In the 1950's, the Douglas Fir Plywood Company created whimsical Christmas U-Bild patterns for families to create amazing outdoor scenes. It was a genius idea really and a wonderful way to sell lots of plywood! My love for these developed when I stumbled upon an original Santa that was straight from the 1950's. I researched everywhere to see if it was an old store model or if it was a Coca Cola Santa. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that these graced the lawns of many homes across America and there were other pieces that matched him! I wasn't the only one who was enamored by these jolly Christmas characters, my Mom has been determined to create her own set of all of the characters ...