![]() ![]() When they see one they don’t have, there’s a gasp,” Mr. Unconcerned with the prices, some customers have amassed extensive collections of ceramic Christmas trees that they display every year, he noted. “These are homegrown trees,” he said, adding that the old ones have a timeworn patina that the brightly colored new models lack. Come on now, you know what Im talking about, right techalleen. Kyer’s “museum of vintage Christmas” carries only evergreens made by crafty hands back in the day. Sooner or later, every person into ceramics brought home a lighted ceramic Christmas tree. In antique stores, original ones can fetch $75 or more, said Kristopher Kyer, an actor and former circus ringmaster who runs a seasonal boutique called Kristopher Kyer’s Christmas Corner in Burbank, Calif. ![]() Those customers who must have a vintage ceramic Christmas tree can expect to spend more, unless they get lucky at a thrift shop or an estate sale. Candle huggers? About 30 bucks, matching candle holders included. Bulbs shaped like birds or holly leaves are available. His company’s 13-inch trees cost about $40. “It’s great to get that little thing that’s going to offer some delight in our customers’ lives and bring some magic into their homes at Christmastime,” he said. Flying Angel Candle Huggers, anyone? He’s got them. It’s not just trees that are hot this year but all manner of holiday ceramics, Mr. “What we try to do is create something that’s authentic,” he said. Theirs, unlike most new ones, have removable bulbs like the originals did. Christmas” editions in two sizes, seven- and 14-inch, plus ornament-size ones to hang on regular Christmas trees.Īs Eliot Orton, who, with his siblings, runs the family company, tells the story, a number of customers years ago wrote in requesting ceramic Christmas trees, so the company found an original mold and began reproducing them. Now Target sells both white and green “Mr. Christmas Evergreen Tree 15.5T 75.00 Add to Cart Christmas Tree 22'T/4 sections 150.00 Add to Cart Christmas Tree 7't w/base 16.00 Add to Cart Christmas Tree 9.5't 15.00 Add to Cart Christmas Tree Box 6'L 8.00 Add to Cart Christmas Tree Jar 6'H 10.00 Add to Cart CM Gangbuster Gnome w/tree 6Tx3.5W 12. The discount chain began carrying ceramic trees last year. “Through our research, we identified ‘retro’ - a nostalgic nod to classic ornaments and treasured decorations handed down from generations past - as a key trend” this season, said Susanne Overson, a senior buyer at Target. Called “Merry Brite,” it sells for about 20 dollars. Even CVS, the national drugstore chain, is stocking a 12-and-a-half-inch version. ![]() A musical version from the Cyndi Lauper Christmas Collection, touted as “even cooler than the vintage” because it plays 15 instrumental songs, is sold out on. The Sharper Image catalog, for instance, carries a “Nostalgic Christmas Tree” measuring 18 inches. These new ones are mass-produced, but they still shine. crafts-class staple in the 1970s, this old-style decoration (a perforated pine tree-shaped shell with a single bulb at its core, stuck with glowing Lite Brite-style plastic pegs) is having a glimmering moment again after years in the attic. For a fragile piece of kitschy clay, the light-up ceramic Christmas tree is a remarkably durable piece of holiday nostalgia.Ī D.I.Y. ![]()
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