Belsnickle in Blue

I am almost finished putting touches of Christmas in each room. I told you about the blue and white bathroom.

Here:

 I did a search for Blue Christmas on Pinterest and saw some cute ideas.

I saw some blue Belsnickles that I thought were darling. 

Many of them have blue robes instead of the red coat that our modern Santa has. I thought a search on e-bay would yield a cute, old world looking Belsnickle.

 I don't think so.

They were around $50.00.

I decided to create my own, by painting Santa's coat blue.

I found a couple Santas at the thrift store for $1.00 or less.

I even found one with a blue coat. 
:)

I had a fun hour painting these. 

I already had the perfect midnight blue color.

I did a quick internet search for Belsnickle.

Was he mean to the kids or kind like Santa?

The Pennsylvania Lutheran tradition states that Belsnicklers would show up on Christmas Eve with a switch.

They would switch the kids that were naughty and throw a treat on the floor for the children who were good.

If the child tried to grab for the sweet,  they would get a swat with the switch.

They didn't wear beautiful robes, but rags and fur. 

This messed up tradition came from  Germany.
I am glad we were good 
New York-Lutherans 
not 
Pennsylvania Dutch- Lutherans. 
;)

I guess as a culture we have romanticized this figure quite a bit.
I put a couple in the guest room.

and one in the bathroom cabinet. 

I think they look so cute with new coats and none of them are wielding switches.

Okay, this one does look like he has a switch.

The pillows are made from Ralph Lauren fabric from Joanns. The quilt I made ages ago. 

I sprinkled a few Christmas touches around the room. 

I'm sorry about the lighting. This room only has one tiny window.

 Cheap thrills over here.

Sprinkled with "Belsnickle",

Katie  
Linking with,
Cedar Hill Ranch- A Homespun Christmas Link Party  
The Brambleberry Cottage  
Funky Junk Interiors