Those mushrooms are actually a Scandinavian/Nordic tradition from wayyy back! The red ones with the white spots, amanita muscaria, are poisonous to humans but the myth I was told is that they give Santa's reindeers the ability fly, and are also known as fly agaric or fly amanita. Given that IKEA is a Swedish company, it's very suitable and tradition that they offer holiday ornaments in the shape of those mushrooms. Plus they are just very forest-y, cottage-core and cute, provided you don't eat them. :)
Exactly this. The fly agaric is also perhaps why Santa’s outfit is red and white. My favourite fact is that the fly agaric is very hallucinogenic, but not to reindeers who eat them. Their urine contains those hallucinogens but not the stuff that makes you sick. Word is that reindeer herders are partial to a tipple of reindeer wee when they want to trip 😁
It's very popular across board though. Mushrooms have become legal in parts of the country. And in the rest, it's a very real warm loving space in their hearts when they think about them 😊 if you catch my drift. People are not even shy about it anymore!
We from German have Christmas tree mushroom decorations made of painted wood and they are more than 50 years old already. The connection is simply trees and forest. We also have pinecones, which are just as old. Nuts and other seasonal natural food items can be found on Christmas trees like nuts or dried fruits, cookies and Lebkuchen. FYI, Germany invented the Christmas tree and the original decorations were edible. Straw and wood came later and glass and metal was for the rich people. Some of the edible decorations came back in new variations, eg. Chocolate or lost their edible, such as colored walnut shells. Christmas trees can be something very personal with decorations handed down by generations. Or they are lifeless because they are just store bought stuff in the current colour trend.
Hi Nick! The Christmas tins (kitchenware section) are great for gifting homebaked cookies and homemade sweets … and even making bought cookies and sweets look like handmade gifts! 😅😮😅 Happy holidays from Sweden!
Thank you! Another fun video. I can't have anything fragile in my house below about 6 feet because I have a one-year-old puppy who belongs in the circus. I have to warn everyone in the house to not lean down even a few inches to look at her with their mouth open or she'll catapult into your mouth and boop your epiglottis at warp speed. Very distressing or hilarious depending on how you feel about inhaling puppy noses. That said, the hanging star lights look perfect for our decorations this year. I just need someone very brave and tall to help me hang them out of her astonishing reach.
first of all, mushrooms and santas are made of glass not plastic. i'm from Europe and we've had glass ornaments like these since I was a child, also colourfully decorated biscuits made of sweet honey dough, heart-shaped, shape of the mushrooms etc.
As a kid in Germany, I remember red mushrooms with white dots were always of Christmas decor. I think they are from the Black Forrest. I still have some that we wire onto the Christmas tree limbs. Magical and nostalgic - just don't eat them. LOL! As for the rest of the mushroom decor throughout the year...it's just fungus to me.
The mushrooms pop up more with the weather cooling down in late fall, and the edible ones are preserved (dried) as a winter canned good, etc. we associate magic and gnomes and elves and all the “Fae” world folklore with mushrooms, and Christmas is full of folklore that fits into all the other cultural folklore. Fairies and magic and all things whimsical fit with Christmas because of that “childlike wonder” aspect. Also, there’s the reindeer consuming them without harm, their hallucinogenic properties in humans, etc. Maybe that’s why we associate them with the fae world. Maybe once upon a time, people ate some, had a trip and came out of it and saw the mushrooms, and concluded faeries they’d seen in their trippy imaginings had provided the mushrooms as a magical item to put a spell on them.
As for tinsel, as a kid we had it and our cat always got into eating it. Next thing ya know, he was vomiting it up. No more tinsel after that. I also think it's tacky looking too.
Plastic greenery can work you’re just using it for a base and then sticking other pretty things in it. Agree that it’s worth it to pay for good garland. I have four strings of plain evergreen garland that are over 30 years old. Bought at White Rose (IYKYK) and made in Canada. They still look like new and don’t shed.
I love a mismatched christmas tree full of meaning and nostalgia. And I love lights and maybe a wreath or garland. But I don't like swapping out normal usage home decor for a Christmas version. I wonder how people afford this and even more, afford to store it all. It's wasteful and excessive to me.
Mushroom soup is one of the most traditional Christmas soups in Poland. In many parts of Europe mushroom picking is a huge hobby and tradition. This happens in fall when the temperatures are right for mushroom fruiting bodies to emerge in forest understory. Beckoning back to pre-refrigeration, many wild mushrooms like boletes, etc, lend themselves to dehydration as a form of preservation. In wintertime things that are traditional for Christmas have been those that people have access to during this time and reconstituting dried mushrooms is one of those examples of why agriculture has the word culture in it. Our traditional reliance on natural resources pre-technology and the art of their preservation in northern countries is the foundation of our cultural traditions. The amanita muscaria is such an emblem because mushroom foraging is rooted in traditional knowledge and knowing how to differentiate edible from poisonous mushrooms. The amanita muscaria is striking in appearance and poisonous and therefor a reminder to be careful and never to forage and consume without deep knowledge on what it edible.
Too bad we do not have an IKEA here in PG. since moving here, IKEA is the only thing I miss. I have been looking everywhere for the paper decorations especially the red ones you showed. Darn, IKEA why can’t you open a store here? It cost a fortune for shipping and most things can not be shipped to PG from IKEA. 🤗🎄🇨🇦
Well, I’m not Mormon but I’m 22 years sober. Don’t discount the people who are not able to drink. Everyone else can and have a great time. Trust me you don’t want me to drink. Lol love your channel, stay open.
I was waiting for him to hate on the gnomes, and I was shocked when he said they were cute! My gnomes breath a sigh of relief to receive Nick's approval. 😂
I can't drink alcohol for health reasons, the Ikea christmas spice juices and things like that are a fantastic replacement. They go well with meat and are not like "just juice because I can't have wine", they can be paired. People should REALLY consider using them. I'm not against alcohol at the table, but it's so bad for the health that starting considering alternatives is just great.
Not everyone enjoys alcohol, not everyone should have it. Kids and alcoholics, people with different diseases, taking different medication which interfere with alcohol, just as example. And those sparkling refreshments are tasty. But I prefer pear one. It's like sweeter, non alcoholic cider. 11:48
@@wariamiktoria Yes, my fav ones are the sparkling pear and the mulled juice (spiced fruit juice). I drink the spiced one cold or hot, it's very nice with red meat!
