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Twenty Five Years and Linda is celebrating!
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As Mother Nature is arrayed in Spring's splendor, you will find Linda Lindquist Baldwin's hard working Mrs.Chicken & Mr. Rabbit out peddling their "Fresh Eggs & Veggies".

Mrs. Chicken & Mr. Rabbit w/Fresh Eggs & Veggies
Haresnickle Item #25Y3  $20.00
Everyone who buys one of these Haresnickles is put in a drawing for one of our 25th Anniversary Designer Label Crossroads Candles. (see below)
  This months winners are
Brandie from Texas  and Sara from Vermont.


This boxed Exclusive Edition piece is signed, dated & numbered by Linda Lindquist Baldwin.


"I am a chicken but I like bunnies too"

i'm a chicken
don't you know
i can do any thing
and choose where I want to go

i will eat some worms
and scratch some dirt
and with the others
i will flirt

some of my friends are rabbits
but i just call them bunny
they join in our parties
and are just so very funny

i have my friends
and they like me
if we had a kitchen
we could share some tea

but since we don't
we will stick to greens and bugs
and when no one is looking
we give each other hugs

This year marks the 25th year since Linda Lindquist Baldwin bought a book about antique papier-mache Santas, called Belsnickles, at a garage sale for a nickel.  This chance purchase changed the life of Linda, a single mother working 2 jobs and attending college at night, and the lives of Santa-lovers around the world.

Linda has always been a “believer”.  She believed in her heart that God would guide her and open the right doors at the right time.  She believed that her love of life and strong work ethic would enable her to succeed and she believed in her collectors, who, touched by her unique and irresistible works of art, embraced and supported her.

In 2011 Linda will celebrate the word “Believe”.   She will kick off her year-long 25th anniversary celebration with this adorable “Believe In Your Heart” Snow Girl whose heartfelt message is perfect for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Birthdays, Weddings and Anniversaries.  Shucks, she’s perfect for any day!!!!

The gorgeous “Believe” Santa w/Lighted Twigs will add warmth and beauty to any home.
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Linda Lindquist Baldwin is celebrating her 25th anniversary with the word “Believe”.  Because Linda has always believed in her heart that God would always guide her, she has selected her lovely “Church of Memories” for her 25th anniversary candles and coasters.  This peaceful church was inspired by her fond memories of the one-room churches and schools from her childhood.

Click here to read Linda's Church of Memories Story

ITEM #CH-CAN11 CHURCH CANDLE  26 oz.  (# 1 selling fragrance, Buttered Maple Syrup)  $22.95
This is a picture of our beautiful new private designer label Crossroads Candle.  This highly scented “Buttered Maple Syrup” candle burns 120-140 hours.


Please note: ******Linda wants to thank you for your many orders and to show her appreciation for your continued loyalty and support, everyone who places an order for any of our products will receive a free gift and will be entered into a monthly drawing for one of our wonderful candles.******
“Believe In Your Heart” Snow Girl – 3 ¼ “ tall   #25Y1  $20.00
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“Believe” Santa w/Twig Lights – 24” tall   #25Y2      $60.00
Twig lights are the hottest trend in decorating!  They create ambient, perfect light for any décor.  The branches, with 60 lights, are flexible enough to shape as you wish.  These high-quality electric lighted twigs come with a 16 foot cord. 
To insure that your beautiful piece arrives in good shape, some minor assembly is required. Don't worry it's not very complicated
 (even Linda can do it easily, ha!)
So you can see the size difference, here is a picture of them together.......















The item #1010  Annual Snowman w/Sled Bell is sold out and several pieces are nearily gone including the 1008 Snowman w/Broom and the 1011 Snowman w/Sled ornament.
 We now have the Open House pictures up so you can try to find yourself if you were there and see how much fun everyone had....

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    Linda's 2010 Pieces



Linda has finished the last of her 2010 collection and she hopes you think it was worth waiting for.  Order right here with PayPal.  These pieces are not in retail stores and are only available through us and  you can order NOW.





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The actual sizes may vary from those shown.
Linda Lindquist Baldwin with her award winning "Santa w/Yule Log and Girl"

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Linda strives to enhance the value and collectibility of her Snickles by producing fewer pieces and personally hand-making many of them. She is committed to you, her collector, and promises to protect your investment by keeping her Snickles very limited and exclusive.

An Alarm for Christmas
        I love to work!  I have always loved to work and keep busy.  From my earliest memories, I was continually involved in some sort of project.  I enjoyed carrying wood for our wood-burning cook stove, getting up before dawn to get the cows for their morning milking, and carrying water from the spring.  I liked feeding hay to the cows and sheep and loved bottle-feeding their calves and lambs.  There was never a shortage of chores on our farm in beautiful McDonald County, Missouri, and I eagerly embraced each task.  My favorite activities were always the outside ones, and I tried to avoid any job that kept me inside.  Any- thing that involved the tractor was a treat for me; and I didn’t like to play with dolls, especially paper dolls (I’ll tell you about that some other time!).  Now, all of these years later, I can still milk a cow -- but don’t ask me to bake a pie!  

                A few days before my father passed away, he told me a story that I had never heard before:  He said that when I was little (probably five or six years old), I requested an alarm clock for Christmas, “so I could get up earlier and get more work done”!  Doesn’t sound like your typical kid, does it?  I hope that this piece with an alarm clock will cause you to recall the story of the little red-headed McDonald County farm girl who only wanted an alarm clock for Christmas and has never outgrown her love of working.
McDonald County Santa w/Clock Figurine      #OHF         $55.00
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McDonald County Santa w/Clock Bell         #OHB            $30.00
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McDonald County Santa w/Clock Ornament    #OHO        $15.00
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Snow Girl w/Clock                                   #OHC                $30.00
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These pieces comes with the story above, "An Alarm Clock for Christmas",
which will give you glimpse into Linda's childhood.



