A collection of mouth-blown, hand-painted glass Christmas ornaments is a prized possession. These ornaments may have been collected over the years, passed down from family members, or perhaps you ...

Created by a German immigrant named Max Eckardt who grew up near the German village of Lauscha where blown glass Christmas ornaments were first crafted in the 1840s, Eckardt brought the technique ...

John Teichman for decades has been decorating the Christmas tree in Traverse City’s historic Candle Factory building with vintage glass ornaments. So he has acquired an appreciation of the art ...

How and by whom were they crafted? What was required to make them? The history of glass Christmas ornaments is a tale of humble beginnings leading to worldwide fame. In the mid-19th century, in ...

It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this part of Eastern Germany, blowing glass ornaments and painting them by hand. But today, most Christmas decorations are mass-produced in China.