I think Nativity creches that are designed as caves are beautiful but I decided to go with a stable because my figures are antiques from Germany and I think a barn complements them. Beautiful and decent-sized Nativity creches are expensive! Because the best ones are rustic, I decided to build my own. It was fun to gather the "supplies": branches, twigs, eucalyptus and redwood bark ... plus some palm fronds (they were not actually "fronds" but those hard pieces below the fronds with the long…