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Post by SailAwayAK~ on May 1, 2006 1:11:14 GMT -5
Released in 1986, retired in 2007.Kirsten’s blue tray holds a wooden candle to light her way on the darkest day of the year, when she carries two make-believe Saint Lucia buns to her family. A heart-shaped candleholder, a sprig of greenery, and a checkered cloth brighten the tray.Kirstens Saint Lucia Tray $16 KCAT Grade: A ***** Ours looks a little different then Robins. Ours is a newer version of the set. Our version had the raised half rounded handles. I like the set very much and with little clear hair elastics Kirsten hold them and looks adorable! I like the little candle and agree that it doesn't look to realistic but it is cute none the less.
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Post by QNPoohBear on Dec 20, 2006 14:34:19 GMT -5
The tray is real wood painted in Swedish blue and has a woven cloth, just like Mama would have had. The little candle is also wood and not very realistic looking but the heart shaped wooden candle holder is very cute. The Lucia buns are nice, much nicer than mine ever look but not quite the right color and missing the raisins! The FIMO ones a friend made me are much nicer. Grade: A photo showing AG's Lussikatter (Lucia Bun) on the left. This set is from 1988, I think. mod edit to remove broken image link
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Post by 12kizuna on Jan 2, 2013 23:37:23 GMT -5
Kirsten gets a tray of St. Lucia buns ready to bring to the family bright and early. I love this little tray. Mine is the raised handle version. Kirsten can't hold it unless you use clear elastic ties or something, which is a bit of a bummer, but I just display it on her washstand in front of her. The little candle and heart base is very simple, but cute. The candle is removable from the base, and is very similar to the wooden candles that come with some versions of her St. Lucia wreath. It is painted wood with a red tip. It has two hard-plastic buns. They look pretty good, but certainly not real. It has a little sprig of greenery to spruce up the tray that matches her wreath, with a red ribbon and berries. The tray itself is a lightweight wood, painted blue. It has kind of a rustic look to it, as the paint isn't even or shiny. The cloth is a plain red and white gingham with frayed edges. Mine does not like to lay nicely, but it's very pretty against the blue tray. All told, the tray is a good play and display piece, but I can't help but feel like it's missing something. A small mug of coffee maybe, like in the book? Secondary market prices are really high on this set for what comes with it, but Kirsten isn't St. Lucia without her tray! I give the set a B. I would look into making a set of your own, which wouldn't be too hard to do, unless you want official AG items only.
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Post by keeperofthepast on Jun 5, 2023 17:43:42 GMT -5
I love this set. The tray is a pretty color of blue and the little heart candle holder is sweet. The St. Lucia buns are cute, but they are lacking raisins.
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