Chive glass macaron ornament in pink with a colorful sprinkle-covered filling.
Chive glass macaron ornament with a dimension diagram showing its small round shape.
Chive glass macaron ornament in pink with a colorful sprinkle-covered filling.
Chive glass macaron ornament with a dimension diagram showing its small round shape.

Food and Drink Christmas Ornaments

Macaron Ornament

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$13.95
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.

This macaron ornament is glass shaped by breath into the French cookie that takes three days to make correctly and looks like it knows it. Pastel layers are brush-painted one coat at a time, and a cap and cord sit at the crown, sized for any branch. It captures the quiet confidence of a pastry that has never once apologized for being difficult. My friend Claire attempted macarons in an apartment with an oven that ran hot and spent an afternoon she will never recover producing something that tasted right but looked like a before photo. She has not tried again. She does not need to. The macaron has been perfected by other people with the patience and the piping bags, and Claire supports them fully from across the counter with her wallet and her admiration and zero intention of starting over. This ornament honors both positions with equal seriousness. The Royal Ontario Museum understands presentation at this level; so does Chive.

Product Detail
  • Material: Glass
  • Composition: Hand-blown borosilicate glass
  • Finish: Hand painted
  • Hardware: pre-strung with a minimalist cord
  • Year Designed: 2024
Dimensions
  • 2.76 inches in diameter, 2.13 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 macaron is a cookie that takes three days to make correctly and tastes like it took three days, which is either the whole point or a gentle warning depending on your relationship with effort and the French in general. My friend Priya has made them every December for a decade and brings a dozen to the same holiday party each year, tied in the same shade of ribbon, because she decided long ago that consistency was its own form of generosity. She sets the box down without commentary, because commentary would undermine the gesture, which is the gesture of someone who has mastered a thing and does not need you to say so. She already knows. The macaron knows too. It sits in its box with its smooth dome and its ruffled foot and its filling that is exactly the right thickness and it radiates the quiet authority of something that did not arrive by accident. Priya credits a kitchen thermometer she trusts more than her oven's own opinion of itself, a distinction she will explain to anyone who asks and several who do not. This ornament captures that specific energy — not the eating, which is over in two bites, but the looking, which is where the macaron has always done its most important work.

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 Macaron earns that gaze with pastel layers you can actually count from the branch. See every piece in our Food & Drink Christmas Ornaments collection to find the next one worth inspecting.

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Chive began making ceramic flowers in 2004 with the conviction that handmade objects earn a different kind of attention than anything pressed from a mold. The conviction has aged well. Our glass ornaments are mouth-blown by artisans who learned the craft the old way and painted with the precision of someone who has done this enough times to make it look easy when it is decidedly not. A macaron takes three days. A glass macaron takes fewer but the patience is the same, the refusal to accept close-enough is identical, and the moment where the piece is either right or it goes back to the bench is the same. We ship from our studio. We inspect every piece. The standard has not relaxed.

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Frequently asked questions

Do you have a macaron ornament for the christmas tree?

We do. The Macaron Ornament is a hand-blown glass macaron with pastel layers brush-painted one coat at a time, capped and corded at the crown for hanging. It looks like the cookie that takes three days to make and tastes like it. Except it weighs less, lasts longer, and skips the ruined Tuesday entirely.

Is the Macaron ornament a good stocking stuffer?

A Macaron Ornament fits inside a stocking the way a real macaron fits inside a box from the patisserie — snugly, colorfully, and with the quiet authority of something that did not arrive by accident. It is hand-blown glass, which elevates it above the usual stocking fare of chocolate coins and novelty socks. Claire would approve of the presentation.

Is the Macaron ornament a good gift idea?

The Macaron Ornament is a good gift idea for anyone who has ever stood in line at a bakery that had a line, or described a cookie using words normally reserved for architecture. It communicates that you noticed what they care about, which is effort and beauty and the place where those two things overlap. Pastry people always know.

What material is the Macaron ornament made of?

The Macaron Ornament is made of glass, blown by mouth at the bench and painted in pastel layers that are applied one at a time with a brush. Each layer dries before the next is added, which is either patience or stubbornness depending on your definition and produces the same result regardless. The finish is smooth and the colors hold their depth for years.

How tall is the Macaron christmas tree ornament?

The Macaron Ornament measures 2.76 inches in diameter and 2.13 inches tall, which places it at approximately twice the size of an actual macaron from a good patisserie and zero calories. It hangs from a standard branch without tipping and sits at the scale where the painted layers are visible from a few feet away. Claire calls this the inspection distance.

How do I keep the Macaron ornament safe in storage?

Wrap it in tissue, place it in a sectioned ornament box or rigid container, and store the box somewhere dry and temperature-stable. The painted surface is durable but not invincible, so keep it away from heavy items that could press against the finish. Think of it the way Claire thinks of macaron shells: carefully, deliberately, and with respect for the layers involved.

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

We have an entire collection. The Food & Drink Christmas Ornaments include everything from pizza to champagne to French fries, all blown by mouth and painted by hand. The Macaron fits right in because the collection runs on the same principle: take the foods people love without apology. It renders them in glass at tree scale.

Does the Macaron ornament come in a gift box?

The Macaron Ornament does not come in a gift box. It ships in protective packaging built to deliver the glass safely, not to serve as a presentation box at all. If you are gifting it, the wrapping is yours to handle. Most people prefer that, since presentation is a personal call.
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