Emerald & Gold: American-Made Glass Balls with Old-World Brilliance

There's a reason emerald green has been associated with wealth, vitality, and the finest things in life for millennia — and one look at these lustrous glass balls tells you exactly why. Unlike the deep, absorbed richness of a matte finish, these ornaments wear a glossy, light-drinking sheen that turns every nearby twinkle light into a tiny, dancing reflection. The color is bold and unabashedly festive — the green of a perfectly healthy Christmas tree, rendered in glass so luminous it practically glows from within. And here's a fact worth savoring: these beauties are made right here in the USA by Christmas by Krebs, a fourth-generation family glassblowing operation that has been perfecting this craft since the mid-20th century, keeping an extraordinary American tradition alive one ornament at a time.

Emerald green gets its name from the gemstone, which has been prized since ancient Egypt — Cleopatra was famously devoted to it. The color carries a long and glamorous pedigree, and when glassmakers in the Thuringian mountains of Germany first began producing colored glass ornaments in the mid-1800s, jewel-toned greens and reds were among the most coveted. Those early ornaments were blown by cottage craftsmen working by lamplight, a tradition so labor-intensive that a good glassblower might produce only a few dozen in a day. The Krebs family carries that same pride of craft forward, even as their seamless, mold-free technique elevates the results to something the old Thuringian masters would tip their hats at.

Eight ornaments in this richly saturated shade give you serious decorating flexibility — group them in clusters for a jewel-box effect, scatter them as anchors across the tree, or tuck a few into a garland for an unexpected pop of color that stops people in their tracks.

• Set of 8 hand-crafted glass ball ornaments, made in the USA by a fourth-generation family glassblowing company
• Each ball measures 2⅝ inches (67mm) in diameter
• Glossy emerald green finish with high-gloss light-reflective sheen
• Gold metal crown caps with hanging loops
• Seamless construction blown from molten glass — no mold seams