The Christmas Mushroom --- Known in German as glücklicher pilz or gluckspilz (which literally means “lucky mushroom”), the red-and-white speckled fungi grow deep in the forest. Its real name is Amanita muscaria or fly agaric, and finding one is thought to be a sign of good luck. Besides being found at the base of pine trees, there’s another reason this fungus has been dubbed the Christmas mushroom: It’s a favorite food of reindeer! In fact, Santa’s favorite animal loves the mushroom so much that reindeer herders use bags of it to keep them together and avoid losing any strays. While the Germans may have hung the dried mushrooms on their trees more for luck than decoration, we can’t help but notice the similarities between the fly agaric and modern Christmas decor. They’re both bright and cheery and prominently feature reds and whites. Plus, the firetruck-red cap of the fly agaric stands out on brown forest floors just like Rudolph’s red nose sticks out in the night sky! Since this particular red and white mushroom is poisonous to eat, we don’t recommend hanging a real one on your tree.
Greetings from Germany - we‘ve had mushrooms on the Christmas tree for as long as I remember (bit smaller, made from wood and hand-painted though), decades before they‘ve become an interior design trend. 😂 Not sure if it‘s a German or a family thing, but I‘ll for sure put them on the tree this year again, gotta honor the tradition. 😌✨
In Germany, these exact kind of mushroom ornaments exist since the beginning of glas tree ornaments and antique ones are horribly expensive and very coveted. Amanita mushrooms are symbols of luck and while they do make an appearance on Christmas, they really come out in full force for New Year´s - together with (lucky) four-leaf clovers, (lucky) pigs, and (lucky) chimney sweeps. Often in a combination of a happy chimney sweep riding a pig and carrying an amanity mushroom and a four-leaf clover.
Can I just say that I appreciate all the effort you put into these videos! I love when creators put little shots of the product that they're talking about on the screen! Really adds another level to the content of your vids 💗
Tip from my mother about decorating a really deluxe traditional Christmas tree (from the Bombay Co that went out of business years ago): use those filler ornaments close to the trunk to add extra sparkle and reflect the light from your string lights. It gives a really beautiful layered effect that I prefer over just having ornaments on the ends of the branches
I did this for the first time... I strung the lights the "real" way (stretched the length of each individual branch, then spiraled back to the trunk). I also put a bunch of literally plastic, glittery and shiny ornaments way back towards the trunk, and my tree is absolutely luminous 🤩
Got a new tree last year and the middle is a bit bare and the wires are visible. . I bought red cardinals on Amazon and perched them inside the tree. It’s a fun surprise when people look up close and I can’t see the wires.
Was just about to stop watching You tube and get on with daily life ... And you posted 5 minutes before.. So here I am, Ikea app open , watching avidly! 🎄🤶🏻
In our part of Germany we have the tradition of the „Christmas Pickle“. It is a small glass ornament in the shape of a pickle. You put it on the Christmas tree and „hide“ it there. The person who finds it receives an extra little present. That is a nice tradition. Fröhliche Weihnachten an alle da draußen, 🎄💫
Actually mainly an American thing. Most Germans won't know the pickle. Just out of curiosity: which region in Germany, because you're the first German, I heard, that knows it?
"I don't have room for storage in my kitchen," says the guy with three empty carts under his counter. 😂😂 Just playing, Nick! 🥰 Also, as your friendly IKEA visual merchandiser follower, my store is already out of stock on most of these items for the holiday season. 😩 But wholeheartedly agree with pretty much everything you've said here in this video. Absolutely LOVED the wicker tree skirt ring.
People in recovery also buy the non alcoholic drink. It's delicious and fun and inclusive for those of us with family members who don't drink. This way everyone can toast!
With landscaping and plants the term is "thriller, spiller and filler". I think it works well for Christmas tree decor as well. Not every ornament is a show stopper but they are all fun 😊
Lots of people cant drink due to taking meds (lots of common drugs should not be mixed with any alcohol. antidepressants, blood pressure meds, etc. )or watching weight or alcoholism. Plus kids LOVE drinking something special in a sparklie glass.
I lived in Sweden for two years and saw these goats everywhere. I l learned that traditionally, people believed the "Yule goat" to be an invisible spirit that would appear before Christmas to make sure that the holiday preparations were done correctly. I have actually have them in my home (little ones!) that look over my Swedish Family :) The little man is called a Troll (vs. Gnome) in Sweden. Just an FYI ;p Merry Christmas!!
Just Googled and found this out myself. So, if part of the Goat's job is to make sure the preparation has been done right, that kinda means Nick is a Christmas Goat! LOL
I think you might be misremembering from your time here, because those are not called Troll, those are called Tomtenisse: somewhat similar to the English wight (a specific type connected to the home) or gnome. You can search for Nisse or Vættir/Vätte if you want to read more about it :)
Regarding tableware: I use plain, white dishes year round. I have a few serving dishes that are appropriate for each holiday/season. This way I save a ton of space, but my table still looks festive .
My plain white (IKEA) cheap dishes and platters (not IKEA) go very well with green linen napkins (hand hemmed) and seasonal candles. I call it minimalist decor.
Mushrooms for christmas story: you know the traditionnal european christmas cake is called "bûche", which means log. It was historicaly a real log, then it became a cake decorated as a log. So to make it more "forest like", adding small sugar mushrooms and leaves was a thing, also because they are white and red, and green, the traditional christmas colors that you can find in a forest. There you go :-)
I'm Catalonia, a region of Spain, and some areas of neighbouring Aragon the kids at Christmas beat a log with sticks and incite it to (literally) shit presents! The log is called Tio and the song goes 'caga tio' (cagar is to take a d*mp). The presents are placed under a blanket and the log is placed on top before the game begins. Catalonia has a frontier with France, where bûche de Noel is still eaten, so I bet the traditions are related. No other log-related traditions exist in Spain other than this one as far as I know.
I live in Sweden and my impression from this video is that more or less everything that IKEA is selling in their Christmas collection is more affordable versions of traditional (generally hand made or slightly more expensive) "Swedish" ornaments, sometimes they've added a bit of a twist. Many of our "Swedish" Christmas traditions originates in the German speaking countries and are probably common there as well. The paper and straw ornaments (both the balls, the bells, the stars, the angels etc) are all more or less traditional and my parents have similar ones that has been used for many decades. In their tree there's also a red and white mushroom, my dad was givien it in the 1950s, so nothing is really new here. The Christmas goat ("julbock") might be something slightly more specifically Swedish/Scandinavian (I don't really know how widespread it is) and generally made from straw or from pine. If you google "Gävlebocken" you can find pictures of a bigger version of a straw "julbock" that is put up in the town Gävle every year. Every year you are also able to place bets regarding if someone will successfully be able to burn it down this year or not...
