Giftable Tiny Gnomes With Wool Knit Hats and Wood Shoes in Multiple Colors

These little gems are perfect to tie onto a gift or put on your tree.

Although today's Christmas ornaments seem somewhat commercial, the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree is said to go back to 16th-century Germany. Germans decorated evergreen trees with apples, which were referred to as paradise trees. Paradise trees represented the tree of forbidden fruit in the Bible. Later trees were decorated with wafers, candles, and pastries in the shapes of angels, flowers, hearts, and stars.

These traditions spread throughout Europe and Germany. It's been said that Martin Luther, a 16th-century German religious reformer, was the first person to put candles on a Christmas tree. He was inspired to do it after seeing stars twinkling through evergreen trees. Later decorations included paper streamers and berries.

3 1/2 inches tall by 2 1/2 inches wide