Christmas Tree Ornaments | Christmas Tree Uutline
Christmas Tree Ornaments | Christmas Tree Uutline
Christmas Ornaments have become such a prominent part of the Christmas festivities that the holiday season would somehow seem incomplete without them. The tradition of using Christmas Ornaments began in the 16th Century in Lauscha in Germany. The story goes that a glass-blower called Hans Griener couldn't afford to buy the then-fashionable tree ornaments - apples, candies, nuts - to decorate his Christmas Tree with, so he made small fruit-shaped and nut-shaped glass baubles. The idea caught on with his customers and soon his glass ornaments were in great demand. He began making them in all sorts of shapes, including spherical, which proved the most popular. Given the profit he made, it's not surprising that his example was followed by the other glassblowers in town and soon Lauscha became renowned as THE center for producing glass baubles in Germany and soon after in the world.
Queen Victoria had a Christmas Tree decorated with Lauscha glass ornaments, and the American businessman F. W. Woolworth did well for himself importing the baubles to the U.S.A. Later on, mass production replaced the hand-blown glass-making, and other people around the world decided to have a go at making the baubles too.
Christmas glass ornaments now come in all shapes and colors and types of glass. You can buy mass-produced ornaments as well as specially handcrafted ones. There are many glass-artists selling their creations on the Internet, as well as in craft shops and at craft fairs. For some unique ornaments, be sure to check those out.
The most favorite glass Christmas ornaments in modern times seem to be the Christmas Ball (the round bauble, or ball, as it is known in the USA), the Christmas Pickle (shaped like an actual pickle and hidden in the Christmas, and the person who finds it gets an extra present for the effort), the Glass Snowflakes, and the Christmas Star (which nobody has to search for; it has the envied position on top of Christmas Tree).
Apart from glass ornaments, beaded ornaments are plenty popular too at Christmas time. You can drape beaded garlands about the Christmas Tree to add to the Christmas cheer. You can string up beaded birds or flowers or fruits. Just about any shape you want, you can find in the market.
If you're not buying Christmas ornaments at Christmas time, you either -
a. Are not into the whole shebang of Christmas and Christianity.
b. Have Christmas ornaments bequeathed to you by your ancestors.
c. Have Christmas ornaments well-preserved from previous years.
d. Hate the whole commercialization of Christmas and the corporate aspects of mass production.
e. Are a Do-It-Yourself type and not in the mind to hang up last year's debacles.
f. Like to create anew every year.
How to make Christmas ornaments:
Actually, you know, whatever your political or religious views, why not have a go at making some Christmas ornaments of your own? A creative activity is always fulfilling and, given that Christmas is a social time, you can have the added satisfaction of having your friends and family admire your creations glittering from the Christmas tree. If you don't have a tree, well, you can gift your beautiful baubles and much-appreciated gifts they will be too. Rolf Harris Prints Tour UK Holiday Shopping For Ipad Cases? Tree Coloring Page | Christmas Tree Uutline Top Toys For Girls - The Best Christmas Gift Ideas For 2010 Christmas Coloring Pages Santa | Christmas Tree Uutline A guide to some of the cheap London hotels How To Share on Christmas Season Boarding Islands Dmitry Medvedev Sigh "Wonderful Country" Demi Lovato Rehab - Quits Tour To Get Serious Help! What is Franchise Consulting? Tournaments/ Why NOT SUPPORT THEM What Is A Franchise Agreement? Maintaining the Christmas Spirit