Ornaments Sentence Examples

When you have got my ornaments ready, I will wear them.

The women wear more and more massive ornaments.

There are manufactures of paper, hats, leather, ropes, porcelain, majolica, soap, spirits, and ornaments made of palm leaves and grasses.

For the Anglican usage see the Report of the Sub-committee of Convocation on the Ornaments of the Church, &c. (London, 1908).

No trace of metal is found, except gold, which seems to have been sometimes used for ornaments.

What, then, are the vestments sanctioned by the Ornaments Rubric ?

The stone is used for seals, knifehandles and various trivial ornaments.

Valuable brooches and other ornaments are often found.

Forty columns support the roof, but no two are alike, and great fertility of invention is manifested in the execution of the ornaments.

Its only ornaments are the old market-place and the gardens formed by the purchase in 1825 of a seat called the Hof.

Such a circumstance occurring at a time of general festivity, when devices, mottoes and conceits of all kinds were adopted as ornaments or badges of the habits worn at jousts and tournaments, would naturally have been commemorated as other royal expressions seem to have been by its conversion into a device and motto for the dresses at an approaching hastilude."

It has since remained, with the exception of the cope (q.v.), the sole vestment authorized by law for the ministers, other than bishops, of the Church of England (for the question of the vestments prescribed by the "Ornaments Rubric" see Vestments).

For example, in the genus Primula, a highly characteristic genus of the alpine flora, whose members are among the most striking ornaments of the rocks, the single northern species, P. farinosa, grows only in marshy meadows.

No objects have been discovered belonging to the period intermediate between the 7th and 3rd centuries B.C.; but "from about 250 B.C. onwards we have a series of Praenestine graves surmounted by the characteristic ` pine-apple ' of local stone, containing stone coffins with rich bronze, ivory and gold ornaments beside the skeleton.

When, through the introduction of the male plant from Japan, its fertilization was rendered possible, ripe berries, before unknown, became common ornaments of the shrub.

At the present day they vie with precious gems and gold as ornaments and garniture for wealth and fashion; but by their abundance, and the cheapness of some varieties, they have recently come within the reach of men of moderate incomes.

Ornaments of perforated teeth and shells are found.

The women wore two bronze pins, a bracelet on each arm, amber ornaments and a necklace of bronze tubes in spirals.

The ornaments are beads, earrings, brooches, rings, bracelets, &c., thickly studded with precious stones.

In conformity with the decrees of the council of Trent, he cleared the cathedral of its gorgeous tombs, rich ornaments, banners, arms, sparing not even the monuments of his own relatives.

Those of the earliest period, the lower limit of which is put about 150o B.C., are aeneolithic, metal being, however, rare and only found in the form of small ornaments; pottery with linear decoration is abundant.

The subjects of its nine chapters are - (I) the Corinthian, Ionic and Doric orders; (2) the ornaments of capitals, ac.; (3) the Doric order; (4) proportions of the cella and pronaos; (5) sites of temples; (6) doorways of temples and their architraves; (7) the Etruscan or Tuscan order of temples; (8) circular temples; (9) altars.

There is at Cairo and in other towns a considerable industry in ornamental wood and metal work, inlaying with ivory and pearl, brass trays, copper vessels, gold and silver ornaments, &c. At Cairo and in the Fayum, attar of roses and other perfumes are manufactured.

The corpse, having been washed and shrouded, is placed in an open bier, covered with a cashmere shawl, in the case of a man; or in a closed bier, having a post in front, on which are placed feminine ornaments, in that of a woman or child.

It was full of delicate variety in the surfaces, and of elaborated close-packed lines of hair and ornaments.

He explained his inventions and described his discoveries in language so lucid and so characteristic that he claims an honoured place in the literature of the country of whose culture, in other branches, he is one of the most distinguished ornaments.

The prevailing mode of sepulture in all the different varieties of these structures is by the deposit of the body in a contracted position, accompanied by weapons and implements of stone, occasionally by ornaments of gold, jet or amber.

In addition to the varied and beautiful forms of implements and weapons - frequently ornamented with a high degree of artistic taste - armlets and other personal ornaments in gold, amber, jet and bronze are not uncommon.

Though it had been entered and plundered in the middle ages, a few relies were found when it was reopened, among which were a silver cup,ornamented with the interlacing work characteristic of the time and some personal ornaments.

In the chamber of one, opened in 1829, there was found an urn full of calcined bones; and along with it were ornaments of gold showing the characteristic workmanship of the 5th and 6th centuries of the Christian era.

In these mounds cremation appears more frequently than inhumation; and both are accompanied by implements, weapons and ornaments of stone and bone.

Yet even in the middle ages kings of Christian countries were buried with their swords and spears, and queens with their spindles and ornaments; the bishop was laid in his grave with his crozier and comb; the priest with his chalice and vestments; and clay vessels filled with charcoal (answering to the urns of heathen times) are found in the churches of France and Denmark.

