Santa’s Pen

Wow… just shortly after Halloween celebrations ended, I noticed this pop-​up in Kahala Mall near Macy’s. Gosh, Thanksgiving isn’t even here yet was my initial thought. But, I suppose it’s better to get your Holiday shopping started or completed before the big Holidays arrive.
Santa’s Pen features personalized Hawaiian themed Christmas ornaments. The prices for the ornaments vary based upon size or design intricacies. However, personalization is free. The ornaments aren’t your typical globe or snowflake designs. Instead, you’ll find «Hawaiianized» Christmas characters such as Santa dressed in board shorts riding on a surfboard or playful-​looking whales representing the humpbacks that migrate to our islands done up in fimo clay. Each ornament has a small blank space for personalization. I stood around and watched the young man, who was working this pop-​up vendor stall, as he printed out a customer’s family name on their ornament selections. He was so meticulous and patient with his penmanship. I could see the customer was very happy with her purchase as she and her daughter gleefully admired their ornaments. These ornaments aren’t cheap but they’ll make great Hawaiian souvenirs or keep sakes.
Years ago, I had «farmed out» all of our Holiday decorations to our younger nieces and nephews for their children to enjoy. But these ornaments are so cute that I couldn’t resist. I returned to make an ornament purchase and am proudly displaying it on a bookshelf for the Holiday Season.
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