{"id":5821,"date":"2018-12-20T05:44:49","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T05:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/?p=5821"},"modified":"2019-01-02T07:03:15","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T07:03:15","slug":"2018-christmas-ornament-round-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carolandkarl.com\/blog\/2018-christmas-ornament-round-up\/","title":{"rendered":"2018 Christmas Ornament Round-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m a sucker for Christmas Ornaments. I love collecting small high-quality items, especially the kind that don’t sit out all year long collecting dust. Plus, decorating a Christmas Tree is a lot less expensive than decorating a house and is also a lot easier to change up. Here are some of my favorite ornaments available this year.<\/p>\n

1. Blitzer the T-Rex Holiday Ornament
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Meet Blitzer, the T-Rex holiday ornament. If you’ve looked at the internet at all over the past few years you should already know that t-rexes are where it’s at. This little guy is my absolute favorite find of this year. However, Karl and I aren’t really sure he’s a t-rex. He looks more like a raptor, but he’s so awesome we don’t care.<\/p>\n

2. Make your Christmas Tree great again!<\/h2>\n

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Whatever your political affiliation I hope you can appreciate this humorous ornament of President Trump. Karl and I purchased this as a gift for our families annual Dirty Santa gift exchange. It sold out soon after we ordered it and I totally regret not purchasing one for ourselves. It was a hit at our family Christmas party and was one of only a few gifts stolen so much it got retired.<\/p>\n

3. Three Dragons are better than One<\/h2>\n

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Why buy one dragon for $18 when you can get three for less than $10 each? One of these babies made one of my cousins very happy at our families Dirty Santa event, another was a gift for a friend, and the last dragon now rests upon our tree. It’s absolutely gorgeous!<\/p>\n

4. Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter<\/h2>\n

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If you’re a Star Wars fan you will love this X-Wing Starfighter. The attention to detail and quality are fantastic. It is a bit pricey so keep your eye out for it on sale after the holidays if you’re patient enough to wait.<\/p>\n

5. To Boldly Go Where No Man Has Gone Before<\/h2>\n

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This solid-metal model of the U.S.S. Enterprise should make any Star Trek fan beam with geekiness. When I saw it I had to have it. I’m hoping it will help my dreams of a Space Tree will come true next year. Live long and prosper!<\/p>\n

6. For the Harry Potter Fan<\/h2>\n

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Fame isn’t everything. Or is it? I mean, who doesn’t love Harry Potter. Also, this ornament features one of my absolute favs — Alan Rickman (as Snape). Alan Rickman has left this world so the least I can do is immortalize him on my Christmas Tree, right?<\/p>\n

7. One more spaceship<\/h2>\n

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Browncoats unite! This here be the Serenity from the short-lived Firefly series. It was also featured in the movie which was named for the ship: Serenity. As you can see I am serious about putting together a Space themed tree for next year. <\/p>\n

8. Childhood Nostalgia<\/h2>\n

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I have fond memories of having one of these little guys as a kid so of course, Hallmark fished in even more of my money. This cute Glo Worm ornament lights up both my tree and my face. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

9. Gamers Delight<\/h2>\n

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I can’t afford an arcade cabinet, but I can afford this arcade cabinet ornament featuring Donkey Kong, a blast from my past. I’m old enough to remember playing this on the Atari. It was one of my very first video games. #goodtimes<\/p>\n

10. Santa Riding a freak’n Shark!<\/h2>\n

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Woah! Santa on a shark? How cool are these! I love the personality of shark #1 but if it’s not in stock there’s always Santa Shark ornament #2. I found these too late to get in time for Christmas but if they’re available next year one of them will definitely adorn my tree.<\/p>\n

I love sharing the things I love with others, so I hope you’ve enjoyed this little ornament guide. Till next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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