Spalted maple tree ornaments with a Kransekake theme
These are amazing little trees I turn from very rare spalted maple. Spalted means “spoiled,” which is the process of decay. If we catch the wood at the right time in that process, we can capture these amazing zone lines and colors that tell a story of the tree's aging. Once we dry the wood, the process stops and we have brought this tree back from certain death to an honored place on your tree.
They each have a screw eye at the peak that allows it to be hung on a tree or can be freestanding. They are each based on the Norwegian idea of the Kransekake, the crown cake or more exactly, the bridal wreath cake. It’s usually a wedding cake, made of almond with rings of decreasing size stacked up to make a lovely tree. The “idea” behind the tree is that the rings mean "no-end" or forever and so does the evergreen shape, which in Northern Europe has always meant eternal life. Martin Luther took this image of the eternal tree and “spun it” to be our favorite Christmas accessory. I like that it has both the forever relationship and the Christmas symbolism. They each come with a card that explains their meaning.
These are amazing little trees I turn from very rare spalted maple. Spalted means “spoiled,” which is the process of decay. If we catch the wood at the right time in that process, we can capture these amazing zone lines and colors that tell a story of the tree's aging. Once we dry the wood, the process stops and we have brought this tree back from certain death to an honored place on your tree.
They each have a screw eye at the peak that allows it to be hung on a tree or can be freestanding. They are each based on the Norwegian idea of the Kransekake, the crown cake or more exactly, the bridal wreath cake. It’s usually a wedding cake, made of almond with rings of decreasing size stacked up to make a lovely tree. The “idea” behind the tree is that the rings mean "no-end" or forever and so does the evergreen shape, which in Northern Europe has always meant eternal life. Martin Luther took this image of the eternal tree and “spun it” to be our favorite Christmas accessory. I like that it has both the forever relationship and the Christmas symbolism. They each come with a card that explains their meaning.
These are amazing little trees I turn from very rare spalted maple. Spalted means “spoiled,” which is the process of decay. If we catch the wood at the right time in that process, we can capture these amazing zone lines and colors that tell a story of the tree's aging. Once we dry the wood, the process stops and we have brought this tree back from certain death to an honored place on your tree.
They each have a screw eye at the peak that allows it to be hung on a tree or can be freestanding. They are each based on the Norwegian idea of the Kransekake, the crown cake or more exactly, the bridal wreath cake. It’s usually a wedding cake, made of almond with rings of decreasing size stacked up to make a lovely tree. The “idea” behind the tree is that the rings mean "no-end" or forever and so does the evergreen shape, which in Northern Europe has always meant eternal life. Martin Luther took this image of the eternal tree and “spun it” to be our favorite Christmas accessory. I like that it has both the forever relationship and the Christmas symbolism. They each come with a card that explains their meaning.