A gingerbread cottage ornament is the tidy version of a tradition that usually ends in structural collapse and far too much icing. This little house stays standing through New Year's, snow on the roof and sugar at every seam. The icing is painted on, so nothing goes stale by the second week of December. Hang it low and the children will claim it before you have finished the top of the tree.
Perfect for: gingerbread house traditions, family baking days, neighbor gifts, children's trees, hostess gifts, and stocking stuffers.
It is mouth-blown glass, shaped in a carved mold, then hand-painted and glittered in the tradition Old World Christmas has followed since the 1800s. It ships with a keepsake box, hangs from a standard hook, and looks charming grouped with other small houses along a mantel garland.
Build a whole village on the garland, or start with our gingerbread Christmas decor and work outward from there.
