subject: Fabulous Personalised Baubles For All The Family [print this page] If you're looking for a Christmas present that will bring someone joy year after year, it might be a good idea to consider getting them Personalised Baubles as Christmas presents. Picture the scene! Christmas rolls round again and it's time to decorate the tree, the children scurry over and turn out the box of decorations (decorating themselves with tinsel in the process!) and picking up personalised baubles which were given to them by you. They'll remember you instantly at this special time of the year and they'll associate all their fond Christmas memories with your gifts!
Why Choose Baubles?
Personalised baubles really do have a lot going for them. Firstly they're not expensive and are available for under 20 each. Then there's the fact that Personalised baubles are personal making them a good option because you can add names and other details to make them more thoughtful and sentimental. Add to this the fact they last a whole lifetime and they're Christmas presents which are destined to be cherished for years and years and you have a super present. Another great thing about Personalised baubles is the fact they can commemorate more than just Christmas, you can get Personalised Baubles which celebrate the recent birth of a baby, a wedding or the first birthday of a child, for example. The decoration can then become incorporated in to the yearly tree decorating tradition and become a familiar keepsake for all the family. There are lots of other great things about Christmas baubles though and a lot of it is too subtle to rant on about. Looking at a Christmas tree decked with lights and glowing coloured orbs and seeing a familiar thoughtful gift among those hanging ornaments can fill a person's heart with festive warmth!
Christmas Facts
There are lots of myths about Christmas and the origins of certain traditions so we thought that as well as telling you how great Personalised Baubles are we'd tell you a bit about the origins of baubles and Christmas decorations! Christmas baubles are said to have originated from Germany in the mid 19th century and they were dreamt up by a man called Hans Greiner who lived and worked in Lauscha. He made special glass beads in to sparkling garlands and tin figures which could be hung on trees as decorations. Baubles have been made since 1847 according to some sources and there are millions of different sizes and designs.
Baubles are Round
Baubles by their very name are always round and it's thought they drew this name from the bauble on the end of a Jester's sceptre. Flat and other shaped decorations are actually referred to as Christmas ornaments because bauble alludes to the spherical shape of round decorations. In Poland baubles are called 'bombka' which translates to 'little bomb' in English which makes sense because they really do look like little bombs, don't they?
Apples and Popcorn
According to notes which document early Christmas trees, they were originally decorated with fresh apples (which have been replaced by baubles), strings of popcorn (which have since been replaced with tinsel) white and red striped candy canes (which are still sometimes used today!) and pastries and cookies in the shapes of stars, flowers and even hearts. That all sounds delicious to us. To this day many people still decorate their tree with foil covered chocolate treats and home-made cookie ornaments!
Making Baubles
Early baubles were made from glass and this glass was heated over a flame and then put in to a clay mould. Originally, the ornaments made by Hans in Germany were shaped like nuts and fruits. However, after Hans Greiner started making ornaments, they were suddenly in demand so lots of other glass workers in Lauscha started to follow suit. They produced a wide range of designs. Even Queen Victoria's Christmas tree (which featured in a newspaper in London) was decorated with glass ornaments imported from Germany.
Soon, an American named F. W. Woolworth discovered the glass ornaments in Germany during the 1880s and he made a fortune by exporting them to the US for a US customer-base which he nurtured there. Since then, the rest as they say is history and with factory processes coming in during the industrial revolution pretty soon ornaments and baubles were being mass produced.
Choosing the Best
If you're thinking of buying Personalised baubles for your loved ones this Christmas think about their favourite Christmas characters, shared experiences with them and any special occasions which might crop up close to Christmas like the birth of a child or a wedding. That should help you to pick out Personalised baubles which are perfect for them!