By section 8 of the Public Worship Regulation Act 1874, complainants may take proceedings if it is considered that "any alteration in, or addition to, the fabric, ornaments or furniture has been made without legal authority, or that any decoration forbidden by law has been introduced into such church.

The Langaza tomb had unusually elaborate architectural ornaments and two pairs of doors, one of wood, the other of marble.

Fragments of the temple included a series of terra-cotta architectural ornaments.

The European graveyard has repeatedly been the scene of outrages perpetrated, it is believed, by natives from the mainland of Borneo, the graves being rifled and the hair of the head and other parts of the corpses being carried off to furnish ornaments to weapons and ingredients in the magic philtres of the natives.

In its hot plastic state iron can be formed and modelled under the hammer to almost any degree of refinement, while its great strength allows it to be beaten out into leaves and ornaments of almost paperlike thinness and delicacy.

It is a very sumptuous work, the front of the altar being entirely of gold, with repousse reliefs and cloisonné enamels; the back and ends are of silver, with gold ornaments.

Whole volumes might be devoted to the magnificent works in bronze produced by the Florentine artists of this century, works such as the baptistery gates by Ghiberti, the statues of Verrocchio, Donatello and many others, the bronze screen in Prato cathedral by Simone, brother of Donatello, in 1444-1461, and the screen and bronze ornaments of the tomb of Piero and Giovanni dei Medici in San Lorenzo, Florence, by Verrocchio, in 1472.

At the same time a most active production of modern designs was proceeding, stimulated by rewards, with the result that the supply of clocks, lamps, candelabra, statuettes, and other ornaments in bronze and zinc to the rest of Europe became a monopoly of Paris for nearly half a century.

The native jewellers make excellent ornaments in silver, coral and enamel.

Most of the writings found, however, have been in the form of inscriptions, chiefly on ornaments.

The queen like to clothe herself in silken garments, and to wear ornaments of gold.

Coloured clothing, gold ornaments and silken raiment began to be worn commonly by Mussulman men in his reign.

From the great opercula of certain marine forms bracelets and other ornaments are carved, while the hard serrated edges of other species are sometimes employed in place of knives for harvesting rice.

In his youth, as duke of Anjou, he was warmly attached to the Huguenot opinions, as we learn from his sister Marguerite de Valois; but his unstable character soon gave way before his mother's will, and both Henry and Marguerite remained choice ornaments of the Catholic Church.

Avoid all poetical similes; be faithful to the perfect likelihoods of nature - healthy, exact, simple, disdaining ornaments.

All these guinea fowls except the last are characterized by having the crown bare of feathers and elevated into a bony "helmet," but there is another group (to which the name Guttera has been given) in which a thick tuft of feathers ornaments the top of the head.

It was decorated in the most sumptuous fashion, and like the chapel, served by thirty-five priests, was furnished with a profusion of golden ornaments.

An elegant portal leads from the church into the small cloister, which has a pretty garden in the centre; the terra-cotta ornaments surmounting the slender marble pillars are the work of Rinaldo de Stauris (1463-1478), who executed similar decorations in the great cloister.

One tomb contained some fine gold ornaments, with Roman coins of the 1st to 3rd century A.D.

See the Report of the sub-committee of Convocation on the Ornaments of the Church and its Ministers (London, 1908), and authorities there cited.

The manufacture of ornaments from the jet found in the vicinity forms a considerable industry.

Iron, which occurs rarely, and almost exclusively for ornaments, in a few tombs at Enkomi, suddenly superseded bronze for tools and weapons, and its introduction was accompanied, as in the Aegean, by economic, and probably by political changes, which broke up the high civilization of the Mycenaean colonies, and reduced them to poverty, 1 Myres, Journ.

Of the Byzantine period little remains but the ruins of the castles of St Hilarion, Buffavento and Kantara; and a magnificent series of gold ornaments and silver plate, found near Kyrenia in 1883 and 1897 respectively.

The metal was formerly worked by the Indians for implements and ornaments.

Ornaments are manufactured by the inhabitants from alabaster and spar; and excellent lime is burned at the quarries near Poole's Hole.

This direction was omitted in the second Prayer-book; but the " Ornaments Rubric " Church of of Queen Elizabeth's Prayer-book seemed again to make them obligatory.

Of still greater importance are the great deposits at Thorsbjaerg (in Angel) and Nydam, which contained large quantities of arms, ornaments, articles of clothing, agricultural implements, &c., and in the latter case even ships.

The sashes, broad-brimmed hats and copper-tipped quarterstaves of the men, and the brilliant cotton dresses and gold or silver filigree ornaments worn on holidays by the women are common throughout the country; but many classes have their own costumes, varying in detail according to the district or province.

Lisbon and Oporto; conspicuous among these are the filigree ornaments which are bought by the peasant women as investments and by foreign visitors as curiosities.