Greetings from Poland - weve been hanging mushroom decorations on Christmas trees for decades now. Nothing weird about it. It’s a very European Christmas vibe. Could, I don’t know, a FOREST be a connection?! You know, where the trees come from? 😂😂😂
don’t mind him. Clearly, he has not traveled much, nor does he have an open mind. For example, lots of people don’t drink alcohol and weed appreciate that sparkling wine.
I'm sure lots of people buy the Lingonberry bubbly drink for their kids to drink while the adults are drinking champagne. When I was a kid we always had "kid's champagne" (mostly a bubbly apple or grape juice) at home for new year's eve so we could have a toast with our parents at midnight
Sometimes you say the most hilarious things and I don't even think you're trying to be funny? "I just feel like there are too many mushrooms in general, and now it's affecting Christmas." LOL Your face @6:22 is priceless and really says everything about your feelings toward mushrooms.
Not Mormon or Swedish, but we love the lingon berry sparkling juice. Great for the kids and nice as an adult cocktail mixer. I have purchased the gift wrap for about 20 years. I love it all. I'm glad that you mentioned using the paper ornaments and make it a gift bauble, I do that and people think I'm genius. Ha! Let them think it! Happy Holidays everyone!
Nick, I just wanted to say thanks for this review. So much fun to listen to your take and humor with the holiday decor. Also: we appreciate that your decor reviews include a variety of price levels, including the very accessible price points of IKEA.
That tradition was replaced by Santa in the 20th century... the goat exists still as a decoration if you are a traditional person. There is also a town called Gävle that places a gigantic straw goat on a city square every year and most years somebody sets it on fire... not as a Xmas tradition but a criminal act sort of... Greetings from Stockholm.
Christmas day (years ago). Me and my roommates had Mimosas with fresh squeezed orange juice. Lovely. One roommate took all the orange peels, popped them in a pot with cinnamon, ginger, allspice and water. Boiled it all day. The place smelled amazing. Every year since then I do that. I use a camping pot, add in spruce or cedar. It adds moisture to the air and makes the house smell like Christmas!
@@catherinemcgill3004 That's a great idea! I actually have one of those mini crock pots... I've been putting little glass jarred candles in it so the wax melts and releases its scent, but I like the idea of using natural elements like that!
Mushrooms.... because early and late fall is wild mushroom hunting time in Europe and are often included in most Xmas season menus.... so they end up on the trees too. 😎
And here comes another know-best explanation for the mushroom decoration from your biggest German fan: the Wild Hunt in the so called Rauhnächte (rough nights) was originally not frightening, but beneficial and brought gifts - just like Santa Claus, who is here actually Wotan and leads the Wild Hunt. The toadstool became a symbol of good luck because it enabled the shaman, i.e. Santa Claus, to make a happy journey to the Otherworld (wink-wink).
I think those 'bell' garlands are actually winter hats/beanies. The mushrooms on the tree are considered good luck (google). I've had a fabric one for at least a decade. I didn't know the significance but I just like the nature theme. I used to get sparkling juices for my kids at holidays because I had my champagne. I use a lot of IKEA scented candles. They smell lest strong when they're burning than when you smell them directly.
I love the glass icicles! My mother-in-law had some crystal ones from Germany so I was thrilled to find these at Ikea. Just added a couple of boxes of this year's version.
I bought the set of burgundy paper ornament (bell and other shapes) that you mentioned. They are packaged flat in a box and folded in half. I had to unfold it and put the two sides together and used the Velcro to keep them together. After Christmas I just have to unhook the Velcro and fold them back in half to place in their box. They are really nice decorations for the price.
I use the Strala paper star lanterns as my bedroom pendant lights. I know you're judging me, but I genuinely love them and they lasted for 2 years now.
IKEA has a great lighting game. We bought a great lit star there that lasted 20+ years. Nick, we've seen those empty rolling trays in your kitchen. You could fill them with all the IKEA seasonal kitchen ware!
Instead scenting the house by leaving a saucepan on the stove, with water, orange peel, cinnamon and cloves etc, use a crockpot (slow cooker) instead, and leave the lid off. It's far more economical.
We've had mushrooms on our Christmas tree for decades, I'm in Iceland. I have no idea why, but maybe it is a Nordic tradition given that IKEA is Swedish??
🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 *I’m French living in Vietnam and your channel is giving me life so yes your audience is very diverse! Ps: another channel not about house decor reviewed the heart pattern thingy and it’s not great cause it only fits with Ikea’s rolling pin*
I got the red ornaments and they are SO much prettier than I expected. On my tree they come up looking so velvety and despite costing very little the impact is huge!
Mushrooms ARE known in Europe for Chrismas. But they have to sit UNDER the tree, just 3 to 5 sit there on a branch that lies on the floor, just like they grow on the ground....
The noise you made right after you introduced the mushroom decorations was just ….perfection. That and “if you like a Christmas goat, then go for it.” Love.
Another idea for Christmas scents is incense. We love the piñon incense from “Incense of the Southwest”. It’s a traditional scent based on that wonderful smell of burning piñon wood in New Mexico in the wintertime. It’s Christmas with the magic and mystery of New Mexico traditions.
We have vintage muhroom tree decoration, over a 100 years old. Ive been seeing mushroom tree decorations in stores every year even as a child, i dont think mushroom xmas decorations are a "new" trend, theyve been always around. Dont think theres a specific reason for it, they just have. Maybe on our side of the big pond at least. Same with the straw ones.
You prefer glass Christmas ornaments because you don't have a cat. Those of us who are not catless usually put the glass ones up high and opt for the unbreakable ornaments- especially in the lower half.
The gnomes are "nisse" -- Julenisse, or Christmas elves or gnomes. They are nisse in Norwegian, and I think the same in Swedish. They bring the presents, and are often quite malicious with their gifts if you don't please them; the old school images of them make this quite clear. But they're perfectly benign if you've been a decent person, your house is properly clean and you give them milk and sweet porridge.
Hi Nick, my husband and I are LDS (Mormon) and we love your channel! Any time you have a new video out we watch it and talk about it! We love to hear your takes on style and your humor. ❤
Plastic ornaments are often necessary for people with pets, especially cats. Plastic ornaments don't shatter. Do I need to explain why that's desireable?
IKEA is SWEDISH... these decorations are traditional in Sweden! Ikea has had glass red clip-on toadstools for YEARS... it is part of the Scandinavian style which gives a nod to nature-forest and were mythical, giving the reindeer their ability to fly. The paper tree decor have magnets so can be flat packed. The paper light stars can also be flat packed!.
