Victorian Christmas Ornaments

A lot of the Christmas ornaments that were used during the Victorian era were handmade utilizing the skills of the ladies that lived in the house.   These included beadwork, cross stitch and crocheted ornaments.

Some of these ornaments were absolutely beautiful and helped to create the lush and glamorous Christmas trees that we associate with the era.    Find out more about the different types of handmade Victorian Christmas ornaments below and (maybe) even make your own!

Some of the handmade Victorian ornaments were beaded ornaments and I am in awe of some of the beadwork that was used to decorate Christmas trees.   All of their beadwork was done by hand there was no - get a Christmas bauble, use a hot glue gun and apply sequins and small beads!

Every beaded Christmas ornament that hung on a Victorian Christmas tree was hand beaded which I think is pretty amazing and certainly not something many of us would have the time to make these days which is why it's great that we can buy Victorian beaded Christmas ornaments already made!

The Victorian’s loved their cameos, if you think of old pictures of Victorian ladies they often had a cameo broach on their blouse.   You can incorporate their love of cameos with your Christmas tree when you use these gorgeous ornaments to decorate them.

Personally I love the Wedgewood cameos in the pale blue color that they are often made in and they really makes me think of Victorian high fashion.   Reds and burgandy are also colors that the Victorian's embraced on their Christmas trees which is why it's great that you can get cameos in both of these colors especially for your Christmas tree.

Filigree metal work was embraced during the Victorian era and these Christmas ornaments are some great examples of how you can incorporate this style of Victoriana onto your Victorian styled Christmas tree.

During the Victorian era the first Christmas cards were sold.   People were accustomed to leaving a calling card when they visited so the idea of Christmas cards were an easy sell to Victorian society.

What to do with these Christmas cards once you had them though?   I have no idea who started the idea, but some of the Victorians actually placed their Christmas cards onto their trees as a way of decorating.