Shiny brite ornaments

Shiny Brite ornaments and other vintage glass Christmas ornaments have skyrocketed in popularity. No matter the size of your collection, you'll find lots of inspiration for showcasing these beautiful and collectible ornaments. In this collector's guide to vintage Christmas ornaments, you'll also learn the history of Shiny Brites, the best places to find them and how to care for the ornaments so they last for generations to come.

If you are a fan of all things vintage Christmas, then you probably love Shiny Brite ornaments. So let's celebrate them together!

My first Shiny Brite ornaments. If you frequent antique or vintage shops, you’ve undoubtedly seen Shiny Brite ornaments, even if you ha...

Shiny-Brite ornaments are a perfect example of Mid-Century Christmas decorations. The great ad, above, is from 1966. These ornaments date back a little earlier, though. The first Shiny-Brite ornaments were made in 1937 by Max Eckhardt. He worked with the Corning Glass Company to produce them. These ornaments were originally sold at Woolworth dime stores. Shiny-Brites were popular during the 1940's - World War II vintage - because they were American made. The 1940's box top featured Santa…

Shiny Brite Christmas ornaments are beautiful and collectible. Learn all about them and find out how to display them and where to find them.

Make a Giant Shiny Brite Christmas Ornament Box

Raise your hand if you have vintage/Shiny Brite ornaments and you struggle with displaying them. Just as I thought! You want them displ...

Nothing says Vintage Christmas like a Shiny Brite ornament box...makes my heart beat fast!

Christmas trees of the past looked a lot different than they do today.Some of the vintage decorations we used to have were so, so beautiful (think Shiny Brite ornaments). Some were a little creepy (think knee-hugger elves.) Others were a little, well, messy. (We do not miss that tinsel that went eve...

Shiny Brite ornaments were created by American businessman Max Eckardt in 1937. Before World War II, almost all of the glass ornaments on American Christmas trees were imported from Germany. It was…