Glass ornaments hand-blown at Tis the Season

Submitted photo HAND-BLOWN ORNAMENTS -- Mario Hausdorfer of Germany will be at Tis the Season in Berlin, on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2-7 p.m. for the seventh year as a featured guest. It has become a tradition for many families to visit Tis the Season while Hausdorfer, a fifth generation in the family business, is here. He will demonstrate making hand-blown glass ornaments from start to finish. Watch as he creates beautiful hand-blown glass Christmas ornaments. Using a combination of oxygen and propane, the glass is melted to the perfect temperature and then placed in unique molds, some of which are more than 80 years old. The ornaments are colored using liquid silver and water on the inside of the glass and then hand-painted by an assistant. Hand-blown glass ornaments used to be very popular in Germany, however, it is becoming more difficult to find these unique works of art. They are available from Hausdorfer in many variations and he will sign ornaments while he is here at Tis the Season. Customers will be able to walk out the door with an amazing memory and keepsake. Tis the Season is located 1 mile east of Berlin on state Route 39. TisTheSeasonChristmas.com