Photos: Shaping blown glass into Christmas ornaments
From the White House and the Eiffel Tower to butterflies and wedding cakes, a Polish company can make any kind of blown-glass Christmas tree decorations that clients fancy.
Shaping hot glass into ornament
Ryszard Baran shapes hot glass into a Christmas tree decoration at the Silverado manufacturer in Jozefow near Warsaw, Poland, which sells about 1 million decorations a year, primarily to the U.S. and Europe. They can be found at the White House. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Ryszard Baran
Ryszard Baran shapes hot glass into a Christmas tree decoration near Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Blown-glass Christmas tree ornament
A painter decorates blown-glass Christmas tree ornaments with glitter in Jozefow near Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Christmas tree decorations
Designs of blown-glass Christmas tree decorations are on display in Jozefow near Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Poland Christmas decorations
Various designs of blown-glass Christmas tree decorations are on display at Silverado in Jozefow near Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Glass decorations
Ryszard Baran shapes hot glass into a Christmas tree decoration near Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Worker shapes hot glass
A worker shapes hot glass into a Christmas tree decoration. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Decorations bound for U.S.
Designs of blown-glass Christmas tree decorations for the U.S. market are on display in Jozefow near Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Shaping hot glass
Ryszard Baran shapes hot glass into a Christmas tree decoration in Jozefow near Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Christmas decorations
Numerous designs of blown-glass Christmas tree decorations are on display in Jozefow near Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Shaping hot glass into decoration
Ryszard Baran shapes hot glass into a Christmas tree decoration. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Decorating tree ornaments
A painter decorates blown-glass Christmas tree ornaments with glitter. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Decorating blown glass
A painter decorates blown-glass Christmas tree ornaments with glitter in Jozefow near Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Decorating Christmas tree ornaments
A painter decorates blown-glass Christmas tree ornaments with glitter. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Blown-glass designs
Designs of blown-glass Christmas tree decorations are on display at Silverado in Jozefow near Warsaw, Poland. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)