A Christmas Pickle
Ok…stay with me on this one.
I was wondering why many of my carving friends were posting pictures of carved pickles on their Facebook pages. Well, I now know that there was a German tradition of hanging a pickle on the Christmas tree. Whoever found the hidden pickle would receive an extra gift.
Those clever Germans…Mercedes, BMW’s and Christmas pickles.
Anyways, here’s my version of a Christmas pickle. Pretty simple bandsawed blank from basswood, a bit of acrylic paint and sealed with urethane. Use a few different tones of green to give it some life. Drill a hole in the top and glue a little cord in place so that you can hang it from the tree.
Just be sure to have an extra present around in case the person who finds it knows about this tradition!
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