Holy Family Nativity Set

The stable, quietly lit. The Holy Family under the roof, the oxen and sheep settled at their feet, olive branches to either side, and the gold star above all of it.

An LED tealight sits behind the scene and fills the stable with warm light. It is an LED rather than a flame, which matters in a room with a tree in it. Left on through the evening, it is the last thing still glowing when the rest of the lights go off.

This is the sort of thing that comes out of the same box every December. Printed in bone white with the star in gold, 8 3/4 inches wide and 4 3/4 inches tall, so it holds a mantel without crowding it.

In the box: the stable with the Holy Family, two olive branches, the gold star, the panel behind the figures, the  ealight base, and the LED tealight.

It arrives in five pieces that set into place, with no tools and no glue. It ships that way on purpose, because the branches and the star are slender and they travel better apart. Setting it up becomes part of the ritual, and it packs back down the same way in January.

Made to order and 3D printed, which means it is built up in thin layers. Fine layer lines are part of the process and are visible up close. Slight color variation between batches is normal. Printed in PLA. Hand wash only, and keep it out of hot cars and long direct sun. Ships in 3 to 5 business days.