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How To Choose Baubles for A Christmas tree

by: Heavenly Guides | last updated: December 17, 2009
Category: Holiday Projects | Tags: Christmas baubles, glass baubles, plastic baubles. ceramic baubles, handmade baubles, edible baubles, chocolate baubles.
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How To Choose Baubles for A Christmas tree

Christmas bauble decorations aren't a recent invention. In fact, people have been decorating their Christmas trees with baubles for many years and it’s a part of Christmas now! Christmas Baubles are traditionally made from glass but now its plastic variant is becoming very popular. When light falls on a glass bauble, it gets reflected in many angles and gives off colors in all directions. But these days, baubles are not just limited to glass and plastic. There are a variety of them out there, and you can also make one yourself!

 
Glass baubles: These are made of blow-glass and are mostly decorated with colors mixed in it. Their handles are also made of glass. You need to be careful when you use them around children and better put them at the top of the Christmas tree where kids won't be able to reach them.

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Ceramic baubles: You can opt for ceramic baubles that have intricate art work on it. You can also get them personalized as many of the shop owners can get your name written on these baubles. They are however, slightly on the heavy side and you would have to take care of them.

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Plastic baubles: These are the most popular ones these days. Made of light weight plastic, they come in a plethora of colors and designs. The best part is that they require almost zero maintenance and are really cheap compared the the glass ones.

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Filled baubles: These are hollow plastic baubles which can be opened and you can put stuff like candies, or toys or a short note inside. These baubles make an excellent gift and you can also make it a sparkly bauble by filing it with shiny dust.

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Edible baubles: These are made of chocolates! They are round bauble shaped chocolates which can be eaten later after the celebrations are over. Biscuit and candy baubles are also available. Make sure the chocolate doesn't melt and drip.

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Handmade baubles: You can also get empty and transparent plastic or glass baubles and then decorate it in your own style. You can use sparkle gel or color paste on it to make it stand out. Wrapping paper with designs on it can also be used to cover them.

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