From fragile Victorian hand-blown glass ornaments to the retro look of the ... vintage ornaments from the past 50 or 60 years, with a large collection of Shiny Brites. These are the ornaments ...

These German blown-glass ornaments often resemble a bundle of ... like a styrofoam core, spun cotton or large-grain mica ...

“Every single ornament I buy represents something that has happened in our lives,” said Barb Houser who shopped the large variety ... their famous glittery glass blown ornaments.

Owner Betty DeHamer estimates it’s the oldest decoration in her large collection ... when she found some old ornaments at a yard sale. They were made of blown-glass beads strung into shapes.

Maybe a delicate paper streamer or two. Then the Germans introduced blown-glass ornaments in the mid-19th century and, over time, things got much more Vegas. Shinier. Gaudier. Shamelessly ludicrous.

Story by Cymbre Foster Photos by Tessa Lighty & Jan-Michael Stump Nov 28, 2018 Nov 28, 2018 Editor's note: This article was published in Grand Traverse Scene magazine's Holidays 2018 issue.

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