A Partridge and a Pear Tree

Yup, I am jumping the gun a little bit here. It seems that they are pushing holiday decorations and things earlier and earlier every year. The store I work in has been putting Holiday items out since before Halloween. So one way or another we are forced to face the fact that the holiday season is upon us. *sigh*

 I did a little searching on Etsy and decided to just look for the first of the Twelve Days of Christmas. Here are just few of the wonderful handmade items I found.

by bitowhimsey

by  iamfish

by LuxeAdornments

by  betsyjarvis

 

by nicolecampbell

by lkQuiltArt

Here is a link that has pictures that you can print to color either for you or for children;

http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/12/twelve.htm

This gives you some information about the song and the history of the Twelve Days of Christmas;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_%28song%29

This one is chock full of all kinds of Holiday traditions, pictures and facts. There are some interesting things on here and I need to give it a more in depth look.

http://www.holidays.net/christmas/story.htm

Have fun looking and getting into the Holiday spirit.

(jj)