Hand Carved Nativity Heart Ornament Olive Wood from Bethlehem

This christmas tree ornament pickle is handcrafted by skilled Christian artisans in Bethlehem. Made from genuine olive wood, each piece is unique with natural grain patterns. Size: 4.5 cm. Ships worldwide with free US shipping on orders over $100.

About This Ornament

Hold this in your hand and you'll feel the weight of it, 12 grams, small enough to sit in your palm. That's the Holy Family carved right into the center of a heart shape, done by hand from carved olive wood grown in the same soil where this story began.

It's a hand carved nativity ornament, but it doesn't feel like something you ordered online. It feels like something someone made. Because they did, right here in Bethlehem, using tools they've been working with their whole lives.

If you're looking for ornaments for sale that actually mean something, this is one of those. Every piece has its own grain pattern. No two look exactly alike, which I think is the point.

Features & Details

• ✓ Hand carved nativity scene set inside a heart shape
• ✓ Carved from genuine Bethlehem olive wood, real wood, not a print or stamp
• ✓ Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm, Weight: 12 grams
• ✓ Three-dimensional carving, every piece slightly different grain
• ✓ No trees cut down, wood sourced from annual pruning of living trees
• ✓ Works as a handmade holiday ornament, a gift tag, or a small keepsake
• ✓ Comes with a certificate of authenticity from Zuluf
• ✓ Fair trade product, made by Christian artisan families in Bethlehem

Product Specifications

Perfect As a Gift

A teacher in Ohio ordered fifteen of these last December, one for every student in her Sunday school class. She told me the kids kept them on their backpacks all through the school year. That's the kind of thing that sticks with you.

At $2.50 it's one of those ornaments gift idea that works when you need something meaningful but you're buying for a whole group. Free US shipping over $100 makes it easy to order a handful at once. We ship worldwide, so it doesn't matter where you're sending it.

The Story Behind It

This carved olive wood nativity ornament comes from a workshop in Bethlehem, a few minutes' walk from where the story it depicts actually happened. The families who carve these are Christian artisans, and most of them learned by watching a parent or grandparent do the same work.

Most Christmas ornaments from wood you find online are factory-made somewhere with machines. These are carved by hand, one at a time, by people who live in Bethlehem and have been doing this their whole lives. That difference shows up in the piece when you hold it.

The olive wood itself comes from annual pruning of living trees. Nobody's cutting anything down for this. The wood gets shaped into handcrafted christmas ornaments that, at least to me, carry something you can't get from a factory, a sense of where they came from and who made them.

Care Instructions

Olive wood is low maintenance. If it starts looking dry, rub a small drop of olive oil into it with a cloth and it'll come right back. Don't soak it in water and it'll last for years.