The Downtown Ames Ornament Series
Collect the first in the series, only available until 12/31!
Then add to your collection every year with these wood engraved ornaments designed and made right here in Downtown Ames at PhotoSynthesis.Each year's edition will featuree new downtown architecture. Every ornament comes with a collector card telling the history of that years design, so your ornament set grows into a small history of downtown Ames.
Feeling lucky? Join the Scavenger Hunt December 3, as Snow Magic kicks off! Participating stores are hiding these first edition ornaments in their shops/locations for you to find! Look for the window cling on their door specifying they are a partipating business. Please, just one free ornament per finder. Let's share the love!
Engraved wood with a collector card about this year's building.
Shop the 2026 ornament
How the series works
New architecture featured each year
Each ornament features a different downtown Ames scene, engraved in wood.
Made for one year only
Sales end December 31. Once a year closes, that ornament is retired and not made again.
Collector card included
Every ornament comes with a card about the history of that year's featured design.
The collection
1 ornament in the series
Picking one up in person? All ornaments are available at our shop at 317 Main Street, Ames.
Questions? Call us at 515-232-8050 or email hello@photosynthesisia.com.