Victorian Paper Scrap Girl Cotton Batting Christmas Ornament

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Victorian Paper Scrap Girl Cotton Batting Christmas Ornament.Handmade in victorian style with English paper scrap.Her skirt is aged cotton batting,gold fringe trim,and vintage German tinsel.

Dimensions: approx.5-1/4 inches wide X 10 inches tall.

I construct my ornaments from antique,vintage and distressed materials for an aged look.I want them to appear as if they have survived 100 or more Christmases.Because of this,there will be minor imperfections,all of which are desirable because they add warmth and patina to
the ornament.For example:minor creasing,yellowing of cotton batting,age darkened or slghtly faded crepe paper and scraps,tarnished tinsel,etc.

USA Postage includes USPS insurance at 1.75.

I ship WORLDWIDE.International buyers,please contact me for postage cost before purchasing.

~A Brief History:Homemade Christmas ornaments made from scraps of paper,cotton,scraps
of cloth,yarn,tinsel,ribbon,
etc.were some of the earliest Christmas decorations.

~Commercially made ornaments of this type came from a cottage industry (where other forms,such as blown glass were being made)in Sachsen,
Thuringen,Frankfurt am Main,and Breslau regions in Germany.
Homemade ornaments of cotton batting glued on cardboard shapes,then decorated with paper scrap,tinsel,and glitter became popular in the Pennsylvannia Dutch regions of the U.S.A.

This form of Christmas ornament became so popular that patterns were published in ladies magazines from 1880-1900.

Added on Oct 23, 2009

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