Love a sparkling Ikea drink! Especially for those that don't drink and lets kids feel fancy/grown up at the Christmas dinner! Also not Mormon or Swedish.
The sparkling juice is what my family has served the children on holidays/special occasions in my family for ~3 decades. Because alcohol was not an uncommon sight in our household as a child. I insisted on a champagne flute to be fancy boy I was. But my lifestyle was a complete shock to them……
My tree is a real mix with ornaments that go back forever in my life, some gorgeous crystal ornaments, some beautiful blown glass, no colour scheme. It's laden with ornaments. I also some nice Christmas dishes that I bring out Dec 1 and use everyday til Jan 1. I love christmas decor.
The little IKEA mushrooms were glass last year and I am pretty sure they are glass this year. I am not a fan of plastic ornaments so it’s one of those things I take notice of. I am do like 🍄 and gnomes, especially for Christmas, so I am guilty as charged. When the trend came in for the US it was more of an opportunity to indulge.
Happy birthday and merry Christmas to the guy whose videos I love to keep playing on repeat… my TH-cam BFF. ❤ I so wish I could pop by with a couple of bottles of Prosecco to hang out, chat and celebrate! 🥂Thank you for giving us such great content and design advice all year long, Nick! May 2024 bring you alllll the things your heart wants! 🎉
Hello from Arizona. I would think the plastic is good for families with small children. PS: yes, I’m a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 🎄
Got the first set of artisanal glass icicles at 16 in Georgetown, DC. Have been collecting them for years in all different shapes and sizes. Always glass. Always clear. Now there's probably over 100 of them. So one did a single smaller tree (fake - allergic to pine) with nothing but white fairy lights and the icicles with an AB blown glass spire for the topper and used several pots of poinsettias as a tree "skirt." It was gorgeous and so simple and a clean look. Once bought a set of stunning satin finished hand-blown glass balls in really saturated colors. Very, very expensive (NYC) but they were so beautiful. They're also the ones that seem to get broken first. Had a set of 16 that's now down to about seven. Christmas tree trick. Wrap the interior trunk of the tree tightly with lights. One prefers to use the clear/white ones but use whatever you like. It creates illumination from the inside and really gives the tree depth. That's how the allergy to pine was discovered because one went head first into a beautiful real pine tree to wrap the lights around the trunk. To get really good coverage, you may want to use more than one strand and double or triple wrap the trunk. Love, love your videos and your honest opinions. Merry Christmas! 🎄
@@kimherben7866 Not if prepared properly. Many cultures have ingested the red and white mushroom (amanita muscaria) for healing purposes, and while not hallucinogenic, it does have psychoactive properties. But they can be quite dangerous if eaten outright without the proper preparation/research.
Excited to see your picks. This year the only things that I bought from them are two of the green vases that can be used for hyacinth bulbs. They are great. I filled them with water and I put floating candles in them. I have been collecting glass icicles for my tree for the last 20 years and even though what I like comes and goes they are still my go to. I love the way they catch the light 🌲
Those mushrooms are actually a Scandinavian/Nordic tradition from wayyy back! The red ones with the white spots, amanita muscaria, are poisonous to humans but the myth I was told is that they give Santa's reindeers the ability fly, and are also known as fly agaric or fly amanita. Given that IKEA is a Swedish company, it's very suitable and tradition that they offer holiday ornaments in the shape of those mushrooms. Plus they are just very forest-y, cottage-core and cute, provided you don't eat them. :)
Exactly this. The fly agaric is also perhaps why Santa’s outfit is red and white. My favourite fact is that the fly agaric is very hallucinogenic, but not to reindeers who eat them. Their urine contains those hallucinogens but not the stuff that makes you sick. Word is that reindeer herders are partial to a tipple of reindeer wee when they want to trip 😁
I agree with you on IKEA’s fake plastic plants. They are so obviously plastic.
Some cultures traditionally feed them to reindeer and collect the urine because the hallucinogens filter into it.
It's very popular across board though. Mushrooms have become legal in parts of the country. And in the rest, it's a very real warm loving space in their hearts when they think about them 😊 if you catch my drift. People are not even shy about it anymore!
Huh, I had no idea. Very cool.
We from German have Christmas tree mushroom decorations made of painted wood and they are more than 50 years old already. The connection is simply trees and forest.
We also have pinecones, which are just as old.
Nuts and other seasonal natural food items can be found on Christmas trees like nuts or dried fruits, cookies and Lebkuchen.
FYI, Germany invented the Christmas tree and the original decorations were edible. Straw and wood came later and glass and metal was for the rich people.
Some of the edible decorations came back in new variations, eg. Chocolate or lost their edible, such as colored walnut shells.
Christmas trees can be something very personal with decorations handed down by generations. Or they are lifeless because they are just store bought stuff in the current colour trend.
Hi Nick!
The Christmas tins (kitchenware section) are great for gifting homebaked cookies and homemade sweets … and even making bought cookies and sweets look like handmade gifts! 😅😮😅
Happy holidays from Sweden!
Thank you! Another fun video. I can't have anything fragile in my house below about 6 feet because I have a one-year-old puppy who belongs in the circus. I have to warn everyone in the house to not lean down even a few inches to look at her with their mouth open or she'll catapult into your mouth and boop your epiglottis at warp speed. Very distressing or hilarious depending on how you feel about inhaling puppy noses. That said, the hanging star lights look perfect for our decorations this year. I just need someone very brave and tall to help me hang them out of her astonishing reach.
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first of all, mushrooms and santas are made of glass not plastic. i'm from Europe and we've had glass ornaments like these since I was a child, also colourfully decorated biscuits made of sweet honey dough, heart-shaped, shape of the mushrooms etc.
Let's mix the lingdonberry sparkler with prosecco!
(Sorry for any spelling mistakes)
Now we are TALKING
Or gin!
Just to mention, these mushroom ornaments are glass, not plastic :)
And we had similar in poland in the 80's - 90's :)))
As a kid in Germany, I remember red mushrooms with white dots were always of Christmas decor. I think they are from the Black Forrest. I still have some that we wire onto the Christmas tree limbs. Magical and nostalgic - just don't eat them. LOL! As for the rest of the mushroom decor throughout the year...it's just fungus to me.
