332 W. 63rd Street, Kansas City, MO 64113 PH 816-361-2500
"Where the creativity of human mind, spirit and experience is celebrated everyday."
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Week #5:
Our annual nativity show
"opens" today!
Over 150 Nativities in our Front Window
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As we closed the store on Thursday evening, we pulled down the brown paper that covered our window all week to unveil our 2020 nativity collection. Carefully pulling away the final layer of tissue around new nativities as they are first unpacked marks the actual beginning of the holidays for those of us at World's Window. After the exclamations and the smiles at the expressions on the figures, they are carefully placed in the window. |
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Starting right after Dia de los Muertos, Jan, with the help of her sister Judy, spent 3 to 4 days in the front window creating the entire nativity display. The window became a "canvas" to be filled. |
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Behind paper-covered glass, Jan carefully placed each nativity so they can be clearly visible through the front window. Judy kept unpacking the sets until the boxes were all empty. |
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The time spent placing each of the nativities is Jan's own personal time of stepping into the holiday season. It's a time of remembering how artisans from so many countries depict this one common scene in materials native to their own area and with images and dress of their own cultures.
Want a first tour of this year's display? The 5-minute video below is a slow tour through much of the window. Look for nativities made of clay, fabric, stone, seeds, metal, and even orange peels! Welcome to our 2020 Nativity show!
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Below are some of Jan's favorites this year. Can you guess what each are made of? Throughout Friday and the weekend Jan and Lonnie will be adding most of this year's collection of nativities to our online store. Sorry, they're not there yet, so if you see something your heart desires, just give us a call at 816-361-2500 and we'll set it aside for you. |
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Clockwise from top left: Wool felt from Nepal. Beads and wire from Kenya. Fire-burned wood from Indonesia. Coiled paper from Vietnam. Straw, seeds, coconut shell from Peru. |
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Clockwise from top left: Stone and metal from Kenya. Painted carved wood from Guatemala. Painted sea shells from Ecuador. Porcelain lithophane from the United States. Mixed etched metals from Thailand. |
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New whimsical nativity scenes arrive from Peru each year showing creativity and their celebrations of other cultures. This is the first year we've seen sea turtles in nativities. Also the first year for kitties. And for Baby Jesus to be sleeping on a pineapple. And for a moose and fox to be included. The Hawaiian rooster is super-cute too. Such fun! |
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The tiniest of nativities are often some of the most intriguing. A matchbox slides open to reveal the nativity inside. Pumpkin seeds, nuts and even pasta combine for a nativity "flower." A nativity in a bottle? Of course. And in a gourd. And, finally, teeny flour paste figures nestle in a tiny basket for a cozy little scene. |
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Celebrate the start of the winter holidays!
We hope to see you standing outside on our sidewalk choosing the ones that are special to you!
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and, speaking of the holidays . . .
There are SO many to celebrate!
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Beside the nativities, we have also been unpacking menorahs, candles, dreidels and more for Hanukkah. Beautiful hand-painted candle sets from South Africa arrived for Kwanzaa gatherings. Ornaments fill our wall and tree. Angels of all sizes are gathered in celebration. Advent calendars and boxes are ready for the December count-down.
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We'll be sharing more about each of these special holidays in the weeks to come. Together let's celebrate this time of
Hope, Peace, Joy and Love
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Feel safer with your own Personal Shopping Time?
Still not ready to shop with other customers around?
We can make that happen!
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Cherish your own safe, personal shopping space? Call Della (816-361-2500) and we'll find a perfect time!
With no worries about safety in a more public space, you can wander and shop for a full hour. We'll give you as much or as little help as you prefer. If you're holiday shopping, you'll leave with presents wrapped and ready for gifting. So easy!
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Wow. It's almost unbelievable that it is all-things-holiday time. Besides the nativities our ornament wall is full and new holiday displays are being added every day. It's a time of uplifting change here at World's Window in the midst of what feels like a week that's "on hold" around our nation.
For me, this year's nativity collection is particularly poignant as almost every one of the nativities had to be chosen from pictures instead of attending shows and meeting with vendors. There was no picking up pieces and studying them, feeling the wood or stone, looking closely at features.
Still, our small Fair Trade companies have been marvelous at sharing pictures and information and continuing to support their artisans in the best ways they can. But somehow, without the in-person contact we value so much with our companies, the unpacking of these treasures became even more surprising and touching. It has been my calm and center this week.
We thank you for your continued shopping support. And I can't say it enough times - YOU are an important part of what makes World's Window so special! THANK YOU! We invite you to enter this wonderful season of holiday celebrations with us.
Thinking of you.
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World's Window
"Nobody can define you like you."
Shop our Brookside Store:
CLOSED Monday
OPEN Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, 12 noon to 5 pm
SHOP our on-line store 24 hours a day:
As always we are "sharing the world" through
clothing, jewelry, folk art, textiles and hand-selected gifts -
and
buying locally-owned is a gift to your community!
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From your Brookside shopping neighborhood: Mark your calendar - coming next week!
Start your 2020 holiday season off right - Brookside style – with the Holiday Season Opener! The historic Brookside shops (63rd and Brookside Boulevard) are celebrating the start of the 2020 holiday season Thursday, November 12th, through Sunday, November 15th, with the annual Brookside Holiday Season Opener—a free, family-friendly event with holiday sales, pop-up events, food and drink specials, music and giveaways.
Whether you're looking for early holiday specials, finding something for that hard to shop for person, looking for a great place to eat and grab a drink, take food to go, or just in a festive mood and exploring, the Holiday Season Opener has something for everyone! Due to COVID-19 things look a little different this year, but thanks to extra precautions from our hard-working small businesses, there is something for everyone whether you stop by or support businesses online.
Click here for more details. And watch for more World's Window special details in next week's newsletter.
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World's Window | 816-361-2500 | 332 W 63rd St, Kansas City, MO 64113
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