Chive glass croissant ornament in matte gold with glittered fold lines and a curved shape.
Chive glass croissant ornament with a dimension diagram showing its curved crescent shape.
Chive glass croissant ornament in matte gold with glittered fold lines and a curved shape.
Chive glass croissant ornament with a dimension diagram showing its curved crescent shape.

Food and Drink Christmas Ornaments

Croissant Ornament - Large

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$23.95
Great Holiday Gift
Re-strung Ready-to-hang
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There's No Such Thing as Just One Ornament

Pick a favorite. Then accept that "just one" was never really an option.

A croissant ornament in hand-blown glass — golden layers and a buttery curve captured in shaped glass, every ridge hand-painted, the piece finished and ready to hang by its metal loop. It holds its own among larger ornaments without apology, which is exactly what a croissant does on a bakery shelf. Everyone who has eaten a good croissant has a croissant opinion, and the opinion is always that their croissant was the best one, and the story involves a specific bakery and a line and a morning that was, somehow, worth the wait. My mother tells hers at every holiday dinner and the details shift each year and nobody corrects her because the pastry has earned the right to be remembered however she likes. Hang this for the person with that story. You will know them immediately because they are already telling it. TIFF screens films about obsessions like that one; the croissant qualifies.

Product Detail
  • Material: Glass
  • Composition: Hand-blown borosilicate glass
  • Finish: Hand painted
  • Hardware: pre-strung with a minimalist cord
  • Year Designed: 2024
Dimensions
  • 3.35 inches long, 1.57 inches wide, 3.74 inches tall
Ornament Care Instruction

Remember, treat these ornaments like you would a friendship with someone who brings good wine: gently. Keep them in a safe spot when not in use, avoid introducing them to toddlers or cats, and they'll be around for many holidays to come.
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Returns

We accept returns within 30 days of delivery on unused items in original packaging. If your piece arrives damaged, contact us within 7 days with a photo and we will replace it at no charge.

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The Story Behind This Ornament

The bakery was on a corner in a town she visited once, in a country she had never been to before and has not returned to since, and the croissant cost three euros and took forty minutes in a line that moved with the specific slowness of a place that understood what it was doing and was not interested in doing it faster. She has told this story approximately ninety times. The details have evolved: the line was thirty minutes in the early versions, then forty, and by last Thanksgiving it had reached an hour, and nobody corrects her because the croissant has earned the revision. The butter was real. The layers were visible. She ate it standing on a sidewalk and a crumb fell on her jacket and she left it there because removing it felt like an insult to the experience. We drew this ornament with the layers visible because the layers are the argument — a croissant without visible layers is a bread roll with ambitions, and the distinction matters to people who have opinions about pastry, which is everyone who has ever had a good one. The glass catches light along each painted ridge. The curve suggests butter at every stage. It hangs among larger ornaments and does not apologize.

Care Tips

Storage Do’s and Don’ts:

(Because Yes, They’re Fragile)

  • Do wrap each ornament individually in soft tissue paper, bubble wrap, or a gentle cloth. (No, shoving them in a shoebox with tinsel does not count.)
  • Don’t let them clink around in a box together. That’s a recipe for heartbreak and glittery shards.
  • Do store them in a sturdy container (plastic bins with dividers = chef’s kiss) and keep it in a cool, dry place — no attics or sketchy basements, please.

Pro Tip: Label the box like your life depends on it.

Write it on every side, not just the top, since nobody unloading a truck reads the top first. If you're storing these for next year, do future you a favor and note what's inside beyond just "ornaments." A little specificity now saves a lot of bubble wrap archaeology in eleven months.

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Hand-painted glass rewards the close look, and every Chive ornament is made to be inspected at arm's length — the distance where trees are actually enjoyed. The croissant's ridges and golden color reward every angle, and the glass holds the light differently from branch to branch. Explore more in the food and drink ornament collection.

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A croissant on the tree celebrates a memory; a fired-clay bloom on the shelf creates a new one each time someone notices it. Chive's ceramic flowers hold color through every season without maintenance or fuss. If the croissant is worth the wait, the stems are worth the shelf space — same attention to craft, different room, twelve months of presence instead of one.

About Chive Studio

Chive Studio opened in 2004 on the theory that well-made things do not have to be solemn, and two decades later the theory still holds. Through spring, summer, and fall we produce ceramic flower arrangements, planters in every shape, glass vases, and seed kits for the gardening crowd — and once frost arrives, hand-blown ornaments shaped like the foods, creatures, and vehicles people genuinely love rather than the ones convention approves. Our ornaments are designed in-house and crafted the old way: mouth-blown, hand-painted, one at a time. A tree, in our view, should smell a little like the kitchen and look a lot like the family. The croissant earns its branch the way it earns its reputation: by being worth the wait.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best croissant ornament to buy?

Chive's croissant ornament is the one to buy if you want hand-blown glass with painted detail — available at chive.com with flat-rate shipping. My sister bought two because the first one looked so much like a real croissant that she felt it deserved company, which is the kind of logic only a pastry person would use. Bakery logic applies.

Is the Croissant ornament a good stocking stuffer?

At under fifteen dollars it fits perfectly in a stocking and the reaction it gets far exceeds the investment. The person who pulls a glass croissant out of a stocking at seven in the morning will tell everyone about it before breakfast is over, which makes it the most efficient stocking stuffer you will buy this year. Story-to-dollar ratio is unmatched.

Who would love the Croissant ornament as a gift?

Anyone with a bakery story, a Paris memory, a strong opinion about butter, or all three simultaneously. My aunt does not bake and has never been to France and she still called this the best gift she received last year because she understood the croissant as a commitment to flavor, which it is. No passport required, just conviction.

What material is the Croissant ornament made of?

The Croissant ornament is mouth-blown glass, hand-painted with visible layers and a golden finish that catches light the way actual pastry catches attention. The traditional method involves a glassblower shaping molten glass over flame while a painter adds the ridges by hand. Each one is slightly its own croissant. Not a mold.

How big is the Croissant ornament on the tree?

It hangs 3.74 inches tall, 3.35 inches long, and 1.57 inches wide on the tree — visible from across the room but scaled to share a branch gracefully. My father compared it to an actual croissant he had in his hand at the time and said the ornament was more photogenic, which the real croissant accepted with dignity. Good proportions.

How should I store the Croissant ornament after christmas?

Wrap it in tissue or a soft cloth and tuck it into a box with a lid, away from ornaments that might roll into it during the eleven months it spends in storage. The glass is sturdy for its size but respects a careful hand. I store mine upright in its original shipping box. Works perfectly.

Do you have more food and drink ornaments like the Croissant?

Chive's food and drink ornament collection includes dozens of hand-blown glass pieces — donuts, cheeseburgers, avocados, champagne bottles, pickles, and a French fries ornament that looks like it belongs in a drive-through made of glass. The collection is built for people who believe food is a personality trait. Browse and build the menu.

Does the Croissant ornament come in a gift box?

It does not come in a gift box — it ships in protective packaging built for safe transit, not for presentation under a tree. You will need wrapping paper or a small bag, which takes under a minute. At 3.35 inches long, it fits anywhere. The croissant arrives safe and sound. The rest is your department.
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