These Little Bird Ornaments are 2 inches tall and 2 inches around. The Little Bird has a silvery white body, bright spring green back, shiny medium orange beak, yellow gold breast and a touch of shiny silver on his head, tail and wings. His eyes have a thin copper outline around them. The beautiful Little Bird has iridescent silver glitter on his wings and is perched on a nest consisting of a delicate, silver gray feather. This adorable Little Bird Ornament will clip onto any branch of your tree. Select this link to view our Blown Glass Birds.
How to arrange the spun glass tails.
Most of our bird Christmas glass ornaments have tails of spun glass that are shipped with the tails bunched together. If you would like to have the tail fan out, hold your bird Christmas decoration at the base of the tail. Then flick the end of the spun glass tail with your finger until it looks how you would like it. Select this link to view our German Glass Ornaments.
History of bird ornaments.
Bird Christmas ornaments are considered a universal symbol of happiness and joy and are regarded by many to be a necessity on the Christmas ornament tree. Glassblowers would often carefully capture wild birds in the autumn to keep in cages in their workshops and to shelter them during the winter months. The sound of the gas flame from the Bunsen burners used to make glass hand blown ornaments would prompt the birds to sing throughout the day, thereby entertaining the entire family. Because bird Christmas ornaments were difficult to create, few glassblowing families in Germany specialized in the making of these special antique Christmas glass ornaments. Select this link to view our Unique Christmas Ornaments.
In Germany, it is believed that birds assist Santa in monitoring the actions of little ones to ensure that they are good. A friend to young and old, Christmas would not be the same without Christmas birds. Select this link to view our Miniature Ornaments.
Many collectors remember the lovely glass bird ornaments delicately perched on their grandmother’s tree, which is one reason birds have continued to be among the most coveted of European glass ornaments. Even today, bird Christmas ornaments represent messengers of love and the bird Christmas harbingers of good things to come. Select this link to view our Glass Christmas Ornaments.
Early German Christmas postcards, books, and chromolithographs often depict St. Nicholas accompanied by one or more colorful songbirds perched on his shoulder, staff, or by his side. Before Christmas, cheery glass bird ornaments are placed throughout the German home as “Watch Birds.” Children are aware that the bird Christmas decorations are Santa’s friends who monitor and report back to him whether they have been good boys and girls. Bird Christmas glass ornaments evoke nostalgic memories of Grandma’s tree and Christmases of yesteryear. Select this link to view our Ornament Storage Boxes.