Cody Foster Ornaments, Houses & Trees

Novelty glass Christmas ornaments: everyday objects, food, and jokes rendered as things you hang on a tree. A tin of caviar, a can of sardines, a set of mahjong tiles, a pickleball. The range also covers Christmas village houses, glass trees, and tree toppers in the same spirit.

One ornament with a story, wrapped so it stays a surprise. Exchanges usually set a budget around $20 to $30, and the ornament that gets stolen most is the one that makes people laugh or ask where it came from, which is why a caviar tin, a can of sardines, or a set of mahjong tiles outperforms another plain glass ball. Pick something that matches an interest the group will recognize.

A putz house is a small decorative Christmas house, collected a few at a time and arranged along a mantel, a console, or under the tree to form a village. The term comes from the vintage cardboard and glitter houses that started the tradition, and it is now used for the modern versions too. Cody Foster's houses follow that format: shops, townhouses, churches, and chateaus sized to sit together.