Chive glass ice cream cone ornament with swirled pink and blue scoops and beaded trim.
Chive glass ice cream cone ornament with a dimension diagram showing its tall swirl shape.
Chive glass ice cream cone ornament with swirled pink and blue scoops and beaded trim.
Chive glass ice cream cone ornament with a dimension diagram showing its tall swirl shape.

Food and Drink Christmas Ornaments

Ice Cream Cone Ornament

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$16.95
Great Holiday Gift
Re-strung Ready-to-hang
30-day return policy

There's No Such Thing as Just One Ornament

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

An ice cream ornament captures the sixty-second window between perfect and catastrophe, and Chive freezes that window permanently in mouth-blown glass. The cone rises nearly five inches tall — scoop, waffle cone, the whole architecture of a summer afternoon — produced by an artisan whose breath determines the exact curve of the drip and the precise lean of the scoop, both calibrated to suggest that the ice cream is about to move but never will. The painted surface layers vanilla over waffle in a color sequence that any cone strategist will recognize and approve of, because cone strategy is a real discipline and the people who practice it take it seriously. Hang this where the tree lights warm the glass and the cone appears to glow the way cones glow under boardwalk bulbs in late July. Chive has shaped ornaments since 2004, and today the Royal Ontario Museum collects them — this scoop belongs in any gathering that prizes craft above gravity.

Product Detail
  • Material: Glass
  • Composition: Hand-blown borosilicate glass
  • Finish: Hand painted
  • Hardware: pre-strung with a minimalist cord
  • Year Designed: 2024
Dimensions
  • 2.32 inches diameter, 4.84 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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  • International Ships: to 40 countries — rates at checkout
  • Packaging Ships: in outer box to protect gift box

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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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What people are saying our 0rnaments

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Gift to someone with actual taste

Give the gift of good taste (finally). These vintage-inspired glass ornaments say “I know style” without screaming it. Perfect for friends who hate basic.

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The Story Behind This Ornament

The ice cream cone is the only food that requires a strategy and punishes you immediately if you do not have one. The drip happens fast. The window between perfect and disaster is approximately ninety seconds in July and you either commit to the lick pattern or you do not and the consequences are swift and sticky and in the case of a white shirt permanent. My cousin Patrick has a system. He explained it to me once at the boardwalk with the seriousness of someone delivering a commencement address and I listened with the attention it deserved because Patrick has never lost a scoop in thirty years of documented cone consumption, which is a record that speaks for itself and needs no further validation. Bottom of the cone first — a preemptive seal, he called it — then a clockwise rotation starting from the drip side, which he identifies before the first lick by reading the lean. Patrick says everyone has a lean side. He is correct. Someone in your life has a cone strategy they have never been asked about and they have been waiting, quietly, for someone to acknowledge that expertise. Put this on their branch. Watch them light up.

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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Chive set up shop in 2004 determined that a glass ornament should stop you mid-sentence when you spot it on the branch, which requires craft a glance cannot dismiss. Each piece begins on a blowpipe, where a single exhale from the artisan determines the shape that paint will later define. The Ice Cream Cone gets its waffle texture from a painter who scores the surface in a crosshatch pattern fine enough to cast its own shadow under tree lights, which is the variety of detail that separates an ornament people notice from one people walk past. Chive stands behind the position that holiday glass should reward the second look as much as the first, because the second look is where craft lives and where the tree becomes personal.

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Frequently asked questions

Do you have a ice cream ornament for the christmas tree?

Yes, Chive's Ice Cream Cone ornament is a hand-blown glass cone standing nearly five inches tall, built specifically for tree display. The scoop sits atop a waffle cone with painted detail fine enough to cast shadows under tree lights on a dark evening. My cousin saw it and attempted to lick it. That review carries more weight than most.

Would the Ice Cream Cone ornament make a great secret santa pick?

The Ice Cream Cone is an exceptional secret santa pick because ice cream transcends personal taste in a way that most gifts cannot manage. Nobody dislikes ice cream as a concept. Nobody has ever received a glass ice cream cone and been disappointed by the gesture. I am willing to make that claim publicly and defend it thoroughly.

Who would enjoy getting the Ice Cream Cone ornament?

Anyone who has ever chosen a cone over a cup, which is a philosophical position disguised as a dessert preference, would enjoy this gift enormously. Cone people are optimists who believe they can manage the drip and are usually right about it. Buy this for whoever orders the double scoop with confidence.

Is the Ice Cream Cone ornament real glass?

The Ice Cream Cone is entirely hand-blown glass — scoop, cone, drip, and all painted by hand. A glassblower shapes the cone section while a painter adds the waffle crosshatch and the vanilla tones in layers that build a surface you genuinely want to touch. My daughter did touch it and the fingerprint cleaned off easily.

How tall is the Ice Cream Cone christmas tree ornament?

The cone stands 4.84 inches tall with a diameter of 2.32 inches at the scoop, making it one of the taller ornaments in the food collection — prominent enough to anchor an outer branch and detailed enough to reward the guest who leans in for a closer look at the waffle texture. Height matters here.

How should I store the Ice Cream Cone ornament?

Stand it upright in a compartmented box with tissue cushioning the scoop, and store the box somewhere climate-stable — a closet shelf is ideal for glass of any size. The cone shape is sturdier than it looks, but glass rewards the person who handles it with respect. My family has a January packing ritual. Nothing breaks.

What pairs well with the Ice Cream Cone ornament?

The full Food Christmas Ornaments collection covers every course in hand-blown glass — donuts, champagne, cheeseburgers, avocados, and everything between the appetizer and the final dessert course that nobody at the table ever actually refuses when offered. Building a food-themed tree section starts with the cone and expands outward from there. Portion control is entirely optional.

Does the Ice Cream Cone ornament arrive gift boxed?

The Ice Cream Cone ships in protective transit packaging rather than a decorative gift box, so the ornament arrives safely and the wrapping responsibility belongs entirely to you. My uncle uses newspaper comics for his wrapping, which he considers thematic rather than cheap. The cone survives the mail without incident.
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