The mushrooms pop up more with the weather cooling down in late fall, and the edible ones are preserved (dried) as a winter canned good, etc. we associate magic and gnomes and elves and all the “Fae” world folklore with mushrooms, and Christmas is full of folklore that fits into all the other cultural folklore. Fairies and magic and all things whimsical fit with Christmas because of that “childlike wonder” aspect. Also, there’s the reindeer consuming them without harm, their hallucinogenic properties in humans, etc. Maybe that’s why we associate them with the fae world. Maybe once upon a time, people ate some, had a trip and came out of it and saw the mushrooms, and concluded faeries they’d seen in their trippy imaginings had provided the mushrooms as a magical item to put a spell on them.
As for tinsel, as a kid we had it and our cat always got into eating it. Next thing ya know, he was vomiting it up. No more tinsel after that. I also think it's tacky looking too.
"Mormon" here, never heard of this drink, but thanks for making a space at the table ❤
Plastic greenery can work you’re just using it for a base and then sticking other pretty things in it. Agree that it’s worth it to pay for good garland. I have four strings of plain evergreen garland that are over 30 years old. Bought at White Rose (IYKYK) and made in Canada. They still look like new and don’t shed.
I love a mismatched christmas tree full of meaning and nostalgia. And I love lights and maybe a wreath or garland. But I don't like swapping out normal usage home decor for a Christmas version. I wonder how people afford this and even more, afford to store it all. It's wasteful and excessive to me.
I make homemade eggnog for my neighbors in those bottles 😋🎄
Apparently it's a big goat made out of hay and every year they try and make sure that it doesn't get lit on fire by arson
Hi Nick! Love your channel. I was hoping that you would share your thoughts with the glass horse they have this year. I love it, very cool.
Mushroom soup is one of the most traditional Christmas soups in Poland. In many parts of Europe mushroom picking is a huge hobby and tradition. This happens in fall when the temperatures are right for mushroom fruiting bodies to emerge in forest understory. Beckoning back to pre-refrigeration, many wild mushrooms like boletes, etc, lend themselves to dehydration as a form of preservation. In wintertime things that are traditional for Christmas have been those that people have access to during this time and reconstituting dried mushrooms is one of those examples of why agriculture has the word culture in it. Our traditional reliance on natural resources pre-technology and the art of their preservation in northern countries is the foundation of our cultural traditions. The amanita muscaria is such an emblem because mushroom foraging is rooted in traditional knowledge and knowing how to differentiate edible from poisonous mushrooms. The amanita muscaria is striking in appearance and poisonous and therefor a reminder to be careful and never to forage and consume without deep knowledge on what it edible.
Too bad we do not have an IKEA here in PG. since moving here, IKEA is the only thing I miss. I have been looking everywhere for the paper decorations especially the red ones you showed. Darn, IKEA why can’t you open a store here? It cost a fortune for shipping and most things can not be shipped to PG from IKEA. 🤗🎄🇨🇦
Well, I’m not Mormon but I’m 22 years sober. Don’t discount the people who are not able to drink. Everyone else can and have a great time. Trust me you don’t want me to drink. Lol love your channel, stay open.
Im shocked that Nick likes the gnomes. It's so out of character! Whats nnext? Rae Dunn?
Who’s not dipping into the Prosecco with me?! 😂 I also feel like some of this was stylistically painful for Nick to review 😂🫢!
"I wish they would give me money, but they never do, not even a hot dog."
That got me lol, IKEA please sponsor him!!! 🙏
They give me NOTHING. It's all good though, I still love them.
I know, that made me giggle too!! Love Nick! 😂
Nick you crack me up! 😂😂😂😂 The mushrooms 🍄!!
@@Nick_Lewisif you get the IKEA family card, they will give you a coffee! 😂
...and give him a meatball, for heaven's sake!
Am I the only one who is surprised that Nick likes the little Gnomes? I did not see that coming!
I was waiting for him to hate on the gnomes, and I was shocked when he said they were cute! My gnomes breath a sigh of relief to receive Nick's approval. 😂
It kind of frees us all up to be ourselves, knowing that Nick digs those freaky bearded craftsy things. Levels the playing field.
Yeah my opinions don't always make sense. They're just so darn cute!
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They're not really gnomes, they're more related to the German kobolds. (Not D&D kobolds, which is something else entirely.)
cant believe I am watching this - I am Jewish don't have a tree - but I think I would watch Nick read a phone book. (old reference)
I can't drink alcohol for health reasons, the Ikea christmas spice juices and things like that are a fantastic replacement. They go well with meat and are not like "just juice because I can't have wine", they can be paired. People should REALLY consider using them. I'm not against alcohol at the table, but it's so bad for the health that starting considering alternatives is just great.
Not everyone enjoys alcohol, not everyone should have it. Kids and alcoholics, people with different diseases, taking different medication which interfere with alcohol, just as example.
And those sparkling refreshments are tasty. But I prefer pear one. It's like sweeter, non alcoholic cider. 11:48
@@wariamiktoria Yes, my fav ones are the sparkling pear and the mulled juice (spiced fruit juice). I drink the spiced one cold or hot, it's very nice with red meat!
We drink very seldomly, so beverages like that are very welcome! It’s also nice not to worry about keeping the kid away from our glasses.
The Christmas Mushroom --- Known in German as glücklicher pilz or gluckspilz (which literally means “lucky mushroom”), the red-and-white speckled fungi grow deep in the forest. Its real name is Amanita muscaria or fly agaric, and finding one is thought to be a sign of good luck.
Besides being found at the base of pine trees, there’s another reason this fungus has been dubbed the Christmas mushroom: It’s a favorite food of reindeer! In fact, Santa’s favorite animal loves the mushroom so much that reindeer herders use bags of it to keep them together and avoid losing any strays.
While the Germans may have hung the dried mushrooms on their trees more for luck than decoration, we can’t help but notice the similarities between the fly agaric and modern Christmas decor. They’re both bright and cheery and prominently feature reds and whites. Plus, the firetruck-red cap of the fly agaric stands out on brown forest floors just like Rudolph’s red nose sticks out in the night sky!
Since this particular red and white mushroom is poisonous to eat, we don’t recommend hanging a real one on your tree.
Greetings from Germany - we‘ve had mushrooms on the Christmas tree for as long as I remember (bit smaller, made from wood and hand-painted though), decades before they‘ve become an interior design trend. 😂 Not sure if it‘s a German or a family thing, but I‘ll for sure put them on the tree this year again, gotta honor the tradition. 😌✨
Oh I actually made that up! Well I guessed right then. 😁
Same thing here in Norway, the paint on ours is starting to wear off😅
Same in Slovakia and Czechia 🙂 It must have been trend back in the 70s/80s cause we have had them since i can remember.
