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Last updated: November 06. 2006 10:08AM
Fun finds at Christmas Houses
The holiday season can be so jam-packed with music, parties and annual traditions, why not spread it throughout the year? Shop owners from Topsail Island to the Calabash River keep the holiday spirit humming far beyond November and December. So take a look at these discoveries and remember the fun doesn’t have to end on New Year’s.
A small battery (included for the $17.50 price) powers the glow within this Christmas tree, so no wires restrict where the glass orb can hang. But ornaments are merely the obvious start to the holiday treats at Jingle Bells Christmas Shop in Sneads Ferry. Top an open wine bottle with a glass Christmas tree stopper for $8.75. Or give a bottle as a gift with a happy snowman holding on tight for $6.25. Jingle Bells Christmas Shop, 1004-B N.C. 210, Sneads Ferry, 327-1055.
SWEET KISSES
Buy a supply of kisses at The Christmas House in Southport for $9.99 when
you hang this silver mistletoe and position yourself beneath to wait for your sweetie. On the other hand, this turtle topped with a Santa hat needs no further decoration. The Christmas House, 104 W. Moore St., Southport, 457-5166.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
This fish ornament jumps out at passers-by with its bright colors and shiny moving parts. It’s $12.50 at St. Nick Nack’s, the Christmas store housed inside Callahan’s of Calabash. A handbag displays a sense of humor with a picture of a snowman slipping on a snowy day, $17.50. Start a new tradition with this wooden advent calendar, $70. Its 24 doors open to reveal a new treat on each day of December leading up to Christmas. The Christmas day treats will have to hide elsewhere! St. Nick Nack’s Christmas Shop at Callahan’s of Calabash, 9973 Beach Drive, Calabash, (800) 344-3816.
‘TIS THE SEASON
Remind yourself and holiday visitors that the sunny days of summer will return by hanging this sand- and shell-filled ornament, $7.95 at the Cape Fear Christmas House on Oleander Drive. Imagine yourself sitting in the beach chair painted on the side while you warm your hands with hot cocoa or by the fire. Or, if you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, create one yourself with SnoWonder instant snow. Mix water with a $5.75 packet for a bowl of fresh snow that won’t melt. A ready-made holiday soundtrack is available on the ‘A Player Piano Christmas’ CD for $18.95. For a taste of the real thing, drop in the store and order a song on the player piano there for just a quarter. Cape Fear Christmas House, 6005 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, 796-0222.
NAUGHTY OR NICE
More than a mere shiny bauble, this $7 silver angel from Kringle Korner in the Cotton Exchange can decorate your tree – or yourself, since the ornament doubles as a pin. Spell out exactly how angelic you feel with a ‘naughty’ or ‘nice’ ornament, for $4.25 each. Kringle Korner, 311 N. Front St., in the Cotton Exchange, Wilmington, 762-7528.
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