The use of the mitre, pastoral staff and pectoral cross, which had fallen into complete disuse by the end of the 18th century, has been now very commonly, though not universally, revived; and, in some cases, the interpretation put upon the "Ornaments rubric" by the modern High Church school has led to a more complete revival of the pre-Reformation vestments.

The beautiful varieties of porphyry - green, red, striped - which are obtained, often in big monoliths, near Kolyvan, are cut at the imperial stone-cutting factory into vases and other ornaments, familiar in the art galleries and palaces of Europe.

The town carries on a variety of small manufactures, including musical instruments, iron-wares, marble ornaments.

His successors carried still farther the practice of dressing up the rather bald chronicles of earlier writers with all the ornaments of rhetoric. The old traditions were altered, almost beyond the possibility of recognition, by exaggerations, interpolations and additions.

The only other articles they make are a few shell ornaments.

In the upper, which may represent the city of Balanjar (Balansar, Belenjer), have been found gold and silver coins struck by Mongol rulers, as well as ornaments in the same metals.

Several of the varieties are cut into gems and ornaments, balance weights, pivot supports for delicate instruments, agate mortars, &c.; or used for engraving, for instance, cameos and the elaborately carved crystal vases of ancient and medieval times.

Medieval tapestries, with ecclesiastical vestments, ornaments and some fine pieces of early woodwork, are also preserved in Bucharest museum.

The ornaments and furniture were of the most costly kind; the king's bow and buckler were of gold; his very whip intertwined with gold; the queen had golden diadems, necklace and breast-jewels, and at her feet lay a golden vase.

Evidence of this is to be found in the excellent roads which they constructed, and in the skilfully made gold ornaments which have been found in the district which they occupied, as well as in the contemporary accounts of them by their conquerors.

There, on the sandy bank of the river, at a spot where later piety erected a dagaba (a solid dome-shaped relic shrine), he cuts off with his sword his long flowing locks, and, taking off his ornaments, sends them and the horse back in charge of the unwilling Channa to Kapilavastu.

The Hallstatt cemeteries contained weapons and ornaments from the Bronze age, through the period of transition, up to the fully-developed Iron age.

Jade, which is very highly valued by the Chinese for making into ornaments, vases, cups, &c., has been extracted from time immemorial, and is still extracted to-day at Khotan.

Among the articles prized by the Beni is coral, of which the chiefs wear great quantities as ornaments.

It manufactures ornaments of various kinds, cigars, leather, paper, playing cards, silver and platina wares, chocolate, soap, woollen cloth, hats, silk, gloves, stockings, ropes and matches.

St Mary's contains a Norman font, an ancient brass lectern, buried during the Civil Wars, and some interesting heraldic ornaments which date from the 15th century.

The Papuan loves personal adornment and loses no chance of dressing himself up. His chief home-made ornaments are necklaces, armlets and ear-rings of shells, teeth or fibre, and cassowary, cockatoo, or bird of paradise feathers - the last two, or a flower, are worn through the septum of the nose.

Specimens of skilfully wrought ornaments of gold and silver, artistically made pottery, and finely woven fabrics of cotton and wool (alpaca), have been found in their huacas, or burial-places.

The foreign articles of luxury (dress, ornaments, wine, &c.) required by them were brought to the great oenachs or fairs held periodically in various parts of the country.

Like all ancient and semibarbarous people, the Irish were fond of ornaments.

The Malagasy are skilful in metal-working; with a few rude-looking tools they manufacture silver chains of great fineness, and filagree ornaments both of gold and silver.

Here the cylindrical type of hut prevails; clothing is of skin or leather but is very scanty; iron ornaments are worn in profusion; arrows are not feathered; shields of hide, spears with leather sheaths are found and also fighting bracelets.

The tribes of the upper Nile are somewhat specialized, though here, too, are found the cylindrical hut, iron ornaments, fighting bracelets, &c., characteristic of the Sudanese tribes.

Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstown used one as a stable in the rebellion of 1745; weapons of prehistoric man were found in another, and the roof of a third is carved with ornaments and emblems of early Celtic art.

The decoration of some of the rooms is gorgeous, the walls being covered in part with mosaics and in part with carved work, while the ceilings are rich in arabesque ornaments, elaborately gilt.

Its chief manufactures are silk work, cloths and cloaks, gold and silver ornaments, &c., brass and copper work, furniture and ornamental woodwork.

The outer surfaces of the walls are usually divided by a horizontal moulding into two unequal zones, the lower one plain with a band of sculptured ornaments at the base, and the upper elaborately sculptured.

The internal decorations, especially the enormous quantity of wall ornaments, consisting chiefly of scrolls and bas-reliefs, were executed by different sculptors under the personal direction of Malatesta, who, even when engaged in war, sent continual instructions about their work.

She bit back her smile and returned to her myriad of ornaments, carefully laying a tissue paper over a packed box of delicate pieces, merged memories of two families, joined now by a few items of their first Christmas together.

