Christmas Ornaments for Cake Toppers

We have a customer who is using the Country Church ornament as a cake topper for her wedding cake. Such a great idea and a beautiful keepsake for many years ahead.

The choices in Christmas ornaments are so vast, especially when doing a groom's cake....you could find an ornament for just about any sort of profession, hobby or any little quirk!

Children's birthday or party event cakes. This would be a great opportunity to use special keepsake Christmas ornaments for decoration and wipe off the frosting and put away until Christmas. How many times have we all used little plastic animals on top of a cake for a child. How much nicer some Old World Christmas cows, pigs, barn, horses etc. would look!

Our grandson Matt is into the "cowboy" thing right now and we may design his birthday cake in a fashion to use horses, saddles, cowboy boots, anything Western. I'll post pics!

Old World Christmas Ornament Stand

Ornament stand with metal hanger, wooden base. Measures approximately 8" from base to hook; 9 1/2" overall ht. Shipped flat, easily assembled.

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Father Christmas - Origins and Legends Book on Sale!

Father Christmas” is a small hardcover book from Merck Family’s Old World Christmas. A collection of much-loved traditions and stories.

“Father Christmas” preserves the magic of the holiday season for children and adults around the world. His kind, gentle spirit personifies the love and generosity that makes Christmas so special. people from many distinct cultures share their abundance of cherished stories in the hope of enriching Christmas celebrations for us all. These age old legends and rich traditions surrounding Father Christmas continue to create deep seated enjoyment and excitement in our hearts.

On sale now! Only a few left so order soon.

Get Your Kicks.....On Route 66!

History Road Sign Christmas Ornament

36136 Introduced 2011

Established in 1926, Route 66 was one of the original U. S. highways. It's 2,400 mile route from Chicago to Los Angeles travels through some of the most celebrated portions of the American West. It became known as the "Main Street of America." It symbolizes American's love of the automobile and wide open spaces.

Wikipedia:
Route 66 is an American TV series in which two young men traveled across America. The show ran weekly on CBS from 1960 to 1964. It starred Martin Milner as Tod Stiles and, for two and a half seasons, George Maharis as Buz Murdock. Maharis was ill for much of the third season, during which time Tod was shown traveling on his own. Tod met Lincoln Case, played by Glenn Corbett, late in the third season, and traveled with him until the end of the fourth and final season.

The series is best remembered for its Corvette convertible and its instrumental theme song (composed and performed by Nelson Riddle), which became a major pop hit.

The Route 66 Sign ornament makes a great gift for any Baby Boomer! Visit us at Trendy Tree to see more new ornaments from Old World Christmas.

The Baltimore Oriole

Baltimore Oriole Clip on Bird Ornament 18059

Birds are symbols of joy and happiness so they are regarded as a necessity on the Christmas tree. With its striking orange and black plumage, the Oriole, is a favorite among bird watchers and is eagerly awaited each spring migration.

Wikipedia: Adults have a pointed bill and white bars on the wings. The adult male is orange on the underparts, shoulder patch and rump. All of the rest of the male is black. The adult female is yellow-brown on the upper parts with darker wings, and dull orange on the breast and belly.

Baltimore Orioles forage in trees and shrubs, also making short flights to catch insects. They mainly eat insects, berries and nectar, and are often seen sipping at hummingbird feeders. . Baltimore Orioles are also fond of halved oranges, grape jelly.

The male sings a loud flutey whistle that often gives away the bird's location before any sighting can be made.

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Key Lime Pie

Key Lime Pie is named after the small, tart limes from the Florida Keys. Since no refrigeration, fresh milk, or ice was available in the Keys till the 1930′s, sweetened condensed milk was used to give the pie its smooth creamy texture. It is the official state pie of Florida and absolutely delicious!
Here’s a great recipe for Key Lime Pie from Emeril and the Food Network:

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick butter) melted
• 2 (14-ounce) cans condensed milk
• 1 cup key lime or regular lime juice
• 2 whole eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon lime zest

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
In a bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, and butter with your hands. Press the mixture firmly into a 9-inch pie pan, and bake until brown, about 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature before filling.
Lower the oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
In a separate bowl, combine the condensed milk, lime juice, and eggs. Whisk until well blended and place the filling in the cooled pie shell. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes and allow to chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
Once chilled, combine the sour cream and powdered sugar and spread over the top of the pie using a spatula. Sprinkle the lime zest as a garnish on top of the sour cream and serve chilled.

Gift Idea!

Serve a Key Lime Pie at your next dinner or party function and present each guest an Old World Christmas Key Lime Pie Ornament. Makes a great table favor!

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The Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich

 Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich 3257 New for 2011

A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is made with a layer of peanut butter and a layer of jelly or jam, usually between two slices of bread, sometimes eaten "open faced."

Wikipedia: A 2002 survey showed the average American will have eaten 1,500 of these sandwiches before graduating from high school.

Some variants add honey, chocolate or maple syrup, normal chocolate, the hazelnut-chocolate spread Nutella, marshmallows, raisins, bananas, butter, marshmallow fluff, potato chips (UK: crisps), cheese, other dried fruit, or another slice of bread. Other less common variations include slices of fresh fruit besides bananas such as apples or strawberries.

In the Pence household.....it's Peter Pan Peanut Butter with Welch's Grape Jelly.....two slices of bread, nothing more, nothing less.

Wikipedia Image - Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich

The Real Thing!

Visit us at Trendy Tree to see the new styles coming in for 2011! Huge inventory of over 800 styles of Old World Christmas ornaments!