The straw tree ornaments and mushroom decor have always been "on" for Christmas in Europe, as far as I know...
from central Europe
Someone will have to fill us in on the gnomes though. That's a new one on me, since last year.
Nick, non alcoholic sparkling wine is my go to for the children. They deserve a special drink with the meal as well. 😁🎄🎅🏻
My parents always gave us sparkling pear juice at the holidays and it made us feel very special
Agreed! I’ve been into sparkling cider since I discovered it existed in my teens. The lingonberry version sounds delicious!
In Germany, these exact kind of mushroom ornaments exist since the beginning of glas tree ornaments and antique ones are horribly expensive and very coveted. Amanita mushrooms are symbols of luck and while they do make an appearance on Christmas, they really come out in full force for New Year´s - together with (lucky) four-leaf clovers, (lucky) pigs, and (lucky) chimney sweeps. Often in a combination of a happy chimney sweep riding a pig and carrying an amanity mushroom and a four-leaf clover.
Can I just say that I appreciate all the effort you put into these videos! I love when creators put little shots of the product that they're talking about on the screen! Really adds another level to the content of your vids 💗
Tip from my mother about decorating a really deluxe traditional Christmas tree (from the Bombay Co that went out of business years ago): use those filler ornaments close to the trunk to add extra sparkle and reflect the light from your string lights. It gives a really beautiful layered effect that I prefer over just having ornaments on the ends of the branches
I have some beautiful hand blown Christmas ornaments from Bombay Co., they are amongst my favourite ornaments. I miss the Bombay Co.!
OMG I forgot about the Bombay Co!
I did this for the first time...
I strung the lights the "real" way (stretched the length of each individual branch, then spiraled back to the trunk). I also put a bunch of literally plastic, glittery and shiny ornaments way back towards the trunk, and my tree is absolutely luminous 🤩
My mother also taught me that 🥰
Got a new tree last year and the middle is a bit bare and the wires are visible. . I bought red cardinals on Amazon and perched them inside the tree. It’s a fun surprise when people look up close and I can’t see the wires.
Was just about to stop watching You tube and get on with daily life ... And you posted 5 minutes before.. So here I am, Ikea app open , watching avidly! 🎄🤶🏻
Haha I pulled you back in!
In our part of Germany we have the tradition of the „Christmas Pickle“. It is a small glass ornament in the shape of a pickle. You put it on the Christmas tree and „hide“ it there. The person who finds it receives an extra little present. That is a nice tradition. Fröhliche Weihnachten an alle da draußen, 🎄💫
Polish tradition too
Hungarian too.
Actually mainly an American thing. Most Germans won't know the pickle. Just out of curiosity: which region in Germany, because you're the first German, I heard, that knows it?
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Do you mean a German American thing? I think most Americans would know "hide the pickle" as an entirely different tradition 😅
Love that!
"I don't have room for storage in my kitchen," says the guy with three empty carts under his counter.
😂😂
Just playing, Nick! 🥰
Also, as your friendly IKEA visual merchandiser follower, my store is already out of stock on most of these items for the holiday season. 😩 But wholeheartedly agree with pretty much everything you've said here in this video. Absolutely LOVED the wicker tree skirt ring.
Can I be honest and say I am here for your quirky humor. I just love listening to you ❤
People in recovery also buy the non alcoholic drink. It's delicious and fun and inclusive for those of us with family members who don't drink. This way everyone can toast!
Plastic ornaments can be great when you have cats that like to play with the Christmas tree.
With landscaping and plants the term is "thriller, spiller and filler". I think it works well for Christmas tree decor as well. Not every ornament is a show stopper but they are all fun 😊
Yeah same idea for sure!
Lots of people cant drink due to taking meds (lots of common drugs should not be mixed with any alcohol. antidepressants, blood pressure meds, etc. )or watching weight or alcoholism. Plus kids LOVE drinking something special in a sparklie glass.
I lived in Sweden for two years and saw these goats everywhere. I l learned that traditionally, people believed the "Yule goat" to be an invisible spirit that would appear before Christmas to make sure that the holiday preparations were done correctly. I have actually have them in my home (little ones!) that look over my Swedish Family :) The little man is called a Troll (vs. Gnome) in Sweden. Just an FYI ;p Merry Christmas!!
Just Googled and found this out myself. So, if part of the Goat's job is to make sure the preparation has been done right, that kinda means Nick is a Christmas Goat! LOL
@@suzannecb162Wouldn't it be funny if he was a Capricorn?! 😅
I think you might be misremembering from your time here, because those are not called Troll, those are called Tomtenisse: somewhat similar to the English wight (a specific type connected to the home) or gnome. You can search for Nisse or Vættir/Vätte if you want to read more about it :)
The goat is known as "julbock".
The troll/gnome is called a "tomte".
You need to merch a t-shirt with:
"I totally get that could be cute for you."
Regarding tableware: I use plain, white dishes year round. I have a few serving dishes that are appropriate for each holiday/season. This way I save a ton of space, but my table still looks festive .
That was always my mom’s approach, too. :)
My plain white (IKEA) cheap dishes and platters (not IKEA) go very well with green linen napkins (hand hemmed) and seasonal candles. I call it minimalist decor.
Mushrooms for christmas story: you know the traditionnal european christmas cake is called "bûche", which means log. It was historicaly a real log, then it became a cake decorated as a log. So to make it more "forest like", adding small sugar mushrooms and leaves was a thing, also because they are white and red, and green, the traditional christmas colors that you can find in a forest. There you go :-)
I'm Catalonia, a region of Spain, and some areas of neighbouring Aragon the kids at Christmas beat a log with sticks and incite it to (literally) shit presents! The log is called Tio and the song goes 'caga tio' (cagar is to take a d*mp). The presents are placed under a blanket and the log is placed on top before the game begins. Catalonia has a frontier with France, where bûche de Noel is still eaten, so I bet the traditions are related. No other log-related traditions exist in Spain other than this one as far as I know.
In* and Noël*
Buche Noel is French
I live in Sweden and my impression from this video is that more or less everything that IKEA is selling in their Christmas collection is more affordable versions of traditional (generally hand made or slightly more expensive) "Swedish" ornaments, sometimes they've added a bit of a twist. Many of our "Swedish" Christmas traditions originates in the German speaking countries and are probably common there as well. The paper and straw ornaments (both the balls, the bells, the stars, the angels etc) are all more or less traditional and my parents have similar ones that has been used for many decades. In their tree there's also a red and white mushroom, my dad was givien it in the 1950s, so nothing is really new here. The Christmas goat ("julbock") might be something slightly more specifically Swedish/Scandinavian (I don't really know how widespread it is) and generally made from straw or from pine. If you google "Gävlebocken" you can find pictures of a bigger version of a straw "julbock" that is put up in the town Gävle every year. Every year you are also able to place bets regarding if someone will successfully be able to burn it down this year or not...
