flowers of a
trellis and flower edgeing.
>
> The net is made from a Dollar Store frying pan splatter screen. I cut a
> triangle, glued the edges together and around a plastic ring, then painted.
The
> handle is a toothpick.
>
> The butterflies are colored paper, three eights to half an inch wide, scored
> down the center and folded. Using an ultra fine point marker, it bleeds
through
> the paper, so I was marking both sides identically at once. Cut out with small
> sharp pointed scissors and glued to the flowers.
>
> Lynne
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

Aloha, love your creche scene! There are lots of great ideas! Nice videos too!
Marc

--- In ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com, "Roe" <rossanaleblanc@...> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks Bill for featuring my 2008 nativity and thanks for the nice comments it
is great that we can inspire each other here.
>
> I did a video that shows it in more detail:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmzzHFQoGCs
>
> It is not very good in that I have a lot to learn about making videos
> and I was featuring a bonfire that I did with one of those flame-less dollar
store candles and some sheep I painted from the wood-tone to white.
>
> More interestingly perhaps for the group is the slide show video I did that
shows how the scene came together:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA9FGQejItQ
>
> I always do try to have very rounded corners in my landscape so as to simulate
actual terrain and I find the flexibility, functionality and practicality of
using fabric to be unsurpassed.  I toy with the idea of painting it so as to add
variation but have not done it yet.
>

Hi Roe,
 
The fabric really does looks like grass and a bonsai is a great idea. I think
your bonsai tree will be OK for a month but you could get a grow light from a
hardware store. I would check a bonsai book first.

Lynne

From: Roe <rossanaleblanc@...>
To: ChristmasMangerScenes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 9:23 AM
Subject: Christmas Manger Scenes Boxwood bonsai


This Christmas I will feature the new amazing "fabric" (Magic Scarf) I posted
and provided photos earlier here, look for the "dollar store finds" album.

Also this year I have a bonsai tree I made from a boxwood nursery plant I got
for $3.99 I am adding pictures of this tree today and how I may feature it. It
has proven to be quite hardy but I don't know how it would like to be taken away
from the kitchen windowsill and into a nativity scene for one whole month...