{"product_id":"north-carolina-christmas-ornament-blue-ridge-and-outer-banks-souvenir-gift-wood-ornament","title":"North Carolina Christmas Ornament, Blue Ridge and Outer Banks Souvenir Gift, Wood Ornament","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlue Ridge Overlook With an Outer Banks Lighthouse, Dogwood and Ridges. Wood Keepsake for Southern Travel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a North Carolina souvenir that is not another fridge magnet? This Marlowood wooden ornament is built from two laser cut layers of natural wood and UV printed in full color with the Blue Ridge Parkway scenic overlook with Outer Banks lighthouse, dogwood blossom, and Appalachian mountain ridges. About 4 inches across, cord pre-attached, nothing to assemble. The difference shows up in year three. Paper and foam ornaments yellow, curl and crumble; laser cut wood does not. Two stacked layers give this piece dimensional shadow that a flat print cannot fake, and the UV cured color holds its saturation season after season. The cord is knotted at the balance point so the ornament hangs square, the edges are smoothed, and cleaning it takes ten seconds with a dry cloth once a year. Practical details: roughly 4 inches across, natural wood, two laser cut layers stacked for relief, full color UV printed artwork, a hanging cord tied on before it ships, and a weight light enough for any branch. Wipe it with a dry cloth once a year and it goes back in the box looking the way it did the first December. It answers the hard gift question for someone who already owns everything but still lights up about a place they have been. Written for mountain and beach lovers, Southern travel enthusiasts, and nature fans. It works for the holidays, for a going away party, for a first Christmas in a new country and as a quiet marker of where someone comes from. The cord is pre-attached and the box is gift ready, so it goes on the tree the day it arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Trip Deserves Better Than A Shot Glass\u003c\/strong\u003e This North Carolina ornament turns a holiday into something the whole family sees again every year when the boxes come down. The natural buyers here are mountain and beach lovers, Southern travel enthusiasts, and nature fans. It weighs almost nothing, so a thin outer branch holds it level instead of drooping. The hanging cord is tied on before it ships, which means it goes on a branch the day it lands.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAssembled, Not Stamped\u003c\/strong\u003e The North Carolina ornament is two cut wood pieces joined into one, which is why the outline stays sharp where a moulded ornament would go soft. Natural wood grain shows through behind the North Carolina design, which is exactly why it looks warmer than moulded plastic. It is thin enough to sit flush against a wreath without sticking out at an angle. It measures roughly 4 inches across, which is large enough to read properly on a full size tree.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat Is Actually On It\u003c\/strong\u003e The design shows the Blue Ridge Parkway scenic overlook with Outer Banks lighthouse, dogwood blossom, and Appalachian mountain ridges. It is specific enough to start a conversation with a guest who has been. Color is UV printed at full saturation and cured into the wood, so nothing looks washed out once it is on a lit tree. It reads as a place rather than a generic holiday graphic.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLives On A Shelf Too\u003c\/strong\u003e Plenty of buyers stand the North Carolina design on a bookshelf or hang it from a lamp rather than packing it away in January. It quietly solves the secret santa problem, the teacher gift problem, and the what do you get someone who has been to North Carolina problem. Grandparents in particular keep these, because it is small, specific and easy to store. The cord is knotted at the balance point, so it hangs square instead of twisting to one side.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe One They Look For Every Year\u003c\/strong\u003e Families develop favorites. A North Carolina piece tied to a real trip becomes one of them fast. It comes packed protectively, so it shows up intact and ready to hand over. No wrapping required. It ships boxed and ready to give. It stores flat and safe for decades of Decembers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Marlowood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56209627611441,"sku":"SPZ-W-051-NORTH-CAROLINA","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0999\/6363\/3969\/files\/1r9NOcxvgpID7d8cfSZUtXFj1fiDuipNZ.jpg?v=1789038055","url":"https:\/\/marlowood.com\/products\/north-carolina-christmas-ornament-blue-ridge-and-outer-banks-souvenir-gift-wood-ornament","provider":"Marlowood","version":"1.0","type":"link"}