Mistletoe Design Home

Welcome - this is a new mistletoe-themed site developing during Autumn 2009.

The initial range of products materials offered by the Mistletoe Design site is available now - using the links above and left. More mistletoe-themed products are planned for November and December 2009.

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The site presents various products depicting European Mistletoe, Viscum album.

 

This is the true mistletoe of legend, not to be confused with the many other mistleoes worldwide. This species has a unique appearance long-used in images of both ancient and modern traditions.

 

The website aims to make more of this imagery available, in card, poster and other forms.

 

 

 

 

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Christmas and New Year traditions feature strongly in mistletoe imagery, and include harvesting and sale, alongside the actual kissing custom.

 

Modern variants, even those using plastic or cartoon imitations, are very appealing too.

 

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European Mistletoe has a unique branching pattern which led to considerable use in Art Nouveau imagery in the 1890s-1930s period.

 

Mistletoe forms are frequently seen on high quality glassware, porcelain and silverware of this period.

 

There is more information on this in the Art section of the Mistletoe Pages website.

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There are medicinal images too - though these need usually more explanation!

 

Medicinal usage of European Mistletoe goes way back into prehistory.

 

Today most medicinal attention focus is based on its use in complementary cancer treatments.

 

 

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