He trailed Memon up the stairs and down the main corridor, watching as Memon paused to take in ancient tapestries and evaluate gilded ornaments.

Experimental studies of ornaments in crested auklets (Alaska) and Australian finches, with reference to mate choice and species isolation.

Tongans also made ivory breastplates as ornaments for themselves.

Inspired ideas in paving, decking, fencing and walling plus a host of garden accessories from ornaments to wonderful pond ideas.

These ornaments displayed the owner's tastes and skills, but it was the unfortunate housemaid who had the chore of regularly cleaning them.

Fish and whales feature broadly widely in the collection of hanging ornaments.

All her body hairs are shaved, and she is not allowed to wear any ornaments.

My business involves the creation of individually crafted gifts and decorative ornaments made from real egg shells.

They will chew furniture and break your precious ornaments.

There are lace curtains and china ornaments and an elderly couple very frightened.

Ornaments include a temple to Surya the sun god, and a snake coiled around a column in the snake coiled around a column in the Snake Pond.

Why have you decorated this evergreen with ornaments, lights, fake snow and Mylar plastic tinsel?

Blue and white ornaments and ceramics fill niches and deep-set windowsills, and upstairs the bedrooms are co-ordinated in keeping with the theme.

In these shops the few Moorish industries are carried on, such as embroidery in gold and silver thread, the making of kid slippers of every kind and colour, the manufacture of gold and silver ornaments.

Amber is extensively used for beads and other trivial ornaments, and for cigar-holders and the mouth-pieces of pipes.

The chief episode in his uneventful pontificate was the visit of Constans to Rome; the pope received him "almost with religious honours," a deference which he requited by stripping all the brazen ornaments of the city - even to the tiles of the Pantheon - and sending them to Constantinople.

We have in bas-reliefs of the 3rd century representations of what these ornaments were like - small 2 An illustration from a photograph is given in Rhys Davids' Buddhist India, p. 131.

In the controversies as to the interpretation of the Anglican "Ornaments Rubric" (see below) the term "vestments" has been applied particularly to those worn at the celebration of mass, which is what is meant when it is said that "the vestments" are worn at such and such a church.

At the outset the followers of Newman and Pusey were more concerned with doctrine than with ritual; but it was natural that a reassertion of Catholic teaching should be followed by a revival of Catholic practice, and by the middle of the century certain "Ritualists," pleading the letter of the Ornaments Rubric in the Prayer Book, had revived the use of many of the pre-Reformation vestments.

The makers of Buddhist images and of sword ornaments Thhd carried on their work with undiminished industry Pesiod.

At the art exhibitions held twice a year in the principal cities there may be seen specimens of statuettes, alcove ornaments, and household utensils which show that the Japanese worker in metals stands more indisputably than ever at the head of the worlds artists in that field.

The term parlour bronzes serves to designate objects for domestic use, as flower-vases, incense-burners and alcove ornaments.

The inro (medicine-box), which it mainly served to fix in the girdle, has been driven out of fashion by the new civilization imported from the West, and artists who would have carved netsuke in former times now devote their chisels to statuettes and alcove ornaments.

His letters (especially Ep. 45) are full of outcries against his enemies and of indignant protestations that he had done nothing unbecoming a Christian, that he had taken no money, nor gifts great nor small, that he had no delight in silken attire, sparkling gems or gold ornaments, that no matron moved him unless by penitence and fasting, &c. His route is given in the third book In Rufinum; he went by Rhegium and Cyprus, where he was entertained by Bishop Epiphanius, to Antioch.

The making of mats, fishing-nets, shell ornaments, decorated gourds, and stone implements, and the manufacture of pottery, canoes and sago, constitute the chief native industries, which are the subject of barter between different regions.

The earliest metallic money did not consist of coins, but of unminted metal in the form of rings and other ornaments or of weapons, which were used for thousands of years by the Egyptian, Chaldean and Assyrian Empires (see NuMIS Matics).

The improved cultural conditions become apparent in the multiplication of the varieties of tools, weapons and ornaments made possible by the more adaptable qualities of the new material; and that the development of the Bronze age culture in the lake dwellings followed the same course as in the surrounding regions where the people dwelt on the dry land is evident from the correspondence of the types of implements, weapons, ornaments and utensils common to both these conditions of life.

Among the more notable industries may be mentioned the manufacture of china (see Ceramics), of gold and silver ornaments, cigarettes, chocolate, coloured postcards, perfumery, straw-plaiting, artificial flowers, agricultural machinery, paper, photographic and other scientific instruments.

In many Anglican churches it has therefore been restored, as a result of the ritual revival of the 19th century, it being claimed that its use is obligatory under the "ornaments rubric" of the Book of Common Prayer (see Vestments) .

This judgment, founded as was afterwards admitted on insufficient knowledge, produced no effect; and, in the absence of any authoritative pronouncement, advantage was taken of the ambiguous language of the Ornaments Rubric to introduce into many churches practically the whole ceremonial use of lights as practised in the pre-Reformation Church.

