The whole Nutcracker ballet reports for duty on these three sheets: watercolor soldiers in braided uniforms, a sugar-plum ballerina, a mouse king with his scepter, snow globes and gold stars. The palette is classic Christmas with storybook softness, so it reads heirloom rather than novelty.

Each 6 x 12 inch rub-on sheet transfers to painted wood, glass, metal or canvas in minutes. Line the soldiers up along a shelf edge, put the ballerina on a jewelry box, or turn a thrifted tray into the piece that comes out every December.