This year we went to Busch Garden's Christmastown in Williamsburg VA and actually got to make our ornament for the trip! There was a vendor selling hand-hammered ornaments, plates, all kinds of stuff. I'll try to find the business card and maybe a link but trust me when I say their stuff was really cool! Anyway, they had these hand-carved plates that you put a piece of soft metal on (aluminum? pewter? I can't remember) and then pound away with a mallet to push the metal into the relief and make a pretty pattern. One of the guys showed us what to do then we took turns crafting own very own ornament! It was awesome!
We kind of cheated on this trip and also purchased a pickle ornament but I've been wanting one since we went to Disney but those were $20. We bought ours for $6 and are looking forward to practicing a German tradition next Christmas. My Dad's family is German and as a bonus my brother is a huge fan of pickles. My sister didn't even believe me when I told her there is a whole German tradition about pickle Christmas ornaments! Hahaha!
Me on the Merry-go-round! |
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