Serpentine rock is also quarried, mainly in the Lizard district; ornaments are produced from it.

Ornaments include a temple to Surya the sun god, and a snake coiled around a column in the Snake Pond.

Male green swordtails can shift their investment into ornaments or body size Issue 20.

That lovely antique table that was covered with beautiful, glass or porcelain baby ornaments may now hold small plastic blocks, stuffed animals, and assorted board books.

Bears, snowmen, collectible figurines, toys, and clouds are often featured on purchased ornaments.

When decorating for the shower, keep it festive with a wreath, holly, and a small Christmas tree decorated with ornaments that mom can take home to put on her tree at home.

Many friends and family may commemorate the occasion with traditional gifts, such as ornaments, engraved baby items, or monogrammed blankets.

Some stores also carry first Christmas ornaments that can be personalized with baby's first name.

Make a batch of salt dough, create some fun ornaments or decorations, then microwave your creations so they will be preserved for several years to come.

Gold has always been treasured for its value, both as a metal and in the form of ornaments.

Golden Inspirations has a very good range of all types of gold ornaments, with and without stone settings.

If you are an animal lover, you'll want to consider bird, frog and duck lawn ornaments.

If you have a home by the sea, nautical-related lawn ornaments will make sense on your lawn.

There are other items to consider in the world of lawn ornaments besides ornaments fashioned after animals.

Light plastic lawn ornaments will work well in arid, windless desert climates, as well as during the summer in most regions.

Heavier ornaments made of metal will hold up well in stormier, windier climates, and can possibly stay out all year round.

Do keep in mind whether or not you're going to keep your lawn ornaments out all year round, or only during warm seasons.

You'll have a better chance of preserving your ornaments if you take them in during the winter, especially if your ornaments are painted.

Do not go overboard with purchasing lawn ornaments.

Unless you're going for a kitschy look (think Pee-Wee Herman's lawn in "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure"), you'll want to limit yourself to a certain number of ornaments, depending on how much space you have to work with.

Place your lawn ornaments in spots where you know where there won't be heavy foot traffic.

You don't want other people (or yourself, for that matter) tripping over your lawn ornaments and injuring themselves.

When removing lawn ornaments from your grass, be exceedingly careful.

The garden and lawn ornament store Harper's provides online sales of seasonal, religious and holiday ornaments, plus pedestals, birdbaths and feeders, and even human figurines.

This may seem exorbitant, but consumers also need to factor in the cost of ornaments, lights, and other necessities to turn a pine tree into the perfect Christmas tree.

You can get ornaments, yard art, wreaths, candles, snow globes, or just about anything you can think of to decorate your house and yard this Christmas.

Bulk Holiday offers products from different season as well and has a nice selection of ornaments and other Christmas decorations.

Office Max, the Photo Center at Walmart and Kinko's can make ornaments for you, but give yourself enough time during the holidays to have it completed.

Not only are ornaments beautiful on a tree but they can hold special meaning as well.

This site is filled with ornaments from personalized Christmas designs to ones done in themes such as sports, Santa, animal or even food and drink.

Displaying cat Christmas ornaments and cards is a "purr-fect" way to combine your passion for felines with the spirit of the season.

If you share your home with cats, then you might enjoy expressing your holiday spirit this season by decking the halls with a few cat Christmas ornaments and cards.

Amusing and beautiful in their own right, cat Christmas ornaments and cards can also be wonderful additions to any animal lover's holiday setting.

Cat ornaments by Debbie Mumm will look good on your tree, and are suitable for display the whole year through.

Cat Christmas ornaments and cards are just one more thing you can use to add fun to the holiday festivities.

The ornaments can be a hazard because they are so tempting just hanging there.

Also, it would be a good idea to place your ornaments, tinsel and other tree decorations out of your cat's reach.

Choosing a play clay that can be baked in the oven is perfect for making homemade Christmas ornaments or other trinkets to give as gifts.

The exterior of the manor house is made of limestone and features many fanciful turrets, cupolas, and other Gothic ornaments.

A tree lovingly decorated with handmade ornaments by the kids and overflowing with ornaments gathered over decades of shared Christmases is utterly charming and works in any home.

For a formal tree, a light hand with the amount of ornaments is key.

The best ornaments are the handmade ones brought home from school and the ones that have been in your family forever.

When you put away your Christmas lights and ornaments, organize, organize, organize.

Go for plain red (almost maroon, rather than bright red) and gold (again, not bright gold, but muted, almost tarnished looking gold) bulbs for your tree - using these bulbs as the main ornaments is a good way to go.

Handmade ornaments that bring back happy family memories look great on Country design inspired Christmas trees, as does garland made of popcorn, candy canes, or cranberries.

Ornaments that have seen better days shine on a Country Christmas tree because they have that warm, lived in look that is associated with Country decorating.

