Video: Nigella Lawson Makes Edible Gingerbread Christmas Decorations
Nigella Lawson shares one of her family's favorite Christmas traditions: making edible gingerbread ornaments. When her children were little, she would add pepper to the dough so they wouldn't eat the ornaments off the tree -- she was worried they would pull it over. But she likes gingerbread with a bit of pepper, or you can leave it out. Take a look:
You can find Nigella's recipe for Edible Christmas Decorations and Christmas Chocolate Cookies here. You can find Nigella's new cookbook, Nigella Christmas: Food Family Friends Festivities at
Amazon.com.
Hallmark Jewelers Debuts World's Most Expensive Christmas Bauble
Hallmark Jewellers has launched the world's most expensive Christmas bauble. The bauble which retails for £82,000 ($136,000) was designed by Mark Hussey and made in Hallmark Jewellers' workshop. Every millimeter of the 18 carat white gold sphere is covered. Over one and half thousand diamonds were used to cover the sphere. Three one carat diamonds adorn the center band of the 18 carat gold Christmas decoration. Two ruby encrusted rings orbit the bauble. You can find out more about the bauble here.
Aretha Franklin's famous big-bowed hat is now available as a Christmas ornament. Ornament designer Curtis Posuniak told WXYZ that he knew he wanted to make a tiny glass version of Aretha's hat the minute he saw it. The Aretha's hat ornaments will cost $43 and be sold at Bronner's in Frankenmuth, the Ritz-Carlton in Dearborn, and other gift shops in Detroit. You can also request one by emailing klassicsbykurtis@comcast.net. The designer has a website under construction at lassicsbykurtis.com.
Tiffany has some beautiful bone china, crystal and sterling silver ornaments this year including a signature Tiffany box, signature Tiffany Blue Box, an ice skate and a reindeer ornament in sterling silver. The prices range from $30 for the Ice Skate ornament to $195 for the Reindeer. You can find the ornaments in Tiffany's stores and here on Tiffany's website.
Swarovski's 2008 Christmas Ornament is a Sparkling Crystal Snowflake
Swarovski's 2008 Christmas ornament in a beautiful, sparkling snowflake that hangs on a blue satin ribbon. The star in clear fully cut crystal comes with a silver tone metal tag with the year of issue. The 2008 Christmas ornament retails for $75. You can purchase it here from Swarovski's website. Swarovski also have a smaller $45 snowflake here.
Aretha Franklin's famous big-bowed hat is now available as a Christmas ornament. Ornament designer Curtis Posuniak 
