This is a 9 foot strand of Mirrored Garland, consisting of mirrored squares, mirrored circles, mirrored balls and clear acrylic balls. The ½ inch mirrored squares and ¾ inch diameter mirror circles are two sided. There are also mirror squares and circles that are just under ½ inch. The acrylic balls are 8 and 12 millimeters in size with an iridescent finish. The mirrored disco balls are just under an inch in diameter and are covered in tiny mirror squares. Select this link to view our Decorated Country Holiday Garland.
Adding Garlands to your live or Artificial Christmas Tree.
Adding woody Pine Garland with berries or fruit to your tree adds great contrast and texture. Also the addition of a glitzy Tinsel Garland can add color and sparkle to your tree. Add either Tinsel or Pine Garlands to your tree after you put your lights on and before you add any ornaments. For a fairly full, 7½ foot tree you will want to add two or three Pine Garlands. Depending on how wide your tree is and how much of your tree you want to cover with the Garland. Start adding the Pine Garland from the bottom of the tree and work your way up. The bottom of the tree is the fattest part and will take the most Garland. You can either wrap around the tree or use a series of swags. The method for adding Tinsel Garland is the same. The difference is that you can cut Tinsel Garland into different lengths and add them here and there as you like. You can add Ribbon in the same manner as either type of Garland and with the same effect. Select this link to view our 6 Foot Red Berry and Pine Cone Decorative Christmas Garland.
Christmas Cards.
The very modern tradition evolved from English school boys in the early 1800’s. They would send Christmas pieces or greetings to their parents. They were written on decorated sheets to show off their progress in composition and penmanship. In 1842 William Egley tried to make a commercial success of Christmas cards but failed to arouse any interest. In 1847, Sir Henry Cole commissioned J.C. Horsely to make a card. There was little interest at first, but by 1868, it was a common practice in all of England. Louis Prange began the public sale of Christmas card in America in 1875. Select this link to view our Diamond Mirrors and Acrylic Beads.
Christmas Carols.
Carols comes from choros meaning the dance and aulein to play the flute. The original meaning of the word carol was a circular dance with no songs, simply to dance in a circle listening to a flute. By the middle ages it became carollen or to sing joyfully. As when troupes of costumed actors traveled from village to village presenting the Christmas plays in song. The earliest dated carol was in 129 A.D. The father of the Christmas carol is attributed to St. Francis, the originator of the Nativity scenes, who taught his people to tell of their Christmas joy in songs. Select this link to view our Silver and Clear Acrylic Bead Garlands.