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Online Store!

posted 3 years ago by AmeriGirl26 (12311)
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There's an online store that sells memorabilia from this movie!

https://www.christmasvacationcollectibles.com/

A few times, my dad has joked around, claiming to want some of those silly moose glasses. He does it to get a reaction out of me, because we'd all think he was nuts to want to drink out of one of those. But then again..... remembers the coffee mug shaped like Chewbacca

The only memorabilia I would truly be interested in was that adorable Victorian Advent Calendar House, the one where somebody (probably Ellen) was opening each window for each day of December. It was very cute, with a little "stained-glass" scene for each day of that month. Mom says calendars like that do not come cheap, and she's right. Obviously someone spent a whole bunch of money to give that calendar to the family. Mom says that was even a tradition that started in the Victorian Era, having a little house-shaped advent calendar, and a few people still keep it up here in the States.

Incidentally, I've done a few shopping searches for a replica of that house, and the prices are astronomical! They range from $72 to nearly $1,995! :O Damn! Even the replicas don't come cheap!

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8292) 3 years ago

That's pretty cool, but I don't think I'd actually want any of that. You're right that the Advent calendar is actually classy, though.

This could maybe be cool though:

https://www.amazon.com/Puzzles-Christmas-National-Vacation-Holiday/dp/B08LL4PR72/

I like putting a puzzle together during December.

[–] AmeriGirl26 (12311) 3 years ago

Oh my goodness! :D That's lovely! They even did it Thomas Kincaid style!

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8292) 3 years ago

Heh, well I think Thomas Kinkade himself did it before he died:

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2075/8229/products/2247-01_Box_grande.jpg?v=1510001137

Unless someone is continuing to issue products with his name on it.

[–] AmeriGirl26 (12311) 3 years ago

That's the weird part. I think someone is making imitation paintings using his style, because his company is still producing art like what Thomas made, but a lot of replicas and imitations. I could swear he died a few years ago, but now I'm not sure.

[–] PrimeMinisterX (8292) 3 years ago

Oh, he did die. Almost a decade ago now, I believe.

In regard to his company "still producing art like what Thomas made," that reminds me of something I read when he was still alive. His Wiki article touches on it:

"Kinkade's production method has been described as 'a semi-industrial process in which low-level apprentices embellish a prefab base provided by Kinkade.' Kinkade reportedly designed and painted all of his works, which were then moved into the next stage of the process of mass-producing prints. It is assumed he had a hand in most of the original, conceptual work that he produced. However, he also employed a number of studio assistants to help create multiple prints of his famous oils. Thus while it is believed that Kinkade designed and painted all of his original paintings, the ones collectors were likely to own were printed factory-like and touched up with manual brush strokes by someone other than Kinkade."

It sounds like he had a group of people working for him who were able to paint in his style.