'One-woman factory': Ceramic tree craze keeps Christmas crafter busy

When you walk through the back door of Edna Meisner’s home in Blandford, N.S., you’ll find a workshop that could rival that of Santa’s elves.

Shelves of ceramic creations are set up in the small space, with lights glittering from every corner of the room.

There are green ceramic Christmas trees, and white ones — also some in periwinkle, cherry red, cotton candy pink and midnight blue. Some are glossy. Others sparkle with pretend snow.

There’s more beauty to be found throughout the room: glowing stained-glass windows on tiny churches, intricate scenes of winter wonderlands and jolly Santa Clauses.

But it’s the