Belsnickel Ceramic Tree Decoration

Beautiful depiction of Pa Dutch pre Santa, looks just like the real life character in Christmas play at Hopewell Village Pa. Searched everywhere for this, spent weeks searching online etc, only Belsnickel types were clean, red suit santa type with smile holding a twig. NO !!! Belsnickel is hobo type in tattered clothes with soot on face holding a whip and bag. This ornament captures the scene perfectly. Colors as depicted and on back is word Belsnickel which is nice for people who are not familiar

I figured the quality of this would okay, but honestly it is great. The picture came out very clear and now we have can always remember what our Sancho looked like as a sweet lil puppy. We love it and can't wait to put it on our tree next year. The only drawback -- and it's minimal -- is that the gold string to hang the ornament pretty much really is just a string. I will probably replace it with actual ribbon or something next year. I used an image w/ medium resolution taken with my HTC EVO phone, and the ornament came out great. The colors and image are perfect and clear. I tried to use other lower res pictures, but the website warned me that they wouldn't print correctly. This picture didn't generate those warnings and my ornament looks great, so if you get that warning use another picture! Here is the picture I uploaded and the completed product.

I love the symbolism in this piece! The olive branches and flowers reminding us of Gethsemane and the joy of the resurrection. The candle reminding us of Christ's light and love. I've dropped it a few times already and it has held together nicely. Couldn't be more pleased with this product! Would definitely buy again. The printing was as expected on the front. Clear colors. The back where the artist put her brand name was a bit faded, but still readable.