November 07, 2005
Crystal Ornaments
The beauty of crystal. The loveliness of flowers. These ornaments glitter in candlelight, sparkle in sunlight and would make a great $28 gift for your favorite gardener. The petals are made of Turkish crystal (as opposed to, say, Lithuanian crystal...okay, so I don't know much about Turkish crystal, but it sounds nice), faceted and polished by hand, and the ornament comes with a hanging ribbon. But why confine it to Christmas? It would be beautiful hanging in a window any time of the year. Be sure to look at all the others, too: glass raindrops and birds, an ice branch sphere, crystal stars and snowflakes, and scatter crystals. So that takes care of Aunt Mabel, bless her heart.