Greetings from Poland - weve been hanging mushroom decorations on Christmas trees for decades now. Nothing weird about it. It’s a very European Christmas vibe. Could, I don’t know, a FOREST be a connection?! You know, where the trees come from? 😂😂😂
don’t mind him. Clearly, he has not traveled much, nor does he have an open mind. For example, lots of people don’t drink alcohol and weed appreciate that sparkling wine.
I'm sure lots of people buy the Lingonberry bubbly drink for their kids to drink while the adults are drinking champagne. When I was a kid we always had "kid's champagne" (mostly a bubbly apple or grape juice) at home for new year's eve so we could have a toast with our parents at midnight
Sometimes you say the most hilarious things and I don't even think you're trying to be funny? "I just feel like there are too many mushrooms in general, and now it's affecting Christmas." LOL
Your face @6:22 is priceless and really says everything about your feelings toward mushrooms.
Not Mormon or Swedish, but we love the lingon berry sparkling juice. Great for the kids and nice as an adult cocktail mixer. I have purchased the gift wrap for about 20 years. I love it all. I'm glad that you mentioned using the paper ornaments and make it a gift bauble, I do that and people think I'm genius. Ha! Let them think it! Happy Holidays everyone!
Yep. Can mix that Prosecco, a little gin and the Lingon Dryk.
Nick, I just wanted to say thanks for this review. So much fun to listen to your take and humor with the holiday decor. Also: we appreciate that your decor reviews include a variety of price levels, including the very accessible price points of IKEA.
Whoa. Never saw the gnome love coming.
They're cute. I will give 'em that.
Not even a hot dog. Lol
Mormons. That killed me. I live in salt lake and see people buying this. You serioualy kill me. 😂
According to my Grandma, who was from Sweden, In Sweden, the goat brings gifts instead of Santa. Also, in Sweden, they make art out of straw.
That tradition was replaced by Santa in the 20th century... the goat exists still as a decoration if you are a traditional person. There is also a town called Gävle that places a gigantic straw goat on a city square every year and most years somebody sets it on fire... not as a Xmas tradition but a criminal act sort of... Greetings from Stockholm.
Christmas day (years ago). Me and my roommates had Mimosas with fresh squeezed orange juice. Lovely. One roommate took all the orange peels, popped them in a pot with cinnamon, ginger, allspice and water. Boiled it all day. The place smelled amazing. Every year since then I do that. I use a camping pot, add in spruce or cedar. It adds moisture to the air and makes the house smell like Christmas!
I’ll follow this tip. Especially the mimosa bit. 😂
Mmm! That sounds amazing! 😊
I use a mini crock pot so a) it’s not taking up space on the stove and b) it’s safer. I use citrus, essential oil and star anise or cloves
@@catherinemcgill3004 That's a great idea! I actually have one of those mini crock pots... I've been putting little glass jarred candles in it so the wax melts and releases its scent, but I like the idea of using natural elements like that!
Mushrooms.... because early and late fall is wild mushroom hunting time in Europe and are often included in most Xmas season menus.... so they end up on the trees too. 😎
And here comes another know-best explanation for the mushroom decoration from your biggest German fan: the Wild Hunt in the so called Rauhnächte (rough nights) was originally not frightening, but beneficial and brought gifts - just like Santa Claus, who is here actually Wotan and leads the Wild Hunt. The toadstool became a symbol of good luck because it enabled the shaman, i.e. Santa Claus, to make a happy journey to the Otherworld (wink-wink).
0:22 they should give you complimentary Swedish meatballs with that Lingonberry jam and mashed potatoes 😂
I think those 'bell' garlands are actually winter hats/beanies.
The mushrooms on the tree are considered good luck (google). I've had a fabric one for at least a decade. I didn't know the significance but I just like the nature theme.
I used to get sparkling juices for my kids at holidays because I had my champagne.
I use a lot of IKEA scented candles. They smell lest strong when they're burning than when you smell them directly.
I love the glass icicles! My mother-in-law had some crystal ones from Germany so I was thrilled to find these at Ikea. Just added a couple of boxes of this year's version.
I bought the set of burgundy paper ornament (bell and other shapes) that you mentioned. They are packaged flat in a box and folded in half. I had to unfold it and put the two sides together and used the Velcro to keep them together. After Christmas I just have to unhook the Velcro and fold them back in half to place in their box. They are really nice decorations for the price.
I use the Strala paper star lanterns as my bedroom pendant lights. I know you're judging me, but I genuinely love them and they lasted for 2 years now.
Why should a tree wear a skirt...?
IKEA has a great lighting game. We bought a great lit star there that lasted 20+ years. Nick, we've seen those empty rolling trays in your kitchen. You could fill them with all the IKEA seasonal kitchen ware!
I was about to post the same comment!
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Hahahah my thoughts exactly!! And since he said they were a hassle to use, it’s perfect because he only needs to reach for them once a year 😂😂
“ not even a hotdog 🌭 “ 😂😂
Instead scenting the house by leaving a saucepan on the stove, with water, orange peel, cinnamon and cloves etc, use a crockpot (slow cooker) instead, and leave the lid off. It's far more economical.
We've had mushrooms on our Christmas tree for decades, I'm in Iceland. I have no idea why, but maybe it is a Nordic tradition given that IKEA is Swedish??
Your guess is better than mine!
🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 *I’m French living in Vietnam and your channel is giving me life so yes your audience is very diverse! Ps: another channel not about house decor reviewed the heart pattern thingy and it’s not great cause it only fits with Ikea’s rolling pin*
I got the red ornaments and they are SO much prettier than I expected. On my tree they come up looking so velvety and despite costing very little the impact is huge!
The round balls?
The paper ones I think, I have a few sets next to my fancy glass ornaments and the effect is lovely
Mushrooms ARE known in Europe for Chrismas. But they have to sit UNDER the tree, just 3 to 5 sit there on a branch that lies on the floor, just like they grow on the ground....
The noise you made right after you introduced the mushroom decorations was just ….perfection. That and “if you like a Christmas goat, then go for it.” Love.
Due to a cat who climbs the tree I have to do plastic ornaments.
