Christopher Radko and company have been creating ornaments for nearly a quarter of a decade. The Christopher Radko Company is based in North Carolina, but they operate in 5 countries including Germany, Poland, Italy and the Czech Republic where they create fine Christopher Radko Christmas ornaments using hand-blown European glass. These ornaments can be found in department stores, boutiques and online, but only buy from authorized Christopher Radko dealers.

The company retires about 1/3 of their ornaments each year making them sought after collectible ornaments wanted by people all around the globe. There are currently 3 Christopher Radko Christmas ornament collections: Glass Ornaments, Home for the Holidays and the Shiny-Brite collection.

Each ornament from these collections takes about 7 days on average to complete and no two ornaments are exactly alike. They are unique pieces of art and aren’t like the Christmas ornaments you see in the large chain stores. They aren’t just round balls of color. Christopher Radko Christmas ornaments are all hand painted, sprinkled with glitter for extra sparkle and they are not mass produced. They are one of the fastest growing collectible items in the United States and when they’re gone, they’re gone.

Christopher Radko Glass Ornaments Collection

Made out of hand-blown European glass, the ornaments in the Glass Ornaments collection are real beauties. There are a number of different collections within the glass ornaments and they include everything from baby Christmas ornaments to wedding ornaments, limited edition ornaments to Halloween ornaments. There are also railroad collections and charity awareness ornaments. You can expect to pay anywhere from $48 to $85 and more for Christopher Radko glass ornaments.

Christopher Radko Home for the Holidays Collection

The home for the holidays includes all kinds of Christmas decorations for the home. There are cookie jars, display trees, snowglobes, stockings, nativity sets, salt and pepper shaker sets, tabletop glass sculptures, platters, plates and more. Everything you could want to decorate your home for Christmas you can find in the Christopher Radko Home for the Holidays Collection.

Christopher Radko Shiny-Brite Collection

The Shiny-Brite ornaments collection offers boxed sets of glass ornaments in various colors, designs and sizes; everything from large to mini. These too are hand painted, just like everything that Christopher Radko makes. This collection also features glass garlands to decorate your home or Christmas tree.

Authentic Christopher Radko Christmas ornaments will all have a golden Radko charm and an ornament crown reading R-A-D-K-O. The absolute best place to find ornaments that are no longer being sold in stores is Ebay. You can also find some on the Amazon website (see below). You can probably expect to pay more than retail value for these gorgeous collectibles. For rare items that are sought after, you may end up paying hundreds of dollars. It all depends on the demand for the item.