There
may be more or less of one color or another
than the above photo, the pattern of the colors may be heavier or
lighter than the photos, the "tree" may have different colors than the one shown in the photo and may not look as much like a
"tree" but rather a shrub, etc. The shade of Orange varies on this style some are a bit brighter than the photos above. The name "October Tree" is meant to be
artistic and subjective...shrubs are still trees. Some
of these may have more of any of the above colors and very little of
some color(s). If "lots of Yellow" or "very little Orange", etc. is
important to you, the time to let us know is with your payment,
otherwise we will just pick the next one in line for you.YOU WILL NOT BE RECEIVING THE EXACT ONES IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS, THEY ARE EXAMPLES AND ARE LONG GONE.These are great window hangings.There's a glass loop on top for hanging. String not included. Each piece is unique, so you're getting a style, not an exact duplicate of the one in the photo. Most of the color in these is near the bottom and in the tree "branches. |
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According to folk tales, witch balls would entice evil spirits with their bright colours; the strands inside the ball would then capture the spirit and prevent it from escaping.
Witch balls sometimes measure as large as 7 inches (18 cm) in diameter. The witch ball is traditionally, but not always, green or blue in color and made from glass (others, however, are made of wood, grass, or twigs instead of glass). Some are decorated in enameled swirls and brilliant stripes of various colors. The gazing balls found in many of today's gardens are derived from the silvered witch balls that acted as convex mirrors, warding off evil by reflecting it away.
Because they look similar to the glass balls used on fishing nets, witch balls are often associated with sea superstitions and legends. In the Ozark Mountains, a witch ball is made from black hair that is rolled with beeswax into a hard round pellet about the size of a marble and is used in curses. In Ozark folklore, a witch that wants to kill someone will take this hair ball and throw it at the intended victim; it is said that when someone in the Ozarks is killed by a witch's curse, this witch ball is found near the body.The word witch ball may be a corruption of watch ball because it was used as a guard of evil spirits.
It is sometimes claimed that the modern Christmas ornament is descended from the witch ball. The ornament was allegedly originally placed on the tree to dispel a visitor’s envy at the presents left beneath the tree. However as the modern Christmas bauble's origins are documented in Lauscha, Germany, in 1847, the provenance of this claim is debatable."