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This fun and creepy Christmas project involves 3D printing and painting horror Christmas ornaments (3D .stl files provided) that can be used for decorating a Christmas tree, as a gift, or as a keepsake. These creepy ornaments can be printed in any size and painted in any color of your choice, depending on personal preference.

Before we get into the actual artwork, I feel its prudent to provide a bit of backstory on the history and origin of Krampus and a bit of the lore surrounding him.  Well, unfortunately, we don't have an exact timeline for when the story of Krampus was first told.  However, we can date Krampus back to early pre-Christian Alpine traditions in Germany, Austria and other German-speaking regions of Europe. It is believed that the Krampus character has been part of Christmas celebrations in the region for hundreds of years. The exact origins of the Krampus story are not clear, but...

Germany has a great number of Christmas traditions which have been passed down from generation to generation over the decades and centuries.   Some traditions may be very familiar to you and may even be tradition on your own household, while others may seem completely foreign and a bit odd.  Here are a few of the most popular (starting from the most common tradition and ending at the most frightening): Christmas Trees: Germans typically decorate a Christmas tree with lights, tinsel, and ornaments, and place it in the living room. Advent Calendars: Germans begin the countdown to Christmas with an advent...

‘Ghost Hunters’ as I have come to call this in my household is a super fun adventure activity that you can play with your kids & toddlers and is very budget-friendly. 

The Plot: A tip has been received on your ghost hunter hotline. Five ghostly apparitions have recently been spotted inside an old abandoned house (your house).  As experienced ghost hunters, you and your team have been tasked with clearing the house of these paranormal pests.  Equipped with ghostlights (flashlights), specially calibrated ghost blasters (foam dart blasters), and a ghost-proof trap (cardboard box), you will stealthily clear each room, finding, stunning and finally trapping each of your ghostly targets.

It has become a very common holiday tradition for most families, at least here in America, to decorate the Christmas tree with a variety of ornaments in different shapes, sizes and materials.  Some ornaments resemble fruit like grapes or pickles and some take the form of Santa Claus or Christmas elves and gnomes.  Some ornaments even remind us of our favorite movies or tv shows, while some are reminders of major life events.  Well, the tradition of hanging ornaments is well known to most but the origin and history of the Christmas ornament is much lesser known . Before we...