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Oct 30, 2024Gifts

Collect Ornaments Throughout the Year to Commemorate Meaningful Moments

All of your family’s moments, both big and small, are precious and deserve to be cherished and remembered for years to come. What better way to capture those memories than with commemorative ornaments?

Add new ornaments to the display each year as you showcase the story of your family on your Christmas tree or on an ornament stand for all to see. Our oversized glass ornaments are a holiday must-have as they help you celebrate the big and little accomplishments and joys of life.

Our Ornament Traditions

Did you know our oversized ornament shape was the first of its kind? Years ago, our founder, Laura Johnson, wanted Christmas tree ornaments that commemorated all of life's occasions and milestones for her family. Unable to find them, she made them herself, and today, we’re honored that our ornaments have become keepsakes in many homes and contribute to the rich history of Christmas ornaments.

We love ornament traditions and are so grateful to be able to look back on special achievements on our tree each year. In our family, big and small milestones are celebrated with ornaments. Our thoughtfully designed ornaments will help you remember life’s most special moments so you can picture them fondly year after year.

Celebrate Occasions Throughout the Year with Ornaments

Why wait until the holiday season to choose the ornaments to represent all that’s happened in a year? It’s never too early to start picking your annual ornaments. In fact, collecting ornaments throughout the year is a tradition of ours that we truly believe helps us connect with our family by honoring special achievements or everyday events, both big and small.

Whether we’re celebrating a new baby {we have one this year!} or a milestone anniversary, using ornaments to memorialize occasions throughout the year adds an extra-special touch to the Christmas tree. After all, your tree tells the story of your life.

Gift Giving with Personalized Ornaments

Ornaments for your kids, grandkids, friends, and family members become a memorable holiday keepsake with personalization. Adding a name or date to our ornaments instantly gives them an extra-special touch and helps you remember when each occasion occurred as the years go by.

We love seeing what unique and beloved nicknames our customers have and being a part of their thoughtful gifts. Every ornament personalization is hand-written at Coton Colors in Tallahassee, Florida, by a member of our team.

Favorite Occasions to Celebrate with Ornament Gifts

New baby
Engagement
Wedding
Milestone birthday
Graduation
Achievements and accomplishments
New hobby
Trip
Life changes
Milestone anniversary
New home

New Baby Ornaments

Whether you’re celebrating your own sweet little one or purchasing a thoughtful gift for the new parents, you can create lasting memories with an ornament gift celebrating the new baby. There’s no sweeter milestone than the addition of a little one to your family, and that deserves a special spot on your tree or mantle.

Baby ornaments also often serve as their first keepsake, which can be passed down to allow your child to take a piece of their early life and family history with them as they begin their own important family traditions someday. While hosting the perfect baby shower may seem complicated, giving a thoughtful gift doesn’t have to be.

New baby ornaments, like our Stork Sighting Ornament, serve as a commemorative way to announce a pregnancy with friends or family. Our Grandparents Ornament is a best-seller for a reason; what better gift than the revelation of a new grandbaby? It’s perfect as a gift under the tree or any time of the year. Other favorites include our New Big Brother and New Big Sister ornaments for the siblings-to-be and Best Aunt Ever as a sweet sentiment for your sister.

Favorite New Baby Ornaments for the Parents or Parents-To-Be

New Baby Ornament Personalization Ideas

Birthdate – Add their birthdate to the ornament as you commemorate the special arrival.
Due date – As a gift before the baby’s arrival or as an announcement to friends and family of a pregnancy, the due date makes the perfect personalization.
Full name – A traditional addition, there’s something special about seeing your name on the tree with ornaments that represent you
Birth weight – Make the ornament a sweet memento to remember all the special details of their arrival.

Ornaments to Celebrate an Engagement

An engagement is the catalyst of a whirlwind of exciting and momentous change, marking the beginning of a new chapter in life. While many people may remember to commemorate their first date or wedding day, the engagement date is often overlooked. Remember this special day fondly with a personalized ornament that will add a meaningful touch to your tree and beautifully celebrate your unique love story.

An engagement ornament captures the excitement and happiness that your upcoming union will bring, preserving those emotions in a cherished keepsake you can hold onto forever. As you hang your engagement ornament each year, you will be reminded of the special moment you decided to spend the rest of your lives together, one of the sweetest and most cherished memories of all.

Favorite Engagement Ornaments

Celebrate Your Nuptials with Wedding Ornaments

Weddings are joyous occasions {we’ve had three in our family the last two years}. Celebrate the event and commemorate your big day with a personalized ornament on the tree so you can continue to tell your story year after year.

