Little Girls Anticipating Christmas in Red Chip-Tinsel Wreath

5 1/4” tall and wide

SPECIAL FEATURES

These twin girls with visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads (hand-cut from an antique postcard), peek out from within a circa 1920s “chip tinsel” wreath in soft red, decorated with antique scrap flowers, vintage Dennison 5-point gold stars, vintage Dresden paper clover border, and vintage tinsel roping. The back side displays antique Christmas wrapping paper with cheerful “Merry Christmas” script.

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.