Tales of Christmas from around the world

European Christmas Market Tips: How to Make the Most of Your Visit

European Christmas Market Tips: How to Make the...

We've spent a lot of Decembers behind a Christmas market stall, and we've watched plenty of first-time visitors make the same small mistakes. Here's what we'd tell a friend before...

European Christmas Market Tips: How to Make the...

We've spent a lot of Decembers behind a Christmas market stall, and we've watched plenty of first-time visitors make the same small mistakes. Here's what we'd tell a friend before...

How to Store Glass Christmas Ornaments Without Breaking Them

How to Store Glass Christmas Ornaments Without ...

A good glass ornament can last for generations, as long as it survives January. Most breakages happen when the tree comes down in a hurry, so here's how to pack...

How to Store Glass Christmas Ornaments Without ...

A good glass ornament can last for generations, as long as it survives January. Most breakages happen when the tree comes down in a hurry, so here's how to pack...

How Glass Christmas Ornaments Are Made, Step by Step

How Glass Christmas Ornaments Are Made, Step by...

Every glass ornament we sell is made by hand, mostly in small family workshops in the Czech Republic and Poland. Each one passes through several pairs of hands before it...

How Glass Christmas Ornaments Are Made, Step by...

Every glass ornament we sell is made by hand, mostly in small family workshops in the Czech Republic and Poland. Each one passes through several pairs of hands before it...

Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas: Four Styles with Glass Ornaments

Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas: Four Styles wi...

Every family has its own way of decorating the tree, but most trees fall into one of four styles. Here's how to get each one right, and where handmade glass...

Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas: Four Styles wi...

Every family has its own way of decorating the tree, but most trees fall into one of four styles. Here's how to get each one right, and where handmade glass...

Preciosa Crystal and Jablonec: The Czech Story Behind Our Brooches

Preciosa Crystal and Jablonec: The Czech Story ...

Turn over almost any of our brooches and the crystals in it have come from the same corner of the world: northern Bohemia, in today's Czech Republic, where glassmakers have...

Preciosa Crystal and Jablonec: The Czech Story ...

Turn over almost any of our brooches and the crystals in it have come from the same corner of the world: northern Bohemia, in today's Czech Republic, where glassmakers have...

The Annual Ornament Tradition: One Ornament for Every Year

The Annual Ornament Tradition: One Ornament for...

Here's a tradition that starts small and ends with a whole tree. Each Christmas, from a child's very first year, a parent or grandparent chooses one ornament to mark something...

The Annual Ornament Tradition: One Ornament for...

Here's a tradition that starts small and ends with a whole tree. Each Christmas, from a child's very first year, a parent or grandparent chooses one ornament to mark something...