The Finial Ornament is about 6¾ inches long. The pearlized plastic is covered with tiny iridescent and gold beads. At the very top of the Finial Ornament is a small pearlized ball with a larger gold glittered one below it. The bottom of the Finial Ornament is covered with tiny iridescent and gold beads divided by a narrow band of iridescent and pearlized ivory plastic. The bottom point of the Finial Ornament is gold sprinkled with iridescent glitter. Select this link to view our Gold Ornament and Red Christmas Ornaments.
Meaning of Faux.
Faux is a French word for false or fake. It is often used in English phrases such as faux pearls and faux fur. Select this link to view our Gold and Cream Ornaments.
When manufacturing faux objects or materials, an attempt is often made to create products which will resemble the imitated items as closely as possible. However, some products are intentionally made to look "faux", for example, faux furs made for prospective buyers who want their fur to be recognizable as imitation due to controversy over the use and manufacture of real animal furs. Select this link to view our Antiqued Gold Angel Playing a Lyre.
Faux materials are produced in a variety of ways, for example faux finishes, such as Terrazzo and scagliola, generally made with marble dust in a plaster binder, yielding a hard material that will take a polish. To imitate marbles, porphyry, and other stones, "faux finishes" are often painted using spatterdash, sponging, and feather-streaking techniques on gessoed and painted surfaces. Select this link to view our Red, Green and Gold Beaded Garland.
Christmas Ornaments.
The earliest Christmas ornaments consisted of edible goodies, typically fruits and nuts. Eventually cookies, candy and cakes were added as well as flowers and paper decorations. Select this link to view our Gold Angel Playing a Mandolin.
The first commercial ornaments for Christmas trees were actually hollow, brightly colored containers that held good things to eat. The most popular being the cornucopia. Select this link to view our Red, Green and Gold Beaded Sparkle Garland.
When the goodies got too heavy for the tree, German glassblowers began manufacturing the first glass ornaments, which are the main feature of Christmas tree decorating today. Select this link to view our Decorative Finial Ornaments.
Glitter.
Glitter is an assortment of very small pieces of glass or plastic in metallic, neon and iridescent colors to reflect light in a sparkling spectrum. Glitter is usually stored in canisters somewhat similar to salt shakers, which have openings that control the flow of the glitter. These canisters may contain one or many colors. Glitter is commonly used in craft projects. Glitter is commonly used to decorate Christmas ornaments, cards and various other Christmas decorations, and can be added to most any surface. It is also often put into cosmetic products like lip gloss and eye shadow. Select this link to view our Hanging Metal Door Chimes.