Anything goes on a Country Christmas tree, and this is one case in which you don't have to be shy about how many ornaments to put on the tree.

The same holds true if you're creating a holiday centerpiece with Christmas tree ornaments and Santa motifs.

Silver candles, silver candle holders, silvery streams of ribbon, silver ornaments, and other objects can help your design have continuity.

For example, if you use glass candle sticks, you might want to add hand-blown ornaments, figurines or a glass bowl of ornaments.

Traditional Mexican folk art includes wooden carvings, statues, religious art and other hand crafted ornaments.

Walls are a great place to showcase traditional Mexican arts, crafts and other ornaments.

Napkins rings made of silver stars and strands of silver glitter wire decorations and streamers combined with small snowflake ornaments are just the right touch to offset sterling silver tableware and silverware.

A centerpiece other than flowers can be constructed out of everyday items mixed with Christmas decorations and ornaments.

Add a few frosted snowflake and silver bell ornaments.

Use large plumes of white feathers around your centerpiece and introduce silver and blue glassware and ornaments.

Choose ornaments that are reflective such as mirror, glass, crystal, and silver.

If you go this route then focus on silver and crystal ornaments.

Drape your chandelier in colorful swags, decorate it with ribbon or hang teardrop ornaments from it.

The countertops - Scented candles, soft stacked guest towels or a decorative apothecary jar filled with brightly colored ornaments (or better yet, little soaps shaped like ornaments) will add some pop and interest.

When posing in front of the tree, make sure your photo subjects don't block special ornaments or other must-see props, such as brightly wrapped gifts.

Scrapbook the process of decorating your home for the holidays, recording the history behind your favorite lights and ornaments.

There are specialty items such as hand-blown glass ornaments and items by local artists as well as warm Alpaca wool blankets.

This will make an elegant focal point for the room and ornaments can follow the theme or color scheme of your wedding.

Christmas wedding decorations can be done for little money; you can even pick up ornaments at dollar and discount stores store.

Provide small baskets of ornaments for guests to carry home as thank you gifts or leave on the tree.

Glass pickle ornaments are traditional German gifts.

Baskets filled with pinecones or gold and silver or metallic red or green Christmas ornaments will also fit in with your Christmas wedding decoration theme.

Decorate the wedding cake with small ornaments, ribbons or candy canes.

You can decorate your wedding cake with tiny Christmas presents, wrapped in gold and silver paper, or even add tiny Christmas trees complete with ornaments.

Speaking of ornaments-Look for gold, silver, red, or green ornaments in whatever style you prefer to decorate your table and cake.

Check out the decorated mint tins, miniature flower pots and leaf shaped ornaments.

Decorate them with simple glass ornaments; tying bows on the tree in the wedding colors looks lovely as well.

Silver wedding bells atop a mirror with a large red, blue, gold, or green bow are simple and festive centerpieces, or small craft trees, bowls of simple ornaments, or gingerbread houses are great options.

You may even want to place small and simple ornaments that follow your theme on the table.

After all, a busy bride and groom may not have time to sew 100 potholders or carve 200 wooden ornaments.

Favors by Serendipity offers plants, a unique "tears of joy" hanky, sachets, candles, ornaments, and more to give your wedding the touch of class you desire.

A more informal Christmas wedding may include some merrier elements, like round ball ornaments or candy canes, in the bouquet.

Lighted trees, candles, and garlands are perfect Christmas wedding decorations, but equally gorgeous are centerpieces of pine boughs and glass ornaments, miniature decorated trees, gingerbread houses, or candy cane bouquets.

Personalized ornaments, decorated cookies, mints, candy canes, and cocoas are popular winter wedding favors.

Ornaments are a typical favor at Christmas weddings.

Choose a set of pumpkin ornaments to give guests as a thank you for attending your wedding.

Christmas themed weddings will look spectacular with vases filled with round glass ornaments in red and green.

Make sure the lights are functional, and remove excess ornaments if they do not fit into the understated theme.

German wedding cakes are traditionally large and elaborate, decorated with beautiful ornaments.

Look for warm, plush quilts adorned with holiday artwork, like snowmen, snowflakes and ornaments.

During the holidays, use typical décor, like Christmas ornaments or Easter eggs, to the cake table.

Try a forest of stylized pine trees, a whimsical Santa sleigh, a snowflake covered cake, intricate and detailed ornaments, or a manger scene made in fondant or gum paste.

Then, add whatever candies or other embellishments you'd like to represent the ornaments.

Expect a lot of snowflakes, reindeer, elves, Santas, candy canes, ornaments, bells and trees to adorn these holiday pieces.

Bonnets were very common, and, like dresses, ranged from everyday cotton to a fancy, patterned bonnet with ornaments on it.

For the sports loving boy, try the Christmas tree tie sporting baseballs, basketballs and footballs as ornaments.

Ornaments and a wide selection of items used for decorations are commonly available for purchase at the holiday markets.

