Christmas Ornament - Goblins

This is the goblin snowman ornament.  It's not quite done.  I think it might need a touch-up and some varnish.  I didn't get around to painting the singing ratsies this year, they'll have to wait until next year.

Christmas Ornament - Elf Lady

The elven lady ornament, all painted up.  It was designed by me and cut out by Jean, my friend's mom, who is a wonderful woodworker.  She has several lovely intarsia pieces in her home that I would love to steal away, made with her own hands. 

I ended up choosing green because I pulled out a lovely forest green out of the Bin o' Paints.  I was very proud of how this ornament turned out, but as Jean pointed out the green is the same colour as the Christmas tree and the lady is completely camouflaged among the branches.  In future years I think she will have to hang in my bathroom.

Christmas Ornament Designs

Every year my friend and her mother, who does woodworking, has some people over to paint Christmas ornaments. A couple years ago they suggested that I design some fantasy-based ornaments, but I didn't manage to get to it until this year.

These will be cut out of wood and painted, hopefully approximating what I've done digitally. We'll see. I'll be posting the results, if there are any, in late December.

Butterfly Ornament

One last ornament, painted this year.

I have some nice intarsia ones too, but they are quite a bit more simple and don't display much in the way of painting technique. Maybe I'll take some more photos when I take them all down.

Ornaments 2

More painted Christmas ornaments. I did the partridge (quail?) this past Christmas and the stars were from Christmas 2009. I am particularly fond of the chicken.

Christmas Ornaments

My friend's mom does woodworking and every year she has a few of us girls over for an ornament painting party. This year I thought I'd take some photos of the ones I've finished. I tend to take a few liberties with the designs, which are all out of woodworking crafts books.