Show Me Christmas

When shopping for your baby’s first Christmas ornament, you should search for something with lasting appeal and representative of the magic and innocence of a newborn.  Common themes for babys first ornament include cherubs, teddy bears, manger scenes, and cribs.  It is also common to have the ornament engraved with the child’s name and the year of birth.  Though this is more difficult with glass ornaments, metal or ceramic ornaments should hold up to an engraving.

Whatever you choose to buy, make it special by giving it a place at the top of the tree where everyone can view it, and where it can hang in close proximity to your angel or star.

To preserve all your precious ornaments and ensure they don’t become broken or damaged, there are a few steps necessary to take.  First pack glass ornaments in a box separate from other ornaments.  Place the glass ornaments in their individual boxes or crates if applicable, and otherwise wrap them in tissue.  Fill the box with newspaper and tissue, ensuring the glass ornaments cannot move or rub against each other.  For other ornaments made of wood or metal, they can be placed in the same box, and wrapped in tissue should you see fit.  It is unlikely wood or metal ornaments will break unless they have small parts.  For garlands, silks, or plush items, these can all be placed in the same box with minimal separation. 

When storing Christmas ornaments, ensure the boxes are kept in a cool, dry place to avoid damage to the contents inside.  Basements are preferable to attics, as attics often heat up during summer months.

The pig is honored as a traditional Victorian holiday symbol representing good health, prosperity and happiness. The peppermint (pink) pig originated in Saratoga, New York.

Originally cast in hard candy similar to a festive pink candy cane, it came to represent even more. It stood for old-fashioned Yuletide, a wondrful time to share memories through the gathering of friends and relatives.

A hand blown glass ornament in the shape of Wilbur the Pink Pig is a wonderful addition to your Christmas tree for this holiday season!

The glass ornaments that adorn our Christmas trees today have been adopted into our culture over time, but were originally conceived in Germany.  Shaped like fruits, nuts, and simple balls, the glass Christmas ornament can be traced to a man named Hans Greiner.  In 1847, in a German town called Lauscha famous for its glassworks, Greiner began producing glass ornaments.  These glass Christmas ornaments were called Glasschmuck in German, and Greiner first crafted them in the shapes of fruits and nuts.  The ornaments were a hit, and were soon being distributed all over Europe as Lauscha and Greiner grew more famous. 

Today glass Christmas ornaments are manufactured in China, Mexico, and the US, but all drew their original inspiration from the German glassworker.

If you like to decorate theme Christmas trees with a varying theme from year to year, designer Abigail Pfeffer has created three product lines of handcrafted ornaments featuring beloved fictional characters–Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, and the perennial Christmas favorite, Nutcracker Suite.

These collections could be the delight of any child that has ever loved these stories, whether in play, book, or movie form.  They may also give you a little extra twinkle as well!

The Carousel Collection by American Designer, Abigail Pfeffer would make a beautiful addition to your ornament collection this year. 

Each piece is a multi- colored diamond designed carousel complete with a favorite animal.  The colors and detailed workmanship on each hand blown and hand painted glass ornament is quite exquisite.  These would make a wonderful gift or a great piece for your own collection. 

Christmas comes in small packages with delightful miniatures for smaller trees, wreaths or tied in with a ribbon for a special gift.

All are hand blown glass ornaments with great workmanship for your decorating pleasure. 

Choose from Mini Santa Train, Mini Cottage or many others for that special theme.

Let it snow!!  Let it snow!!  Let it snow!! 

Snowman ornaments in all shapes and sizes for your tree will bring back childhood memories of the first snow, building a snowman and coming into the warmth of your home for a cup of hot chocolate!!

The tradition of building a snowman goes back for centuries as a family activity full of laughter and fun.  Each creation is limited only by the imagination of the builder.

All of these hand blown glass ornaments will add to those memories.

The American ornament designer, Abigail Pfeffer has created some of the most unique, fully dressed original animal ornaments.  The elaborate designs and the rich colors will dress up any Christmas tree. 

Adults will marvel over the beautiful creations and each ornament will absolutely thrill children of any age.  Children are amazed by the silliness and the special appeal of each animal ornament.

Each hand blown and hand painted glass ornament is imported from Poland.   You will not find ornaments of this quality or unique design from any other source.  The few that are pictured here are: Edmund the Giraffe, Tiger Troubador, Rogueish Raccoon, Horrace the Hippo, and Zebra Drummer.  There are many more amazing animals in Abigail’s Collection.

In the 2007 December issue of House Beautiful magazine they spotlighted the 101 ornaments of the Christmas season. 

Included in the spotlight were two ornaments from the American designer, Abigail Pfeffer.  Her ornaments are hand blown and hand painted glass ornaments from Poland. 

 Included in the article were the Snowy Owl and Ming the Longevity Panda.  Both are works of art with unique detail and characteristics.