This year, why not add a little character to your holiday celebration with some dog angel Christmas ornaments!

Dog angel Christmas ornaments offer one more way to include your faithful friend in your family festivities, and they also make great gifts for other dog lovers.

These ornaments run the gamet from kitschy to traditional to fine collectible, so let's take a look at what's available.

You can probably find dog angel Christmas ornaments at many local department stores, card shops and pet supplies, so keep your eyes peeled as you're taking care of the rest of your holiday shopping.

For anyone who doesn't relish being elbow to elbow with other Christmas shoppers, we've found some terrific ornaments to tempt you with on the Internet.

The site sells pet headstones and Urns, but they also have a wonderful selection of Christmas ornaments that are sure to please.

CollectiblesToday.com offers a collection of truly lovely dog angel Christmas ornaments from the Bradford edition.

Choices include cut crystal and beadwork, elk horns and handmade glass ornaments.

Geometric styles like Celtic knots work well and so do calligraphic ornaments.

The bracelet, necklace and earrings are made up of tile ornaments that are framed with roped edging with a crystal center.

Panama Hat with Icon Ornaments is a dark grey natural straw hat with multi-color enamel and gold hardware.

Working with polymer clay to create picture frames, vases, holiday ornaments and many other types of small, useful objects.

Ten years earlier, in 1946, as all things vinyl and plastic were flying off shelves, the Union Products company developed a line of plastic lawn ornaments.

In 1956, the company hired Don Featherstone from the Worcester Art Museum school, to redesign their line of two-dimensional plastic lawn ornaments.

Using his sculpture, the company created aluminum molds and produced the first plastic pink flamingo lawn ornaments.

Suddenly, sales of the pink lawn ornaments as well as fashion featuring the birds, started climbing once again.

This doesn't mean the follow is simply passive - remaining alert and adding in embellishments and ornaments to whatever forms are indicated by the lead is a very challenging skill.

Dress it up by adding a few discreet, well-placed ornaments on the bun or near the temples.

Folded paper ornaments are an interesting twist on traditional origami projects.

By combining basic origami folds with skillful cutting, gluing, and stapling, you can design attractive ornaments that are truly one-of-a-kind creations.

The Origami Resource Center has a page with several different ideas for folded Christmas tree ornaments.

Martha Stewart suggests making ornaments that can double as party favors.

If you're looking for more ornament ideas, keep in mind that many basic origami projects can easily be adapted for use as ornaments.

Since paper ornaments are easy to make and very inexpensive, you can create ornaments for any type of special occasion.

You can also try adding glitter, beads, charms, or fancy ribbons to make the ornaments more unique.

A tree is the traditional way to display ornaments, but you don't necessarily need to dig your Christmas tree out of the attic.

A tree branch placed in a large flowerpot filled with polished river rocks makes a great display area for ornaments as well.

If you don't have the space for a tree, you can try joining several ornaments together to make a mobile to hang from the ceiling.

Hearts are the perfect folded paper ornaments for Valentine's Day, anniversaries and birthdays of loved ones.

There are a number of easy and enjoyable holiday paper crafts that can double as Christmas ornaments, table decorations, or gift attachments.

Origami Christmas ornaments are designed to be hung from a Christmas tree.

You can also attach small origami ornaments to wrapped gifts.

Eclectic Homeschool Online has an extensive list of Christmas origami links, including several patterns for holiday ornaments.

Perhaps making origami ornaments will even become a new holiday tradition in your family.

Making figures into paper origami ornaments is an excellent use for models.

Change out the hanging ornaments with each season to showcase your best figures.

Although ornaments are typically associated with Christmas, they can truly be any origami figure.

A cohesive theme will help tie the group of ornaments together.

Finally, consider making a variety of ornaments using the same paper design or color for a unified look.

When making origami paper ornaments, many diagrams or instructions may call for using glue, tape or other mediums in addition to the paper.

It is perfectly acceptable to dress up the ornaments to suit your tastes.

Origami ornaments are a frugal way to create a décor scheme without a spending a lot of money on purchased ornaments.

Hang the ornaments from a small tree or branch, or in windows and entryways to greet guests.

Make ornaments like origami stars, poinsettias and angels for hanging on a tree.

Hanukkah is another winter holiday, so if your family celebrates this Jewish holiday, consider making Star of David ornaments.

Foil paper makes bright shiny paper ball ornaments that can stay up through New Year's.

Birds, bugs, butterflies and pinwheels are also excellent summer ornaments to fold.

Add pretty origami flowers to a tree with folded paper ornaments.

Instead of making simple figures, consider folding 3D origami ornaments or devising complex geometric designs.

Paper origami ornaments are the perfect home decoration for any origami enthusiast.

Origami ornaments offer a way to dress up a home while highlighting your folding skills.

Making birds into origami ornaments is another option for those who enjoy decorating their home with origami figures.