1002  White Santa Mask w/Holly
$38.00 9" tall x 5" wide










1003  Annual Santa w/List Fig. 9 1/2" tall   $55.00

 

1004  Annual Santa w/List Bell  4" tall      $25.00


1005  Annual Santa w/List Orn. 2 1/2" tall  $13.50 

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1006  Limited "First" Edition Santa w/Mailbox 5" tall  $30.00








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1007  Limited "First" Edition Angel w/Song Book   4 1/2" tall  $25.00 



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**1008  Limited Snowman w/Broom   10 3/4" tall      $58.00 re-sculpted
Sold Out

1009  Annual Snowman w/Sled Fig.  9 1/2" tall     $55.00

**1010  Annual Snowman w/Sled Bell   4" tall        $25.00 re-sculpted

Sold Out

**1011  Annual Snoman w/Sled Orn.  3" tall       $13.50 re-sculpted

**1012  Snowman w/Wagon (no box)         5" tall        $28.00 re-sculpted

**  These pieces have been re-sculpted and painted by Linda. Because they are so labor intensive and time consuming, the quanties are very limited.  Each is signed, dated and numbered.

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Linda is a very patriotic lady. She takes a keen interest in all the candidates and always votes for the best person regardless of the their political party. Since her favorite candidate, (her brother Keith Lindquist), ran on the Republican ticket this year, she designed this unique Elephant Lapel Pin/Necklace. ...............  new from the election... HE WON :)


1019 Elephant Lapel Pin/Necklace  $10.00





The coaster features Linda Lindquist Baldwin's award-winning "Santa w/Yule Log & Girl" figurine, her family heirloom lamp, a picture of Linda & her husband Bill and the 1883 Charles Dickens book of Christmas Stories was a gift from her son Seth.

 1022  Coasters  $1.50 each

1022s Set of 4 Coasters $6.00
Linda will soon be offering Crossroads Candles with our private designer label that matches our coaster.


This coaster features Linda Lindquist Baldwin's musical church.

 1023  Coasters  $1.50 each

1023s Set of 4 Coasters $6.00

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 Item #1001  Limited Santa Preparing His Sleigh (this will debut and be sold at Linda's Open House)   $65.00   8 3/4" high x 8" wide
This is the third and final in a series of 'Santa with Percy the Museum Cat and Linda's Dog Snickles'.
 A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Joplin Museum Complex and to the Humane Society.




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Shipping Charges
$0.01-$49.99 $8.99
$50.00-$99.99 $9.99
$100.00-$199.99 $10.99
$200- up $11.99
Linda loves her collectors.........and will pay any additional shipping charges.

Local people can make arrangements to pick-up their order and have the shipping charges refunded through paypal.








0901 - Route 66 Santa in Vintage Car 
          9 7/8 inches long
          4 inches wide
          5 inches high
          Boxed  $60.00
sold out

This  Numbered Limited Edition piece made it's debut at Linda's 2009 Open House.  A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Joplin Humane Society and the Joplin Museum Complex which is located on Route 66.

This piece was a big hit at Linda Lindquist Baldwin's 17th Annual Holiday Celebration/Open House, Sunday, December 6th, 2009. 

Thank you for choosing our Snickles!


Want to see the Open House pictures from 2009 or watch Linda's brother Keith sum up the history of the Open House in his own style?  May find yourself or your friends.
 The Route 66 piece and "Perfect Pets"  are still  available - scroll down the page.
***Please note that all the ornaments are sold out as
 well as the Purple Santa.***








 
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  "Perfect Pets" .........Santa w/Percy the Museum Cat
and Linda's Dog Snickles.










Decorative Iron Hook w Santa Face     $22.00

 




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Church of Memories

 

This peaceful little church reminds me of my childhood in beautiful McDonald County, Missouri.

 

Like my Mother before me, I walked to Poplar Hill, a one-room country school which also served as our church.  In the rural area between Powell and Cyclone, Poplar Hill was the gathering place for many community events and the center for most social affairs.  Within the walls of this church/school are some of my dearest memories and I could fill the pages of a book with my cherished recollections of those long-ago days.

 

I also have fond memories of walking to a one-room church/school near Powell for Bible School.  Along with my siblings, I eagerly set out on the 4 mile trek, walking barefoot on the dirt road and carrying my shoes so they would be nice and clean when I got there.  It was a lovely walk for this little barefoot girl who loved the beautiful scenery and wildlife…until I got to the swinging bridge, which crossed over the crystal-clear waters of Big Sugar Creek.  As soon as I took a few steps onto the bridge, the boys would start jumping up and down on it, making it twist and swing wildly.  Even though I was afraid of the bridge, I couldn’t give up, because the church/school was in sight.  I mustered up my courage and crossed the bridge, sometimes crawling, because I knew an exciting day awaited me.

 

I loved hearing the Bible stories and learning about the Bible heroes who displayed great courage and faith.  They made my brave crossing of the swinging bridge seem “almost” trivial.  By the end of the day, the boys, who also attended Bible School, were very repentant about their swinging bridge prank…until the next morning when I again stepped onto the bridge.

 

My favorite time, however, was Christmas at the little country church.  We would cut a cedar tree and adorn it with hand-made decorations then the Christmas pageant would follow.  (I loved to show off my immense talent at playing a sheep or donkey!)  After the program each child would receive a sack of candy, fruit and nuts…a rare treat for us country kids.  The evening ended with Christmas carols, and sometimes, as the last refrain of  “Silent Night” filled the air, we would step out into the night and be greeted by soft snowflakes gliding silently to the ground. 

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