Стеклянное елочное украшение – Баба Яга

This figural Christmas ornament is Baba Yaga, the forest crone of Slavic folk tales — the one who lives in a hut on chicken legs and travels by mortar and pestle. The figure is glass, blown into a mold by hand and painted by hand, 4.3 in tall, in a green headscarf and a red coat scattered with gold dots, with a small gold clasp at the throat and a hanging loop set into the gold cap on top.

Design Details

The face carries the piece: round pink cheeks, wide blue eyes and a pulled-down mouth that reads as thoroughly unimpressed. Glitter catches along the headscarf, the gold dots and the hem, and the skirt flares wide so the figure hangs upright and steady on a branch. This is not a sweet ornament, which is the point — it holds its own on a tree full of angels and snowflakes.

Hand-Blown, Hand-Painted

Blowing the glass into a mold keeps the silhouette consistent from piece to piece, while the color is applied by hand afterward. The set of the mouth, the placement of the gold dots and the weight of the glitter shift a little between figures, so no two are painted quite the same.

Arrives Ready to Give

Every ornament comes in a clear display box on a printed gold base. It can be handed over as a gift without wrapping, stored in the same box between seasons, and kept on a shelf or mantel year-round rather than only in December.

At a Glance

• Figural glass ornament, hand-blown into a mold and hand-painted
• 4.3 in tall
• Red coat with gold dots, green headscarf, glitter accents
• Gold cap with hanging loop, ready to hang
• Clear display box with printed gold base included
• Sold individually
• Not illuminated; decorative use only
• Glass, handle and store with care

A Small Run

This ornament is available in a very limited quantity. It suits collectors of hand-painted folk-art and character ornaments, readers of Slavic fairy tales, and anyone who would rather hang a witch on the tree than another glass ball.