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Artist Notes:
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Wish your wonderful granddaughter and her fiance a Merry Christmas with a card featuring a beautiful blue background with Christmas Bulbs, stars, ribbons, and white doves. The first decorated trees were adorned with apples, white candy canes and pastries in the shapes of stars, hearts, and flowers. For your information Glass baubles were first made in Lauscha, Germany, by Hans Breiner, 1550-1609 who produced garlands of glass beads and tin figures that could be hung on trees. The popularity of these decorations grew into the production of glass figures made by highly skilled artisans with clay molds. Design by Laurie Schneider, elements by Digital Designs by Elena, Diana'z Designz. Fun Christmas facts: According to The History Channel, German Christians displayed decorated trees in the 16th century during Christmas time. Paradise trees, as they were known, were adorned with fruits like apples to represent the Garden of Eden, and candles and sweets as time went on.
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