Svatava Nativity - PaperModelKiosk.com

Nestled in the foothills of South Bohemia, in what once was a pub, I found Zábrdské Betlémy, home and Crèche Museum of Svatava's Vizinová.

After my recent visit, I've been wanting to bring you all the photos and fond memories of Svatava, her thousands of books and probably nativities, hundreds of podmalby glass paintings, not to mention her friendly dos and ubiquitous house cats.

But before I could stop living out of a suitcase, come home, and start recollecting it all — I've been out of the country for a few months —

Svatava has sent me a new nativity.

"For your Christmas tree," she writes. "1907, maybe older… the date is on reverse, on hand[-written] dedication…"

And, then, she thoughtfully adds, "Not only for your Christmas tree… For everybody who would like it, of course :)" (Smiley face included in Svatava's note.)

And so, with my suitcase still unpacked, I couldn't resist the temptation: my idpod turned on, I spent delightful hours getting Svatava's scan ready for printing. A friend had done a nice improvement on the original, but it still needed some tender-loving-care. (You can read all about my it in my Blog.)

Then, with my close-up reading glasses on, I felt like a little kid cutting out Svatava's nativity, assembling it, and shooting it — so you might be inspired to do the same for your Christmas tree!

From Svatava Vizinová and Crèchemania.com, enjoy!

You'll enjoy browsing Svatava's ZÁBRDSKÉ BETLÉMY website where you'll see her "museum" and lots of its beautiful nativities and painted glass pictures. and, if you're in the Czech Republic, you'll love visiting ZÁ BRDSKÉ BETLÉMY, Zábrdí 1, 38421 p. Husinec, Czech Republic

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