A ninja star can be used as hanging ornaments, for role playing, or as a simple rainy day activity.

Use fishing line to hang the models from the ceiling or turn them into unique Christmas tree ornaments.

If you're feeling extremely creative, tuck a few origami hearts into the branches of a Christmas tree decorated with origami ornaments.

Golden Gate Bridge ornaments are available during the holiday season, and books, postcards and DVDs are available year-round.

You'll also find glass or ribbon ornaments to embellish fancy dresses and other apparel.

Stack candles next to tall vases filled with assorted Christmas ball ornaments.

One interesting twist on the Christmas centerpiece with candles theme is to use your favorite candlesticks and candle holders as display bases for Christmas ornaments.

Schools and youth groups, for example often hold catalog sales of Christmas cards, ornaments, wrapping paper and other items each shortly after the school year begins.

In addition, ask parishioners to create religious ornaments.

Proving the best Christmas decoration is the one you make yourself, creative people make their own wreaths, ornaments, garland, stockings and anything else they can think of.

The trend lately has been to inflate large bulbous lawn ornaments each holiday season.

There's nothing wrong with inflatable Christmas ornaments, if that's your preference.

Typical decorations include bows, candles, lights, round ornaments, and a star at the top of the tree.

Sweden. The Swedish tree is unveiled on Christmas Eve, decorated with straw ornaments and animals.

They can be found on Christmas cards, window decorations, ornaments, and on wrapping paper.

Layered outlines are particular good for displaying a large number of ornaments.

Adding hobby ornaments to the wreath, like miniature motorcycles or purses/shoes.

Others are made up of only ornaments or present boxes.

Homemade ornaments are another easy idea for decorating.

Written by Frank Peretti, this book is the charming story of how Daniel and his mother must sell a box of old Christmas ornaments to help pay the rent after the family falls on hard times.

Most people can't look at a Christmas tree, stockings hung by the fire, or other types of Christmas ornaments without thinking about celebrating the season.

For many people, glass Christmas ornaments embody the warmth, mystery, and cheerfulness of this holiday.

Whether you love simple glass spheres, art glass balls, or traditional handmade and handpainted glass ornaments, you'll find something to lift your spirits each Christmas.

In 1847, his descendent, another Hans Greiner, began making glass ornaments shaped like fruits and nuts.

His unique process combined hand-blowing and molds, and he silvered the inside of the ornaments with mercury or lead.

By the 1870s, German glass Christmas ornaments were being exported to other parts of Europe.

They were especially popular in Britain, after a London newspaper printed an illustration of Queen Victoria's Christmas tree decorated with glass ornaments.

After World War II, the glassmakers of Eastern Germany stopped producing ornaments.

Families who came to North America from Germany and England often brought their glass ornaments with them, but glass Christmas ornaments only became widely popular after 1880.

Woolworth imported German-made ornaments to sell in his stores, where they were displayed on small trees made of dyed goose feathers.

By 1890, the Woolworth stores sold $25 million worth of ornaments annually.Japan began producing large quantities of glass Christmas ornaments in 1925, designed especially for export.

Czechoslovakia also began producing beautiful and complex ornaments at about the same time.

More than 250 million glass Christmas ornaments were imported into the United States in 1935.

U.S. manufacturers did not begin making ornaments until 1939, when war broke out in Europe.

Today, we cannot imagine Christmas without beautiful glass ornaments.

Whether we buy packages of simple glass balls, collect handmade treasures, or make our own, glass Christmas ornaments are part of our seasonal celebrations.

Your favorite ornaments should be displayed where pets and children cannot bump into them and winds cannot dislodge them.

Many families own some unbreakable ornaments for children to put on the Christmas tree and allow only adults to handle the heirlooms.

Don't display painted glass ornaments in direct sunlight.

Your ornaments may look dusty by the end of the Christmas season, but resist the impulse to wash them.

Remember that most glass Christmas ornaments are painted on the exterior, and the paint is often water-soluble.

Store your glass Christmas ornaments carefully.

These conditions can cause stress fractures in glass, so store your ornaments in a location with stable temperatures and humidity levels, like a closet.

One layer of ornaments in the box is ideal; two layers is tolerable.

Multiple layers of ornaments increase the risk of breakage.

After all your cherished glass Christmas ornaments are wrapped and boxed, be sure to handle the boxes carefully when you move them.

If you enjoy unique Christmas ornaments, consider making your decorations themed.

Instead, take something you are interested in and find ornaments for your tree that relate back to that theme.

For a really different idea, consider doing several smaller trees throughout your home with ornaments relating to different themes.

To find unique Christmas ornaments for themed trees, stop into specialty stores during the holiday season or look at online Christmas shops.

Another way to get unique Christmas themed ornaments is to create your own.

While you can start from scratch, you can also turn other household items into ornaments.

To make musical ornaments, find old sheet music.

Take gold glitter glue and make lines across red ball ornaments.