Old World SANTA

This Old World SANTA ornament is beautiful! Handmade ornament is made from traditional materials; *PAPER SCRAP: Santa image was scanned from an antique Christmas card from the early 1900's. *EMBOSSED FOIL MEDALLIONS: This was handmade in Germany on 150-year-old machines. While visiting there, I watched these beautiful foil papers being made by a third-generation producer. The Victorians used these same foil medallions in making their ornaments! *SPUN GLASS CIRCLE: This is made with super thin pieces of glass! They are super shiny and actually flexible because they are so thin. In the Mid Century, it was called Angel Hair and people put “clouds” of it on mantles. There are very few people still handcrafting these. I was very lucky to have met an 85-year-old woman in Germany who agreed to make them for me. *ALUMINUM LIGHT REFLECTOR; This red foil Christmas light reflector is from the 1960's. These were placed behind the lights to add more "sparkle." It may have a few bent tips from being used and stored away for so many years! The wonderful thing about this ornament is that it’s very LIGHTWEIGHT, so it can hang at the end of the branch where it can be seen! I also make special TREE TOPPERS in this shop. One is shown above in the last photo. This ornament will make a beautiful addition to your Christmas tree and become part of your family’s special Holiday Tradition. It fits perfectly in the gift box provided so you will always have a safe place to store it from year to year. I also have 2 etsy shops. DIYChristmasShop.etsy.com find KITS and lots of Dresden Trims to make your own ornaments. CrazyFunArtStudio.etsy.com Find upcycled art work from cultural cast-offs.