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Victorian Christmas Tree Ornaments
Lots of people enjoy the "sport" of antiquing - searching out rare items that, many times, can be bought for (or haggled down to!) very reasonable prices. At a good antique store, you will find a vast array of different items, some in good shape, some maybe not so good. In antiquing, the old adage, one man's junk is another man's treasure, is definitely true. An increasingly popular item among antiquers is Christmas ornaments, especially Victorian Christmas tree ornaments.
Christmas Tree Ornaments from the Victorian Era
The Victorian era - the long period from 1837 to 1901 when Queen Victoria ruled England - is normally associated only with the UK, but the US was also affected by Victorian tastes and values. Victoria was famously rigid, yet her era also saw extremely fine decorations, and Victorian Christmas tree ornaments often reflect this.
For most of the Victorian era, electricity was not available or very rare. So instead of strings of Christmas lights, candles were used to light up the tree. While very few candles survive from that time, the candles themselves were set in brass candle holders, and those candle holders are now prized as classic Victorian Christmas tree ornaments.
Another example of classic Victorian Christmas tree ornaments are those depicting Father Christmas. While Father Christmas and Santa Claus are both based on the same person (the actual person known as Saint Nicholas), they do not look anything like each other. Rather than the familiar red and white suit with a black belt, Victorian era "Father Christmas" ornaments show figures of a man with an ample white beard and flowing robes, more reminiscent of a wizard or old sage than what we think of as Santa Claus. A fairly large number of Victorian Christmas ornaments that depict this image of Father Christmas are still out there, and you can find them -- if you're willing to look.
Velvet ribbons are one example of Victorian Christmas tree ornaments that used to be common but now are rather hard to find. Crimson colored velvet ribbons were prized tree ornaments, and were placed decoratively throughout the Christmas tree. Velvet does not last well over time, so if you are lucky enough to find any examples of these antique Christmas tree ornaments in a shop, chances are they will need some restoration.
So an easier option is just to go to a local fabric store and get new velvet for your Christmas decorations and ornaments. In fact, if you can sew, just get a yard of velvet, cut it into properly-sized strips, stitch up the edges and - voila - new velvet ribbons. Whichever method you choose, the key is to have fun decorating your Christmas tree! And of course the Internet always has websites with lots of tips and advice for any and all of your holiday decorating ideas.
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