Cinnamon Spice Jar Glass Ornament by Cody Foster

Every kitchen has one jar that gets reached for constantly between October and January, and this glass ornament promotes that jar to the tree. It is a baking ornament in the most literal sense, and far more specific than another generic gingerbread cutout.

Cody Foster ornaments earn their shelf space by taking ordinary objects seriously, and glass does the work here, catching lamplight the way the rest of your Christmas ornaments do. It belongs on a kitchen tree, tied to a package for the person who bakes for everyone else, or tucked into a hostess gift beside a bottle of something good. Among food ornaments, this one tells the recipient you noticed what they actually do all December.

How do you store glass Christmas ornaments so they don't break? Glass ornaments keep best individually wrapped in acid-free tissue inside a compartmented ornament box, stored somewhere dry and temperature-stable rather than an uninsulated attic or garage. Wrapping each piece separately stops painted and glittered surfaces from rubbing against one another between seasons.