Cotton Batting Moon with Sparkling Stars with Angel Holding Baby Jesus

9 3/4” Tall x  8 1/2” Wide;  Be Sure to View Back of Ornament (It’s amazing)

SPECIAL FEATURES

Beautiful pastel colors blend with soft sparkly cotton to create a magical backdrop for this gorgeous celestial scene. Here’s the backstory for just the right person who will fall in love with this ornament.
 
Recently I rediscovered a wonderful Victorian  “scrap and tinsel” ornament that I have had for ages tucked away in a shoe box. She was on a brittle paper moon that was beyond repair. I was spellbound by the artist’s sensitive rendering of this beautiful scene and she captured my heart; I just couldn’t bear to put her back in the box.  This gave birth to an idea.  I rescued her from the tangled tinsel and meticulously reinforced her with special papers (like I do with all of our antique scraps). I created my own magical cotton moon and  Dresden paper decor.  I added stars that sparkled with antique glitter and suspended more stars from silver thread.  The magic continues on the backside with chubby little cherub angels on a silver crescent moon tossing Christmas gifts down to earth from a wicker basket (See all pics)!

Lovingly handcrafted and signed by Gail Giaimo

THIS ONE-OF-A-KIND ORNAMENT IS MADE ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY WITH ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE MATERIALS to include: glass ornaments from the 1890s to1950s, most of which were made in Germany; colorful Victorian embossed & die-cut paper “scraps” and chromolithographs from postcards and advertising trade cards, made in Europe between the 1870s and 1910; antique and vintage fabric to include chenille, lace, ribbon and metallic trims; antique and vintage tinsel from tree garlands and old-stock German-made Lametta tinsel; gold and silver old-stock Dresden paper trims, crepe paper, foil, gift wrap, spun glass, and other embellishments. Items described as “antique” are dated between 1870 and the early 1900s (prior to WWI). Items described as “vintage” are dated between 1915 (WWI) and the 1950s (mid-century). We also use Dresden trims (only on occasion) and crinkle wire (always used for durability) made more recently in Germany using techniques and equipment that have not changed over the past 150 years.