When we think of decorating flocked artificial Christmas trees, we often think of this in terms of modern or more traditional. While traditional decorating is often associated with red and green colors, you will find that there are elements that you can choose that are traditional, but a bit more funky. Imagine decorating your flocked artificial Christmas trees with nutcrackers! They have a rich and traditional history that could make them perfect for your décor!

History of Nutcrackers

They only became fashionable around the world after World War II.

Nutcracker dolls have been made in parts of what’s now Germany and Czechia/Czech Republic (around Bohemia and Saxony) since the late 1600s. They might have originally been made as good luck signs or caricatures.

One story says that a wealthy but grumpy farmer couldn’t find a good way of cracking walnuts and provided a reward to anyone who did. A wood sculptor from the village of Seiffen (in Saxony) made a doll with an opening and closing mouth which was powerful enough to split nuts. It was a great success, and the farmer rewarded the village!

Today Nutcracker dolls are usually made like toy soldiers, but they were also made decorated like miners, the police and kings.

By 1800 they were popular decorations in the areas of Saxony and Sonneberg. There are reports of them being bought in Dresden market in 1786. Napoleon occupied this area in the early 1800s and it might have been Nutcrackers made to look like Napoleon and his soldiers which gave them the appearance we still have today.

How to Use These

For those who want to decorate with nutcrackers, they are going to find that this is fairly simple. You will find that nutcrackers are made of ornaments. And the like to fully fit this theme that you have chosen for your flocked artificial Christmas trees.