Another idea for Christmas scents is incense. We love the piñon incense from “Incense of the Southwest”. It’s a traditional scent based on that wonderful smell of burning piñon wood in New Mexico in the wintertime. It’s Christmas with the magic and mystery of New Mexico traditions.
Thanks Nick, just regarding essential oils do take care choosing them as many are harmful to pets.
We have vintage muhroom tree decoration, over a 100 years old. Ive been seeing mushroom tree decorations in stores every year even as a child, i dont think mushroom xmas decorations are a "new" trend, theyve been always around. Dont think theres a specific reason for it, they just have. Maybe on our side of the big pond at least. Same with the straw ones.
Nick I ordered your gorgeous coffee table. I am so excited.😊 🍄
I’ve had my paper stars (lights) for at least ten years. As long as you fold them and put them in a box, they last for a long long time.
You prefer glass Christmas ornaments because you don't have a cat. Those of us who are not catless usually put the glass ones up high and opt for the unbreakable ornaments- especially in the lower half.
Ikea's mulled fruity drink is delicious. We're in Australia, so mixing it with chilled ginger ale for Christmas. Sooo good.
Oooh, that's a great idea!! Thank you! 😊
The gnomes are "nisse" -- Julenisse, or Christmas elves or gnomes. They are nisse in Norwegian, and I think the same in Swedish. They bring the presents, and are often quite malicious with their gifts if you don't please them; the old school images of them make this quite clear. But they're perfectly benign if you've been a decent person, your house is properly clean and you give them milk and sweet porridge.
Glass icicles are my favourite. Tks for your sacrifice in going to IKEA for us! Be Merry. Regards J
🙋🏻♀️. Mormon here. Love you and your opinions. Haven’t tried the IKEA plonk yet but thanks for the ‘recommendation’
Hi Nick, my husband and I are LDS (Mormon) and we love your channel! Any time you have a new video out we watch it and talk about it! We love to hear your takes on style and your humor. ❤
I love ❤️ these! I laugh so much! RUN we need all of this stuff we don’t need!
Get the car, get the car!!!
the image of the candles towards the end are actually flameless led candle, and they are great :)
Plastic ornaments are often necessary for people with pets, especially cats. Plastic ornaments don't shatter. Do I need to explain why that's desireable?
IKEA is SWEDISH... these decorations are traditional in Sweden! Ikea has had glass red clip-on toadstools for YEARS... it is part of the Scandinavian style which gives a nod to nature-forest and were mythical, giving the reindeer their ability to fly.
The paper tree decor have magnets so can be flat packed. The paper light stars can also be flat packed!.
Ok.Nick I’ve always loved your videos and you are correct… most of the time. But you’ve never said anything truer than “tinsel is the devil” 😂
Love a sparkling Ikea drink! Especially for those that don't drink and lets kids feel fancy/grown up at the Christmas dinner! Also not Mormon or Swedish.
The sparkling juice is what my family has served the children on holidays/special occasions in my family for ~3 decades.
Because alcohol was not an uncommon sight in our household as a child. I insisted on a champagne flute to be fancy boy I was.
But my lifestyle was a complete shock to them……
I love the “don’t buy” recs just as much as the “do”. Loved the spice in this video you had me cracking up!
Vinter = winter
Fint = pretty/good looking
Since you literally asked. :)
My tree is a real mix with ornaments that go back forever in my life, some gorgeous crystal ornaments, some beautiful blown glass, no colour scheme. It's laden with ornaments. I also some nice Christmas dishes that I bring out Dec 1 and use everyday til Jan 1. I love christmas decor.
Goats are actually from the pagan festival that was December 25 long before Christianity. Thanking my art history degree for that one /
The little IKEA mushrooms were glass last year and I am pretty sure they are glass this year. I am not a fan of plastic ornaments so it’s one of those things I take notice of. I am do like 🍄 and gnomes, especially for Christmas, so I am guilty as charged. When the trend came in for the US it was more of an opportunity to indulge.
Happy birthday and merry Christmas to the guy whose videos I love to keep playing on repeat… my TH-cam BFF. ❤ I so wish I could pop by with a couple of bottles of Prosecco to hang out, chat and celebrate! 🥂Thank you for giving us such great content and design advice all year long, Nick! May 2024 bring you alllll the things your heart wants! 🎉
I had to take my cat to the emergency er because he apparently ate a concerning amount if tinsel.
Hello from Arizona. I would think the plastic is good for families with small children.
PS: yes, I’m a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 🎄
Got the first set of artisanal glass icicles at 16 in Georgetown, DC. Have been collecting them for years in all different shapes and sizes. Always glass. Always clear. Now there's probably over 100 of them.
So one did a single smaller tree (fake - allergic to pine) with nothing but white fairy lights and the icicles with an AB blown glass spire for the topper and used several pots of poinsettias as a tree "skirt." It was gorgeous and so simple and a clean look.
Once bought a set of stunning satin finished hand-blown glass balls in really saturated colors. Very, very expensive (NYC) but they were so beautiful.
They're also the ones that seem to get broken first. Had a set of 16 that's now down to about seven.
Christmas tree trick. Wrap the interior trunk of the tree tightly with lights. One prefers to use the clear/white ones but use whatever you like. It creates illumination from the inside and really gives the tree depth. That's how the allergy to pine was discovered because one went head first into a beautiful real pine tree to wrap the lights around the trunk.
To get really good coverage, you may want to use more than one strand and double or triple wrap the trunk.
Love, love your videos and your honest opinions.
Merry Christmas! 🎄
The mushrooms used to be eaten and were psychedelic. That's where the magic and fairies come from. Also mushrooms are just in the season you know :)
LMAO!!!! Those were the days! 🤣
The red ones are poisonous, not hallucinogenic.
@@kimherben7866 Not if prepared properly. Many cultures have ingested the red and white mushroom (amanita muscaria) for healing purposes, and while not hallucinogenic, it does have psychoactive properties. But they can be quite dangerous if eaten outright without the proper preparation/research.
@@Pancakes_are_yummy Okay, I'll take a hard pass. 😊
Some of the canisters and tins are probably used for packaging food gifts to keep them fresh and not necessarily for decorating your own kitchen.
Excited to see your picks. This year the only things that I bought from them are two of the green vases that can be used for hyacinth bulbs. They are great. I filled them with water and I put floating candles in them. I have been collecting glass icicles for my tree for the last 20 years and even though what I like comes and goes they are still my go to. I love the way they catch the light 🌲
I was so sure that you were going to totally mock that gnome. Must be the Christmas spirit. hahah