A collection of mouth-blown, hand-painted glass Christmas ornaments is a prized possession. These ornaments may have been collected over the years, passed down from family members, or perhaps you ...

John Teichman for decades has been decorating the Christmas tree in ... which soon caught on as tree ornaments. Enterprising Germans who had been creating blown glass ornaments in their homes ...

It was once one of over 1,500 manufacturers in this part of Eastern Germany, blowing glass ornaments and painting them by hand. But today, most Christmas decorations are mass-produced in China.