"Fabulous Finds -- Touch of Magic -- The Sorcerer's Apprentice"

"Jim Shore" was a recurring theme this year.  First came the JS "Santa" Salt & Pepper shakers, followed by JS's "Roly Poly Santa," and capped off with this sweet gift -- JS's Mickey Mouse as "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" from the film "Fantasia."  The piece combines three of my favorite things ...Jim Shore's artistry, a character from "Fantasia," and an image of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" ... Thank you, thank you, thank you, "N!"

Take a moment to enjoy this excerpt from the 1940 animated feature from

Walt Disney ... still fresh after 75 years!

Fantasia is based upon Goethe's ballad, 

"Der Zauberlehrling  (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)," written in 1797.