My Special Christmas Tree Ornaments
Christmas holiday is very special to all Christians, from a religious point of view, but also in regards to the myriad of decorating ideas many of us love to experiment with.
Christmas Tree takes the center stage in decorating the home for Christmas.
Everyone has a certain theme they follow for Christmas Tree decorating.
My Christmas Tree has a Ukrainian theme, since it is adorned with numerous handmade decorations, as well as other ornaments purchased at Ukrainian church bazaars, and ethnic arts and crafts stores.
Last year I shared my collection of angels Christmas Tree decorations, and this year you will get to see my Ukrainian ornaments.
These are ceramic ornaments with traditional Ukrainian designs, which can also be found on various embroidered cloth items, or wood art pieces.
The shape of these two ornaments remind of a Ukrainian church dome, or steeple.
The intricate geometric pattern is very prominent in Ukrainian designs.
Aren’t these just lovely? So elegant, yet festive, at the same time.
This ornament incorporates some of the traditional Christmas motif, hence the hand painted Holly leaves and berries.
This is my very special ornament, a contemporary version of a hand painted image of the Virgin Many, dressed in a Ukrainian traditional attire, holding baby Jesus, wrapped in an embroidered cloth.
This ornament was created to commemorate the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine, thus the dates 988-1988.
If you are interested in Ukrainian Christmas Tree ornaments, or other art articles, you may want to visit these websites:
SURMA GIFT SHOP – New York City
UKRAINIAN GIFT SHOP – Largest Ukrainian mail-order establishment
THE UKRAINIAN MUSEUM GIFT SHOP – New York City
UKRAINIAN STORE-YEVSHAN – Mail order store
If you still did not find what you were looking for, you can always stop at Ukrainian church bazaars, or visit their gift shops.
If anyone is familiar with other such establishments, please share them with us, and I will include them in this post.