Wedding ornaments celebrate the start of your new life together as a family, and years from now, you’ll enjoy hanging the ornament on the tree as you think back to where it all began. These ornaments are perfect to buy for your own tree, as a gift for your spouse the morning of your special day, or as a wedding shower gift for a sweet couple.

Don’t just celebrate the day; add to your tree with ornaments for every celebratory newlywed moment. Commemorate your honeymoon and the time away with your new spouse with our Honeymoon or Bust Ornament. With so many mini-milestones throughout the first years together, our Newlywed Ornament Set allows you to add each to the tree or an ornament stand as you celebrate each of these special moments together.

Favorite Wedding Ornaments

Engagement and Wedding Ornament Personalization Ideas

We often see our traditional style of personalization used on wedding ornaments because of the flexibility it allows with adding three rows of text. What you include in those three rows is completely up to you.

Last name – Elect for your married name as you celebrate the excitement of sharing your lives together or for pre-wedding events, personalize with “The Future XX.”
First names – Seeing your name with your partners is always special; add your first names or nicknames for a personalized wedding ornament.
Multiple dates – As you take this new step in your relationship, mark other important dates that led you here by including your first date, engagement date, and wedding date.
Location – Add the setting of the big day by customizing with the name of the church, venue or the city where you exchanged your vows.

Ornaments for the Graduate

Add some pomp and circumstance to your Christmas tree this year by including an ornament that honors the graduate. Celebrate the beginning of a new chapter in life with a personalized graduation ornament. Every year, as you decorate your tree, this ornament will pay tribute to the commitment it took to turn the tassel.

Favorite Graduation Ornaments

Graduation Ornament Personalization Ideas

Year of graduation – The year that you or your loved one graduates is life-changing; preserve it so that you can remember that momentous time forever!
Class year – Represent the class that your graduate is a part of and recognize their collective effort.
School name – Display the school they graduated from with pride so that no detail of their hard work goes unnoticed!

Ornaments to Celebrate Achievements and Accomplishments

Collecting ornaments for accomplishments is a unique way to honor and remember the hard work and dedication that led to the awesome achievement. Don’t wait until Christmas to celebrate your big news; embrace the excitement with an ornament. These themed ornaments will inspire you to reflect on past successes and motivate you to set and achieve new goals.

These ornaments make inspired gifts, too. For the little ones in your life, celebrate their latest achievements with a coordinating ornament. Commemorate them beating the rival team and add the final score to our Football Glass Ornament. Or, add their reading record to our Bookworm Ornament to cheer them on with their big goals.

Favorite Achievement-Related Ornaments

Personalization Ideas for Ornaments that Celebrate Achievements

Year – Commemorating accomplishments by the year allows you to show a unique and personal timeline.
Name – Seeing your name alongside something that represents an accomplishment or goal can make you more proud or determined than ever before.
The achievement – Preserving an achievement in glass is a great way to remember your accomplishments while decorating the tree every year.

Vacation and Trip Ornament Designs

Vacation-themed ornaments can represent different destinations as you explore new places. Decorating the tree every Christmas can be a fun way to reflect on your travels as you hang each ornament. With our travel-inspired ornaments, you can easily personalize them with multiple options to commemorate your trip.

Favorite Vacation-Inspired Ornaments

Holiday Travel Ornaments

Personalization Ideas for Vacation Ornaments

Names – Remember everyone who attended the vacation with our scattered name option (with up to 8 names!)
Destination – From “Up North” to “The Farm House” to the city name, adding the destination to your ornament ensures you remember the special places you visit.
Year – Trust us, in 20 years, you’ll be glad you have the year of the vacation on there, as it gets harder and harder to remember when exactly it was that everyone gathered in Fort Myers…

Ornament Styles for Big Life Changes

Document all of life’s changes, both big and small, through the year and reflect on the ups and downs with an ornament display. These ornaments help paint your family’s unique story, from moving into a new home to becoming empty-nesters and every moment in between.

Another necessary part of life is preserving the memories of family members who might not be with us anymore. That is why we created our life change remembrance ornaments so that your tree can help remind you of the important people who impacted your life. Unboxing your ornaments each year and carefully placing them on a beautiful branch of your tree can be a meaningful part of your annual tradition of honoring your loved ones and their lasting legacy.

Favorite Ornaments to Commemorate Life Changes

Ornaments are a perfect way to mark accomplishments, engagements, life events, graduations, weddings, and milestones so that you can remember them for the coming years. Enjoy seeing these keepsakes for any celebration throughout the year, not just during the holidays, with our ornament stands.

Every special event deserves to be recognized and preserved, becoming part of your holiday traditions as you put your ornaments on the tree and recount the memories they evoke. Consider choosing your own commemorative ornament or gifting one to someone special this holiday season to help you preserve all the memories the year holds.