Keepsake Christmas Ornaments - Quarter Moon, Stocking and Nativity Scene

If you buy some rather special and unique Christmas ornaments and decorations, you may find that you will want to keep some of them for many years as keepsakes. Some of the unusual modern designs, although they may appear as relics of the past in some cases, can be especially cute and whimsical, so that even the smallest ornament may be attractive enough for you to set aside each year as a memento of a special Christmas season.

Many of the decorations that may tempt you as keepsakes, and soon become tokens of some nostalgia for the holiday season, are still based on Christmas traditions even if they have a contemporary touch. Ornaments depicting fairies, angels, snowmen and Santa Claus may all touch those heartstrings of reminiscence in those of us with a sentimental trait.

All the pictures on this page are of delightful hand made Christmas ornaments that mix a whimsical and nostalgic twist with tradition and a modern artistic design. The first is a moon decoration (top left), a bead jeweled affair with pretty glass balls and hung by a metal wire. The second (above left) could not be more traditional in its topic, a nativity scene, with a bright gold star above the manger. The final picture is of another fun tree decoration, a familiar Xmas stocking. At 10 inches high, this stocking is not going to please a child who expects lots of gifts from Santa Claus, but it does make a cute keepsake for those who appreciate a delicate and ornamental charm to hang from the Christmas tree.