Christmas tree in rhinestone model 8 – red, clear and blue (b33)

The wonderful story of the rhinestone Christmas trees.

The beautiful vintage Christmas trees – are handmade old rhinestones. Most are unique, but there may be individual models, especially in the clear stones, of which there are several. The Christmas trees are hand-assembled in an area of northern Bohemia in the Czech Republic. The area formed the headquarters for jewelry and crystal production before World War II. The many workshops were run by the German minority, who were expelled after the war – because they supported Germany. The Czech Republic was subsequently occupied by the Soviet Union for 40 years and remained untouched throughout that period. It was not until the fall of the wall that the large stocks of jewellery components and rhinestones were again traded. These are still the stones that are still used to collect the Christmas trees. This means that most of the stones are from the 30-40’s and the plate they are placed on is a brooch component. Each employee can make between 2-3 trees in a day, so it takes time with the craft. Since the Christmas trees are often unique, it is not possible to reorder them in certain colors. Then there's a combination you love, so hit it - it'll hardly come back.