Christmas Ornaments

The Story Behind Creating delicious holiday treats and meals for family and friends is an important part of holiday celebrations around the world. This festive glass Holiday Cookbook ornament honors a favorite tradition of the Christmas season food, and...

The Story Behind In the Victorian era, infants were dressed in miniature versions of adult clothing. At their most relaxed, babies were dressed in white gowns. It wasn t until the 1950s that Walter Artzt designed the first baby onesie, creating a comfy...

The Story Behind Celebrate the special talents of a favorite hair stylist with this beautiful glass ornament. It was carefully mouth-blown into a finely crafted mold. Then a hot solution of liquid silver was poured inside. Finally, the ornament was...

Balloons and celebrations go hand-in-hand. Whether it be a birthday, anniversary or holiday, balloons bring the fun to a party! First used for military communications, science and transportation, it didn t take long for common folk to discover the fun of...

The Story Behind Unicorns are found in storybooks and tall tales from around the world, leading one to wonder if they really do exist. Living deep in the forest and among fields of wild flowers, unicorns are highly sought after for their healing and...

The Story Behind On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, 4 days after Apollo 11 was launched. They spent about 3 hours on the surface, gathered rock and dirt samples, planted an American flag and left a sign that said, We...

The Story Behind Birds are symbols of happiness and joy, so they are regarded as a necessity on the Christmas tree. Glassblowers often kept wild birds during the winter months since the sound of the gas flame in the workshop prompted the birds to sing...

Made of hand painted resin with rhinestones and glitter accents, gift boxed

The Story Behind The United States Air Force is the aerial and space warfare service of the Armed Forces. Established in 1907 as part of the Army, the Air Force was formed as a separate branch in 1947. As the largest and most technologically advanced...

From Merlin to Harry Potter, wizards and sorcerers have long been favorite characters in many legends and fairy tales. With their long robes, beards and tall hats, wizards magically cast spells and enchantments. Though some are evil, most wizards are...

Wind up teeth are a fun novelty toy. The toy has adorned many toy boxes and even a few desks as gag gifts for years. The mechanical toy is wound in the back and then it chatters. The toy was first designed by a man to mock his mother-in-law and her...

The Story Behind Cheers! It is commonly thought that the term "vodka" comes from the Slavic word for "little water". Vodka is deeply associated with the cultural roots of Slavic countries. This alcoholic beverage is typically drunk pure or used to make a...