staff picks 2013 | sarah and her ornaments

Next up is Sarah’s selection: “I like to start the holiday season off with a “Ding! to local handmade ornaments!” The Great Lakes, a Brooklyn based company, tops the charts this year with wooden hand painted ornaments. For the more traditional, a wooden bell packaged in a cute muslin drawstring bag can add some music to your own Christmas tree. For that creative unique friend, I am leaning toward the die cut wooden arrow painted with a neon orange point and accented with baby blue stripes. My all-time favorite is “The Slice of Life” ornament – actual slices of tree branches hand painted creating a cycle wheel of beauty.”

Lion in the Sun staff picks: Great Lakes Holiday Ornaments