Christmas Bauble Blog!

Ummm, what to say about making Christmas Baubles?

They are the most glorious thing to make because they are about joy, colour, bling, fun and luxury.

There’s nothing bad about baubles. 

A bit of history curtesy of Christmas Website.com

Baubles are used around Christmas time as a reflection of the Roman tradition that involved hanging fruit on trees throughout the holiday season. Rather than hang fruit anymore, these ornaments are a reminder of that tradition and have become a typical decoration many people celebrate.

More recently, the original bauble comes from sixteenth-century Germany, where the alpine town of Lausche had a particular skill in glassblowing and Christmas ornament production.

However, it was in the 19th century when baubles truly began to take off.

Hans Greiner was the first manufacturer of baubles and is responsible for why they became so popular throughout the world.

The original baubles were fruit and nut-shaped, before how they are now as a more spherical appearance.

So, my interpretation of the Christmas Bauble is based on my layered dots. Using this technique, I can add all sorts of colour combinations to a basic ceramic or glass bauble. 

Each layer of dots is unique, and each bauble is truly a one-off.

Once I’ve layered the dots on a vibrant base colour, and allowed time for everything to dry, I seal the bauble with a few coats of gloss varnish. This gives a beautiful shine to the bauble as well as providing a more practical UV protection so the colours will last. 

Each bauble is then adorned with contrasting and complementary shimmer gems to add a sparkle when they catch the Christmas tree lights. Further embellishment is added with a mini garland of beads, set off with a tassel, pinecone and mini bow.

Finally, I tie a satin ribbon hanger with a simple macrame knot and finish with a bow fastening. 

The bauble is ready to hang on a tree, garland, window display for Christmas. 

I’ve given my Christmas Baubles to family and friends as early Christmas gifts and for them to keep and bring out of the decorations box every year.   They seem delighted with them, and it felt wonderful to give a gift that can be used for years to come.

It’s wonderful to make something unique and to share it with special people at Christmas time. 

Happy Christmas to all my lovely Customers, followers, and Blog readers!

Sarah x